The beginning of the eighth week of Executive Mosaic’s 2023 Wash100 Popular Vote contest finds the top four inductees in the same spot as the past two weeks. Carahsoft President Craig Abod, Microsoft Federal executives Rick Wagner and Wes Anderson, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are still the apparent favorites, while Illuminate Mission So...
Wow — we are officially six weeks into the popular vote contest for the 2023 Wash100 Award. That’s just about half of the competition, which lasts from late January through the end of April. We have seen some thrilling developments thus far, the weekly totals alight with surprising comebacks and hairpin races. Before we dive into...
Here we are again, gathered to inspect and react to the week’s changes in the 2023 Wash100 popular vote standings. The Wash100 Award, for those who aren’t familiar, is Executive Mosaic’s yearly prize handed to the 100 most distinguished government officials, industry titans, technologists and more who all circle the government contracting...
If you can believe it, we’re already a month into the 2023 Wash100 popular vote contest. Some executives have held onto early leads and others have rallied their fanbases to make startling progress from when this all first began back in January. If you’re just joining us now, this friendly but nail-biting competition is among...
Tonya Wilkerson, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on May 3rd during a recent visit to NGA Campus East in Springfield, VA. Executive Mosaic was thrilled to recognize Tonya Wilkerso...
The Intelligence Community’s acquisition processes — and ultimately, its ability to partner with industry — are known for being slowed down by bureaucratic hurdles, restrictions and stringent security requirements. Top officials say they have their hands around the problem, which is the first step towards improvement. “Acquisition is the vit...
The U.S. Intelligence Community is deepening its partnership with industry as space-based imagery and intelligence becomes more vital to the evolving situation in Ukraine. Specifically, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has significantly increased its acquisition of electro-optical technology from commercial companies like BlackSky, M...
Smart manufacturing has become a high priority focus area for the U.S. Intelligence Community on the cusp of what is being coined as an industrial intelligence revolution. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence listed “materials and manufacturing” as a tier 1 tech domain in its S&T Investment Landscape, which outlines the I...
The countdown clock has officially begun – there is just one month remaining until voting closes for the user-generated ranking of the 2022 Wash100 Award! For two months now, the most popular executives in government contracting, the federal sector and adjacent industries have battled it out, powered by your votes. Out of the complete list of...
The U.S. Intelligence Community is targeting artificial intelligence technology as a critical need for federal agencies in the digital age. Artificial intelligence, or AI, was included in a list of high-priority science and technology needs in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s recently published S&T Investment Landscap...
