From his time as a naval aviator to his work at the Pentagon and at the Department of Homeland Security, all the way to his current position in the upper echelon of an impactful technology company, John Zangardi has accrued expertise in a wide range of topics. Zangardi is passionate about cybersecurity best practices, the...
Mark Kavanaugh, former vice president of the defense systems engineering group at KBR’s (NYSE: KBR) Government Solutions business, has been promoted to senior VP, according to his LinkedIn post published Wednesday. The SVP will lead a group of 3,500 specialists in efforts to deliver scientific, engineering and technical services to the D...
The U.S. Space Force is the newest and the smallest military service in the Department of Defense — and it is responsible for the largest domain. The Space Force was established in 2019, and throughout its three years of service thus far, its leadership has made modernization an integral part of its DNA. Lisa Costa,...
Rory Welch, former vice president of operations and support services at Intelsat General, has transitioned to a new role as VP of international government and space at the satellite communications provider, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday. The retired U.S. Air Force colonel will oversee product management, sales and business devel...
Howard Levenson, former regional vice president at Databricks, said government agencies looking to advance evidence-based decision-making in support of their missions should consider adopting open source-based technologies that could enable them to collect and analyze structured and unstructured data. Levenson discussed how machine learning and an o...
In 2022, the GovCon landscape saw announcements and completions of merger-and-acquisition deals at privately held, publicly traded and private equity backed companies that sought to expand what they could offer to their federal customers. Continuing reading below for Executive Mosaic editorial team’s rundown of transactions and insights from i...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Electric (NYSE: GE) a potential $203 million undefinitized contract action for technology maturation and risk reduction support and a $99.5 million contract to back research and development work on adaptive engine components. GE will mature adaptive engine components and mitigate associated risks related to the...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) will deliver CH-47F advanced multi-mission helicopters to the U.S. Army under a three-year, $497 million contract. Army Contracting Command received one bid via the internet and will determine work locations and funding with each order of the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The service branch...
Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and ERAPSCO, a joint venture between Ultra Electronics and Sparton, $222.5 million in combined firm-fixed-price contract modifications to supply additional sonobuoys to the U.S. Navy. Lockheed and ERAPSCO will compete for individual orders to produce and deliver up to 36,000 units of ...
The government contracting industry witnessed a number of strategic executive movements in 2022, including appointments and promotions to C-level roles as well as leadership changes meant to spur growth in public sector-focused practices. As the year draws to a close, Executive Mosaic‘s editorial team is sharing people moves that dominated the...
