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Stephen Chipman, who will be succeeded by Mike McGuire as CEO of Grant Thornton in 2015, will take the role of senior vice chair at the global consulting and professional services firm on Jan. 1, 2015. The firm’s revenue has grown 22 percent over the last three fiscal years and launched business groups in China, India and […] More
Jeff Yu serves as director of technology and engineering for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance division within the information systems sector at Northrop Grumman. Yu leads a business organization that offers systems, applications and services for the intelligence, defense, and national security communities and his focus areas include the division’s technology investment portfolio and its research […] More
DynCorp International has received recognition from the Army Aviation Association of America for the company’s contribution to the U.S. Army‘s materiel readiness and logistics operations. AAAA will present an award to DynCorp at the Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium on Nov. 6 in Huntsville, Alabama, DynCorp said Thursday. “We are humbled, as we take supporting the U.S. Army very seriously,” said […] More
Bernadette Wightman, a 15-year Cisco veteran, has been named president of the company’s business operations in Canada. She will succeed Nitin Kawale, who will retire after 19 years of service at the company, Cisco said Friday. “We thank Nitin for his leadership and congratulate Bernadette as she takes over the reins and brings her perspective to this high-performing team,” said Alison […] More
FireEye has released a new report that indicates the rate of malware attacks has grown nearly twice in the first half of 2014. The report examines the activity and targets of different malware threats across Europe, Middle East and Africa during the first six months of 2014, FireEye said Thursday. “Advanced attacks are the new reality for business and government,†said […] More
Raytheon and the Student Veterans of America will provide $10,000 educational grants to two U.S. Army servicemen under a new scholarship program that the defense contractor launched this week. The Raytheon Patriot Scholarship aims to help returning soldiers reestablish themselves academically as civilians, the company said Tuesday. The grant is named after Raytheon’s Patriot air and missile defense […] More
Linda Asher serves as corporate director of contracts at Booz Allen Hamilton and offers acquisition lifecycle support to defense clients. Her work includes strategic planning, market and acquisition analysis, client relationship management, contract execution and risk mitigation. She joined the firm in 2005 after a stint as deputy director of operations for Mnemonics, where she provided business and contractual management services to the […] More
Peter Beange, a more than 30-year defense and aerospace industry veteran, has joined Northrop Grumman as director for the company’s European commercial business unit. He will be based in London and aim to guide the organization in developing contracting, supply chain, capture and customer service strategies in the European market, Northrop said Tuesday. Andrew Tyler, […] More
Arturo Taboada, who has served as a project manager at Turner International, has returned to the company as vice president and regional manager of the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Taboada will report to Abrar Sheriff, president and CEO, and be based in Mexico City, Turner said Thursday. The 30-year veteran in the U.S. and Mexico region will be […] More
The Energy Department has given Los Alamos National Laboratory the “Star” status under the Voluntary Protection Program, which evaluates DOE contractor measures in employee health and safety. LANL said Wednesday the department also named Bethany Rich, former head of the lab’s VPP Program Office, as a DOE-VPP Champion nominee for her contributions to the program. “Hazards are part of our everyday work and […] More
Dwight Hunsicker serves as senior vice president and general manager of Globecomm Systems’ government solutions business unit. In this role, he is responsible for the unit’s go-to-market strategy and leads work to position the company’s products and services within the government market space. Hunsicker leads a team of business development and sales professionals that work with agencies […] More
Mercedes Westcott serves as vice president of public sector at Cloudera and also is a member of the federal advisory board at Threatstream. Prior to Cloudera, Westcott was vice president of public sector at Delphix. Westcott is also a former vice president at HP Enterprise Security Software, which she joined through HP’s acquisition of ArcSight, where she was director of […] More
