Jeff Ganek, CEO of Neustar, announced today that the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate, titled “The Cyber War Threat has been Grossly Exagerrated“, will take place at Washington D.C.’s Newseum on June 8. The debate, which is based in New York City, will move to D.C. due to the support of …

Symantec has entered a definitive agreement to purchase VeriSign’s security business, including the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Services and the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service. According to the firm, “the combination of VeriSign’s security products, services and recognition …

According to ExecutiveBiz: “The boom years may be over for federal contractors. But don’t tell that to Robin Lineberger. It was a year ago, in May, that the business unit he was leading was acquired by Deloitte. Tough market forces or not, Lineberger and his team have been on an …

TASC has announced a number of major additions to their leadership team. “These seasoned business leaders will help us chart the course for our future growth, ” said Wood Parker, president and CEO. “Our strong leadership team brings diverse experience and new approaches in strategy and business relations, enabling TASC …

Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) an Oxford-style debate series, is set to head to Washington, D.C. for its first ever debate outside of New York City. On June 8, IQ2US will present a special live debate from Washington D.C.’s Newseum. With corporate underwriting support from Neustar, Inc., the debate will consider the …

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recognized the team of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) engineers who played a significant role in the  successful destruction of an errant United States satellite in 2008, preventing it from an uncontrolled and unpredictable reentry and potential crash to Earth. “The success of this effort was …

ICx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq GM: ICXT) has announced a new addition to their line of Fido explosives detectors.  Created to address the challenges of screening bottled liquids in the demanding setting of airport security checkpoints, Fido ClearPoint is designed to rapidly and accurately identify suspicious liquids through their containers. The …

Deloitte opened its new headquarters in Rosslyn, Va., which will serve as a hub for Deloitte’s Federal Government Services and the company’s soon-to-be-open Center for Federal Innovation and Center for Cyber Innovation. Robin Lineberger, principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP and leader of Deloitte Federal Government Services, said the opening of …

Three times is a charm, and the recent elevation of Linda Hudson to head of US operations for BAE Systems makes three Lindas leading large area government contracting operations. Linda Hudson Linda Hudson has replaced General Tony Zinni as the CEO of BAE Systems, Inc.  General Zinni was filling in …

Qwest has been chosen by the Paisley National Directory Assistance Performance Index for leading the industry in directory assistance calls. This is the 11th consecutive time that Qwest has been chosen for the honor. The Paisley Index comes from customer satisfaction surveys for directory assistance. Qwest ranked number 1 in …