A Department of Homeland Security program allows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to explore the use of Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles, known as “robot dogs,” in national security-focused operations along the southern U.S. border. DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate, in collaboration with Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotic...
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services, has been selected to the 2022 edition of the Wash100, the seventh time he’s won the prestigious award in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of executives with staying power and influence in the government contracting arena. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson noted T...
Alan Chvotkin, a partner at Nichols Liu, has published his most recent article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program. Previously, GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin compared and contrasted the FAR COVID Procurement Rule and the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard to ensure there’s an understanding between the two and their difference. I...
Government contracting is an industry where businesses and contractors are left wondering where to start due to its opaque procedures and overwhelming amount of information. That said, we’ve provided frequently asked questions and basic knowledge you need to know about the government contracting, or GovCon, industry. 1. What Are Examples of Go...
Robert Costello, chief information officer of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will keynote a Feb. 23 virtual forum hosted by Executive Mosaic’s flagship Government Contracting Wire to overview his work at CISA and the agency’s role in federal data security. Costello assumed the CIO post in August 2021 and oversees C...
Frank Jimenez, former general counsel at the Department of the Navy and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), joined the board of directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII). His appointment took effect Thursday and he is admitted to District of Columbia, New York, Florida and U.S. Supreme Court bars, HII said Tuesday. Jimenez previously hel...
Egypt has asked to buy a dozen C-130J military transport planes and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a $2.2 billion foreign military sales proposal approved by the State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed FMS deal for Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Super Hercules offering seeks to ad...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to present the Honorable Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer of K2 Integrity, as a recipient of the prestigious 2022 Wash100 Award, which annually recognizes elite public and private sector leaders for their influential contributions in the government contracting community. This marks Zara...
Peraton has received a potential four-year, $81 million task order to provide background investigation services for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The company’s team of investigators will collect information on federal applicants and employees and consolidate data into an investigation report to help the Department of Homeland Secu...
As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly identified more contagious Omicron variant is posing new challenges for the U.S. health care system and the nation’s pandemic preparedness and response capabilities. Now, the federal government aims to leverage commercial partnerships, more robust funding, adapted legislati...
