Massachusetts-based hyperconvergence software startup SimpliVity has hired former Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) sales executives Gary DePreta and Geoff Fancher to join the former company’s sales team, CRN reported Monday. Kevin McLaughlin writes DePreta, formerly director of the national security agencies business at Cisco, will serve as head of S...
Red River has appointed David Raffetto as senior vice president and general manager of its technology solutions division, a move aimed at accelerating the company’s growth in federal and commercial technology markets. In his new role, Raffetto will lead sales teams, direct go-to-market strategy, drive growth across diverse markets and strength...
Software company Elastic has appointed industry leaders Chris Townsend and Darryl Peek as global vice president of public sector and VP of partner sales for the U.S. public sector, respectively. Townsend and Peek announced their new leadership positions in separate LinkedIn posts. In addition to his role as global VP, Townsend will serve as presiden...
Oracle has named Bryan Beaulieu, a sales leader who has proven experience capturing and managing public sector acquisitions, as vice president of its homeland security portfolio. Beaulieu confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Tuesday. Who is Bryan Beaulieu? Beaulieu’s career at Oracle spans several years. He joined the IT services provid...
Maxar Technologies appointed Dan Smoot as CEO of its intelligence business, taking over for interim chief executive Daniel Jablonsky. The company said Monday Smoot is the latest addition to Maxar Intelligence’s new leadership team, which includes CFO Mike Mohn, Chief Product Officer Scott Herman and Chief Human Resources Officer Anat Gan Eden....
Stephen Hager, a 34-year U.S. Army veteran, has been appointed to the newly created position of chief information security officer at Google‘s public sector organization. He will report to Leigh Palmer, Google Public Sector’s vice president of delivery and operations, and be responsible for security, compliance and risk management functions ...
Jeff Showalter, chief development officer at technical consulting firm John H. Northrop & Associates, will join HII‘s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division to serve as its vice president of operations, according to his LinkedIn post. The executive has over 25 years of experience in providing professional services as a business consulta...
Seth Eaton, a veteran technology executive, has joined PAE (Nasdaq: PAE) as chief technology officer and vice president of technology innovation within the company’s national security services division. He will develop and oversee the implementation of the Falls Church, Virginia-based defense and government services contractor’s strategy for fie...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its 2021 Digital Transformation Forum on Tuesday to bring together the most notable executives and thought leaders from across the federal landscape to discuss how they are transforming their organizations through the adoption of strategic technologies. Check out the Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page to view on-...
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has selected 18 technology companies to help design and demonstrate various approaches to implementing zero trust architectures. The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s NCCoE said Thursday it will work with the companies to design and field architectures based on the concepts ...
