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Executive Moves/News
Brynt Parmeter Takes on Inaugural Chief Talent Management Officer Role at DOD
by Naomi Cooper
Published on April 11, 2023
Brynt Parmeter Takes on Inaugural Chief Talent Management Officer Role at DOD

Brynt Parmeter, a talent acquisition executive with decades of combined military and industry experience, has been appointed chief talent management officer at the Department of Defense.

In this inaugural role, Parmeter will work within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and help drive the DOD Total Force talent acquisition and management strategy, the Pentagon said Monday.

His responsibilities include overseeing reforms for remote and hybrid work arrangements, implementing talent development and tracking practices, promoting flexible career pathways and increasing talent retention.

Parmeter will also engage with officials from the military departments, Joint Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and other interagency partners.

“Growing and shaping our workforce is critical for achieving DoD’s mission to defend the nation now and in the future. That’s why we created and prioritized the new senior-level position of the CTMO,” said Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense and a 2023 Wash100 Award recipient.

Parmeter joins DOD following a three-year stint at retail chain Walmart, where he served as head of non-traditional talent and senior director for military programs.

He also led talent management initiatives for approximately 160,000 service members at U.S. Army Human Resources Command.

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Mattermost’s Barry Duplantis Shares 3 Steps to Break Down Barriers Preventing Implementation of Unified Military Collaboration Platform
by Ireland Degges
Published on April 11, 2023
Mattermost’s Barry Duplantis Shares 3 Steps to Break Down Barriers Preventing Implementation of Unified Military Collaboration Platform

According to Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of Mattermost’s North American public sector business, the wide variety of technology solutions needed by different military stakeholders has posed a challenge to the services as they work to maintain their preparedness for modern conflicts.

In a piece published to Homeland Security Today late last month, Duplantis said that the U.S. military must embrace a unified collaboration platform that streamlines technology tools, data and communication in a “secure, user-friendly way,” to bridge the gaps between stakeholder demands.

Duplantis shared three steps the military can take to diminish the political and technical barriers slowing the deployment of a centralized platform, the first of which is providing teams with technology tools that can remove bottlenecks.

Understanding the communication styles of younger talent is also essential. Duplantis noted that there is a generational gap between military leaders and technical users, who communicate and organize and consume data “in radically new ways.”

“If military leaders want to recruit and retain the technical talent that will help advance their missions, they need to equip them with the devices, apps, and instant-message functionality they’ve been using their entire lives,” he said.

Successfully implementing a unified platform requires confidence in its ability to satisfy military security demands. To meet these standards, Duplantis said that the platform should operate privately in an on-premises data center or private cloud and be deployable in Department of Defense environments.

“That gives military organizations complete data sovereignty and control to meet the strictest compliance requirements,” he explained.

“These collaboration technologies have been tested, proven, and are already in use by military ‘software factories’ such as Platform One, the innovation hub of the U.S. Air Force,” he added.

Duplantis said that connecting every stakeholder in one digital location will boost understanding, empower informed decision-making and help the warfighter respond with the right actions at the right times.

“A unified collaboration platform can help ensure the military isn’t trying to fight the next war with the last war’s information technology,” wrote Duplantis.

Contract Awards/News
DOD Study Examines Defense Industry’s Financial Health; William LaPlante Quoted
by Jane Edwards
Published on April 11, 2023
DOD Study Examines Defense Industry’s Financial Health; William LaPlante Quoted

A Department of Defense study has found that amid a financially healthy defense industry, small businesses face challenges when it comes to securing cash flow to cover operating expenses and do not enjoy the same opportunities that their large counterparts have when it comes to obtaining working capital.

Failure to obtain functional capital to conduct contract activities may force small businesses to turn to debt and use personal assets, according to the Defense Contract Finance Study.

DOD said Monday the study also looked at financing and payment policy impacts to defense subcontractors and accounting system and related government requirements over a two-decade timeframe.

