Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has agreed to acquire IPKeys Power Partners for approximately $43 million as part of efforts to expand its intellectual property portfolio and footprint in grid modernization and cyber resiliency markets. IPKeys is a Tinton Falls, New Jersey-based company founded in 2014 and provides enterprise software platforms designed to deli...
Nicki Scolaro Bland, former contract management professional at Leonardo DRS and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), was appointed as vice president of contracts administration at Peraton, according to a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. Bland most recently served as senior director of contracts and compliance at Leonardo’s U.S. subsidiary, where she led effort...
Kathleen Featheringham, a nearly two-decade veteran of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has joined Maximus (NYSE: MMS) as vice president of artificial intelligence for federal technology consulting services, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. She previously led Booz Allen’s AI practice as a director and helped the government consu...
As cloud technology matures and continues to take over the federal landscape, leaders across the government contracting ecosystem are learning key lessons that are helping shape the path forward. Chief among those lessons is that a multi-cloud approach works best, which is why the Department of Defense awarded its massive enterprise-wide cloud contr...
Jason Payne, chief technology officer at Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) federal arm, said multicloud environments enable government agencies to broaden their technology options and select the best cloud platform to meet their mission requirements. Payne wrote that multicloud adoption begins with the implementation of a strategy that looks at factors t...
Executive Mosaic is honored to induct John Goodman, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, into the 2023 Wash100 in recognition of his leadership over the past year in growing the company’s footprint in government digital transformation programs and promoting access to technology career opportunities. This year marks the 10th iteration of Executiv...
Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of the Department of Defense, said President Joe Biden’s defense budget request of $842 billion for fiscal year 2024 includes about $6 billion in funding to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and supply chains, DOD reported Monday. The $6 billion budget allocation includes long-term investments in the area...
Judith Bjornaas, former executive vice president and chief financial officer of ManTech, has joined the board of directors at health care and public services provider DLH Holdings (Nasdaq: DLHC). DLH’s board elected Bjornaas during its annual meeting held March 9, the company said Monday. The 38-year financial management veteran of the governm...
Aaron Weis, chief information officer of the Department of the Navy, was recently presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award. During a meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the widely renowned recognition, Weis was given his well-deserved fourth Wash100 Award in honor of his continued leadership as a champion ...
As emerging technologies continue to transform the nature of conflict between the U.S. and its adversaries, the intelligence community has recognized the need to accelerate the adoption of these tools in order to stay at the forefront of the competition. According to intelligence experts who came together for a panel discussion at GovCon Wire’s&nb...
