2023 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Peraton’s Mark Adams
Mark Adams, vice president of technology and engineering at Peraton, has won WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Award for Business Development Executive of the Year, Private Company (annual revenue greater than $250 million). On Nov. 16, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients
Top CIOs to Watch in 2024: Peraton’s Rebecca McHale
Rebecca McHale CIO & acting CHRO, Peraton Over the past year, Rebecca McHale and her team achieved Peraton’s IT transformation and internal architecture consolidation in a technically sound way, ensuring a stable and efficient environment. They’ve also secured ISO certification for their service desk software and excelled in a recent industry audit. But McHale considers
Pinnacle Award Finalist Mark Adams: ‘Be a Voice of Leadership’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Mark Adams, vice president of technology & engineering at Peraton, who is the Business Development Executive of the Year finalist in the Private Company category with
Pinnacle Awards Finalist Milton Carroll: ‘It’s an Exciting Time to Work in Space’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Space Executive of the Year finalist in the Private & Public category Milton Carroll, who is vice president of business development, Space & Intelligence sector at
Nominate Contracts Execs for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards
The deadline to submit nominations for the Pinnacle Awards is Sept. 1, and we want your help finding the most impactful contracts executives. The Pinnacle Awards is an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across the region. For the contracts
Top Space Execs to Watch in 2023: Peraton’s Mark Jahshan
Mark Jahshan Vice President and General Manager, Civil Space Business Unit, Space & Intelligence Sector, Peraton Last year, Mark Jahshan and his team faced a significant challenge ⏤ identifying which legacy processes were working and what enhanced capabilities, workforce and agility were required to enable the future of space communications across 2 million kilometers. “It’s
Peraton Wins $340M in Classified Programs
Peraton has secured over $340 million worth of classified awards during the first quarter of 2023. The awards represent successful recompetes, and new and expanded work across the company’s Space & Intelligence sector. They underscore Peraton’s longstanding relationship with essential government customers. The company’s Space & Intelligence sector provides a wide array of operations support,
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2023: Peraton’s Mike Danick
Mike Danick Vice President, Programs & Operations, Peraton As the operations lead for Peraton’s newly formed Defense Mission and Health Solutions sector, Mike Danick stepped up to not only keep the train on the tracks but maintain the momentum generated from the previous year. In 2022, Peraton combined two of its sectors to create the
Chief Officer Awards Finalist Laila Salguero: ‘If Someone Takes You Under Their Wing, Let Them Teach You’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 17, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Chief Diversity Officer finalist in the Private & Public Company category Laila Salguero, chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer at Peraton. Here, she talks career turning
Peraton Labs Snags DARPA Contract for Machine Learning Technology
Peraton Labs has won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to develop real-time adaptive control technologies. These machine learning-based technologies would allow ground vehicles, ships, drone swarms, robotic systems and other long-lived physical systems to adapt to unexpected events. Considering military systems must operate over a wide range of environments, over long periods of
Peraton Snags $4B Navy Contract for Consolidated Afloat Networks & Enterprise Services
Peraton has secured one of eight awards with the Department of the Navy’s PEO C4I and Space, Tactical Networks Program Office for shore, surface and submarine platform production. Those components include kits, modules, software, spares and development items. The work falls under the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services Full Deployment Production Units contract. It’s
Top Pricing Execs to Watch in 2023: Peraton’s Hagen McHenry
Hagen McHenry Vice President of Pricing, Estimating & Competitive Assessment, Peraton As vice president of pricing, estimating and competitive assessment, Hagen McHenry and his team impact every sector of the enterprise. In 2022, his team grew from 20 to a mighty force of 85 movers of business who play an integral part in Peraton’s growth
Peraton Wins $2.25B DCSA Contract
Peraton has been selected by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to provide background investigation fieldwork services under a contract worth up to $2.25 billion over five years. “As the incumbent for this contract and bringing over 19 years of experience as the leading industry provider, Peraton is proud to continue our relationship with the
Peraton’s Tarik Reyes Helps Solve Government Problems by ‘Understanding Our Customers’ Missions’
As president of Peraton’s Global Health and Financial Solutions sector, Tarik Reyes supports some of the most critical missions in government. Whether it’s the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Federal Reserve, health care and finance agencies need to extract meaning from vast tracts of disaggregated data, “and they need the ability to do that
2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Peraton’s Szu Yang
Szu Yang, chief contracts officer and senior vice president at Peraton, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for Contracts Industry Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering
2022 Pinnacle Awards Winner: Peraton’s John Reing
John Reing, chief human resources officer at Peraton, has won WashingtonExec’s 2022 Pinnacle Award for HR Executive of the Year, Private Company. WashingtonExec on Nov. 30 unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients
Top Business Development Execs to Watch in 2022: Peraton’s Mike King
Mike King Chief Growth Officer, Peraton Peraton grew so much in 2021 ⏤ sevenfold in revenue just in the first six months ⏤ that Chief Growth Officer Mike King expanded his organization and stood up new strategy and government relations teams in the second half of the year. Building on this momentum, Peraton achieved a 2.1
Pinnacle Award Finalist Szu Yang: ‘Keep Your Nose To The Grindstone And Charge Forward For The Greater Mission’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 11, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 30. Next is Contracts Industry Executive of the Year (Private Company) finalist Szu Yang, who’s chief contracts officer at Peraton. Here, she talks success in her current role, overcoming career struggles,
Pinnacle Award Finalist John Reing: ‘I Thrive On Making An Impact’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 11, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 30. Next is HR Executive of the Year (Private Company) finalist John Reing, who’s chief human resources officer at Peraton. Here, he talks key achievements, career turning points, proud career moments
Top CIOs to Watch in 2022: Peraton’s Rebecca McHale
Rebecca McHale CIO, Peraton Rebecca McHale spent much of her career in cybersecurity, technology and data transformation. At every unexpected turn, she delivered a swift but thoughtful response – from emerging cyberthreats to consolidating 18,000 users into a streamlined single sign-on. Now, the team is building on these innovations to support Peraton’s distinct technology architecture.
Peraton’s Dr. Colin Chinn Appointed to Defense Health Board
Peraton announced that the chief medical officer of its Global Health and Financial Solutions sector, Dr. Colin Chinn, has been appointed to a 4-year term on the Defense Department’s Defense Health Board. A retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, Chinn is the former Joint Staff surgeon and served as chief medical adviser to the chairman of the
Peraton Wins $2B DHA Contract
Peraton has won a contract award worth up to $2 billion over 10 years to serve as the enterprise IT services integrator for the Defense Health Agency’s Military Health System. “Peraton is proud to continue our support to DHA and the Military Health System by leading the consolidation and transformation of its IT services,” said
Peraton Lands $850M DOD Intelligence Systems Contract
Peraton has been awarded a contract by the Defense Department to provide agile analytic platforms and data management solutions. The contract is worth $850 million over five years. “This win, which solidifies our long-standing relationship with the DOD, is the result of years of exceptional performance from our technical teams,” said Peraton Chairman, President and
Peraton Appoints John Coleman as President of Citizen Security, Public Services Sector
Peraton has appointed John Coleman as president of the company’s citizen security and public services sector. In his new role, Coleman oversees program performance, growth objectives, and the alignment of Peraton’s strategic technology investment portfolio with customers’ future mission requirements. Coleman has served as acting president of Peraton’s CS&PS sector for the past six months.
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