Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report outlining key takeaways from the speech of Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on fiscal year 2023 budget request and the National Defense Strategy at the Reagan Institute. Hicks, a 2022 Wash100 awardee, noted that the Department of Defense’s $773 billion budget proposal for FY 20...
Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) is preparing to buy ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) and an acquisition of the Herndon, Virginia-based government services contractor by the global investment firm could be worth $4 billion, Bloomberg reported Sunday. Friday’s closing price for ManTech stock was $81.97, which gave the company a market value of $3...
Top U.S. Navy officials are pushing for more unmanned vehicles and finding new applications for existing platforms as the service redesigns for a new era of near-peer competition. Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the Navy, said that in today’s threat environment, which is “characterized by rapid mobility, anti-access/aerial denial systems and cyber...
Matt Luxton, formerly a member of the executive leadership team at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has joined Cubic as senior vice president and general counsel. He will report to Stevan Slijepcevic, president and CEO of Cubic and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, and provide advice to the management team on legal matters related to operations...
Zaki Saleh, vice president and general manager of global health business at Peraton, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He discussed the challenges faced by agencies in zero trust implementation and the company’s efforts to help them with their respective data security initiatives. The Q&A also cove...
President Joe Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Michael Schmidt to serve as director of the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Defense said Thursday that Schmidt will receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant general along with his new assignment. He is currently serving as program executive officer for...
The U.S. Intelligence Community is constantly chasing after cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions that can meet IC needs and ensure the country’s strategic advantage. But IC agencies aren’t replacing legacy systems with the latest and greatest technology, and it’s leading to clutter, inefficiency and depleted resources. Accor...
Jim Edwards, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has rejoined SOS International to serve as senior vice president of business development. He will aim to advance strategic growth initiatives by securing new business for SOSi and expanding client relationships across federal civilian, defense and intelligence markets, the company said Thursday. Edwards retu...
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has conducted a survey regarding efforts at federal civilian and defense agencies to implement zero trust cybersecurity policies in accordance with President Biden’s May 2021 executive order. The “Agency Guide to Zero Trust Maturity” study polled 300 government officials to gauge w...
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), was officially presented her 2022 Wash100 Award during a recent visit to the company’s office in Fairfax, Virginia, by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Amy Gilliland has received the highest honor in all of government contr...
