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Tara Murphy Dougherty, former president of Govini's national security business, has succeeded Chris Taylor as CEO of the government market research company.
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Govini Secures $400M Pentagon IDIQ for Dataset Access
Govini has received a potential five-year, $400M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Defense for data access and analysis support, Defense News reported Monday.
Read More »GovCon Industry Vet John Hillen Named EverWatch CEO
The Honorable Dr. John Hillen, formerly executive-in-residence and professor of practice at George Mason University’s School of Business, has been named CEO of Ashburn, Va.-based government technology services contractor EverWatch. “Looking at the technology solutions sector as both a corporate leader and a former government official, it is clear to …
Read More »Govini Report: Federal Investment in Space, Hypersonic Tech Hit $83B in FY 2011-2017
A Govini report says U.S. government investments in space and hypersonic technologies from fiscal years 2011 through 2017 reached approximately $83 billion and annual government spending on such platforms rose by 6 percent over the period, SpaceNews reported Sunday. United Launch Alliance ranked first in the top 15 vendors list …
Read More »Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-up: August’s Private Sector Executive Moves
Weekly Roundup August 21 – August 25 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This August the GovCon industry has experienced a great deal of executive moves. As the month comes to a close, let’s take a look at some of the …
Read More »Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-up: Army Budget, Modernization, John Hillen and more
Weekly Roundup August 07 – August 11 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson At the tail-end of May the Department of Defense released its FY 2018 budget request, while the Comptroller of the Department of Defense published the Defense Budget Overview, …
Read More »George Mason Professor & Former State Dept Official John Hillen Joins Govini Advisory Board
John Hillen, executive-in-residence and professor of practice at George Mason University’s School of Business and a board member at several companies, has joined the board of advisers at Govini. The big data and analytics company said Wednesday Hillen, a 2015 inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100, will work with other industry and former government …
Read More »Novitas Group Founder Chris Taylor Succeeds Eric Gillespie as Govini CEO
Chris Taylor, founder and former CEO of Novitas Group, has joined government market research firm Govini as CEO. Govini said Tuesday he succeeds founder Eric Gillespie, who will shift into a new role as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. Taylor established Novitas in 2012 to offer a range of technology and …
Read More »DHS, DOJ Triple Spending on Internet of Things
The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice have tripled their spending on equipment and services related to the Internet of Things (IoT) over the past six years, spending $600 million on the smart security industry, a new study by contracting intelligence firm Govini finds. Spending on software applications and cloud …
Read More »A&D Industry Vet Stephan Farrand Joins Oblong Industries as Federal Team’s Regional Sales Manager; Michael Friedel Comments
Stephan Farrand, a 16-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined Los Angeles-based visual collaboration platforms provider Oblong Industries as regional sales manager of the company’s federal team. Farrand will work through the company’s office in Arlington, Virginia, and help the firm expand capabilities in support of municipal and defense …
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