Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce the selection of Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante to the 2024 class of the Wash100 Awards. As the Department of Defense's acquisition chief, LaPlante has worked to make sure that the U.S. military possesses the capabilities it needs to protect national security interests and that the U.S. defense industry is in a position to provide them. For these efforts, LaPlante is being honored with the Wash100 award this year, which marks his third straight win and third overall.

The Popular Vote Competition of the 2024 Wash100 Award runs through April 30, 2024. Click here to vote for William LaPlante as one of your favorite GovCon industry leaders!

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Executive Mosaic is proud to recognize William LaPlante, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award. This marks the second consecutive time William LaPlante has been selected to the annual Wash100 list of highly esteemed leaders who influence and shape the government contracting narrative. LaPlante took his oath of […] More

William LaPlante, nominee for under secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment with the Department of Defense, was been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for his visionary leadership and drive for innovation to revamp U.S. weapons systems to protect our national security interests as well as driving small business growth in the federal sector and the adoption […] More

William LaPlante, vice president of Mitre‘s intelligence portfolio, has been appointed to co-chair the Defense Science Board’s task force on the design and acquisition of software for defense systems. He will lead the task force in efforts to examine the evolution of the Defense Department‘s software acquisition process over the past decade and offer recommendations to help DoD improve the […] More

William LaPlante, assistant secretary for acquisition of the U.S. Air Force, has said the U.S. could face difficulties in its efforts to simultaneously maintain access to space, advance competition in space launches and cease dependence on Russian-built rocket engines, Reuters reported Tuesday. “I don’t think you can get all three in the next four or […] More

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and 2024 Wash100 awardee William LaPlante on March 12 signed an acquisition decision memorandum approving the Milestone C / Full Rate Production of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The milestone serves to validate the capabilities of the aircraft and positions the F-35 program for efficient production and delivery, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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Industry executives appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday to discuss complex supply chains facing prime contractors and how the issue increases cybersecurity risk, Nextgov reported Wednesday. William LaPlante, senior vice president and general manager of Mitre’s national security sector, said some prime contractors do not know the companies their subcontractors work with.
 

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Executive Mosaic, the premier media and events organization in the government contracting sector, is honored to announce the 2024 edition of the highly anticipated Wash100 Award. Now in its historic 11th year, the Wash100 Award recognizes the top 100 industry executives and government leaders in the GovCon community for their outstanding leadership, positive impact and […] More

The Department of Defense has begun to look toward Silicon Valley startups in its efforts to adopt advanced technologies to keep up with China’s widening military capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. In the current defense landscape, the DOD relies heavily on its traditional partners, while China utilizes outside public-private guidance funds. DOD officials […] More

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 represents a major milestone in the United States’ efforts to revitalize domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing and re-establish our nation as a microelectronics powerhouse on the world stage.  The Department of Defense’s Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Dr. David Honey, called the CHIPS Act a “hugely important […] More

The Department of Defense has doubled down on measures to limit contractors’ use of aircraft components, electronics and raw materials from China and other adversaries in an effort to safeguard the defense industry supply chain from potential vulnerabilities or disruptions, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. In early September, DOD decided to halt the acceptance […] More

U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has said the military service could move the timeline for the expected awarding of the Long Range Strike Bomber contract from August to September, Reuters reported Wednesday. “The main thing is to do it right,” James told Reuters correspondent Andrea Shalal. William LaPlante, Air Force acquisition head, has […] More