GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/29/2022

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Carahsoft Technology President Craig Abod as a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award. This marks his eighth Wash100 win in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of leaders who shape the government contracting landscape. “Being included among so many esteemed Government and Information Technology industry leaders for

Ted Colbert, a 13-year Boeing (NYSE: BA) veteran, will assume the roles of president and CEO of the company’s defense, space and security business on April 1. He will succeed Leanne Caret, who will retire later this year after a nearly 35-year career with the Chicago-based aerospace and defense contractor, Boeing said Monday. Caret, a

The U.S. Army is focusing on cloud migration, user experience and data as an enterprise asset as the service moves forward with its Digital Transformation Strategy, first published in October 2021. Raj Iyer, chief information officer for the Army and 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said that while the service has already transitioned three of its key ERP

President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request includes $773 billion in defense spending and Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, said the proposed DOD budget would help the Pentagon advance integrated deterrence, carry out operations aligned with priorities and modernize the Joint Force. The proposed DOD

Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of information solutions at Deltek and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, published his latest article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Tuesday. Previously, GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico provided an insightful look into the most significant trends that could impact how government contractors operate in the coming

Michael Stahl, a 27-year aerospace market veteran, has joined Cubic‘s executive leadership team as senior vice president of integrated supply chain. He will report to Cubic President and CEO Stevan Slijepcevic and oversee supply chain processes at the defense technology contractor, the San Diego-based company said Monday. Stahl most recently served as chief operating officer

Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) began trading common stock and warrants on the New York Stock Exchange Monday as a result of the Boca Raton, Florida-based small satellite builder’s merger with special purpose acquisition company Tailwind Two. The newly public company said Monday its revenue backlog sits at more than $200 million and will work to

ExecutiveBiz featured Paul Ingholt, partner at Guidehouse, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. He discussed the company’s M&A activities and recent partnerships and how those efforts contribute to growth strategies for Guidehouse in the federal market. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Ingholt about Guidehouse’s acquisition of Dovel: “Since the November

Gregory Kausner, formerly an executive director at the Department of Defense, has been appointed to lead the global defense business at Anduril Industries. The government service veteran will be responsible for driving Anduril’s growth initiatives and introducing its technology to potential partners in the international defense market, the company said Monday. His DOD career included

Executive Mosaic has featured Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, in the 2022 Wash100 class for his AI enablement vision. This year marks his second consecutive selection to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of the most influential figures in the government contracting sector. Groen has led JAIC since October 2020 and