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    SGO Becomes 1st US Firm to Obtain PSC.1-2012 Mgmt Systems Certification

    Sterling Global Operations is a stability operations company that offers global services to the public and private sector in munitions response; logistics; communications; life support services; risk management; and security. SGO has announced it is the first American company to receive the worldwide certification ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012, an international standard for quality management systems at private security companies. The certification was […] More

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    CTU Named a Nat’l Center of Academic Excellence in Info Assurance, Cyber Defense

    Colorado Technical University has received designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense from the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. The university said Monday that the designation is in recognition of its computer science and information technology program offerings based on the two agencies’ selection criteria issued in 2014. […] More

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    Huntington Ingalls, Johnson & Johnson Receive Reserve Officers Association Nathan Hale Awards; Mike Petters Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and Johnson & Johnson have been honored with the Reserve Officers Association’s Nathan Hale awards for the companies’ support programs for reserve officers. The Reserve Officers Association accorded the recognition to Huntington Ingalls for providing employment opportunities to reservists and veterans, the association said Monday. “I am honored to accept this award […] More

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    Hughes Exec Rick Lober to Speak at SATELLITE 2015 Conference

    Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, will participate in a panel discussion at the Satellite Industry Association’s SATELLITE 2015 conference this week in Washington. The company said Friday the “Government Mobility Solutions: Offering Flexibility in an Uncertain World” panel will focus on military requirements for mobility and their […] More

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    Lockheed Martin, IERUS Technologies Win DoD Award for Mentor-Protege Program; Donna Longmire Comments

    Lockheed Martin and IERUS Technologies have received the Defense Department’s Nunn-Perry Award for their performance as a mentor-protege team. The DoD handed the award to Lockheed Martin’s Donna Longmire and IERUS Technologies’ Jason Keen at a ceremony in Virginia, Lockheed Martin said Friday. “Through the DoD mentor-protege program, we are able to help a small […] More

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    Executive Profile: Mike Walsh, EMC Director of DoD Operations

    Mike Walsh is the director for Defense Department operations at EMC Corp.‘s federal division and oversees a range of EMC products designed to help U.S. defense agencies manage information technology systems. He leads a team of professionals who work with DoD to address the agency’s IT infrastructure, application and security management challenges through the use […] More

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    L-3 NSS Gets DoD Mentorship Award for Cyberspace Solutions Partnership; Les Rose Comments

    L-3 Communications‘ national security solutions division has received the Defense Department‘s 2014 Nunn-Perry Award for its one-year mentorship of small business partner Cyberspace Solutions under DoD’s mentor-protege program. L-3 NSS said Friday it worked with Cyberspace Solutions from September 2013 to September 2014 on recruitment and organizational and technical functions to drive sales growth. “We strongly believe in developing strategic agreements […] More

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    Peter Smith: American Systems Keeps Culture of Employee Ownership as it Marks 40 Years

    American Systems celebrated Tuesday its 40th anniversary as an information technology products and services provider for the government and 25th year as an employee-owned company. American Systems CEO Peter Smith, who came onboard in 1980, said the company has remained committed to its business and philanthropic missions throughout the years. “Since becoming a majority-owned ESOP […] More

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    Linda Gooden Joins General Motors Board of Directors; Tim Solso Comments

    Linda Gooden, formerly an executive vice president at Lockheed Martin, has joined General Motors’ board of directors. Gooden served as president of Lockheed’s information technology division and oversaw integrated IT and cyber services for civil, defense, intelligence and other government clients, GM said Thursday. Tim Solso, GM chairman, said Gooden’s “background in the aerospace and defense industry provides […] More

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    CA Technologies Adds Jeffrey Katz to Board of Directors; Art Weinbach Comments

    Jeffrey Katz, formerly chief executive officer of Wize Commerce, has been elected to the board of directors at CA Technologies and will serve on the audit committee and compliance and risk committee. “The Board will greatly benefit from Jeff’s extensive technology and business experience managing high-performance organizations as well as his considerable operational expertise,” Art Weinbach, […] More

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    Executive Profile: Andrew Bryden, SRA VP of Communications and Public Affairs

    Andrew Bryden has served as vice president for communications and public affairs at SRA International since July 2013. Previously, Bryden was VP of marketing and communications at Sotera Defense Solutions and oversaw the company’s brand, external marketing and communications programs and employee communications. He also held marketing and communications leadership positions at defense and security […] More