The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been at the center of many of the White House’s cyber initiatives, policies and executive orders within the past few years. Now, just after the one year anniversary of President Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity, CISA is focusing on zero trust, modernization and workforce developmen...
David Harrison, a more than 15-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined QinetiQ’s U.S. arm as vice president of business operations. He will be responsible for overseeing QinetiQ US‘ functional business operations to create operational excellence and business value, the company said Friday. Shawn Purvis, president and CEO...
Trend Micro has formed a new business unit with the goal of helping federal government clients protect data using threat defense methods. The U.S. federal business unit will be based in Washington, D.C., and will help customers secure digital transformation initiatives, implement zero trust and facilitate cloud migration efforts through its team of ...
John Roth, an aerospace industry veteran, has joined AAR Corp. as vice president of business development for the company’s government services business, according to his LinkedIn post. He most recently served as director of strategy and business development for the Future Programs at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and previously held a similar r...
The federal government gives away hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts each year. In fact, government spending on contracts amounted to $682 billion in 2020, which is the highest one recorded in the last five years. However, spending data is hard to find, and it isn’t easy to get an accurate picture of where...
Over the last year, the U.S. government has cracked down on cybersecurity. Following the May 2021 issuance of the White House’s executive order on improving the country’s cybersecurity, federal agencies and their commercial service providers have been focused on complying with more stringent security standards while protecting themselves fr...
John Galer, formerly an assistant vice president at the Aerospace Industries Association, has joined Aerospace Corp. as chief of government relations, replacing John Plumb, who moved to the Department of Defense to serve as assistant secretary for space policy. The company said Monday Galer will drive engagements with state and local governments, Co...
ExecutiveBiz featured Denise Oberndorf, vice president of growth, defense and intel with Capgemini Government Solutions, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. She talked about the company’s recent growth initiatives, the key factors that contributed to its recent quarterly results and the efforts to drive values for empl...
Demetrias Rodgers, former Commonwealth of Virginia technology executive, has joined Planet Technologies as chief technology officer for state and local government and education and commercial operations. He will provide strategic leadership as the company delivers technology platforms and services to defense industrial base, SLED and commercial clie...
Kristin Seaver, a three-decade veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, has been appointed vice president of strategic client engagement for the information technology business at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). She will oversee the unit’s engagement with federal civilian customers in her new position, General Dynamics said Monday. Seaver held v...
