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. _ _ At the FBI, Christopher Todd Doss has been named assistant...
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 NuScale as well as news...
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 Takai left the DoD CIO role two weeks ago. Halvorsen, an almost 30-year...
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 I could do to help address the cybersecurity...
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 Pacific region. “If we have the option to exercise this right, we'll be able to make Japan a better partner in a region-wide security community,” said Narushige...
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...
Business News: Executive Moves at Northrop, Raytheon, Cubic and ManTech
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 Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Cubic Corp....
News of the Week: FireEye Acquires Va.-based Cybersecurity Tech Firm
FireEye has agreed to acquire a Virginia-based network forensics firm in order to combine its cybersecurity platform with nPulse Technology’s security system. This buy comes just months after FireEye bought cybersecurity firm Mandiant for more than $1 billion. David DeWalt, FireEye chairman and CEO, said that his firm aims to bolster its ability to “protect and remediate before a compromise...
News of the Day: ManTech Names Louis Chabot Cyber Group VP and Technical Architect
Louis Chabot has been appointed ManTech's vice president and technical architect for the mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group. Chabot will be responsible for innovation and existing and future programs in his new role. “We look forward to applying Louis’ sought-after expertise to our existing and new customers as we continue to address increasingly complex information technology...
CBP to Drastically Increase Workforce and Mark Lippert Nominated to Ambassador Role
In one of many major stories covered on ExecutiveGov today, Cutoms and Border Protection has announced that they will hire 2,000 officers. After the hiring is completed, the agency predicts there will be 21,370 border patrol agents and 23,775 CBP officers. The border protection agency which is a part of DHS is receiving $10.6 billion in funding this year, $110.6 million more than last year. _ _...
Gov't News: DIA to Lose Top Officials While DoD Appoints Deputy Defense Secretary
Michael Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and his deputy, David Shedd, announced this week that they will step down from their roles by the Fall of this year. Flynn joined DIA as director in July 2012 and Shedd has been in the deputy director role since August 2010. In a message to DIA employees, the leaders said, "today and tomorrow DIA is clearly postured to achieve even...
Business News: Executive Moves at The SI Org, CSC, OMNIPLEX and DRS
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 The SI Org, CSC, OMNIPLEX and DRS. The...