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Parsons Chairman, CEO Chuck Harrington Receives First Wash100 Award for Company Growth, Expanding Defense Work

Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson presented Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, his first Wash100 Award on Friday. Harrington has received the award for his leadership and...

Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for driving company growth through the acquisitions of Dynetics as well as L3Harris security detection and automation...

PAE Acquiring Centra Technology to Expand Intelligence Portfolio; John Heller Quoted

PAE announced on Monday that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CENTRA Technology, an intelligence analysis service provider focused on providing mission-critical services, for approximately $208...

Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for driving company growth through the acquisitions of Dynetics as well as L3Harris security detection and automation...

Space Force Launches First Field Command; Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting Assumes Leadership

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has created and activated its first field command that will be led by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, who received a nomination for the leadership post...

Christopher Krebs on CISA’s Election Security Website, Stakeholder Partnerships

Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the agency is partnering with public and private sector entities to...

Maria Roat on Federal CIO Council’s Data-Sharing Priorities

Maria Roat, deputy federal chief information officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Federal CIO Council seeks to make investments in identity and access management as well...

Hon. John Hillen: GovCon Leader, Presidential Policy Expert Forecasts More Continuity Than Change for GovCon Regardless Next Election

GovConWire had the chance to interview longtime industry veteran Hon. John Hillen, CEO of EverWatch Solutions and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, about the upcoming presidential election and the government...

Space Force Eyes Commercial Satcom Partnerships, Official Personnel Name

The U.S. Space Force is planning to launch more low-Earth orbit satellite programs and unveil an official name for its personnel ahead of the service branch’s first anniversary in December...

Mark Esper: DoD Needs 5% Budget Increase to Stay Ahead of Adversaries

Mark Esper, the defense secretary and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Pentagon needs a 3 to 5 percent increase in budget to keep up with near-peer adversaries...

VA Migrates Data for Upcoming EHR Implementation; Robert Wilkie Quoted

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finished data-related preparations needed for the new VA health record’s upcoming implementation in the Pacific Northwest region. VA said Thursday that it migrated...

DHS Launching Ramp;D Projects on 5G Mobile Security; Christopher Krebs Quoted

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a research and development effort focused on mobile security as the country works to roll out 5G infrastructure. The department’s Cybersecurity and...

Mark Esper: DoD Eyes Commercial Sealift Vessels for FY 2022 Budget

Mark Esper, secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has said that DoD plans to add commercial vessels for military sealift operations in its...

Aaron Weis: US Navy Transitioning to Zero Trust

Aaron Weis, chief information officer of the U.S. Navy and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service is transitioning to a zero trust framework to better protect and defend...

Ryan McCarthy: Army Seeks to Free Up $10B More Through ‘Night Court’ in 2022

Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service intends to find $10 billion more in savings in 2022 through a “night court”...