News of the Week: John Powers to Lead Deloitte's Defense Sector
John Powers has been named the new leader of Deloitte’s federal defense sector. He most recently served as managing director for Deloitte LLP, where he led the merger and acquisition restructuring practice. Powers succeeds Charles Wald, who is now the...
Business News: IBM, ASRC Federal, Globecomm Systems Name New Executive Leaders
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News of the Week: Chuck Prow Promoted to Gov't Sales Lead at IBM
Chuck Prow has been promoted to industry general manager at IBM. “IBM has made a significant investment over the recent years in the areas of big data, cloud, mobile and social. These areas will continue to represent significant growth opportunities...
News of the Day: Mark Gray Appointed CEO at ASRC Federal
Mark Gray has been named president and CEO at ASRC Federal. Gray most recently served as VP and GM of URS’ systems engineering and information solutions group. Rex Rock, Sr., president and CEO of parent company ASRC said that the...
Robert Cardillo to Succeed Tish Long at NGA
The National-Geospatial Intelligence Agency has named Robert Cardillo to succeed 35-year government veteran Tish Long as director in October. Cardillo currently serves as DIA deputy director for analysis and previously worked at NGA as director of analysis and production. “I...
News of the Week: Lockheed Announces Three Leaders in the Missiles and Fire Control Business
Lockheed Martin has announced the appointments of three new executives in the Missiles and Fire Control business. Rita Flaherty, a 17 year company veteran, will be the vice president of strategy and business development for the fire control/special operations forces...
James Clapper Wants More Space Launch Services Competition, DoD to Increase Pay for Cyber Workers
The Defense Department is attempting to keep up with the private sector in cybersecurity hires by passing new legislation to increase incentive pay and bonuses. The bill asks the service branches to figure out “whether recruiting, retention, and assignment of...
Business News: Executive Moves at JHUAPL, Neustar and the Professional Services Council
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Christine Fox Named Policy, Analysis Asst Director at Johns Hopkins APL
Christine Fox has been named assistant director for policy and analysis at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, GovConWire said Tuesday. Fox most recently served as acting U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary to replace the retired Ash Carter. The appointment...
News of the Day: David Wennergren Named Professional Services Council SVP
David Wennergren has been named senior vice president of technology policy at the Professional Services Council. He most recently served as enterprise services group VP at CACI after serving as assistant deputy chief management officer for the DoD. The council...
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...
Business News: Executive Moves at Rigil, SAP and NuScale
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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...
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...
Int'l News: Japan Changes Stance on National Defense, Israel Wants Greater U.S. Support
Japan is set to propose conditions where the military would be allowed to defend other nations, an action Japan’s constitution prohibits. Many see Japan’s interest in helping its allies as a result of a more bold China in the Asia...