Lou Von Thaer Lou Von Thaer, president of General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) advanced information systems business unit since 2005, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) as president of its national security sector. The appointment is effective June 6 and Von Thaer will lead a business that will become part of Leidos, one of... 

Randy Phillips Randy Phillips, a former Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) vice president, has joined TASC as senior VP of corporate development and chief strategy officer. He will be responsible for helping form the company’s growth strategy and identify acquisitions intended to expand TASC’s portfolio, the company said Monday. David Langstaff,... 

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) subsidiary has won a $487 million contract to build a cutter ship for the U.S. Coast Guard to deploy for Arctic maritime missions. The Munro is slated as the sixth ship in the Coast Guard’s national security cutter fleet and the Ingalls Shipbuilding division will start constructing the ship in October, the... 

Frank Ruggiero Frank Ruggiero, a former vice president of international government relations at BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary, has been appointed VP of federal government relations. The appointment took effect April 15 and Ruggiero succeeded Erin Moseley, who was promoted to president of the support solutions division in February, the company said... 

Ken Asbury CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has won a position on a potential three-year contract to help the National Defense University develop curriculum and other classroom instruction programs such as war games. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains two base years and an option year, with a $21 million ceiling value, CACI... 

Mark Chadason John Gorman, former a Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) director and L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) vice president, has joined MacAulay-Brown as vice president of Maryland operations and business development. Gorman will be responsible for growing business and supporting intelligence clients at Fort Meade, Md., home to U.S. Cyber Command, the... 

Michael Glass Dr. Michael Glass, a former official in the U.S. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive, has joined Falls Church, Va.-based science and engineering contractor Ensco as a vice president. Glass will lead the national security solutions division, whose customers include the intelligence community and the departments of Defense... 

Frank Helmick Frank Helmick, a 36-year U.S. Army veteran and retired lieutenant general, has joined Reston, Va.-based operations support provider SOS International as vice president of corporate strategy. He joins the company nearly seven months after retiring from the Army, where he most recently served as commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps... 

Stu Shea Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) will retain its current name for the enterprise information technology and technical services business upon completion of its separation into two independent companies. The other business focused in national security, health and engineering will take on the name “Leidos,” intended... 

Richard Burke (pictured right) QinetiQ North America has appointed eight-year Department of Homeland Security veteran Richard Burke director of strategic programs in the mission and information solutions business unit. The company said Burke will be responsible for aligning the company’s portfolio in the cyber intelligence, agile software development,...