Every year, the Wash100 assembles the highest performing executives from across the GovCon sector and throughout the U.S. federal community. To celebrate its 10th year of activity, the Wash100 voting committee has taken it upon itself to bring together the finest, most esteemed crop of winners yet. Now that the slate debuted in January, it...
In 2022, the GovCon landscape saw announcements and completions of merger-and-acquisition deals at privately held, publicly traded and private equity backed companies that sought to expand what they could offer to their federal customers. Continuing reading below for Executive Mosaic editorial team’s rundown of transactions and insights from i...
The government contracting industry witnessed a number of strategic executive movements in 2022, including appointments and promotions to C-level roles as well as leadership changes meant to spur growth in public sector-focused practices. As the year draws to a close, Executive Mosaic‘s editorial team is sharing people moves that dominated the...
QinetiQ Group’s U.S. arm has completed its purchase of Avantus Federal from NewSpring Holdings in a strategy to bring innovation in the field of software, hardware and mission services to defense, intelligence, homeland security, law enforcement and civilian agencies. The $590 million deal was first announced in August and QinetiQ US said Wednesda...
The current government contracting landscape is one marked by a variety of factors like heightened competition, talent shortages, immense opportunity and significant growth. To understand how executives can succeed most effectively, Executive Mosaic asked five key industry figures what advice they would impart to individuals pursuing growth in...
Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ Group’s U.S. subsidiary, accepted her 2022 Wash100 Award, the most significant award of consequence to the government contracting community, during a recent visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson to the company’s office in Lorton, VA. “Shawn Purvis has distinguished herself through a leaders...
Today, evolutions and advancements in modern warfare are driving major shifts in the technologies, weapons systems and capabilities that defense contractors provide. Now, more than ever, robotics, autonomous solutions and cyber are dominating the defense landscape, and companies like QinetiQ are using these shifts to steer strategies, investments an...
QinetiQ was established in the United Kingdom in 2001 when the Ministry of Defence split its Defence Evaluation and Research Agency into two organizations. The smaller of the two organizations stayed in the public sector and evolved into Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, while the larger of the two was privatized and became QinetiQ. Now,...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 16, 2022 — QinetiQ‘s U.S. business arm has received a potential five-year, $45 million task order from the U.S. Army to continue supporting the Combat Capabilities Development Command’s work at the Fort Belvoir Prototyping Integration Facility, ExecutiveBiz reported. “We are proud to continue our partnership with the ...
QinetiQ Group’s U.S. arm has agreed to buy Avantus Federal from NewSpring Holdings for approximately $590 million to expand its U.S. footprint and establish a growth platform to address the defense and intelligence challenges facing government clients. QinetiQ US said Friday it expects the acquisition to close by the end of calendar year 2022, pen...
