Tag Archives: U.S. Air Force

Executive Mosaic announced on Friday that John Heller, president and CEO of PAE, has received his sixth Wash100 Award for leading PAE’s transformation from a private equity-backed company into a publicly listed company and expansion in the government services arena through acquisitions and contract wins. Visit GovConWire to read John Heller’s full 2021 Wash100 Award profile.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to present Bill Monet, president and CEO of Akima, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving the company’s revenue through major contract wins and executive appointments. This marks Monet’s second Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic congratulates Akima and Bill Monet on his 2021 Wash100 Award.

Cielo Global Holdings' CieloGov subsidiary has announced the formation of a military advisory board that will be responsible for providing insights in support of its federal government transactions.

Northrop Grumman is producing two test models of the U.S. Air Force's B-21 Raider bomber two years after completing the aircraft's critical design review, with the first test article starting to take shape. The company said Monday it uses virtual testing environments, digital engineering approaches and advanced manufacturing technologies to produce the new bomber in Palmdale, California.

The U.S. Air Force is looking for two companies to partner with Lockheed Martin to help the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center establish a strategy for modernizing software on the C-130 transport aircraft.

Greg Ulmer, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics business, has said the U.S. Air Force could release a solicitation for logistics and sustainment support for F-35 aircraft this spring, Inside Defense reported Friday.

Kathy Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman, has been presented with a 2021 Wash100 Award for leading the company's efforts to create value through portfolio management, as well as her continued focus on growth through executive hires and contract pursuits in the federal sector. This marks Warden’s sixth Wash100 Award.

A test group from the U.S. Air Force has been working on a new directed energy weapon developed by Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business to deter enemy unmanned aircraft systems. The 704th Test Group started testing the High Energy Laser Weapon System 2 or H2 under an experimentation program that began in spring 2020, USAF said Wednesday.

Chuck Prow, president and CEO of Vectrus, has received the 2021 Wash100 Award for his strong leadership that has expanded the company’s influence in the government contracting (GovCon) sector. Throughout 2020 and into the new year, Prow led Vectrus to valuable contract awards and drove growth efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks Prow’s seventh Wash100 recognition.

Mike Holmes, a retired U.S. Air Force general and a member of Red 6's advisory board, has elevated to the position of board chairman at the Santa Monica, California-based augmented reality technology developer.

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.

MSBAI has received a Phase 2 contract under the U.S. Air Force's Small Business Innovation Research initiative to repurpose a cognitive artificial intelligence assistant for the service branch and the Missile Defense Agency to run hypersonic weapon trajectory simulation software from Science Applications International Corp.

Executive Mosaic is glad to introduce John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI International as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient. This represents his second consecutive year that Mengucci has received the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). Executive Mosaic congratulates John Mengucci on his second consecutive Wash100 Award. 

Aerial intelligence technology maker Measure has received an award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to provide software to support the service branch’s drone engineering operations.

Mica Endsley, former chief scientist at the U.S. Air Force, has been named to the board of directors of Charles River Analytics, where she will be tasked to provide guidance and insight in support of corporate governance activities. Endsley currently serves as president at SA Technologies.