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    CTC Foundation to Support Wings For Val Foundation in Challenge Coin Project

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. affiliate CTC Foundation will work with the Wings for Val Foundation to create “smart” challenge coins to encourage students to complete acts of service in honor of fallen servicemen and women. CTC Foundation said Tuesday it has provided funds for the challenge coin project to help Wings for Val develop a system where coins are linked to individual webpages that students can access to enter their […] More

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    The Spectrum Group Adds Retired Military Officers Lou Crenshaw, David Huntoon to Consulting Team

    Lou Crenshaw and David Huntoon, both retired senior officers from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army respectively, have joined The Spectrum Group. Crenshaw will bring his experience in federal financial management as well as in budgeting, planning and execution for the Defense Department to the Alexandria, Va.-based consulting firm, TSG said Friday. Crenshaw, a 32-year Navy veteran and retired vice admiral, […] More

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    Fulcrum Appoints Laura Smith as GSA OASIS, DoD Program Manager; Jeff Handy Comments

    Laura Smith has joined Fulcrum as program manager for the company’s business pursuits with the Defense Department and the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services. Smith previously served in the U.S Navy for more than 20 years before her retirement from military service as an intelligence officer, the company said Jan. 3. “Laura fits right […] More

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    Former Navy Officer Christopher Gidden Joins Stephens as Head of Aerospace & Defense

    Stephens Investment Banking has named Christopher Gidden as its new managing director and head of aerospace and defense. Gidden brings to Stephens prior experience as investment banking executive director and head of aerospace and defense for the EMEA region at Moelis & Company, Stephens said Jan. 25. “Chris joins Stephens with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the aerospace […] More

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    Retired Navy Rear Adm. Norman Hayes Joins Assured Enterprises Board of Directors

    Norman Hayes, a retired U.S Navy rear admiral and current Dynamic Technology Systems executive vice president for cybersecurity and intelligence, has joined Assured Enterpises‘ board of directors. Hayes has more than 20 years of experience in intelligence analysis, operational intelligence and cybersecurity, Assured said Wednesday. “[We] value his insight into cutting edge techniques for managing insider threats […] More

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    Northrop Grumman Contributes Software to Naval Academy, Presents Sperry Award

    Northrop Grumman contributed $3.17 million worth of its Voyage Management System software to the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation to support midshipman training at the U.S. Naval Academy. The company said Monday the donation of 135 software licenses seeks to improve the education and development of future U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers. VMS software features the Electronic […] More

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    Cyber Pro Ken Wang Joins MIL Corporate Business Devt Team

    Ken Wang, a cyber expert who has worked at the U.S. Navy, has joined the MIL Corp. corporate business development team as cyber lead. He will oversee the company’s initiative to grow its cyber services for the Naval Air Systems Command and other clients with focus on penetration testing support, MIL said Wednesday. “Ken’s analysis […] More

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    Joe Czyzyk Appointed Chairman of US Vets; Ted Lieu Comments

    Joe Czyzyk, chairman and CEO of air cargo services provider Mercury Air Group, has been named chairman of the nonprofit organization U.S. Vets. U.S. Vets said Monday Czyzyk joined the veteran-focused organization’s board of directors in 2012 and served with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam under the naval mobile construction battalion. “As a veteran of the U.S. […] More

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    Paul Stockton, Richard Danzig Named Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellows

    Paul Stockton and Richard Danzig, respectively former officials at the Defense Department and the U.S. Navy, have been appointed senior fellows of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. “Their experiences leading the nation through challenging times and knowledge of emerging technical challenges will further the lab’s impact for the nation,” APL Director Ralph Semmel said Tuesday. Stockton served as assistant secretary […] More

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    NSC Recognizes CTC’s Ed Sheehan for Commitment to Workplace Safety

    Ed Sheehan Jr., president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corp., has received recognition from the National Safety Council for his commitment to create and maintain a healthy and safe work environment. “Our leadership team is committed to employee safety and our employees are actively involved at all levels,” Sheehan said in a statement released Tuesday. He […] More

  • in Executive Spotlight

    Executive Profile: Gary DePreta, Cisco Public Sector Sales Director

    Gary DePreta serves as director in the public sector sales organization of Cisco, where he leads the company’s federal national security operation. DePreta was most recently responsible for Cisco’s civilian agency sales organization and federal healthcare and scientific agency teams. Upon joining Cisco, DePreta worked to help Cisco develop go-to-market programs that led to the […] More

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    Executive Profile: Thomas Vecchiolla, Raytheon International President

    Thomas Vecchiolla serves as president of Raytheon International Inc., where he is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing programs worldwide. Vecchiolla was previously the vice president of business development and strategy for Raytheon integrated defense systems after he served as director of strategy and government relations and as director of Naval programs for Raytheon […] More