CATEGORY ARCHIVES: NEWS

Executive Mosaic Recognizes Craig Reed as a Driver of Transformation with Election to Wash100

The Washington 100 is the premier group of leaders from across the industry and government sides of GovCon that generate transformative value for their organizations and the American public. Executive Mosaic elected Craig Reed as a 2013 inductee into the Wash100 earlier this year in recognition on both sides of the GovCon intersection, with his current leadership position emphasizing his work to...

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GovCon Exec Inducts Pierre Chao, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Renaissance Strategic Advisors into the Wash100

The Wash100 is the premier group of executives and government officials that significantly and positively impact the government contracting industry through transformative leadership and capabilities. Executive Mosaic recently elected Pierre Chao to the exclusive group, in recognition of his foresight as co-founder and managing partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors, and other capacities. The...

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Business News: Serco, L-3 and Hughes Network Systems Appoint New Leaders

Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained major executive moves at Serco, L-3 and Hughes Network Systems....

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News of the Week: Rupert Soames Named CEO at Serco Group

This week, the biggest news GovCon Wire covered was the announcement that Rupert Soames has been named CEO of Serco Group and will become a member of the board, effective June 1. Soames previously served as chief executive of Scotland-based power generation company Aggreko since 2003 and is currently an independent director at Electrocomponents. Ed Casey, interim CEO, will lead the company until...

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U.S. and Russia End Joint Military Activity, Hagel Urges NATO Allies to Invest in Next-Gen Tech

With the crisis in the Ukraine unfolding, the U.S. and Russian armed forces has suspended military-to-military activities. John Kirby, Navy rear admiral and Pentagon press secretary, said bilateral meetings, port visits, joint exercises and other activities have been put on hold. “We call on Russia to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine and for Russian forces in Crimea to return to their bases, as...

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DoD News: Policy Nominees Speak to Congress, Army Seeks Laser Weapon

The U.S. Department of Defense is going through a transition period where many top officials are either leaving or their roles are being cut. Two nominees for policy positions at the DoD include Christine Wormuth as undersecretary for policy and Brian McKeon as principal deputy undersecretary for policy. They recently spoke before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline their plans for...

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Executive Moves and Contract News at Exelis, CNSI, Dell, General Dynamics and Noblis

Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained news at Exelis, CNSI, Dell, General Dynamics and Noblis. At...

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News of the Week: Northrop Promotes Don Chavez to Sector Counsel Role

This week, the biggest news GovCon Wire covered was the announcement that Don Chavez has been promoted to vice president, associate general counsel and sector counsel for Northrop Grumman's technical services sector. He previously served as counsel for the navigation and maritime systems division. The 23-year company veteran will be responsible for providing legal advice to the technical...

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GovCon Exec Inducts Tim Reardon into the Wash100

The Wash 100 is a premiere group of executives from the government contracting industry handpicked by the Executive Mosaic staff. Tim Reardon, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence solutions at Lockheed Martin, has been inducted into the Wash100. The 10-year CIA veteran leads 15,000 employees across the U.S. and in overseas locations in his current role. Reardon...

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GovCon Exec Inducts J.D. Crouch into the Wash100

The Wash 100 is a premiere group of executives from the government contracting industry handpicked by the Executive Mosaic staff. J.D. Crouch has been chosen as one of the leaders in the exclusive group in 2013. Crouch serves as QinetiQ NA CEO and joined the firm in 2009 as executive vice president for strategic development and then became president of the technology solution’s group. He has...

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Major M&A Activity and Executive Moves the Highlight in GovCon this Week

Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained M&A activity at ManTech, Veritas and Avaya Government...

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News of the Week: John Jumper to Retire as CEO of Leidos

This week, the biggest news GovCon Wire covered was the announcement that John Jumper will retire from his role as CEO and chairman of Reston, Va.-based Leidos. Jumper will continue to serve as chairman of the board at Leidos, a role he has held since 2012. The former Air Force chief of staff led the split of SAIC into two separate companies when he was named CEO of SAIC two years ago. "We look...

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