Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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in Executive Spotlight, Executive Spotlights, News

Ayeon Chief Growth Officer Patrick Collins Talks Artlin-Sehlke Combination, Acquisitions of MTS & Marick

Patrick Collins, chief growth officer of Ayeon, was featured in the latest Executive Spotlight on GovCon Wire, the sister publication of ExecutiveBiz. In the Q&A session, Collins gave an overview of the complementary capabilities from the Artlin-Sehlke Consulting merger that formed Ayeon and his perspective on the combined company’s acquisitions of Manufacturing Technical Solutions and […] More

March 22, 2022, 3:09 am
in News

GDMS President Chris Brady Discusses Autonomous, Encryption Tech Projects in Q&A

Chris Brady, president of the mission systems unit at General Dynamics and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview that the business is working to expand its unmanned underwater vehicle autonomy technologies and gave an overview of its “Hammerhead” anti-submarine mine system prototype project with the U.S. Navy. “As we look […] More

March 21, 2022, 2:23 am
in News, Wash100

Jason Porter, AT&T President of Public Sector and FirstNet, Gets 1st Wash100 Recognition

Executive Mosaic has featured Jason Porter, president of AT&T’s public sector and FirstNet organization, in the 2022 Wash100 class for his public safety communications leadership and 5G connectivity vision. This year marks his entry into the premier group of leaders who drive growth and innovation in the government contracting arena. Since February 2021, Porter has […] More

March 21, 2022, 2:13 am
in News, Wash100

Clara Conti, Red Hat Public Sector VP & GM, Gets 1st Wash100 Recognition

Executive Mosaic has featured Clara Conti, vice president and general manager of Red Hat’s public sector business, in the 2022 Wash100 class in recognition of her leadership in the open source and hybrid cloud technology areas. This year marks her entry into Executive Mosaic’s annual list of leaders who drive government contracting activity from both […] More

March 18, 2022, 7:51 am
in News, Wash100

Federal CIO Clare Martorana Named to 2022 Wash100 for Championing IT Cybersecurity & Public Service Delivery Innovation

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana as the latest inductee into the 2022 Wash100 class of leaders who shape the conversation and drive innovation in the government contracting arena. This marks the first time Martorana has been selected to receive the coveted Wash100 Award. Martorana started her federal career in […] More

March 15, 2022, 9:00 am
in Events, News

Air Force Brig. Gen. Heath Collins to Keynote ExecutiveBiz Forum on Digital Twins

Brig. Gen. Heath Collins, program executive officer for weapons at the Air Force, will keynote an ExecutiveBiz forum on April 14 to give his perspective on how digital engineering methods and technologies can help the service branch develop warfighting platforms. Collins has concurrently served as PEO for Weapons and director of the Armament Directorate at […] More

March 9, 2022, 11:56 am
in News, Wash100

DeEtte Gray, CACI Business & IT Solutions President, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Digital Transformation Growth Vision

DeEtte Gray, president of the business and information technology solutions sector at CACI International, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award. She has been selected six times in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual list of highly esteemed leaders in the government contracting arena. Gray assumed her current position in July […] More

March 4, 2022, 11:44 am
in News, Wash100

Al Whitmore, BAE’s US Intelligence & Security Sector President, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Systems Integration and Modernization Leadership

Al Whitmore, president of the intelligence and security sector for BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary, has been selected to the 2022 Wash100 list that recognizes the most significant contributors in the government contracting arena and marks his fifth consecutive induction. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson noted Whitmore’s selection to the Wash100 last year as a recognition of […] More

February 23, 2022, 11:59 am
in Executive Spotlight, Executive Spotlights, News

Executive Spotlight With AT&T’s Jason Porter Highlights FirstNet Adoption Progress, 5G Deployment at Agencies & Universities

Jason Porter, president of public sector and FirstNet at AT&T, recently caught up with GovCon Wire – the sister publication of ExecutiveBiz – to discuss the progress made on the nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders and the company’s work with the Department of Defense to demonstrate networking and 5G services at military bases. […] More

February 17, 2022, 12:00 pm
in Government Technology, News

Unanet’s Craig Halliday Talks Customer Experience, Federal Tech Acquisition in Q&A

Unanet CEO Craig Halliday recently caught up with GovCon Wire – the sister publication of ExecutiveBiz – for a Q&A session about the company’s enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management offerings, how the software provider builds customer relationships and his perspective on the current federal technology acquisition environment. Halliday said in the Executive Spotlight […] More

February 15, 2022, 11:52 am
in Executive Moves, News

Nathan Jones Named TaxBit SVP & GM of Worldwide Public Sector Sales, Government Affairs

Nathan Jones, a 19-year Red Hat veteran, has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of worldwide public sector sales and government affairs at digital asset accounting software provider TaxBit. Jones will oversee TaxBit’s customer support, sales and interaction efforts with government agencies in his new role, the company said Tuesday. He most recently […] More

February 10, 2022, 12:05 pm
in News, Wash100

Cognosante President James Gordon Named to 2022 Wash100 for His Leadership in Health IT and Customer Experience

James Gordon, president of Cognosante, has been selected to receive Executive Mosaic’s 2022 Wash100 Award for his work helping steward the health information technology company’s pursuit of contract opportunities in the federal sector and offering thought leadership in the customer experience framework. This marks Gordon’s first Wash100 win. He joined Cognosante in March 2019 to hold […] More

January 31, 2022, 11:49 am