Government News: Teri Takai and Frank Kendall Included in DoD News Stories
ExecutiveGov unveiled a number of timely and important news items this week geared toward the government and government contracting executive. Two vital stories the website published included articles with comments by Frank Kendall and Army CIO Teri Takai. Frank Kendall serves as the Defense Department’s top acquisition officer and he said the Pentagon will have to delay or cancel programs due...
Deloitte, Scientists Identify Behavior Types for CFOs; Which Type are You?
Deloitte has partnered with scientists to determine certain patterns of behavior that chief financial officers have in terms of strategies and individual interactions, CPI Financial reports. Isla MacFarlane writes that Deloitte's Business Chemistry report found that there are four main types of CFOss: drivers, pioneers, integrators, and guardians. James Babb, Deloitte Middle East CFO program...
Executive Profiles: Potomac Officers Club Gives Background on 2 Industry Leaders
Potomac Officers Club is a leader in providing news, profiles and timely updates on some of the most powerful leaders in government contracting. Every week, the website posts new profiles detailing the past exploits and current responsibilities of executives at some of the top firms in the industry. Recent profiles include executives at CGI and Raytheon Technical Servcies. Richard Martin serves...
Government News: Army Moves Email to the Cloud and F-35 to Cost $857B to Operate
ExecutiveGov unveiled a number of timely and important news items this week geared toward the government and government contracting executive. Two vital stories the website published included news about the U.S. Army moving its email to the cloud and operating costs for the F-35 being estimated at $857 billion. The Army has changed its email service to a cloud computing infrastructure and aims...
Business News: Executive Moves Announced at BAE, Deloitte, GovPlace and McAfee
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 BAE, McAfee, GovPlace and Deloitte...
News Of the Week: Linda Hudson to Retire as President & CEO of BAE Systems
GovCon Wire publishes a number of stories each week that includes executive appointments, M&A activity and earnings reports at GovCon firms. This week, the biggest news the website covered was the announcement that Linda Hudson will retire as president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the British contractor’s U.S. subsidiary. By the end of the first quarter of the company’s 2014 fiscal year,...
Potomac Officers Club Presents Big Data Breakfast Event
The Potomac Officers Club will hold a big data breakfast event on Thursday, July 22 focused on critical support for the agency mission. This is just the latest installment from POC which also put on a sequestration summit and a breakfast event focused on Bring Your Own Device. There are three confirmed speakers for the big data event including executives from Sqrrl the National...
Government News: U.S. to Consider Giving More Aid to Israel and Navy to Build a Surveillance Base
ExecutiveGov unveiled a number of timely and important news items this week geared toward the government and government contracting executive. Two vital stories the website published included an announcement about a new maritime surveillance facility and talk of increased U.S. aid to Israel. Currently, Israel receives $3.15 billion a year in aid from the U.S. According to an ExecutiveGov...
Business News: CACI, Northrop, Iridium and NetApp Appoint Executives
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 CACI, NetApp, Iridium and Northrop...
News of the Week: Lee Vorthman Promoted to NetApp US Public Sector Civilian CTO
GovCon Wire publishes a number of stories every week that include executive appointments, M&A activity and earnings reports at GovCon firms. This week, the biggest news the website covered was NetApp promoting Lee Vorthman to chief technology officer for federal civilian agencies for company's U.S. public sector. He joined the firm in 2011 after serving at Harris Crucial Security and SAIC....
GovCon Executive Presents Profiles of Contracting Leaders at Boeing and MITRE
GovConExecutive.com is a leader in providing news, profiles and timely updates on some of the most powerful leaders in government contracting. Every week, the website posts new profiles detailing the past exploits and current responsibilities of executives at some of the top firms in the industry. Recent profiles include executives at MITRE and The Boeing Company. Julie Gravallese serves as...
Government News: NASA Executive Resigns and V-22 Osprey's take Flight
ExecutiveGov unveiled a number of timely and important news items this week geared toward the government and government contracting executive. One major piece of news the website reported was the resignation of a NASA official. Lori Garver will step down as NASA deputy administrator and take up a new post with the Air Line Pilots Association. She will leave the agency Sept 6 after four years as...