This week, Tom Young was named chairman of SAIC’s (NYSE: SAI) board of directors. CEO Walt Havenstein shared his thoughts on Young and the appointment. Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) decided on Tom Kennedy to head up IDS, while Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) hired Maryanne Lavan to be the firm’s new general counsel. CEO Robert Stevens issued [...]
This week saw Bill Bodie set up camp at Parsons, following his departure from KBR. Bodie stepped down from his post at the Houston-based firm earlier this month. Also, Alan Tashima was selected by NJVC to helm the company’s Intelligence Community operations as a vice president.
Recently, GovCon Executive had the chance to speak with Doug Norton, VP of Business Development at CALIBRE. Norton touched on his goals for the firm, some challenges he sees in the market as well as his advice for other business development professionals. GovCon Executive: Tell me a bit about your background Doug Norton: I spent [...]
GovCon Executive had the chance to speak with Robert Jones, Jr. of HPTi. Jones serves as the senior vice president as well as a member of the board of directors of HPTi. At his post, he is responsible for HPTi’s corporate development, corporate strategy, human capital, and customer satisfaction. Jones offered us his thoughts on [...]
Vangent’s Geeta Nayyar was featured in The Washington Post in a feature on the firm’s bustling heath IT division: “As a resident and then a fellow at George Washington University Hospital, Geeta Nayyar, a rheumatologist, saw firsthand the pitfalls and the payoffs of implementing technology to support health care. During her time there — from [...]
Navy official Chris Kelsall spoke with ExecutiveGov about some of the issues he encounters in the CIO office, including social media: “As you know the policy is very high level and in a nutshell it says, “Non classified networks will provide internet capabilities. The Department of Defense will defend against malicious activities affecting the network. [...]
This week saw a handful of moves across the government contracting community. Todd Gautier was picked by L-3 to fill a newly created leadership role with the firm, while Ashley Vandersall Burke was named to head media communications at DynCorp. TASC will look to Larry Strang to head up cybersecurity, while Booz Allen’s Natalie Givans [...]
Greg Boehmer has joined Apptis to lead the firm’s business development efforts. Boehmer will be focused on new business growth within the Department of State and USAID sectors. He has over 35 years of experience, domestically and internationally, in the information technology and consulting arena focusing on both government (civilian and military) and commercial industries. [...]
This week, CGI’s George Schindler sat down with ExecutiveBiz to discuss his firm’s major merger with Stanley Associates. Read the story and watch the interview here. Also, EBiz profiled Schindler with a list of seven things you didn’t know about the lead of CGI Federal. Thirsty for more on the big deal? Here’s a look [...]
According to a report by Politico, defense lobbyists, veterans groups and other supporters of a robust defense budget are forming a political garrison against a philosophical restructuring from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The brewing storm is leaving many industry insiders wondering whether Gates’ plan will end up all wet – like the many who have [...]
