Nicole Peace arrived at HR through a detour most résumés wouldn’t survive — a fine arts degree, a mural painting business and a brief ambition to do special effects makeup in Hollywood. What she found instead, in an entry-level admin role at CACI, was something she hadn’t been looking for: a career built around people. Today, Peace is chief people…

Horace Blackman is the senior vice president of defense, intelligence and space at CGI. Companies like CGI, nestled into a niche between big tech players and well-funded startups, have to hustle to attract top engineering talent. The market is competitive, and we are aware we can’t always offer candidates some of the things that companies occupying other strata can. Tech…

We’re excited to introduce the better-than-ever Chief Officer Awards on June 2, 2026 – bringing together the best of the best from our previous Chief Officer Awards and Pinnacle Awards into one all-encompassing celebration. The deadline to submit nominations for the Chief Officer Awards is March 9, and we’re looking for your help to identify top industry and government executives…