William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a summit hosted by Potomac Officers Club (POC). Executive Mosaic recog...
The global supply chain has come under heightened scrutiny and concern in the past few years, largely due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. As U.S. leaders turn their focus toward building and maintaining a secure, resilient supply chain, federal agencies are taking a closer look at the vendors they partner with in national security missions....
The U.S. Army has asked industry stakeholders to submit proposals for a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to enable the service to accelerate modernization priorities and innovation to support warfighters in multidomain operations. The Army Modernization Priorities program is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract ...
Seven companies have secured positions on a five-year, $108 million blanket purchase agreement to provide consulting, analysis and assistance services to the Department of Energy on environmental matters. The BPA covering department-wide National Environmental Policy Act support services was issued through the General Services Administration’s...
FireTeam Solutions, an AE Industrial Partners portfolio company, has merged with Case Consulting as part of efforts to expand its set of mission-critical technology service offerings for the U.S. intelligence community. Paul Farmer, founder and CEO of Case Consulting, will lead the newly combined entity as chief executive, according to a joint state...
Since the close of William LaPlante’s service as assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in 2017, he has noticed a significant and much-needed increase in the amount of prototyping and experimentation activity within the Department of Defense. Now, LaPlante, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has re...
Nick Nilan, a 19-year veteran of Verizon (NYSE: VZ), has joined Fortress Information Security to serve as chief revenue officer. Fortress said Monday he will aim to bring the company’s cybersecurity offerings to the government and utilities sectors as well as the industrial base that supports both areas. Prior to this appointment, Nilan was sa...
Emily Murphy, former administrator of the General Services Administration and current senior fellow at the George Mason University Business School’s Center for Government Contracting, has published her latest article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program. GovCon Expert Emily Murphy, who serves as a partner of CEO Coaching Intern...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) received the most money through Department of Defense contracts during the government’s 2021 fiscal year, according to data from the Pentagon’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. The “Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Spending by State” report...
The Japanese government aims to expand its air defense capabilities with the procurement of anti-air and anti-surface interceptor missiles and related equipment from the U.S. government through a $450 million foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense unit will ser...
