Sarah Leeper, most recently interim leader for national security and space at Draper, has assumed the role of vice president and general manager for electronic systems at the nonprofit research company. She will directly report to Jerry Wohletz, president and CEO of Draper, as a member of the senior leadership team and will oversee microelectronics,...
Executive Mosaic is excited to bestow the 2023 Wash100 Award to Byron Bright, president of KBR Government Solutions. Bright is a seasoned government contracting veteran who this year exceeded expectations through his company’s dedication to providing technical assistance to all manner of U.S. military weapon systems, vehicles, aircrafts, as well...
John Zangardi, CEO of Redhorse Corp., was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the annual recognition for leaders in the government contracting industry. The award marks Zangardi’s second consecutive win, underscoring his efforts to advance the use of artificial intelligence to evolve ...
The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary over the U.S. Army’s award of the potential $7.1 billion Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft development contract to Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary. “In denying the protest, GAO concluded that the Army reasonably eval...
Carey Smith, chairwoman, president and CEO of Parsons, has been featured in Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2023 for her continued efforts to grow the company through organic and merger-and-acquisition opportunities. Smith has been chosen five times as a Wash100 winner over the 10-year history of the award. The annual list represents a cr...
Adam Riddle, a nearly 10-year Rolls-Royce veteran, has been named president of defense business and chairman and CEO at the British power technology builder’s North American subsidiary. He most recently led the global services operations with Rolls-Royce North America’s defense division and helped the company win U.S. military contracts as d...
In the digital age, cybersecurity has been pushed to the forefront of organizations’ priorities. Today, cybersecurity is a paramount issue for the United States’ critical infrastructure as growing cyber attacks continue to threaten some of the most important foundational systems in our country. Healthcare organizations, for instance, are tasked ...
General Motors‘ (NYSE: GM) defense subsidiary has received U.S. Army approval to commence the Infantry Squad Vehicle program’s full-rate production phase, nearly three years after the manufacturer won a $214.3 million initial contract to develop the all-terrain carrier of soldiers and equipment. The 5,000-pound ISV platform is designed t...
Amanda Brownfield, former CEO of Applied Insight, has been appointed to the same position at the Cape Canaveral, Florida-based logistics and technical support provider IAP Worldwide Services. Her new role involves overseeing IAP’s strategic initiatives while working closely with the board of directors and executive leadership team to meet its ...
Photo Contributor: Tsuguliev/Shutterstock The defense industry is one of the world’s largest and most competitive industries. The U.S. federal government agencies under the Department of Defense are actively procuring defense products and upgrading existing systems with the latest technology to strengthen the nation’s military fo...
