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DNI Avril Haines Recognized With 2023 Wash100 Award for Threat Assessment Leadership, Declassification Pursuit
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DNI Avril Haines Recognized With 2023 Wash100 Award for Threat Assessment Leadership, Declassification Pursuit

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines was presented with the 2023 Wash100 Award for her continued focus on national security threat assessment and efforts to enhance sharing of information to advance critical missions. This is the third consecutive time that Haines secured Executive Mosaic’s most prestigious award in all of government contracting industry. Visit Wash100.com to cast
Video Interview: Siemens Government Technologies CEO John Ustica Talks Digital Twins & Modernization
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Video Interview: Siemens Government Technologies CEO John Ustica Talks Digital Twins & Modernization

The United States government has placed a high priority on digital modernization as agencies rise to address the growing challenges posed by today’s increasingly digital world. At Siemens Government Technologies, CEO and President John Ustica is helping bridge the gap between the physical and digital realms for public sector customers using emerging technologies like digital twins and
Key Intelligence Agencies Bolster National Security Through AI, ML
Artificial Intelligence

Key Intelligence Agencies Bolster National Security Through AI, ML

With the creation of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office by the Department of Defense in 2022, the Pentagon has signaled its intent to embrace AI technologies. Although it has yet to take such sweeping action, the U.S. intelligence community is following suit. In the 2022 Intelligence Authorization Act — the ruling that directs
Capgemini EVP Sol Salinas Proposes Opportunities for Government Agencies to Achieve Climate Impacts With Technology
Executive Spotlights

Capgemini EVP Sol Salinas Proposes Opportunities for Government Agencies to Achieve Climate Impacts With Technology

Sol Salinas brings 30 years of experience in corporate sustainability and digital transformation to his role as a global executive vice president at Capgemini. He previously managed the energy efficiency, carbon and sustainability department at a major government contractor and established and ran the global small infrastructure and smart cities practice at another. On the
Former Accenture Exec Scott Sloan Joins StratasCorp as President
Executive Moves

Former Accenture Exec Scott Sloan Joins StratasCorp as President

Scott Sloan, former managing director of armed forces growth and strategy at Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) federal services unit, has joined Virginia-based information technology services provider StratasCorp Technologies as president. StratasCorp said he brings more than two decades of government and business experience to the company. Sloan started his career in government service, joining the U.S.
Boeing Awarded $1.6B Air Force Minuteman III Guidance Subsystems Support Contract
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Boeing Awarded $1.6B Air Force Minuteman III Guidance Subsystems Support Contract

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide guidance subsystems support for the U.S. Air Force’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile under a potential 16-year, $1.6 billion contract. Minuteman ICBM guidance systems have recorded more than 40 million hours of operation and Boeing said Wednesday it will help maintain the readiness of such technologies to ensure strategic deterrence
GovCon Expert Kim Koster on the Essential Practice of Profit Planning for GovCon Firms & How to Execute
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GovCon Expert Kim Koster on the Essential Practice of Profit Planning for GovCon Firms & How to Execute

by Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet When a government contracting firm’s executive team creates their to-do list for a given year, devising an annual operating plan, or AOP, is likely near the top of that list. So is updating the company’s long-range plan, or LRP. The AOP provides the necessary near-term financial
Former Centauri Exec Dave Dzaran Named Sumaria Systems CEO
Executive Moves

Former Centauri Exec Dave Dzaran Named Sumaria Systems CEO

Dave Dzaran, the former CEO of Centauri and a two-decade U.S. Air Force veteran, has been appointed to the chief executive role at Danvers, Massachusetts-based technology and engineering services contractor Sumaria Systems. He will be responsible for driving Sumaria’s growth and sustaining a corporate culture centered around partners, customers and employees, the company said Tuesday.
Dan Streetman Named CEO of Endpoint Security Company Tanium
Executive Moves

Dan Streetman Named CEO of Endpoint Security Company Tanium

Dan Streetman, a two-decade technology industry veteran, has been appointed CEO at converged endpoint management and security provider Tanium. He succeeds Orion Hindawi, Tanium’s co-founder who will transition from the CEO role to executive chairman of the board of directors, the company said Wednesday. Co-founder and former Executive Chairman David Hindawi will hold the title
IT Industry Vet Doug Sickler Joins Pyramid Systems as SVP, Chief Growth Officer
Executive Moves

IT Industry Vet Doug Sickler Joins Pyramid Systems as SVP, Chief Growth Officer

Doug Sickler, former vice president of business development at Technica, has joined Pyramid Systems as senior vice president and chief growth officer. He will be responsible for overseeing BD and growth efforts, building corporate backlog and increasing win rates, Pyramid Systems said Tuesday. Sickler previously worked at Technica for five years, where he led strategic

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