General Dynamics‘ mission systems business recognized eight small businesses for their contributions to supporting company customers in the defense and government landscape. General Dynamics Missions Systems said Wednesday it is currently partnered with over 22,000 small businesses and employs almost 5,000 minority-, women- or Veteran owned suppliers. Ann Rusher, vice president of supply chain management […] More

Artificial intelligence has rapidly grown across the government contracting space in recent years. According to Rich Aves, executive vice president of business development for the defense and intelligence sector at Parsons, AI will be “the hallmark of solutions going forward.” ExecutiveBiz spoke with Aves to learn more about how AI can be used in the federal landscape, […] More

Lockheed Martin, the global aerospace and security giant, is also one of the leading federal defense contractors in the industry. With their longstanding business relationship with defense departments, Lockheed Martin has completed countless projects and programs that fortified the nation’s defenses and boosted the warfighting capabilities of the country. To effectively service its customers in […] More

Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Maxar Technologies and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his strategic goals to continue the company’s growth across the federal landscape as well as how recent partnerships and company culture are driving talent recruitment and new market expansion during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. “We’re seeing a major inflection point as we […] More

A Boeing-built reusable spacecraft carrying more than 800 pounds of crew supplies and cargo lifted off Thursday as part of the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission to the International Space Station under a partnership with NASA. The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launched aboard a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket from a space launch complex at Cape […] More

As the small business landscape continues to change and evolve, many entrepreneurs are looking for ways to start and grow their businesses. With funding often being a major challenge for these businesses, many organizations, including private corporations, state organizations, and federal government agencies, are now offering small business grants to help them succeed. These grants […] More

Seventeen companies and the National Security Space Association have forged an alliance to fundraise for humanitarian aid and relief efforts to help people in Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. The Space Industry for Ukraine consortium said Tuesday it has raised almost $1 million to date and aims to deploy medical and food supplies, mobile refugee clinics […] More

The term “digital twin” refers to a real-time virtual counterpart of an individual, physical asset or process in the physical world. Digital twins can help organizations understand how these real-world elements might behave in a myriad of complex scenarios and environments – often without actually using or compromising the physical element itself. “Digital twins are […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Todd Probert, president of National Security and Innovative Solutions at CACI International, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for leading NSIS’ growth efforts in the national security sector through defense contract awards and technology innovation. This marks the second consecutive year that Probert has won the award. His first Wash100 was […] More

Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of Cyber & Intelligence for Jacobs, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the company’s recent acquisition of BlackLynx and the impact it’s having on Jacobs’ national security efforts. In addition, Nieves also discussed Jacobs’ continued expansion into the intelligence community, the challenges of addressing the latest cyber hygiene […] More

Mike Kushin, executive vice president and general manager of Information Warfare – High Consequence Missions for Parsons, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz to discuss his move to the company and the establishment of its Information Warfare sector in the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview. In addition, Kushin also shared his thoughts with ExecutiveBiz on the transition from Blackhorse to […] More

Ball Aerospace has shipped a new observatory spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for an upcoming NASA mission that will measure cosmic X-ray polarization while in orbit. The company said Wednesday it built the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer under a collaboration with NASA and the Italian Space Agency. IXPE will launch in December from Kennedy Space […] More