Brad Barnhart, who has been working at Cherokee Nation Businesses for more than a decade, has been promoted to vice president of civilian and intelligence markets at the company’s federal-focused subsidiary, according to his LinkedIn post published Sunday. He took on the role after serving as executive manager at Cherokee Federal fo...
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Cherokee Insights has received a potential five-year, $100 million contract from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to provide analytical services in support of DCSA’s expedited screening and other vetting risk operations. Work on the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will occur i...
A Cherokee Federal business will support various functions at the Defense Health Agency headquarters under a four-year, $44 million contract. Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions will help DHA develop future plans for its clinical support division and clinical quality management branch, the Department of Defense’s Patient Safety Program, and DOD ...
Cherokee Federal has acquired Criterion Systems for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its cybersecurity and information technology service offerings. Vienna, Virginia-based Criterion Systems has over 450 employees focused on providing IT infrastructure operations, cybersecurity, cloud and data center management and systems engineering ...
Hiten Chadha, former global senior practice leader for Amazon Web Services’ federal financial practice, has joined Cherokee Federal as vice president and technology practice leader. He will oversee the development and implementation of information technology offerings for the federal government in his new position, the Cherokee Nation Businesses d...
Kevin Bearden, a more than 25-year government market veteran, has joined Cherokee Federal as vice president of humanitarian solutions. In his new position, Bearden will spearhead the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based contractor’s work with various agencies across immigration, refugee and emergency response programs, the federal division of Chero...
Cherokee Federal has bought Alexandria, Virginia-based intelligence community support provider Preting Consulting for an undisclosed sum as part of growth and diversification efforts. Ninety-five percent of Preting’s 150 employees are security clearance holders authorized to handle top secret or sensitive compartmented information and they pro...
Chris Buffoni, former senior vice president of enterprise business operations at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined Cherokee Nation Businesses’ government contracting arm as SVP for growth and performance. The nearly three-decade industry veteran will oversee growth strategies at Cherokee Federal in his new position, the company said Monday. At ...
ExecutiveBiz had the opportunity to speak with Cherokee Federal President Steven Bilby for its latest Executive Spotlight. During the interview, Bilby discussed the significant growth and success the company has had in the federal sector over the last decade, the drive for IT solutions, including unmanned capabilities, data and other emerging techno...
Macon Hardy, former account executive for the State Department business at Cherokee Federal, has been appointed senior vice president of business development at Unissant, where she held a similar role for nearly two years prior to Cherokee Federal. She will be responsible for overseeing Unissant’s core offerings and its work within the Departm...
