Rapid technological advancements have made space more accessible than ever before, opening a new arena for competition between the U.S. and its adversaries. As space continues to grow in influence, the Department of Defense has made it a priority to ensure the security of the evolving domain. Though adversaries are actively working to dominate ...
Since the 1980s, the United States has been pivoting along an ever-evolving tract of developing technologies to protect against and respond to adversarial missile attacks. The Missile Defense Agency (once the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) aims to be agile in its stance toward threats from r...
After a competitive four months and tens of thousands of votes, Executive Mosaic is excited to announce that the winner of the 2023 Wash100 popular vote competition is the resolute Department of Defense cornerstone, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. This year, a staggering nearly 40,000 votes were cast in support of the esteemed recipients of the 2...
Thomas Bell, former CEO of Rolls-Royce’s North American subsidiary and president of its global defense business, has officially assumed responsibilities as Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) new chief executive. In late February, Bell was named successor to Roger Krone, a 10-time Wash100 Award winner who took on the CEO role in July 2014 and added the cha...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) reported $9.9 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2023, up 5.2 percent from the prior-year period, and ended the quarter with a total backlog of $89.8 billion, of which $77.1 billion was funded. The Reston, Virginia-based defense contractor said Wednesday the companywide backlog represented a 3 percent increase...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) reported $17.2 billion in sales during the first quarter of 2023, up 10 percent from the prior-year period, and saw earnings for the period rise 6 percent to $1.22 per share. The Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said Wednesday it ended the quarter with a record backlog of $180 billion...
Evan Lovell, chief investment officer of the Virgin Group, has been appointed chair of the board of directors at commercial spaceflight and vehicle development company Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE). Lovell has served as the company’s interim chair since February 2022 and has two decades of global private equity and mergers and acquisitions expe...
Artificial intelligence has exploded in recent months, and in the public sector, officials are harnessing AI technology across a myriad of missions, information technology operations, weapons systems and more. Executive Mosaic spoke with ECS President John Heneghan, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, in a new video interview to get his thoughts on whic...
At the start of each year, Executive Mosaic recognizes the top 100 executives of consequence working in the government contracting sector with the prestigious Wash100 Award. But the Wash100 season is far from over after the list comes out — now, it’s up to you to determine this year’s top 10. Of the 100 executives...
Mara Motherway, former senior vice president of government and customer relations at Peraton, has joined defense technology maker Epirus as chief growth officer. She will oversee corporate campaigns, marketing, business development, communications and government relations in her new role, Epirus said Thursday. While at Peraton, Motherway led the gov...
