The Senate on Tuesday confirmed 425 military nominees after a nearly 10-month hold over Department of Defense nominations in the upper chamber, NBC News reported. The confirmation came after Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., decided to lift his hold on the majority of military promotions, particularly on nominees at three-star rank. âI’m releas...
The Senate on Wednesday voted 83-11 to confirm Gen. Charles âCQâ Brown, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He succeeds Army Gen. Mark Milley, a four-time Wash100 Award winner who took the helm of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in October 2019. The White House...
Four U.S. lawmakers have urged the Department of Defense to strengthen its review process for mergers and acquisitions and be more transparent with the public about the findings of its reviews of such transactions while ensuring the need to safeguard national security and confidential business information. In a letter addressed to Defense Secretary ...
For a little more than a year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has served as an invaluable demonstration of modern warfare, and Pentagon officials are paying close attention to the tactics, weapons and strategies being deployed. Department of Defense leaders are gleaning important insights into winning the intensifying global power competition and f...
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has cleared a memo ordering agencies to implement the six recommendations by a tiger team to accelerate and strengthen the foreign military sales process in support of the 2022 National Defense Strategy. The first three recommendations are improving DODâs unders...
President Joe Biden has nominated Gen. Charles Brown Jr., chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force since August 2020, to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brown would succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley, whose term is slated to end in October, if the nomination receives Senate approval. In his current...
After a competitive four months and tens of thousands of votes, Executive Mosaic is excited to announce that the winner of the 2023 Wash100 popular vote competition is the resolute Department of Defense cornerstone, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. This year, a staggering nearly 40,000 votes were cast in support of the esteemed recipients of the 2...
As of Friday morning, the 2023 Wash100 class has received more than 36,000 votes from their peers and our readers. Thank you for helping Executive Mosaic break last year’s Wash100 Popular Vote record! Today is your last chance to support your favorite leaders from the current roster. While all the inductees have made significant contributions...
The fateful day has come. The final 24 hours of voting for Executive Mosaic’s 2023 Wash100 popular vote contest are here, after three full months of the most significant and consequential names in government contracting and the federal sector duking it out for the general publicâs renown. Voting officially closes tomorrow, Friday April 28. ...
With only a week left in voting, there is officially no more time to procrastinate contributing to the 2023 Wash100 Award popular vote contest. When voting closes on Friday, April 28, submissions will be tabulated and the top 10 most beloved government contracting â and industry adjacent â executives will be decided. The Wash100 is a...
