Jason Tone, a more than 15-year veteran of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has joined Maximus (NYSE: MMS) to serve as a senior vice president in charge of some service offerings for the federal health business area. He will be responsible for growing technology and consulting services that work as a complement to Maximus’ business...
James Lackey, former senior vice president of operations for Parsons‘ (NYSE: PSN) integration and production division, has transitioned to a new role as SVP of the defense and intelligence mission solutions sector. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of integrated hardware and software offerings for ground station command and control, spa...
When asked about the human part of the equation in digital transformation, Wanda Jones-Heath says organizations have to “leave the old thought behind.” “Today’s environment will not let us win against China in the future. And we have to think about, as we become more digital, become more automated, what are the things that we can...
In recent years, the Department of the Air Force has made significant strides in its modernization journey, but the service is still dealing with lingering issues, alongside emerging ones, as it continues to stretch its area of responsibility over two of the world’s largest, most quickly evolving domains. The DAF’s number one challenge today is...
Karen Dahut, president of the global defense sector at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) a two-time Wash100 winner, will retire from the company on Oct. 31 after a two-decade career, Booz Allen President and CEO Horacio Rozanski announced Friday in the company’s fiscal 2023 first quarter earnings call. Rozanski, a two-time Wash100 Award winner, ...
In the most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Dan Deans, executive vice president and chief growth officer at Axient, to talk about the company’s growth initiatives including its creation of five customer-focused business segments. The Q&A also tackled Axient’s target of eclipsing $600 million in annual re...
Cyber and information technology objectives are so implicit in the U.S. Air Force’s current trajectory that some officials have been prompted to double check that these issues are still at the front of mind for the service branch’s highest ranking officials. Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, ass...
The government contracting market is an ever-changing landscape that requires those who work within it to be agile, adaptable, entrepreneurial and quick on their feet. Executive Mosaic spoke with five GovCon executives to find out what it takes to not only be successful, but to thrive and climb the ranks in the highly competitive market. “One...
Samer Halawi, former executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Intelsat, has been named CEO of a newly formed connectivity business within Airbus Group‘s defense and space segment. The three-decade industry veteran will oversee the unit that aims to develop and commercialize telecommunications services for the Zephyr high-altitu...
Matt Needy HII (NYSE: HII) executives Matt Needy, Bryan Caccavale and Cullen Glass have assumed new leadership positions at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as part of business transformation meant to optimize shipyard operations and speed up execution. Needy, vice president of Navy programs at HII Newport News Shipbuilding and a 3...
