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The Aerospace Industries Association, Commercial Spaceflight Federation and Satellite Industry Association have asked the Department of Commerce to continue to fund the Office of Space Commerce. “Retaining staff in the Office of Space Commerce to continue to carry out its work until a new Director is named is critical to the success of our industry on a variety of fronts,“ the three industry groups wrote in a March 9 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer for Parsons, as an inductee into this year“™s Wash100 Award selection that annually recognizes the elite leaders in across the federal and government sectors for the eighth consecutive year. This marks the third Wash100 Award win for Smith.

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 Action“ report to identify ways to improve national resilience in responding to sustained, nation-wide emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five Rivers Services, an Akima subsidiary, will continue to support Vectrus on its recently awarded $882.5 million contract for operation, maintenance and defense of Army communications. The contract has an estimated completion date of Dec. 26, 2025, and was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command.

Parsons has appointed Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer (COO) at Parsons, to the company's board of directors. As president and COO, Smith leads Parsons' global operations and drives growth strategy through technology innovation. “Carey has been central to our growth and success since joining Parsons,“ said Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient. 

Josh Salmanson, chief architect and a vice president at ECS, said in an interview that smart cities should implement more resilient architectures and robust cybersecurity platforms, operations and engineering should be integrated from the beginning of the smart city development process.

Microsoft supports the Cyberspace Solarium Commission's recommendations and calls on Congress to act on those suggestions, such as designating a national cyber director to oversee the implementation of the national cyber strategy and coordinate efforts across the federal government to address cyber threats. 

Marty Edwards, vice president of operational technology security at Tenable, said recent initiatives by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and measures being introduced in Congress could help critical infrastructure owners and operators improve OT security and cross-sector visibility to address cyber threats.

Parsons and San Diego-based technology company Neology have partnered to explore business opportunities across the  mobility, critical infrastructure and transportation sectors. The company said Tuesday it will help government entities promote infrastructure safety and access more tolling options through the partnership.

Joyce Hunter, a veteran information technology leader, has been named executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a nonprofit cybersecurity think tank. Parham Eftekhari, ICIT founder and most recently executive director, has transitioned to the role of chairman of the board of directors.

Parsons has announced financial results for the first quarter that ended March 31, reporting revenue increases, strong revenue growth and net income increases, the company reported on Wednesday.

Raytheon and IronNet Cybersecurity have teamed up to develop cyber platforms that could be used to defend operational and information technology systems against threat actors.

Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a four-time Wash100 award winner, said potential Iran-backed cyber attacks against the U.S. will be based on motivations, FOX Business reported Wednesday.

Mitre has introduced an ATT&CK framework designed to help cybersecurity teams understand the behavior and techniques threat actors use to launch attacks on industrial control systems of energy transmission plants and other critical infrastructure.

Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware, told Bloomberg in a video interview posted Saturday he believes Iran will respond to a U.S. airstrike through cyber warfare.