Executive Spotlights

El Gardner, vice president of space operations at Aperio Global, spent over 30 years in the U.S. military before making a pivot to the private sector in May. He has served in both Air Force and Space Force roles, giving him a deep understanding of the space domain and the intricacies of global tensions. What brought […] More

The Alaska Native Chenega Corporation is dedicated to preserving national security through its wide array of business with the U.S. military, the Intelligence Community and various civilian agencies. Sonia Mundra, who currently serves as president of Astraeus Operations — a Chenega subsidiary primarily focused on IT, cybersecurity and engineering — is deeply rooted in the business. She […] More

Prior to assuming her current role as data and artificial intelligence strategist for defense and applied intelligence at Accenture Federal Services, Portia Crowe spent two decades serving in various U.S. Army civilian positions, most recently as chief data officer for the Army Futures Command’s Network Cross Functional Team. Following her extensive career with the service branch, […] More

As chief growth officer at technology services contractor Dark Wolf Solutions, Oliver Sadorra channels his engineering background and technical expertise into a role directing the company’s business development, capture and proposal. Therefore, he’s just as concerned with assuring the organization along a path of consistent market growth as he is breaking new ground in research and development. […] More

Federally-focused information technology provider cBEYONData has enjoyed significant growth in 2024. The Arlington, Virginia-based company completed its integration of recent acquisitions Alta Via and Summit2Sea into one cohesive entity; has won 100 percent of its recompetes over the last 12 months; landed a spot on the $8 billion FBI Information Technology Supplies and Support Services […] More

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released their first set of digital asset tax regulations on June 28, which establishes rules for how brokers must report gains and losses on their customers’ digital asset transactions. TaxBit works at the intersection of industry and government to provide tax and accounting compliance solutions to enterprises […] More

In this hyper-digital world, organizations now grapple with sometimes overwhelming volumes of data, which in turn escalates identity and risk vulnerabilities. This creates a critical need to balance these threats with available resources. Artificial intelligence-enabled name-matching technology is proving to be particularly suited to this task and can provide users with efficient solutions to bridge […] More

Craig McIntire currently serves as vice president of the Department of Homeland Security Account within SAIC’s Civilian Business Group. In this role, he oversees the full spectrum of the company’s DHS portfolio, which includes a wide variety of information technology and engineering services. His career began at Sperry corporation, where he designed and developed systems […] More

Before entering the private sector in 2021, Rick Driggers garnered extensive experience working within the U.S. government. He launched his career right after high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and later moved to the Department of Defense and then the Department of Homeland Security, where he gained a deep understanding of the […] More