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ExecutiveBiz Speaks With Carlos Fernandes About the IPv6 Transition and the Future of Cyber

Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with Carlos Fernandes, director […]

News of the Week: Rafael Borras Joins AT Kearney Consulting Practice as Senior Adviser

Rafael Borras will serve in a senior adviser role at A.T. Kearney’s consulting practice after leaving DHS where he served as undersecretary of management and acting deputy secretary. “His combination of public and private sector leadership experience will be particularly important as we help public sector organizations fulfill their missions with leading practices drawn from […]

Gov't News: Federal Cyber Experts Could Move to Private Industry and NASA Tests New Fuels

Robert Rodriguez, founder of the Security Innovation Network, has said the salary gap for cyberworkers in the public and private sectors could mean more government cyber experts going to industry. He said government organizations must be willing to take risks and embrace change in order to resolve technical challenges. “I have people from the Pentagon, […]

Gov't New: Sylvia Burwell to Replace Kathleen Sebelius at HHS

At the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius has decided to step down as secretary. She led HHS for five years and will be succeeded by Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell. Prior to HHS, Sebelius served as governor of Kansas for two terms from 2003-2009 and held the role […]

ExecutiveBiz Speaks With John Thomas About Veterans and Why He Joined Leidos

Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with John Thomas, chief […]

Gov't News: Chuck Hagel Inspects China's Aircraft Carrier

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took part in a tour on Monday of China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. “It’s a sign of openness, of sincerity, that China has nothing to hide and wants to improve military relations with the United States,” Ni Lexiong, a naval expert with the Shanghai University of Political Science and […]