WATCH: Acquisition Reform and the Future of Naval Tech with John Bell & Mike Frank
In this virtual video panel series, WashingtonExec interviews industry and public sector leaders to explore the challenges, innovations and initiatives shaping the government IT landscape. This video was originally recorded March 24, 2026. In this segment, WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with John Bell, chief technology officer at HII Mission Technologies, and Mike Frank, deputy
Technologies That Shaped 2025 — and Will Define 2026
John Bell is the chief technology officer of HII Mission Technologies, where he is responsible for technical excellence and innovation in growth, product and services delivery, and internal research and development. As 2025 ends, one lesson is clear: Technology is no longer just enabling defense and industry—it is reshaping them. The pace of innovation this
Top Chief Technology Officers to Watch in 2025: HII Mission Technologies’ John Bell
John Bell is responsible for technical excellence and innovation across growth, product and service delivery, and internal research and development. His career spans decades in advanced technology solutions supporting modeling and simulation, networking, information systems, communications and cybersecurity. He started as a software engineer at NASA and later at the Defense Department, developing modeling and
HII Elevates John Bell to CTO of Mission Technologies
HII has promoted John Bell to chief technology officer for its Mission Technologies division. Bell’s appointment is part of the alignment between HII’s Mission Technologies CTO office and the corporate CTO office to support Mission Technologies growth, new cross-division opportunities and the adoption of “Industry 4.0” capabilities, the company said. “As HII looks to the
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