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Roy Azevedo, President of Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Development of Space & Military Tech Capabilities

Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, is thrilled to announce that Roy Azevedo, president of Intelligence & Space (I&S) for Raytheon Technologies, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for leading and advancing space technology and other technical capabilities to assist the U.S. military advancements as well as drive company growth.Â Â

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by William McCormick March 23, 2021, 10:23 am
in Government Cloud, Government Technology, News, Space News, Wash100

Michael LaRouche, President of SAICâ€™s National Security and Space Sector, Inducted Into 2021 Wash100 for Company Growth; IT Modernization Efforts

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Michael LaRouche, president of National Security and Space at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award. This marks the first Wash100 Award for LaRouche. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Michael LaRouche as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.

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by William McCormick March 18, 2021, 10:23 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News, Press Releases, Space News

NASA, Blue Origin to Study Lunar Gravity Using New Shepard Suborbital Rocket Flight

NASA has partnered with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to enable the space agency to use the latter's New Shepard suborbital vehicle for flights to study reduced gravity scenarios similar to the gravity on the moon. The new capability for lunar gravity testing is expected to be available in late 2022.

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by Noah Chelednik March 10, 2021, 10:25 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News, Space News, Wash100

Alion Chairman, CEO Steve Schorer Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Company Growth; Advancing US Military Technical Capabilities

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Steve Schorer, chairman and CEO of Alion Science and Technology, has been named as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon) for his leadership and vision to transform Alionâ€™s portfolio and drive company growth while working to advance the technical capabilities of the U.S. militaryâ€™s service branches.Â

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by William McCormick March 9, 2021, 10:26 am
in M&A Activity, News, Space News

David Ray Appointed SAIC SVP for Space Business; Michael LaRouche Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. has named David Ray, former president of FLIR Systems' government and defense business, as senior vice president for a newly formed space business organization that aims to support federal civilian, defense and intelligence customers.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 9, 2021, 9:53 am
in Government Technology, News, Space News

Lockheed Gets Ready to Demonstrate Midsize Satellite Bus; Rick Ambrose Quoted

Lockheed Martin has commenced preparations to launch a midsize demonstration satellite platform designed for communications, weather research and Earth observation missions, Via Satellite reported Friday. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed's space business and a 2021 Wash100 awardee, said the company developed its LM 400 satellite bus hybrid in a push to help customers address evolving mission environments.

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by Nichols Martin March 8, 2021, 8:38 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News, Press Releases, Space News, Wash100

Boeing Defense President, CEO Leanne Caret Receives Fifth Consecutive Wash100 Award; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, received the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for the fifth consecutive time after being named to the 2021 Wash100.Â Be sure to visit GovConWire to read Leanne Caretâ€™s full 2021 Wash100 Award profile.

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by William McCormick March 2, 2021, 2:20 am
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Raytheon’s Blue Canyon Subsidiary to Produce Six More Satellites for DARPA ‘Blackjack’ Initiative

A Raytheon Technologies business has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to commence Phase 3 activities under the Blackjack program and supply an additional set of satellites.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers February 25, 2021, 4:06 am
in Cybersecurity News, Executive Spotlight, News, Space News, Wash100

Executive Spotlight: Mark Gerencser, Gen. Joseph Votel of BENS Discuss National Security Crisis Resulting from COVID-19

Mark Gerencser, chairman of Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, and Gen. Joseph Votel, president and chief executive officer of BENS, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz on the Commission on the National Response Enterprise: A Call to Actionâ€ report to identify ways to improve national resilience in responding to sustained, nation-wide emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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by William McCormick February 17, 2021, 1:25 am
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SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading Major Acquisitions, Advancing Significant Company Growth

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Nazzic Keene, CEO of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for her leadership as SAIC acquired Unisys Federal and reorganized the company's business structure to advance future growth priorities heading into 2021 and beyond.Â This marks Keeneâ€™s fourth Wash100 Award and her third consecutive.

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by Jane Edwards February 12, 2021, 1:16 am
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Maxar’s Jim McClelland: Tech Advances Fuel Smallsat Industryâ€™s Transformation

Jim McClelland, vice president of mission architecture at Maxar Technologies, said the small satellite industry is now more willing to take some risks, launch and learn from those launches driven by technological advances in smallsats, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. â€œItâ€™s been a very exciting transformation of the industry,â€ he said. â€œI have to actually, oddly enough, give a lot of credit to the cubesat guys."

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by Jane Edwards February 11, 2021, 4:39 am
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QuantiTech Merges With MEI to Deliver Engineering Services for Federal Agencies

QuantiTech, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital, has merged with Millennium Engineering and Integration Company (MEI) to provide engineering services and offerings for mission critical programs within defense and civilian agencies, QuantiTech reported on Wednesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. â€œWe are excited about joining forces with MEI," said Darryl Wortman, president and CEO of QuantiTech.

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by Sarah Sybert February 10, 2021, 10:43 am