SkillStorm Senior Vice President Thomas Gauthier spoke with the Potomac Officers Club about his goals in his current role, the principles that inform his management style, his advice for executives in government contracting and more during a recent Executive Spotlight interview. Prior to joining SkillStorm, Gauthier spent time at companies including CGI, Deloitte and Gartner. Read […]
Roger Krone, a 4×24 member and a 10-time Wash100 awardee, is set to retire on May 3 after nearly nine years of serving as Leidos CEO. Krone, who will also step down as chairman of Leidos’ board of directors, spent 45 years in the defense industry and learned that the ability to adapt to geopolitical […]
The Intelsat 40e geosynchronous satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on April 7. The IS-40e GEO satellite uses spot-beam technology to provide connectivity capabilities to commercial aviation, mobility and network service clients. Specifically, it will deliver high-throughput capacity, high-speed connectivity through Intelsat’s Flex network, software-defined wide-area network coverage and speed enhancements, and […]
Oakton, Virginia-based small business SysNet Technologies recently earned a Best Places to Work award from the Washington Business Journal, a Washington, D.C.-focused periodical published by American City Business Journals. The 2023 BPTW list is composed of 75 select organizations out of a field of more than 300 nominees, SysNet said. According to an announcement shared […]
As Chief Information Officer of Leidos, Derrick Pledger is responsible for establishing and executing the organization’s information technology strategy and leveraging technology to optimize multiple aspects of the business. Pledger recently sat down with the Potomac Officers Club to talk about the lessons he’s gleaned from his career thus far in government contracting, the changes needed […]
The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a $1.7 billion contract to continue the support the company provides to the Army Aviation Center of Excellence’s Flight School XXI training program for rotary-wing aviators at Fort Rucker, Alabama. GDIT is the prime contractor providing simulation services for the program. The contract builds on GDIT’s […]
The Mobile Satellite Users Association has given its first President’s Award to Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a member of its board of directors and senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat. She has served on the board for 15 years, acting as a liaison for new industry entities and providing technical know-how to assist […]
The Falls Church, Virginia-based cloud security firm Caveonix has named three executives from the public and private sectors to top leadership roles. According to CEO Kaus Phaltankar, a 4×24 member, the newly appointed leaders are experienced at assembling “top-performing sales and marketing teams” and will support ongoing efforts to expand the company’s business with government […]
Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Chris Hegedus recently spoke with the Potomac Officers Club to share his advice for adapting, growing and succeeding in government contracting, as well as executing a winning leadership strategy. Hegedus is a leader in Booz Allen’s civil business, and he manages operations for the company’s domestic resilience practice. Prior to […]
Science Applications International Corp. reported $1.97 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2023, up 10 percent compared to the same period in FY 2022. SAIC’s full fiscal year 2023 revenue, meanwhile, is four percent more than the FY 2022 revenue. According to SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene, a 4×24 member and […]
