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Angela Carrington is a vice president and partner in IBM’s public sector business consulting practice, where she serves as the industry executive for the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Foreign Affairs (USAID and State). As part of the IBM industry team, she leads IBM’s go to market efforts for these agencies. Her areas of focus in […] More
Reginald Hyde, former Defense Department deputy undersecretary for intelligence and security, has joined the University of Alabama’s Cyber Institute as executive director. He will be responsible for the institute’s interdisciplinary research and educational programs on cybersecurity, big data, digital forensics and embedded systems, UA said Tuesday. “Taking a comprehensive approach to cyber research and education is a priority for the […] More
The Center for Security Policy – a non-profit national security organization – will recognize Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Sept. 18 at the center’s annual “Keeper of the Flame Award Dinner“. The CSP first gave out the award in 1990 and is meant to “bestow recognition on those individuals who devote their public careers to the propagation of democracy and the respect […] More
Airbus‘ defense and space division has won a contract of an undisclosed value to manufacture a communications satellite for satcom operators EchoStar and SES. The EchoStar 105/SES-11 satellite will have Ku- and C-band hardware and offer coverage throughout the Americas, Airbus Group said Thursday. EchoStar and SES plan to launch the satcom by the end […] More
Leda Chong has been appointed senior vice president for Asia-Pacific at Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics business, to oversee the unit’s business aviation sector in the APAC region. Chong will be based in Beijing and is a former APAC regional SVP for General Dynamics’ aerospace division, Gulfstream said Wednesday. Gulfstream President Larry Flynn said Chong will lead efforts to maintain the unit’s established relationships with stakeholders […] More
Linda Boles, formerly chief strategist for Cisco’s U.S. public sector healthcare innovation and business development, has joined ViON Corp. as director of healthcare strategies and business development. Boles most recently led a Cisco team to deliver technologies and approaches for patient safety and care management to federal, state and local healthcare agencies, ViON said Wednesday. “Ms. Boles is a […] More
Michael Schoen, a veteran product technology strategist, has been appointed vice president for marketing services at Neustar, reporting to Senior VP of Information Services Ted Prince. In his new role, Schoen will lead a team in the introduction of new solutions intended to help customers improve their brand, Neustar said Tuesday. “My plan is to […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. has appointed Gretchen W. McClain as the newest member of its board of director. McClain’s experiences gleaned from previous leadership roles in government and industry will help in the company’s push to expand its engineering and technology services portfolios, Ralph Shrader, Booz Allen chairman and CEO, said Tuesday. “Her experience as […] More
Greg Barsby, formerly head of KBR‘s defense and government services business in the Asia-Pacific region, has joined QinetiQ as managing director of its Australian segment and successor to Alan Woolford, who will return to the U.K. QinetiQ said Monday Barsby will begin work for his new role in October and will be based at the company’s office in Canberra. “He brings a background in defence, […] More
It was announced that under mutually agreeable terms that Doug Smith has left Oceus Networks as chief executive officer. Smith commented to GovCon Executive that it is an appropriate time for this transition: “Oceus has successfully made the transition from commercial wireless technology provider within Ericsson Inc. to what the company is today. The leader in LTE […] More
Tim Chase leads Deloitte Consulting LLP‘s defense intelligence business, where he handles development and delivery of management and technology offerings to intelligence agencies and organizations. He also serves as a principal for Deloitte Consulting LLP and a leader within Deloitte LLP’s federal government services practice. In an August 2012 conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Chase describes what […] More
Jim Gildea and Charles Neff of Huntington Ingalls Industries have received recognition from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for assisting employees with their military commitment. Gildea, vice president and chief counsel of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, and Neff, HII senior staff counsel, were nominated for the Patriot Awards by Leila Garcia, an NNS […] More
