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Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Mac Curtis, chairman and CEO of Perspecta, as a seven-time Wash100 Award recipient after receiving his 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and vision in the advancement of cybersecurity, intelligence and defense technologies through significant contract award wins and other moves. Executive Mosaic congratulates Mac Curtis and the Perspecta team on their selection to receive this award.

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, as an inductee into the 2021 Wash100 for driving modernization priorities and digital strategy to provide economic and national security to our nation. This marks Raymond’s second consecutive Wash100 Award. 

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, as an inductee into the 2021 Wash100 for his leadership in company expansion efforts through acquisitions and contract awards from government and military customers for technology development, maintenance and support work. This marks Shea’s fifth Wash100 Award.

Jim Bridenstine, former administrator of NASA and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined Acorn Growth Companies, an Oklahoma City-based private equity firm focused on investing in defense, aerospace and intelligence companies, as a senior adviser. “Jim’s wealth of knowledge in the space, military, aerospace and engineering sectors will be invaluable …

The Senate voted 84-10 Wednesday to confirm Avril Haines, former deputy director at the CIA, as the new director of national intelligence, The Wall Street Journal reported. She has become the first female DNI and will oversee 18 intelligence agencies, including the CIA and the National Security Agency. Haines is …

Axiologic Solutions, a federal information technology services contractor, has purchased intelligence services firm Knowledge Link for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its capabilities in support of missions of national security customers.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement Thursday it has shifted resources in its fiscal year 2021 budget to increase intelligence spending on China by nearly 20 percent to help address concerns over economic, counterintelligence and national security threat posed by the East Asian country, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Tom Afferton, vice president of Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) defense and intelligence unit, recently spoke to ExecutiveBiz for an in-depth conversation on how the company is helping customers manage and secure data, the role “agile" methodology plays in the firm's systems engineering process and his outlook for emerging technology adoption in the public sector.

Arlington Capital Partners has combined AEgis Technologies, Brilligent Solutions and Applied Technology Associates to establish a new company that will offer engineering services and tech platforms to the national security community. BlueHalo will focus on providing research and development, deployment and other technical support across the areas of missile defense and C4ISR, cyber and intelligence, space and directed energy, Arlington Capital said Thursday.

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for driving company growth through the acquisitions of Dynetics as well as L3Harris security detection and automation businesses. Roger Krone’s continued commitment to excellence in the GovCon industry has made him the winningest Wash100 recipient in the award’s history.