Tom Edson, a financial manager and strategist, has joined Alpha Omega Integration as chief financial officer. He brings to the role over 15 years of experience in financial management within the technology and cybersecurity sectors and will manage finance, contracts and pricing in support of Alpha Omega’s growth initiatives, the company said Tuesd...
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has embarked on a project to develop and test an AI application to help agency users simplify contract writing and acquisition processes, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Efforts to build the Acqbot contracting platform are part of CDAO’s Tradewind – a fund...
HII (NYSE: HII) saw its fourth-quarter revenue for 2022 rise by 5 percent to $2.8 billion compared with the prior-year period’s $2.67 billion, and recorded 10.7 billion in full-year revenue, up 12.1 percent from the previous year. The military shipbuilder said Thursday it recorded approximately $3.2 billion in Q4 new contract awards and ended the...
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell expects the company to generate revenue this year from its Starlink broadband satellite platform and Starship heavy-lift reusable launch vehicle, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Shotwell, a four-time Wash100 Award winner, added contract funds for NASA missions involving the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spac...
Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space business area, has been named to Executive Mosaic’s 2023 Wash100 list of highly esteemed leaders who shape the government contracting narrative at the intersection of federal and commercial sectors. This marks the third time that he has been recognized as a Wash100 Award winne...
Vernon Saunders, formerly a senior vice president of national intelligence at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been appointed CEO at Freedom Consulting Group, according to a recent LinkedIn post. The former U.S. Air Force has three decades of experience in enterprise information technology and IT strategy development. Befor...
Since he began at Army Futures Command in 2020, Lt. Gen Thomas Todd has focused on aligning the Department of Defense’s technology arsenal with its fast-moving targets and battle demands. As deputy commanding general for acquisition and systems management, Todd is in charge of envisioning and leading research on the next generation of wa...
John Neuffer, president and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association, has commended the current administration and congressional leaders for enacting the CHIPS and Science Act, which he said will help strengthen U.S. national security, economy and semiconductor supply chains. Neuffer said in a statement published Tuesday that semiconductor comp...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded approximately $3.5 billion in indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to 18 companies for fuel supply at military bases over a one-year period. Phillips 66, Petromax Refining– both with contracts amounting to more than $600 million– and the other 16 contractors were selected out of 28 bi...
Executive Mosaic has the privilege of bestowing Matt Desch with the 2023 Wash100 Award. For the last nine years, the Iridium Communications CEO has secured a place among the most influential and impactful individuals working in government contracting and the U.S. government. He earns his ninth distinction from the voting body for impressive financ...
