Michael Bloomberg, founder and CEO of media conglomerate Bloomberg and former mayor of New York City, has been nominated by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to serve as chair of the Defense Innovation Board. He will lead a group of leaders and experts to provide recommendations and advice on technology and innovation to help the Department...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz sat with Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president of defense systems business at Northrop Grumman as well as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, to talk about the company’s $1.4 billion contract with the U.S. Army for the Integrated Battle Command System and about the impact ...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient to recognize her deep conviction that the defense industry plays a vital role in bringing advanced technologies to the military. This marks her eighth Wash100 win in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with GovCon Expert Jill Singer, vice president of defense and national security for AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet, about the company’s work in support of the intelligence community, Department of Defense and other government customers. Here’s an excerpt from the i...
The State Department has approved a potential $4.21 billion foreign military sale of F-16 Block 70 aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), and related equipment to the Jordanian government. Jordan asked to procure a dozen units of the updated F-16 C and four of the D configuration to support the country’s fighter aircraft fleet...
A National Defense Industrial Association report says the readiness and health of the defense industrial base received an “unsatisfactory” score of 69 as the industry struggles to address the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for defense goods and services and industry competition for defense contracts were cited as a...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded six companies positions on a six-year, $1.43 billion contract to bring technology modernization processes, tools and methods to the DHA’s program executive office for defense health care management systems. Contractors will aim to help PEO DHMS personnel adopt methodologies from industry under the multiple...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to unveil Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, into the 2022 edition of our Wash100 — a group of the most influential government contracting figures — for his fourth consecutive induction as the 33-year Booz Allen veteran continues to steward growth efforts in the management and informatio...
Technical and professional services provider RSC2 has acquired a TriMech Services division that offers systems engineering, modeling and simulation services to the Department of Defense. The transaction gives RSC2 access to the Army’s Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services and Joint Enterprise Research, Development, Acquisition and Procure...
Defense agency and commercial sector leaders came together on Wednesday to examine the Department of Defense’s current research and development strategies, technology innovation efforts and acquisition reform initiatives during the Potomac Officers Club’s highly-anticipated 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit. After the virtual audience heard fr...
