We are honored to recognize John Edwards as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at WashingtonExec’s 2026 Chief Officer Awards. Congratulations to John on this well-deserved recognition. #ChiefOfficerAwards #WashingtonExec #Leadership #ChiefOfficerAwards2026

WashingtonExec thanks our table sponsors for supporting the 2026 Chief Officer Awards and bringing together leaders across the GovCon community. We look forward to celebrating this year’s finalists with you on June 2!

Chief Officer Awards Finalist Mark Drever: 'If You Work With Me, I Need to Trust You With My Life' | WashingtonExec bit.ly/4tJ7tUV

Chief Financial Officer Lisa Pataki highlighted how rising global tensions are driving demand for secure connectivity and how SES is investing in its multi‑orbit fleet and upcoming MEO constellation, meoSphere, to serve U.S., European and allied government customers.

Congratulations to Scott Ledford on being named one of @washingtonexec's Top Cyber Execs to Watch in 2026! Scott brings deep operational expertise from his @FBI career to advance proactive cyber defense capabilities for our customers. His leadership is helping strengthen protections for critical infrastructure by enabling our customers to stay ahead of emerging cyber risks. Read more: washingtonexec.com/2026/04/t…

Check out Angelina, BE’s VP of Growth, featured in @washingtonexec sharing her perspective on growth, AI, and where the market is heading. From DoS EVOLVE to practical AI like BEAST, we are focused on delivering real mission impact. washingtonexec.com/2026/04/b…

Congratulations to our CEO Adel Al-Saleh on being named a finalist for @WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards: CEO of the Year. 👏 This recognition highlights Adel’s leadership in advancing SES’s position as a leading global provider of multi-orbit space solutions. We’re proud to see his impact recognized across the industry! 👉chiefawards.com

#TeamCACI’s Jimmy Norcross has been named a Top Cloud Exec to Watch in 2026 by @washingtonexec. Driving cloud, AI, and automation to power mission outcomes, Jimmy is helping customers turn enterprise vision into reality. Read more: caci.info/4sKtTVr #CACILeads #Cloud

#Congratulations to Vik Bansal on being named Chief Financial Officer at @RELIGroupInc

Congratulations to Beth Skoletsky on joining PE Systems, Inc. as Chief Human Resources Officer!

In a @washingtonexec profile, our VP of NASA and NOAA Operations, Clay Morad, shared his experience as an ASRC Federal employee leader and Alaska Native shareholder. "𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗜’𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗦𝗥𝗖 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹…𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗦𝗥𝗖." Learn how innovation, dedication and integrity fuel success for both our space domain customers’ missions and Alaska Native shareholders: asrcfederal.com/asrc-federal… #ASRCFederal #WashingtonExec #SpaceExploration #Leadership

#CACI CTO Jason Bales has been named a Top CTO to Watch in 2026 by @washingtonexec. Driving software-defined innovation across critical domains, he’s helping deliver mission-ready capabilities that strengthen national security. Learn more: caci.info/3PTRQvQ #EverVigilant

RT @amentum_corp: Congratulations to @amentum_corp's Jill Bruning for being a @washingtonexec Top Chief Technology Officer to Watch in 2026…

#Congratulations to Nick Jovanovic on joining Forward Networks, Inc. as Vice President, Public Sector! He brings more than two decades of experience leading federal sales and growth.

Big news for Alluvionic! Our Chief Growth Officer, Jason Souza, has been selected as a finalist for the 2026 WashingtonExec Chief Officer Awards — CGO of the Year. Finalists list: chiefawards.com/#finalists Let’s connect: alluvionic.com/ #Alluvionic #WashingtonExec

Big news for Team Xcelerate! Our CEO, Mark Drever, is a finalist for the WashingtonExec CEO of the Year Awards! Mark leads with a clear mission: deliver results that help keep our country safe. Congratulations, Mark, the Xcelerate team is cheering you on! bit.ly/4cbVo5r

#Congratulations to Young Bang on being promoted to President of Two Six Technologies! He steps into this role after serving as an Executive Vice President and Special Advisor at Two Six and previously holding senior leadership positions at The Carlyle Group and in the U.S. Army.

Congratulations to Atul Singh, CTO of @RELIGroupInc, on being named one of @WashingtonExec’s Top Chief Technology Officers to Watch in 2026. Below is a fun fact about Atul!

Check out this insightful article from our very own Glasford Hal, featured in @WashingtonExec: "Zero Trust in practice, not theory: What leaders learned moving from policy to real-world implementation." Read the full article here: bit.ly/4mfZH2R #ZeroTrust

Congratulations to Marty Brennan on being named Chief Operating Officer at growth[period]! He brings leadership experience from Deep Water Point & Associates, Wolf Den Associates, Celerity, North Highland and Washington Consulting to this new role.