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Hypersonic weapons are a major area of contestation for the U.S. with near peer competitors like China. Part of the main thrust of the military alliance between the U.S., Australia and the United Kindom, AUKUS, is the development of these weapons, which can travel at a blistering speed of Mach 5, or five times the speed […] More
In order to keep pace with the ceaseless stream of new technologies coming out of the private sector and to meet goals such as the Joint All Domain Command and Control unified network, the U.S. Army is making a series of strategic hires and trying out a host of new tactics to render its acquisition […] More
Seth Eaton’s career in the technology sector is fueled by a steadfast belief in the power of new tools, programs and systems to transform how comprehensively and how fast missions can be completed. Throughout his nearly three-decade working life, Eaton has helped organizations such as Cisco Systems, SIGMAnet, Active Network and Harris IT Systems (now […] More
Steve Jacyna is director of emerging cybersecurity solutions at Carahsoft, where he develops and facilitates sales and marketing strategies for a portfolio of cybersecurity and other technology vendors. He applies his extensive knowledge of government contract vehicles and procurement cycles to connect solution providers with the government organizations that can benefit from their offerings. Jacyna […] More
David Egts is a lifelong engineer and software expert who has garnered accolades throughout his career, with significant stints at Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Silicon Graphics and Red Hat. He spent 15 years at the latter company, completing his tenure as its chief technologist and senior director of the North American public sector business. Egts came […] More
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson made a personal delivery to Gen. Chance Saltzman at U.S. Space Force headquarters at the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. recently, coronating Saltzman with his first Wash100 Award. The Wash100 Award has, over the course of the last decade, built a reputation as the most prestigious recognition in government contracting and the […] More
The U.S. Department of Defense has been involved in the space arena for a long time. It has been putting satellites into orbit for 50 years and launching rockets for 70 years. However, since procurement timelines for technologies at the DOD can be notoriously slow, the department instituted the Space Development Agency in 2019 to […] More
The U.S. has fallen behind in the semiconductor industry and the federal government intends to change that. As of this year, just 12 percent of semiconductors — an extremely common technology that can be found in everything from cell phones to washing machines to surveillance equipment — are manufactured stateside. The remaining 85-plus percent of […] More
Given the prevalence of electronic warfare and an industry-wide pivot from hardware to software, cloud-based applications are an increasingly crucial aspect of U.S. defense operations. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman codified the Pentagon’s Software Modernization Implementation Plan in April, which places an emphasis on the creation of software factories, hubs for the rapid and unceasing […] More
Sean Thompson is a growth enabler who has left his mark on a slew of technology organizations. Throughout the last 20-plus years, he embraced a particular interest in serving government customers at the federal, state and local levels. The attacks on September 11, 2001 moved him to double down on aiding the missions of national […] More
Judi Dotson, president of Booz Allen Hamilton’s global defense sector business, accepted her 2023 Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, in a recent meeting at BAH headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Garrettson inaugurated the Wash100 Award in 2014, and in the decade since, the recognition has become a widely respected bellwether for success in the government contracting […] More
Approximately 30 percent of government contracting companies rank organic growth as the top contributor to their financial challenges, according to Unanet‘s recent GAUGE Report, a widely referenced benchmarking report that highlights trends, best practices and business challenges for government contractors. Unanet has noticed that many of its smaller GovCon customers have expanded more easily than […] More
