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Verizon Federal VP Jennifer Chronis Receives First Wash100 Award for Advancing Digital Tech Modernization, Driving Company Revenue & Expansion

Jennifer Chronis, federal vice president of Verizon, has received her first Wash100 Award for driving technology offerings, expanding revenue and partnering with industry leaders to drive digital transformation across the government contracting (GovCon) sector.Â Executive Mosaic congratulates Verizon Federal and Jennifer Chronis on receiving her first Wash100 Award in 2021.Â

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by William McCormick March 12, 2021, 1:25 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News, Press Releases, Space News

NASA, Blue Origin to Study Lunar Gravity Using New Shepard Suborbital Rocket Flight

NASA has partnered with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to enable the space agency to use the latter's New Shepard suborbital vehicle for flights to study reduced gravity scenarios similar to the gravity on the moon. The new capability for lunar gravity testing is expected to be available in late 2022.

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by Noah Chelednik March 10, 2021, 10:25 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News, Space News, Wash100

Alion Chairman, CEO Steve Schorer Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Company Growth; Advancing US Military Technical Capabilities

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Steve Schorer, chairman and CEO of Alion Science and Technology, has been named as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon) for his leadership and vision to transform Alionâ€™s portfolio and drive company growth while working to advance the technical capabilities of the U.S. militaryâ€™s service branches.Â

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by William McCormick March 9, 2021, 10:26 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, Industry News, News, Press Releases

AT&T, Fortinet Announce Joint Secure Access Service Edge Offering

AT&T has partnered with Fortinet to create Secure Access Service Edge, the first global managed SASE offering meant to unify software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) with 24×7 management and vital network security functions. AT&T SASE with Fortinet will be immediately available, with system updates expected throughout 2021.

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by Noah Chelednik March 9, 2021, 5:32 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Industry News, News, Press Releases, Wash100

Army CIO Raj Iyer Receives First Wash100 Award; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

Executive Mosaic announced on Tuesday that Raj Iyer, chief information officer for the U.S. Army, has received his first Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for driving new information technology (IT) initiatives, introducing advanced modernization priorities and preparing the service branch to compete in the future of digital warfare.Â

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by William McCormick March 9, 2021, 1:46 am
in Industry News, Press Releases

ManTech Names New Chief Growth Officer; Matt Tait Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 9, 2021 â€” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) appointed Joseph Cubba, formerly an IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, as chief growth officer to oversee its profit, sales and revenue growth strategies, GovCon Wire reported March 2.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 9, 2021, 1:24 am
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David King, Group President for Dynetics at Leidos, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Dynetics Acquisition; Expanding Leidosâ€™ Technical Capabilities

Executive Mosaic has announced that David King, group president for Dynetics at Leidos, has received the first Wash100 Award, the most respected and coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), of his long career in the federal sector for his leadership and innovation as Dynetics works to expand the Leidos Innovations Centerâ€™s technical capabilities.Â

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by William McCormick March 8, 2021, 10:00 am
in Industry News, News, Press Releases

White House Names Three Combatant Command Nominees

The White House announced on Saturday nominations for three U.S. combatant commands. Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson was nominated to lead the U.S. Southern Command and a fourth star. Navy Adm. John Aquilino has been nominated to lead the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost was nominated to take over the U.S. Transportation Command.Â

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by Noah Chelednik March 8, 2021, 7:24 am
in Industry News, News, Press Releases

C3.ai Research Consortium Teams up With Shell to Drive Digital Transformation Initiatives; Tom Siebel Quoted

C3.ai has added Shell to the consortium of universities, national laboratories and companies that make up its Digital Transformation Institute. Detlef Hohl, chief scienctist for computation and data science at Shell, will represent the company in the consortium. â€œShell has established clear leadership in new energy, having laid out its â€˜Powering Progressâ€™ commitment to accelerate the transition of Shellâ€™s businesses to net zero emissions,â€ said Tom Siebel, C3.ai founder and CEO.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 5, 2021, 11:00 am
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Novetta to Support Military Service Members as DOD SkillBridge Program Authorized Organization

Novetta has been designated as an authorized organization under the Department of Defense (DOD) SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning U.S. military service members. "Our nation's heroes have the values and skills that make exceptional employees to support our customer missions," said Joe Zuliani, vice president of mission integration – special operations forces at Novetta and a retired U.S. Navy officer.

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by Sarah Sybert March 5, 2021, 10:41 am
in Industry News, Press Releases

HII Names Three New Technical Solutions Unit VPs; Andy Green Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 5, 2021 â€” The technical solutions division at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) elevated Chris Walton, Grant Hagen and Jaime Orlando from senior director roles to vice president ranks, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 25.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 5, 2021, 10:18 am
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Leidos’ Roger Krone: Gibbs & Cox Deal Would Extend Maritime Business Operations, Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2021 â€” Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), told analysts in a conference call that the company's move to acquire Gibbs & Cox aims to add a pipeline of marine engineering and naval architecture services to the existing maritime business, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 24

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 4, 2021, 1:57 am