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Major Leadership Appointments at the Air Force and FBI

The Air Force has named Sarah Zabel the new chief information officer for the Office of the Air Force Secretary and director of cyberspace operations for the branch’s information dominance office. The 17-year veteran has also served as director of C4 systems at Transportation Command and also served as CIO of the same command. _ […]

Business News: Executive Moves at Rigil, SAP and NuScale

Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained major executive moves at Rigil, SAP and […]

News of the Day: Terry Halvorsen Appointed Acting CIO at DoD

Terry Halvorsen has been named Acting CIO of the Defense Department just days after David Devries was named Acting CIO. Devries will continue his role as DoD Deputy CIO for information enterprise as Halvorsen starts his new role on May 21. Halvorsen steps into the role after serving as Navy CIO since November 2010. Teri […]

News of the Week: Keith Alexander Opens Cybersecurity Consultancy

Keith Alexander has formed a new consultancy group focused on the cybersecurity of financial institutions. The former director of the National Security Agency’s company will be located in Washington D.C., in the offices of Proontory Financial Group. “After a 40-year career in the military and the government, I am beginning an effort to see what […]

Gov't News: Federal Gov't Partners with Universities on Energy, Cyber Projects

The federal government continues to partner with Universities to improve energy usage and protect networks from cyberattacks. The National Security Agency is investing $8 million in cybersecurity research initiatives to create test labratories of four universities. The University of Maryland, North Carolina State University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois will each receive […]