U.S. space agencies are gearing up for a launch-filled summer as some of the countryâs most highly-anticipated and promising programs make important progress. The rise in government launches in recent months mirrors the exponential growth of the commercial space industry and aligns with a speed-focused strategy set in motion by the Air Forceâs a...
Marc Peterson, most recently vice president of strategic programs at Qualis, has been promoted to senior VP of warfighter services and test range programs at the Huntsville, Alabama-based government technical services contractor. He will oversee a portfolio of programs with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and the U.S. Space Force and the delivery of...
The final two weeks of Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Popular Vote contest have begun, with the top 20 inductees receiving more votes than the previous week. Carahsoft President Craig Abod, a nine-time award recipient, still has the most supporters keeping him at the top spot. Microsoft Federal President Rick Wagner and Defense Secretary Lloy...
In a government contracting ecosystem often defined by bureaucratic processes and long timelines, the Space Development Agency has built a refreshing reputation of speed, agility and innovation. As the race for space superiority intensifies, more and more GovCon companies and federal agencies are noticing SDAâs success and looking to adopt the age...
The Department of Defense is working to adopt commercial technologies at a faster rate than ever before as the United Statesâ peer and near-peer competitors increase their own technological capabilities. This approach, known as a âfast followerâ strategy, was outlined in the 2022 National Defense Strategy, which called for the DOD t...
To adapt to a warfighting landscape increasingly driven by digital technology, the U.S. military must pursue the implementation of zero trust with interoperability and collaboration in mind, according to public and private sector information technology leaders. Joseph Staier Joseph Staier, chief engineer for the Air Forceâs enterprise information ...
As the nature of threats continues to evolve, novel technologies, such as artificial intelligence, the cloud and numerous others, have grown in priority as the U.S. works to maintain its information advantage. Military service officers and executives who took part in a panel discussion Wednesday at ExecutiveBizâs Information Warfare Forum sa...
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a potential $87 million contract from a subordinate unit of the U.S. Space Force to provide logistics and systems engineering support for the Mobile User Objective System program. MTSI said Wednesday it will support space-related research, development, production, launch, sustainment and testing activitie...
Executive Mosaic has the privilege of bestowing Matt Desch with the 2023 Wash100 Award. For the last nine years, the Iridium Communications CEO has secured a place among the most influential and impactful individuals working in government contracting and the U.S. government. He earns his ninth distinction from the voting body for impressive financ...
The rapid growth of commercial space has unlocked exciting new opportunities for the U.S. federal government. Many of these possibilities lie in the field of geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, and space-based imagery, especially with the recent development of 3D and 4D capabilities. GovCon Wire spoke with six-time Wash100 Award winner&nb...
