Jacqueline Lampert, former head of marketing at Avantus Federal, has been appointed to the same position at Nokia‘s federal arm. She will be responsible for driving the telecommunications company’s federal market strategy and she brings more than a decade of marketing experience to her new position, Nokia said. Lampert helped spearhead t...
Government contracting is an industry where businesses and contractors are left wondering where to start due to its opaque procedures and overwhelming amount of information. That said, we’ve provided frequently asked questions and basic knowledge you need to know about the government contracting, or GovCon, industry. 1. What Are Examples of Go...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient to recognize her deep conviction that the defense industry plays a vital role in bringing advanced technologies to the military. This marks her eighth Wash100 win in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual...
Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense should work with industry and academia to address the increasing challenges posed by cyber and asymmetric warfare. Brown wrote in a guest piece published Saturday on TechCrunch that DOD is advancing a technology modernization agenda...
Voting for the 2022 Wash100 Award winner continues, which means readers like you have the chance to catapult your favorite executives to the top of Executive Mosaic’s annual ranking of the most elite GovCon figures in both the public and private sectors. Visit Wash100.com now to cast your ten votes! Voting will be open until April...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Vectrus President and CEO Chuck Prow as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the eighth time he’s won the prestigious award in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of executives with staying power and influence in the government contracting sector. Vectrus kicked off 2021 with the acq...
Frank Jimenez, former general counsel at the Department of the Navy and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), joined the board of directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII). His appointment took effect Thursday and he is admitted to District of Columbia, New York, Florida and U.S. Supreme Court bars, HII said Tuesday. Jimenez previously hel...
The Defense Innovation Unit awarded 72 prototype other transaction contracts to commercial companies and transitioned eight commercial platforms to Department of Defense end-users in fiscal year 2021, bringing DIU’s cumulative transition rate to 41 percent. The number of awarded prototype OT contracts reflects a 31 percent rise from FY 2020, accor...
Christopher Kastner, chief operating officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has been selected by the company’s board of directors to succeed Mike Petters as president and CEO in a move slated to take effect March 1. Petters, a previous Wash100 Award recipient, will continue to represent HII throughout the year and serve as execu...
Executive Mosaic is proud to recognize Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the U.S. Air Force, as a 2022 recipient of the prestigious Wash100 Award, which annually honors a select group of preeminent leaders in the government contracting community for their impactful contributions across the federal landscape. This marks Knausenber...
