Navy’s Justin Fanelli Takes Home WashingtonExec’s 2026 Chief Officer Award
The Navy’s Justin Fanelli has won WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Award for Chief Technology Officer of the Year (Government). On June 2, WashingtonExec unveiled the winners of the 2026 Chief Officer Awards, its premier recognition of the executives shaping the future of government contracting. This annual can’t-miss event celebrates bold, innovative leaders across government and industry.
Top Chief Technology Officers to Watch in 2026: Navy’s Justin Fanelli
Justin Fanelli CTO, Department of the Navy “Our teams’ biggest recent achievement is hard to pin down because so much has changed for the better,” said Justin Fanelli. His team’s pilot, Flank Speed Wireless, recently won the Defense Department award for Flexibility in Acquisition and is already scaling across several ships. The solution provides secure,
Pinnacle Award Finalist Justin Fanelli: ‘Surrounding Yourself with Thoughtful Open Minded Winners is a Pretty Great Work Life’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Justin Fanelli, acting chief technology officer for the Department of the Navy, and finalist in the Cloud Executive of the Year, Government, category. Here, he talks
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