Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Rob Geckle, CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, as a 2023 Wash100 Award winner in recognition of his strategic vision to help grow the company’s presence in the national security market and other key government segments. Geckle leads Airbus’ independent business in Arlington, Virginia, that la...
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has embarked on a project to develop and test an AI application to help agency users simplify contract writing and acquisition processes, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Efforts to build the Acqbot contracting platform are part of CDAO’s Tradewind – a fund...
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell expects the company to generate revenue this year from its Starlink broadband satellite platform and Starship heavy-lift reusable launch vehicle, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Shotwell, a four-time Wash100 Award winner, added contract funds for NASA missions involving the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spac...
Vernon Saunders, formerly a senior vice president of national intelligence at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been appointed CEO at Freedom Consulting Group, according to a recent LinkedIn post. The former U.S. Air Force has three decades of experience in enterprise information technology and IT strategy development. Befor...
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a potential $87 million contract from a subordinate unit of the U.S. Space Force to provide logistics and systems engineering support for the Mobile User Objective System program. MTSI said Wednesday it will support space-related research, development, production, launch, sustainment and testing activitie...
Since he began at Army Futures Command in 2020, Lt. Gen Thomas Todd has focused on aligning the Department of Defense’s technology arsenal with its fast-moving targets and battle demands. As deputy commanding general for acquisition and systems management, Todd is in charge of envisioning and leading research on the next generation of wa...
Executive Mosaic has the privilege of bestowing Matt Desch with the 2023 Wash100 Award. For the last nine years, the Iridium Communications CEO has secured a place among the most influential and impactful individuals working in government contracting and the U.S. government. He earns his ninth distinction from the voting body for impressive financ...
Mary Ann Carlson, a three-decade federal business development and operational executive, will serve as the first chief growth officer of IPTA and oversee the creation and implementation of the company’s strategic growth initiatives. Bill Williams, CEO and owner of IPTA, said in a statement published Tuesday Carlson has deep knowledge of the federa...
Changes in global activity and geopolitical developments in the last few years have catalyzed a heavy focus on near-peer competition within the Department of Defense. As the DOD shifts away from its primary focus for the last two decades, counterterrorism, and toward the escalating global competition, defense leaders are reshaping their priorities t...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Andy Green, an executive vice president of HII and president of the HII Mission Technologies division, as a recipient of the 2023 Wash100 Award for his leadership in driving strategic growth through major contract awards and advancing innovation aligned with national defense priorities. “Andy is an engag...
