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Wash100 Award Popular Vote Week 5: Booz Allen Executives Surge as Edwards Holds Lead

The Wash100 Award Popular Vote contest continues to shift as Week 5 sees major shake-ups in the rankings. While Scott Edwards of Summit 7 Systems retains the top spot, a...

Wash100 Award Popular Vote Week 4: Industry Leaders Hold Strong as Public Officials Gain Ground

The Wash100 Award’s Popular Vote competition continues to heat up as industry leaders and public officials compete for the top spots. As Week 4 concludes, familiar names remain dominant, while...

Public Officials Go Toe-to-Toe With Industry Leaders in Latest Wash100 Popular Vote Poll

The Wash100 Award is a highly anticipated honor that recognizes the top 100 executives across the government contracting, technology and defense industries. Each year, the public is able to engage...

Ranks Shift & New Challengers Emerge in 2025 Wash100 Popular Vote Competition

In January, Executive Mosaic, the leading organization for government contracting events and media in the Capital region, announced its 2025 class of Wash100 Award winners, the most influential and promising...

1st-Time Wash100 Winners Make Strong Initial Showing in Popular Vote

Executive Mosaic, the Capital region’s premier government contracting events and media organization, was excited to roll out its 2025 class of Wash100 Award winners. (The list compiles the most promising...

GovCon CEOs to Watch in 2025

The Wash100 Award, presented annually by Executive Mosaic, recognizes the most influential executives in government contracting and the federal sector. These leaders drive innovation, strategic growth and mission-critical solutions for...

Lockheed Martin’s Wash100 Award Winners

The Wash100 Award represents the pinnacle of leadership, innovation and influence in the government contracting sector. Since 2014, GovCon powerhouse Lockheed Martin has produced multiple Wash100 Award winners. These leaders...

Executive Mosaic Unveils 2025 Wash100 Award Winners

Executive Mosaic, GovCon’s leading media and events organization, is excited to announce the winners of its renowned 2025 Wash100 Award, the foremost recognition for government and GovCon industry leaders. Since...

5 Key Values of the Wash100 Award

The government contracting industry thrives on leadership, innovation and undeniable contributions to key missions. The Wash100 Award, established by Executive Mosaic in 2014, is an annual recognition of the GovCon...

Top 5 Most Popular Wash100 Winners of All Time

The 100 leaders named to the Wash100 every year by premier government contracting events and media company Executive Mosaic are all renowned members of the federal services ecosystem. But only...

Popular Vote Winner Judi Dotson On What Wash100 Means to Her

In 2024, Judi Dotson, president of the global defense sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, has earned a reputation for making Wash100 history. In March, she became the first Wash100 recipient...

Booz Allen Hamilton’s Wash100 Award Winners

Since its establishment in 2014, the Wash100 Award has been a prestigious recognition in the government contracting sector, honoring executives who excel in leadership, innovation and vision. Booz Allen Hamilton,...

SAIC’s Wash100 Winning Executives

In the 12-year history of the prestigious and highly competitive Wash100 Award, a handful of elite government contracting companies and federal agencies have produced multiple winners.  SAIC is one such...

Battelle CEO Lou Von Thaer Accepts 2024 Wash100 Award

Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, received his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The Wash100 Award annually recognizes executives with significant impact throughout the...

AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo for $4.1B to Advance Defense Capabilities

AeroVironment will acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 billion in an all-stock transaction to broaden the company’s defense capabilities portfolio. AV announced Tuesday that a definitive agreement had already been executed and...