The study offered seven major recommendations, such as recognizing the role of profit and cash flow in a healthy defense industrial base, improving means to ensure timely payments to subcontractors, assisting small businesses on defense contracts with financing and determining the effectiveness of performance-based payments.

The report consists of major analyses from a federally funded research and development center and three universities, as well as two DOD studies and feedback from small and large companies and trade associations.

“A financially healthy and robust industrial base is foundational to our ability to deliver the capabilities our warfighters need at speed and scale,” said William LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment.

“As the first time the Department has comprehensively assessed contract financing in over 35 years, I look forward to acting upon the study’s recommendations to attract new entrants to the defense marketplace at all levels of the supply chain while maintaining the financial health of our existing partners,” added LaPlante, a 2023 Wash100 awardee.

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2023 Wash100 Awardee Stefanie Tompkins Honored With Commemorative Profile
by Ireland Degges
Published on April 11, 2023
2023 Wash100 Awardee Stefanie Tompkins Honored With Commemorative Profile

On Tuesday, Executive Mosaic honored Stefanie Tompkins – one of the government contracting industry’s strongest leaders – with an in-depth profile detailing the remarkable accomplishments that earned her a spot in the 2023 Wash100 Award class.

This iteration of Wash100 marks the award’s 10th anniversary of highlighting the top tier of GovCon talent. Each year, the achievements of each nominee are carefully weighed to determine which 100 executives will receive the most coveted recognition in the GovCon field.

Tompkins, who currently serves as director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, won her second Wash100 Award for her impactful work to establish and progress technology development initiatives and foster the next generation of scientific talent.

Her dedication to promoting innovation led to the launch of multiple new initiatives, including the Advanced Research Concepts program and the DARPA Innovation Fellowship Program. To read her full profile, click here.

Though today marks the conclusion of Executive Mosaic’s series of celebratory profiles, the Wash100 spirit will continue through April 28 with the exciting annual popular vote contest! Before the competition wraps up, be sure to cast your 10 votes at Wash100.com.

Executive Moves/News
Noam Oz Instated as Director of Innovation Operations at ONR-Backed NavalX
by Naomi Cooper
Published on April 10, 2023
Noam Oz Instated as Director of Innovation Operations at ONR-Backed NavalX

Noam Oz, a former Naval Sea Systems Command program manager with 20 years of combined industry and government experience, has been appointed director of innovation operations at NavalX at the Office of Naval Research.

In a recent LinkedIn post, Oz said he would work closely with government, industry and academia to support the Navy’s Unmanned Task Force and other innovation hubs throughout the Department of Defense.

Oz joined NavalX from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, where he served as a sprint and transition lead responsible for building and executing strategy for the development, prototyping and fielding of unmanned capabilities to the U.S. Navy Fleet.

He previously held various roles at NAVSEA and companies such as Noblis, Lockheed Martin and eBay Enterprise.

Industry News/News
Executive Order Seeks to Update Regulatory Review Process
by Jane Edwards
Published on April 10, 2023
Executive Order Seeks to Update Regulatory Review Process

An executive order signed by President Joe Biden will increase the threshold for regulatory analysis that policymakers use to understand the effects of regulatory actions on the economy as part of efforts to modernize the U.S. regulatory review system.

“In order to focus OIRA and agency resources where they are most beneficial, the executive order increases the threshold to $200 million from $100 million in annual effects and directs that it be adjusted for GDP growth every three years,” Richard Revesz, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget, wrote in a blog post published Thursday.

The EO will encourage the public to increase their involvement in the regulatory review process and directs OMB through OIRA to revise Circular A-4.

Revesz said the circular serves as guidance that seeks to help agencies determine the effects of their regulatory actions.

“Specifically, the revision updates the discount rate that translates future costs and benefits into present-day values, provides greater support for analyzing distributional effects, and provides more thorough guidance for accounting for risk and uncertainty,” he wrote.

Revesz noted that OMB is also advancing revisions to Circular A-94, which offers guidelines on how federal grant funding is spent annually and that the proposed updates seek to “help better target federal funds for crucial projects.”

