Patrick Shanahan, former acting secretary at the Department of Defense, and 38-year General Electric (NYSE: GE) veteran William Fitzgerald have joined the board of directors at Spirit AeroSystems Holdings (NYSE: SPR). Shanahan, a previous Wash100 inductee, will be part of the audit and compensation committees where he brings leadership experience at...
Extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency and severity on a global scale, and climate change is gaining greater importance across federal government agencies’ priorities and concerns. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, the U.S. has experienced at least...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 12, 2021 — Anthony Robbins, vice president of the federal business at NVIDIA and a four-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the company and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) are looking to use artificial intelligence and digital-twin simulation to help federal and state forest service organizations better understand wildfires and ...
Atlas Executive Consulting has won a potential $241.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to analyze data and conduct financial reviews for Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. The company will also help NIWC Atlantic create and maintain data universes, develop metrics and prepare documents under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity con...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 12, 2021 — Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and eight-time Wash100 Award recipient, underscored the progress the company has made on its sustainability goals to date as Leidos released its new environmental, social and governance objectives for 2030, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Next Level Leidos hig...
Potomac Officers Club hosted its The Cost of AI Forum, the latest event in the Data-Driven 2021 Series, on Tuesday to bring together the elite public and private sector leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities involved with integrating innovative AI solutions and infrastructures as organizations work to keep pace with evolving adversarial...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with John Foley, president and chief financial officer of DSA, about the company’s growth strategy, agreement with Virginia Tech, focus on internal IT services and quality management as well as recent contract wins. The interview also picked up from a Competitive Intelligence...
Mission Critical Partners will work with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to evaluate the state of geographic information systems in the 911 community as part of efforts to improve sharing of GIS data across the U.S. The National 911 Program at NHTSA will oversee the effort and collaborate with MCP to come up with...
Amela Wilson, formerly a senior vice president and general manager at Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has joined space services provider Nanoracks as CEO. Nanoracks said Thursday that Wilson succeeds Jeffrey Manber, who will continue to serve as the company’s board chairman and assume a new role as president of Voyager Space’s internatio...
An Accenture (NYSE: ACN) subsidiary has won a seven-year, $618 million task order to modernize information technology systems for the U.S. Marshals Service, a law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice responsible for securing the federal judiciary. Accenture Federal Services will continue to update the agency’s case management pla...
