Akima President and CEO Bill Monet accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson at Akima’s offices in Herndon, Virginia last week. The Wash100 Award annually recognizes the top 100 most influential and impactful executives working in the federal government and the government contracting industry. These executives of ...
Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has secured a five-year, $94 million contract to deliver satellite communications support services to Space Systems Command The company said Tuesday it will provide new capabilities and security sustainment services in support of the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program under the contract, which has a pote...
Kelly Demaitre, a more than two-decade human resource management leader, has joined the executive leadership team of ECS as senior vice president of human capital. She will oversee HR, recruitment and culture- and career-building initiatives and help attract and retain business and technology talent to advance corporate growth, ECS said Tuesday. “...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has reported that its revenue for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal year 2024 increased 13.9 percent and 15.2 percent year-over-year to $2.77 billion and $10.66 billion, respectively. In an earnings statement published Friday, Booz Allen said it posted a total backlog of $33.8 billion, an 8.4 percent...
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...
Second Front Systems, a provider of public-benefit software, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of TJ Rowe, formerly executive vice president of growth, as chief revenue officer and Matt Conner, independent board director, as chief information security officer. Rowe will manage 2F’s global business development efforts,...
Data is the new gold, according to GovCon industry executives and leaders. And as organizations see more and more data, the need to process, understand and leverage it becomes increasingly important. In this Executive Spotlight interview, Hitachi Vantara Federal President and CEO Mark Serway spoke to us about the importance of data in government mi...
Prior to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 5G technologies at the U.S. Department of Defense were incubated in its Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering, or OUSD(R&E). Symbolically, however, with the passing of the aforementioned annual budget three years ago, 5G projects were transferred to...
Canada-based flight training systems provider CAE (NYSE: CAE) has named Nick Leontidis, a 36-year company veteran, as chief operating officer as part of senior leadership changes meant to enhance execution and synergies between the company’s defense and security and civil aviation business segments. The company said Tuesday Leontidis will over...
Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of the U.S. arm of QinetiQ, was handed her 2024 Wash100 Award by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the award, in a recent in-person meeting. This is Purvis’ fourth consecutive year being recognized in the highest tier of the government contracting industry, a rarified group that EM takes pri...
