Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting for George Mason University’s School of Business and GovCon Expert, was announced as a first-time recipient of the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). GovCon Expert McGinn has been recognized with a 2021 Wash100 Award fo...
Sandra Hinzman, senior vice president of contracts and property at Science Applications International Corp., will moderate a panel discussion at GovCon Wire’s upcoming Innovation and Modernization in Federal Acquisitions Forum scheduled for Thursday, April 15. Hinzman has worked for SAIC since 1992 and oversees contractual aspects of the compa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2021 — Brett McMillen, director of Amazon Web Services‘ federal business, said agencies are able to scale information technology systems to changing requirements with the help of cloud computing technology, ExecutiveBiz reported March 30. “The ability to scale both up and down is one of the benefits agencie...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2021 — A solar electric propulsion system manufactured by Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) for NASA’s Psyche asteroid exploration mission arrived at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in late March, ExecutiveBiz reported March 30. JPL said March 29 efforts are underway to assemble the spacecraft ...
The Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) continues to help U.S. warfighters manage the modern battlefield’s information overload. JADO unites multiple defense systems and data sources to warfighters to provide combatants with comprehensive situational awareness. JADO enables warfighters to make quick decisions to dive into actions to achieve inf...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2021 — Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) will help the U.S. Army further develop predictive analysis tools for geospatial intelligence collection and analysis under a $48.3 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract, ExecutiveBiz reported March 29. Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for her data prioritization efforts and policy advancements, which will ready the federal defense sector for the future of warfare. This marks Hicks’ first Wash100 Award. Hicks, a former Department of Defense (DOD) official, was co...
Kevin Phillips, chairman, president and CEO of ManTech International, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, the fifth consecutive win in the eight-year history of the award, by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award, during a recent visit to ManTech. For his 2021 Wash100 Award, Executive Mosaic recognized Phillips�...
Mike Madsen, deputy director and director of strategic engagement at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has received his first Wash100 Award, the most significant award in government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership, innovation and success to drive commercial technology and partnerships to advance IT capabilities for both sectors. Visi...
A new warfighting concept the Department of Defense calls “joint all-domain operations” will be the focus of the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 JADO Forum scheduled to take place on April 15 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET. DOD is updating its military command and control approach through the use of emerging technology and modern...