OMB is soliciting public input on the proposed revisions to the two circulars.

Executive Moves/News
Aerospace Expert Ravi Chaudhary Becomes USAF Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment & Energy
by Jamie Bennet
Published on April 10, 2023
Aerospace Expert Ravi Chaudhary Becomes USAF Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment & Energy

The Department of the Air Force has appointed aerospace and defense executive Ravi Chaudhary as assistant secretary for installations, environment and energy.

He will lead budget management as well as implementation of programs and plans concerning energy, installations, environment, occupational health and safety within the department, the U.S. Air Force said Friday.

Chaudhary previously served as director of advanced programs and innovation at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. He also spent time as acting deputy assistant secretary for energy at the Department of the Navy.

His service within the Air Force has taken him from the Space Command to the Materiel Command, as well as the Charleston and Andrews Air Force bases.

One of his notable roles was as commissioner for the White House Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from 2014 to 2019.

“Ravi’s experience serving in numerous government agencies, to include the Department of the Air Force as a pilot, space launch engineer and acquisition officer, will be a major asset to our team as he steps into his new role,” said Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force and four-time Wash100 winner.

News
NNSA Establishes Committee to Advise on Nuclear Security Matters
by Naomi Cooper
Published on April 10, 2023
NNSA Establishes Committee to Advise on Nuclear Security Matters

The National Nuclear Security Administration has renewed an advisory committee tasked with providing recommendations on counterterrorism and counterproliferation programs, nuclear weapon modernization initiatives and nuclear nonproliferation and arms control regimes.

The Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security, formerly known as the Defense Programs Advisory Committee, will provide insights on building and implementing the nation’s mission to counter emerging nuclear threats, the Department of Energy said Friday.

In addition, the committee will advise the NNSA administrator on the technical approach to nuclear security and other topics, including workforce development and pipeline activities.

According to NNSA, the renewal of the committee is essential to ensure that the agency performs its duties and complies with rules and regulations related to nuclear security.

ACNS will operate in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

News/Space
FCC to Hold Kickoff Event for Space Bureau & Office of International Affairs
by Jane Edwards
Published on April 10, 2023
FCC to Hold Kickoff Event for Space Bureau & Office of International Affairs

The Federal Communications Commission will hold a public event on Tuesday, April 11, to mark the official launch of its new Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs as part of a reorganization effort.

The bureau will oversee policy and licensing matters related to satellite and space-based communications to foster a competitive communications marketplace worldwide, FCC said Friday.

It is positioned to play a key role in coordinating with other U.S. government agencies on space policy and governance and promote the efficient use of scarce spectrum and orbital resources, in addition to other responsibilities.

The Office of International Affairs, among other activities, will implement FCC’s policies to promote competition and foreign investment in U.S. international telecommunications markets while addressing national security, trade and foreign policy issues.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel first announced the creation of the new offices in November is a function of the push to meet the needs of the satellite industry, advance long-term technical capacity to address policies and enhance coordination with other agencies.

News
National Space Council Director Jacob Middleton Ascends to Brigadier General
by Naomi Cooper
Published on April 10, 2023
National Space Council Director Jacob Middleton Ascends to Brigadier General

Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a ceremony for the promotion of Jacob Middleton, director of national security space policy at the National Space Council, to the rank of brigadier general.

In his new rank, Middleton will continue to support the development and implementation of policy and strategy to synchronize civil, commercial and national security space initiatives, the U.S. Space Force said Thursday.

“As these sectors become more overlapped, it is critical there is a national entity that looks across all these sectors to ensure we get the most out of our space sectors and drive towards synergies that benefit people across the Nation and the world,” Middleton said.

Middleton previously served as the director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Force Central Command, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base and commander of Aerospace Data Facility Colorado.

He was selected to transition into the Space Force in 2019 following nearly three decades of service in the Air Force.

Lloyd Austin, defense secretary and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, announced Middleton’s appointment to the rank of brigadier general in May 2022.

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