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BigBear.ai to Become Publicly Traded Company Through Merger With GigCapital4, Inc.; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted

BigBear.ai, a leading provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud-based big data analytics, and cyber engineering solutions, and GigCapital4, Inc. announced on Friday that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in BigBear.ai becoming a publicly-traded company. “This is an absolutely mission-critical service for our defense and intelligence customers, […] More

by William McCormick June 4, 2021, 11:06 am
in Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, M&A Activity, News, Wash100

Executive Spotlight: Robert Silverman, EVP at Booz Allen Hamilton

ExecutiveBiz recently had the chance to speak with Robert Silverman, executive vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, to discuss Booz Allen’s work in the digital battlespace, the company’s M&A activity and strategy, the challenges of mixing company cultures in acquisition and the latest opportunities for Booz Allen to drive growth in […] More

by William McCormick May 21, 2021, 10:05 am
in News, Wash100

NGA Deputy Director Stacey Dixon Tops 2021 Wash100 Popular Vote Standings; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

After a record-shattering turnout of votes and participation from the government contracting (GovCon) community and all-time anticipation, Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce that Dr. Stacey Dixon, deputy director of the National Geospatial Agency (NGA) has finished in first place in the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings.

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by Christine Thropp May 5, 2021, 2:06 am
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space President Roy Azevedo Receives 2021 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award, presented the second consecutive Wash100 Award to Roy Azevedo, president of Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) for Raytheon Technologies, during a 4×24 membership dinner hosted by Executive Mosaic. Visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes to ensure they are included in time for your favorite executives before the clock strikes midnight.

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by William McCormick April 30, 2021, 10:31 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

Army Futures Command Partners With VMware to Create Software Factory; Gen. John Murray Quoted

VMware announced on Thursday that the company has been selected by the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) to empower soldiers to enable a software factory to utilize modern cloud technologies and DevSecOps practices as well as solve problems through agile and more secure software development processes. The Army Software Factory is the next evolution of the VMware-enabled Government Software Factory concept.

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by William McCormick April 29, 2021, 10:42 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

NetImpact Strategies Named ServiceNow Elite Partner; PV Puvvada Quoted

NetImpact Strategies, Inc. (NetImpact) has been named a ServiceNow Elite Partner, a top tier certification status, following rigorous certification requirements that demonstrate the company’s diversity of implementation expertise, history of several large successful enterprise-scale implementations, and exceptional customer satisfaction scores. "This is a testament to our exceptionally talented team's focus and technical depth to achieve this very hard-to-get designation," said Venkatapathi "PV" Puvvada.

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by William McCormick April 27, 2021, 10:26 am
in Executive Moves, News, Wash100

Robert Cardillo Appointed as Chief Strategist, Board Chair at Planet’s Federal Arm

Planet Labs Inc. has named Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief strategist and chairman of the board of its federal business arm. At Planet Federal, Cardillo will support strategic decision-making regarding future products that correspond with the mission needs of the federal government, the company said Tuesday.

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by Noah Chelednik April 27, 2021, 10:24 am
in Executive Moves, News, Wash100

Veraxx Names Mark Gray as Executive Chairman, Chris Conrad as CEO, Chief Growth Officer

Veraxx Engineering Corporation (Veraxx), has appointed former president and CEO of ASRC Federal and six-time Wash100 Award recipient Mark Gray as its new executive chairman as well as named company co-founder Chris Conrad as its CEO and chief growth officer. Gray and Conrad will work together to evolve the company’s overall growth strategy for high-fidelity flight training solutions.

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by William McCormick April 27, 2021, 10:23 am
in M&A Activity, News, Wash100

SAIC to Acquire Koverse to Advance AI, Analytics Capabilities; Nazzic Keene Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has entered into an agreement with Koverse to acquire the company in a move to expand SAIC’s software portfolio into full-stack AI with the ability to tackle the challenge of organizing structured and unstructured data from multiple sources. The terms of the acquisition have yet to be disclosed.

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by William McCormick April 26, 2021, 10:48 am
in News, Wash100

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Moves Into 1st Place in 2021 Wash100 Rankings; Eight Days Left to Cast Your Vote

This week, first-time Wash100 inductee Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ascended to the top spot in the Popular Vote for the most influential executives in the government, industry and academia that are shaping the GovCon community in 2021. Visit the Wash100 website to see the current Top 30 voting results and vote for your favorite executive leaders by April 30.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 22, 2021, 10:41 am
in Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, News, Wash100

Executive Spotlight: Todd Probert, President of National Security and Innovative Solutions for CACI International

Todd Probert, president of Operations for National Security and Innovative Solutions (NSIS) for CACI International and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his efforts to drive CACI’s growth initiatives in the national security space, the challenges his customers are facing, the latest initiatives involving electronic warfare for the U.S. military.

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by William McCormick April 21, 2021, 10:15 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

Guidehouse CEO Scott McIntyre Named to 2021 Wash100 for Driving Company Growth; Advancing Emerging Tech Capabilities

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Guidehouse CEO Scott McIntyre as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, his fifth consecutive time winning the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). Executive Mosaic congratulates Scott McIntyre as well as Guidehouse for his 2021 Wash100 Award. Visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes before April 30th.

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by William McCormick April 21, 2021, 10:03 am