Celso Puente, an information technology veteran with more than 25 years of experience in federal marketing communications, was named vice president of the marketing and communications department at CGI’s (NYSE: GIB) federal arm. “Puente’s extensive federal expertise will help us bring stories of digital transformation, innovation and commu...
The U.S. government is at the forefront of the digital era, and its use of technology is no exception. With various federal agencies utilizing cutting-edge technology, from artificial intelligence to blockchain, there’s always something new to learn in the tech world. According to the government accountability office (GAO), the technology moderniz...
Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, was recently presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a visit to the Air Force’s office within the Pentagon in Washington D.C. “A two-time winner of the Wash100, Lauren’s popularity is no surprise to those who have eithe...
Andrew Storms of Copado and Sarvinder Sandhu of Radiant Infotech said government agencies looking to accelerate secure application development while maximizing the potential of the cloud, meeting digital transformation objectives and driving citizen engagement should adopt low-code DevSecOps platform. “A low-code DevSecOps platform offers a user-f...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has won a potential six-year, $378.9 million contract to equip the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Foreign Military Sales customers with a real-time sensor netting system for integrated fire control and situational awareness. Aside from producing the Cooperative Engagement Capability system, the contractor will also pro...
Following the completion of the all-stock merger between Vectrus and Vertex that resulted in the establishment of V2X, Chuck Prow, CEO of the new and more diversified company, engaged in a Q&A with GovCon Wire to share the early discussions about the combination and to expound on the rationale behind the transaction. The eight-time recipient...
Christen Smith, former vice president of the federal health and civilian market at LMI, has been appointed senior VP for the U.S. domestic business at Rockville, Maryland-based consulting and research firm Abt Associates. Abt said Thursday that Smith will oversee Abt’s newly formed business organization that employs more than 500 professionals...
Environmental Chemical Corp. will construct a water treatment facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, under a potential three-year, $129 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy. Initial work on the replacement of the Water Treatment Plant at the military training facility is covered by a $126.4 millio...
In the wake of President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request, Executive Mosaic sat down with GovCon Expert Jim McAleese, principal and owner of McAleese and Associates and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, to get a comprehensive breakdown of the FY23 defense budget and understand which programs, military branches and initiatives rank among t...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, to talk about his strategic growth goals, the challenges of federal talent recruitment as well as the business side of innovation. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Ligh...
