The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a.k.a. NATO, the post-World War II alliance between the U.S. and 31 other nations, has been steadily honing its focus on the space domain over the last decade or so. Its first piece of policy on space came in 2012, though it was another seven years until the organization followed...
Tiffanny Gates, operating partner at Capitol Meridian Partners and former CEO of Novetta, was appointed chairman of the board of directors of Clarity Innovations. The company said Thursday Gates is responsible for providing Clarity leadership with advice on strategic growth, product development and merger integration. Gates’ career includes ti...
Philadelphia-based private equity firm Renovus Capital Partners has acquired QualX for an undisclosed sum to support the latter’s growth initiatives and technology investment efforts to facilitate the delivery of new platforms and services to federal government clients. Renovus said Springfield, Virginia-based QualX provides records and inform...
Cherokee Federal has purchased a majority stake in Advanced Technology Applications through the newly established growth capital firm Sovereign Capital as part of efforts to expand its presence in the federal contracting space. ATA is a small data services company that has provided technical platforms across the areas of data strategy, data engineer...
Mark Peters, a scientist and national energy laboratory executive, will assume the role of president and CEO of MITRE on Sept. 3. Peters, who currently serves as executive vice president for national laboratory management and operations at Battelle, will succeed the retiring Jason Providakes, a 37-year MITRE veteran and a three-time Wash100 awardee,...
Who Is Melissa Dalton? Melissa Dalton currently serves as under secretary of the Air Force, a role she assumed in May. In this position, she oversees the organizing, training and equipping of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force to aid global military operations. Dalton is a foreign policy expert and has held numerous roles...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond In a previous article in our CMMC series, we explored the key differences between the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and past Department of Defense cybersecurity initiatives, namely the NIST SP 800-171. One of the most significant changes is the introduction of mandatory third-party ...
The Senate has confirmed Melissa Dalton to become the under secretary of the Air Force, responsible for helping the secretary manage the Department of the Air Force and organize, train and equip the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Dalton received a nomination from President Joe Biden in September 2023 to be DAF’s second highest-ranking...
The Office of Management and Budget replaced the Joint Authorization Board for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program with the establishment of the FedRAMP Board as part of a push to reform the cloud security program, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. A spokesperson for OMB said the FedRAMP Board consists of seven individuals o...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Scott McIntyre, CEO of Guidehouse, as an inductee into the 2024 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his continued leadership and commitment to pursuing business excellence in the government contracting industry. Vote for McIntyre as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vo...
