Janet Foutty, currently chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP and previously leader of Deloitte‘s federal practice, has been nominated by the board of directors to the role of U.S. chairman, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The report said the professional services firm’s partners and principals will vote early next year …

Italy-based conglomerate Leonardo has moved to combine three divisions into a new electronics division as part of growth efforts in the defense and security technology market. Leonardo said Thursday the new business will consolidate the firm’s land and naval defence electronics, airborne and space systems and defense systems businesses. The …

Barbie Bigelow, formerly senior vice president and chief information officer of  Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC), has been appointed CIO at engineering, construction and consulting services contractor Black & Veatch. She will oversee Black & Veatch’s digital strategy and information technology group that offers tools and technology platforms needed to build …

Donna Morea, a director of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) since 2013, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the board of directors at the Reston, Va.-based government information technology services contractor once its $2.5B all-stock acquisition of Engility (NYSE: EGL) closes in January. SAIC said Wednesday Morea will succeed Edward Sanderson, who will remain with …

Zain Ahmed, formerly a senior director of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the company’s federal civilian and law enforcement practice. CenturyLink said Monday the 15-year telecommunications industry veteran will oversee the delivery of network, cybersecurity, cloud computing and information technology support services to …

Michael Huerta, formerly administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been named a senior consultant for Serco Group‘s aviation business in the U.S. He will provide strategic guidance and play a role in the development of Serco Inc.‘s global aviation strategy in his new position, the company said Friday. The Reston, …

Engility (NYSE: EGL) has received a potential $71M contract to help the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center engineer and integrate remote sensing systems. The company said Tuesday it will provide systems engineering support for the missile warning and defense and battlespace awareness missions of the SMC RSS directorate. …

Patrick Kumashiro, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, has joined LMI as director of the nonprofit management consulting firm’s USAF market. He succeeds Patrick Mahoney, who transitioned to a new role as leader of LMI’s support work at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and will oversee a …

Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and a five-time Wash100 winner, has said the company’s first priority is to continue organic growth efforts. “M&A remains our priority for capital deployment and we are pursuing quality companies and contracts that add new customers and fill capability gaps …

Cal Shintani, former chief growth officer of Highpoint Global, has been appointed to the same position at Arlington, Va.-based government services contractor Buchanan & Edwards. He will lead Buchanan & Edwards’ corporate business development, communications and marketing functions, as well as help its CEO and chief financial officer formulate merger-and-acquisition strategies, the …