James Winnefeld, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has been appointed chair of Acalvio Technologies‘ newly created board that will advise the cybersecurity company on federal business matters. Acalvio said Thursday the federal advisory board will offer their perspectives as the Santa Clara, California-based software provider aims to help government...
Richard Clarke, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, has been appointed a member of the board of directors at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). “Rich’s breadth of experience leading military forces across multiple theaters of operation will help General Dynamics continue to deliver the products ...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award. This marks the second consecutive time Whitworth has been inducted into the annual prestigious roster of public and private sector leaders who drive government contracting activity. As th...
Frank Sturek, former president of SkyePoint Decisions, has been named CEO at Lexington Park, Maryland-based technology and engineering services company Compendium Federal Technology. CFT said Wednesday his appointment comes nearly a week after private equity firm Boathouse Capital acquired the company. Sturek noted CFT’s work to...
Frank Pandolfe, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, has been appointed vice president and strategic account executive for the Navy and Marine Corps at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS). The 37-year Navy veteran will lead efforts to grow the company’s presence within the Department of the Navy and help advance business growth opportunities in his new position,...
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, and other DOD leaders hosted the Defense Innovation Board’s meeting on Monday and joined DIB Chair Michael Bloomberg in welcoming the seven newly named board members. Established in 2016, DIB provides department leaders with independent expert advice on how DOD c...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has received a contract extension valued at $229 million to continue working with the Army Research Laboratory on the experimentation and implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications across the U.S. military. The new award is an addendum to the $99.9 million contract announced in...
Three executives at Red Cell Partners, an incubator focused on the national security and health care markets, have created a company to develop artificial intelligence-based software for military logistics use. Red Cell Operating Partner Paul Selva, CEO Grant Verstandig and President Yisroel Brumer established DEFCON AI with an overall goal of helpi...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace subsidiary has received a potential six-year, $176.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide support for a ground radio network infrastructure and related antenna subsystems used for military command-and-control communications. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qua...
Dr. Colin Chinn, chief medical officer of the global health and financial solutions sector at Peraton, has joined a federal advisory committee that advises the Department of Defense on health-related matters. He will serve a four-year term on the Defense Health Board and help provide independent advice to the DOD secretary on issues associated with...
