Mitre has appointed five former defense officials to the advisory board of its Center for Technology and National Security that handles research and analysis activities on future warfare operations and emerging technologies.

John Noseworthy, president and CEO emeritus at Rochester, Minn.-based nonprofit medical center Mayo Clinic, has been appointed to serve on Mitre’s board of trustees for a term of up to three years.

Mitre has extended its agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to manage a federally funded research and development center focused on systems engineering subject areas.

Stephanie Turner, a 25-year human resources professional and former director of corporate diversity and inclusion at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been named vice president of inclusion, diversity and social innovation at Mitre.

Eliahu Niewood, former technical director for the Cross-cutting Urgent Innovation Cell at Mitre, has been named vice president of joint and cross-cutting capabilities at the McLean, Va.-based nonprofit corporation.

Craig Ackerman, who previously served as principal of the federal practice at management consulting and advisroy firm Chazey Partners, has joined Mitre as vice president of operations and transformation, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Wednesday.

Craig Ackerman, formerly a principal in the federal practice at global advisory firm Chazey Partners, has been appointed to the newly created role of vice president for operations and transformation at Mitre.

Kim Warren, a 17-year veteran at Mitre, has been appointed vice president of public sector programs for the nonprofit corporation's Center for Programs and Technology.

Jacklyn Wynn, formerly a vice president at Mitre, has joined General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) information technology unit as VP of strategic programs, Women of Color Magazine reported Thursday. She will oversee programs within the federal health sector, military health and veterans affairs areas of the GDIT business.

Mitre has received a one-year, $451.3M contract from the U.S. Air Force to administer a federally funded research and development center that focuses on engineering systems designed to help advance the government's national security goals.