Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, is pleased to announce that Chris DeRusha, the new federal chief information security officer (CISO) for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Biden administration, has received his first Wash100 Award. 

Antony Blinken, secretary of the State Department, has received his first Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). Visit GovCon Wire to read Blinken's full 2021 Wash100 Award profile. To vote for him as one of your favorite executives of this year's Wash100 Award, visit Wash100.com to cast your TEN votes before April 30th, 2021.

Katy Kale, acting administrator with the General Services Administration (GSA), has received a Wash100 Award for the first time in her career. The Wash100 Award remains the gold standard in the government contracting (GovCon) industry to recognize the level of excellence that drives the elite leaders of the federal and government sectors. 

James Clapper, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and a former director of national intelligence, has been named to LookingGlass Cyber Solutions' advisory board.

Caitlin Hayden, formerly of the Aerospace Industries Association, has been named senior vice president of communications at BAE Systems, the company announced on Tuesday. 

Ginkgo Bioworks has secured a position on a potential 10-year Defense Department omnibus contract worth up to $8.3 billion for chemical and biosecurity projects. The company said Wednesday it will develop and deploy biosecurity tools as the only synthetic biology firm on the Joint Enterprise Research, Development, Acquisition and Production/Procurement …

Avril Haines, who served as deputy director at the CIA and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration, has been named a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She will join other national security and space experts who collaborate with the laboratory’s technical professionals to advise U.S. military leaders …

Melissa Hathaway, a senior adviser at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will participate in a United Nations University-hosted conversation on cybersecurity to be held on Oct. 4 in Tokyo, Japan. Hathaway will discuss the current cybersecurity landscape and establishment of a universal framework for voluntary …

Todd Park, a former U.S. chief technology officer, has joined Washington think tank New America as a member of its board of directors. He served as federal CTO at the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Office from March 2012 to August 2014 and a technology adviser to former President …

Defense contractors expect an increase in weapons spending as NATO countries work to increase their military budgets amid President-elect Donald Trump's skepticism about the alliance and his call for U.S. allies to pay more for their own defense, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Rick Clough writes Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Thales are …

Esri and the ArcticDEM project have unveiled new elevation models and updated previously released systems to offer a resource for adaptation and planning to groups in the Arctic region that face potential climate change concerns. Esri said Tuesday that accessibility to its online platform will help ArcticDEM address a requirement elevation …

Chris Lu, deputy secretary of the Labor Department, is set to join Washington, D.C.-based FiscalNote in February as the company's first senior strategy adviser. Lu will focus on business development in coordination with co-founder and CEO Tim Hwang and the executive team, FiscalNote said Thursday. “Companies, non-profits and advocacy groups …

President Barack Obama has appointed Christine Fox, assistant director for policy and analysis at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, to the U.S. Naval Academy’s board of visitors. APL said Monday Fox will work with 15 other board members to evaluate matters that concern the academy, including its state of morale and discipline, curriculum, …

Intel has made several investments in support of a computer science education program introduced by President Barack Obama dubbed Computer Science for All. The company said Monday it made the investments in support of Intel’s $300 million Diversity in Technology program that has committed to diversify the pool of available technical talent. The …

President Barack Obama is set to appoint Peter Altabef, president and CEO of Unisys, as a member of the White House’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Unisys said Monday Altabef will join other senior industry executives who provide recommendations to the U.S. president on policy and technical issues related to national security, cybersecurity, global …