From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson For more timely updates, follow me on Twitter.   Executive Mosaic's Weekly News Round-Up "We are swimming in sensors and drowning in data." 17 That is how Bob Edmonds (pictured left), vice president of Air Force programs at ITT Exelis, highlighted the dilemma presented by the proliferation of military and civilian unmanned aerial...

From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson For more timely updates, follow me on Twitter.  Executive Mosaic's Weekly News Round-Up Fostering innovation in the federal market place requires more than just great ideas. Individuals and firms must balance private sector considerations against an increasingly complex public sector regulatory environment that is pitted in tight...

 At the intersection of the private and public sectors, fostering innovation can drive significant value for many stakeholders by increasing both profits and taxpayer returns. In the CEO profile of the Spring issue of GovCon Exec magazine, Executive Mosaic sat down with Robin Lineberger of Deloitte Federal Government Services, who spoke about the power of cooperation of individuals from...

From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson For more timely updates, follow me on Twitter.   Executive Mosaic's Weekly News Round-Up     When the Potomac Officers Club was formed in 2002 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the Internet bust and telecom meltdown, there were few signs of the historic period of Capital-area resurgence to come. This year, the non-profit board of trade...

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson April 19, 2012 The big movement in GovCon right now is to Big Data and Analytics. Most recently, the White House initiated a $200 million research and development effort to foster innovation and the rest of the federal government is following suit, with at least five agencies signing on. But,...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   GovConExec Magazine April Issue Sizes Up The Big Picture on BIG DATA Top Executives Also Weigh in on BYOD, C4ISR and M&A trends Tysons Corner,VA—April 17, 2012 -- Executive Mosaic, publisher of GovConExec magazine, a unique print magazine devoted to covering the leaders and business of the U.S. government contracting sector, launches its latest issue with a cover...

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson April 12, 2012 GovConExec Goes BIG With New Big Data Issue This week marks the release of the 9th issue ofGovConExec magazine. Building off our previous issues' and peeling back the layers of growing trends -- including cloud computing, the insider threat and C4ISR -- we are a step ahead of the...

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson April 5, 2012 ManTech International finalized its acquisition of Sacramento-based software security firm HBGary this week for an undisclosed amount of cash. The Bill Varner-led mission, cyber and intelligence group will absorb the firm and form a new commercial business unit with its assets....

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson March 29, 2012 The debate over defense sequestration continues to pick up steam.Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion Blakey released an impassioned statement today advocating greater foresight of the cost of certain budget cuts.What's your opinion on the matter? Check...

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson March 22, 2012 Two weeks after announcing that Stu Shea had been promoted to chief operating officer, SAIC this week tapped Tony Moraco to succeed Shea as president of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance group.Moraco rises to the position from the executive vice president for...

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson March 15, 2012 Northrop Grumman announced this week that it has won an Air Force contract worth up to more than half a billion dollars to help modernize the branch's Air and Space Operations Center.The Falls Church, Va.-based contractor will lead a team of seven other firms, including Capgemini...

Executive Mosaic’s Weekly News Round-Up From Executive Mosaic President and Publisher Jim Garrettson March 8, 2012 Hot on the heels of naming former Air Force Chief of Staff John Jumper to succeed Walt Havenstein as CEO, SAIC this week promoted Stu Shea to chief operating officer, effectively immediately.The seven-year SAIC veteran previously served as president of the firm's ISR group and led...