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Government Contractors | Technology 2025: TAIT, MATT
A U.S. Navy veteran, Tait joined government contractor ManTech International in 2018 as a division president before becoming its chief operating officer in 2020. Shortly after the company went private in a $4.2 billion sale to Carlyle Group, Tait became CEO and president in 2022. Previously, Tait spent two decades at consulting firm Accenture. He […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ARSENEAULT, TOM
As president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. arm of British defense giant BAE Systems PLC, Arseneault has overseen developments such as the $5.55 billion acquisition in February 2024 of Colorado-based Ball Aerospace, now known as Space and Mission Systems. In 2024, BAE Systems reported $16.5 billion in sales; it employs 41,000 workers […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: HELLER, JOHN
Before joining Amentum as CEO in 2022, Heller spent seven years directing growth strategy for Falls Church-based PAE, taking it from $1.6 billion in annual revenue to $2.76 billion. In September 2024, Amentum completed its merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new systems integration and engineering solutions company […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: VECCHIOLLA, TOM
Vecchiolla has led the U.S. arm of U.K.-based security and defense contractor QinetiQ Group since January, taking over for Shawn Purvis, now CEO of Ohio’s Sabel Systems Technology Solutions. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Vecchiolla spent more than two decades in the Navy as an aviator and acquisition professional. He also worked as […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: IPSEN, LAURA K.
After 25 years in Silicon Valley as an executive for Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Ipsen was hired to lead higher ed tech company Ellucian in 2017. With 3,800 employees worldwide, Ellucian has an annual revenue approaching $1 billion and works with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Ipsen is […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: TRUNDLE, STEPHEN
Trundle has led Tysons-based home security tech company Alarm.com since 2003, coming aboard from its founding parent company, MicroStrategy (now known as Strategy), where he served as chief technology officer. The company sold the spinoff security business to investors in 2009, and Alarm.com, which now has 2,000 employees, went public in 2015. Alarm.com has become […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: TORIAN, DEL. LUKE
As chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Torian oversees the creation of the single biggest piece of legislation his chamber passes every year: the state budget. Difficult in the best of times, the budget process in recent years has been complicated by divided state government. In 2023, with Republicans in control of the House of […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: MENGUCCI, JOHN S.
Previously CACI’s chief operating officer and president of U.S. operations, in 2019 Mengucci became president and CEO of the contractor, which made the Fortune 500 this year. CACI has 25,000 employees worldwide and reported $7.7 billion in fiscal 2024 revenue, up 14% from 2023. Before CACI, Mengucci was president of Lockheed Martin’s information systems and […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: TAYLOR, JENNIFER
Since 2020, Taylor has led the Northern Virginia Technology Council, one of the largest regional technology trade associations in the nation. NVTC represents tech industry players ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies to universities and nonprofits. Under Taylor’s leadership, NVTC has seen its membership grow by more than 85% to more than 500 companies. […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: BELL, THOMAS A.
Formerly chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America, Bell became CEO of Fortune 500 defense, aerospace and information technology firm Leidos in 2023. Bell is a two-time recipient of a Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic. Leidos has landed some huge wins under his leadership, including a Transportation Security Administration contract awarded in December 2024 valued […]
