Battelle will continue to operate and maintain an observatory network that enables long-term collection of ecological data for use by the scientific community under a potential five-year, $416 million cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. The National Ecological Observatory Network is composed of terrestrial, atmospheric, aquat...

Lou Von Thaer, CEO of nonprofit science and technology company Battelle, was presented with his eighth Wash100 Award by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, in a recent meeting at Battelle’s Washington, D.C. facilities. Garrettson founded the Wash100 in 2014 as a way of celebrating the finest talent in government contracting across the publi...

Chris Boynton, a two-decade veteran of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has joined Battelle as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Tuesday Boynton brings to the nonprofit research and development organization his knowledge and e...

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...

Executive Mosaic is honored to include Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer in the prestigious roster of 2023 Wash100 awardees. Von Thaer’s eighth Wash100 selection reflects his outstanding leadership of the applied science and technology organization and his staying power in the government contracting sector. “In the five years since ta...

Research and development serves as the foundation for innovation across the United States, and the most recent federal budget reflects the importance of these efforts with a historical increase in R&D spending. However, as the speed of technological advancement increases and global competition puts pressure on the country, the R&D model must...

The board of directors at Battelle has appointed Kirkland “Kirk” Donald, a 37-year U.S. Navy veteran, to succeed John Welch as chairman. Welch, who has held the chairman role since 2012, will retire from the nonprofit applied science and technology development company after 21 years of service, Battelle said Tuesday. Donald has served as...

Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer was officially presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), during a recent visit to the company’s office by Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic. Executive Mosiac was honored to present Lou Von Thaer with his seventh Wash100 Award for s...

Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, has been selected to receive a 2022 Wash100 Award for stewarding the nonprofit organization to position itself for annual revenue growth and its management role at eight of the 17 Department of Energy national laboratories. This marks Von Thaer’s fourth consecutive induction and seventh Wash100 win o...

Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Tuesday. This marks the third consecutive year and sixth time overall that Von Thaer has received a Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic recognized Von Thaer with the most prestigious award in all of government contracting...