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Navy CTO Justin Fanelli Accepts 2026 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson

Justin Fanelli, chief technology officer of the Department of the Navy, has accepted his 2026 Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award,...

2026 Wash100 Award: The Numbers Behind This Year’s Most Influential GovCon Leaders

The 2026 Wash100 class includes first-time honorees and repeat Wash100 winners AI and cybersecurity emerged as the defining themes The Department of War produced the most number of winners  From...

Veritas Capital’s Industry-Shifting Moves in 2026

Eleven-time Wash100 winner Ramzi Musallam is leading Veritas Capital through continued prosperity He’s made a flurry of acquisitions in critical sectors like healthcare and energy Veritas even exceeded its own...

From Saigon Refugee to Navy Secretary: The Amazing Rise of Hung Cao

Cao took command of the top Navy civilian position in April He now oversees the service’s $377 billion budget Hear Cao’s plans for technologies like UUV and USV during his...

What the 2026 Wash100 Winners Reveal About the State of GovCon

Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Award provides a snapshot of the challenges, priorities and trends that mattered most in GovCon. Each of the 2026 Wash100 Award winners is responding to different issues...

GDIT President Amy Gilliland Accepts 2026 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson

Amy Gilliland, executive vice president and president of General Dynamics Information Technology, has accepted her ninth consecutive Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic in recognition of her leadership in advancing artificial...

From Del Toro to Cao: Navy Leaders Recognized by Wash100

The Wash100 Award, Executive Mosaic’s premier annual recognition of the most influential leaders in the government contracting sector and federal landscape, has consistently highlighted high-ranking officials leading the future of...

Wash100 Hall of Fame: Air Force Winners (2024–2026)

U.S. Air Force leaders have consistently appeared on the annual Wash100 list for their role in steering the service toward technological transformation to meet emerging threats and outpace adversaries in...

Baird’s Jean Stack Accepts 2026 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson

Jean Stack, managing director in Baird‘s global investment banking group and co-head of the firm’s defense and government investment banking practice, has received the 2026 Wash100 Award — marking her...