Tag Archives: 2019 Wash100

Jennifer Felix, a more than two-decade government services industry veteran, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at ASRC Federal.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has created a set of best practices for smaller companies  and government agencies to defend against cyber threats. "CISA is committed to raising the bar in cybersecurity across all companies and government, regardless of their size,” said Christopher Krebs, director of CISA and a 2019 Wash100 awardee.

FedTech has received a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to host workshops and online training sessions intended to help some VA employees to innovate and be creative.

Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and a 2019 Wash100 award winner, said the Reston, Va.-based defense contractor expects to start building the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine by the end of 2020, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.

The U.S. Postal Service has selected NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) to provide an artificial intelligence-based technology platform to support package data processing at the agency.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 5, 2019 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has provided the final $300K of its $500K donation to the Armu Historical Foundation for the construction of a museum at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday.

Daniel Payne, a more than three-decade federal government official, has joined ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) as senior vice president and chief security officer.

LMI has acquired software company Clockwork Solutions for an undisclosed sum as the Tyson, Va.-based nonprofit consulting firm aims to grow its analytics portfolio and further invest in asset management platforms.  “We're especially excited to grow our footprint in Austin, Texas, getting closer to both our critical customers and the vibrant innovation ecosystem there," noted David Zolet, president and CEO of LMI and a 2019 Wash100 awardee.

Chad Wolf, acting undersecretary of policy at the Department of Homeland Security, has been selected to serve as DHS secretary on an interim basis, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

PAE, a portfolio company of investment firm Platinum Equity, has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition company Gores Holdings III (Nasdaq: GRSH) in a push to advance its strategic plan and growth efforts.