Congressman Tom Davis Not Seeking Reelection

Tom Davis

U.S. Rep. Tom Davis Not Seeking Reelection

The Technology sector will be losing a good friend in the House of Representatives now that Tom Davis has announced he will not be seeking reelection. As chair of the powerful House Government Reform Committee in past years, Davis was one of the leading experts on government and defense contracting issues on Capitol Hill. He was instrumental in the passage of various technology and procurement bills, including the Y2K Act, Digital Tech Corps Act, the E-Gov Act of 2002, the Federal Information Security Act, the Critical Infrastructure Information Act and the Services Acquisition Reform Act. Davis formerly served as vice president and general counsel of PRC Inc., a technology and professional services firm in McLean. Read more on our blog.

Mark Warner

Mark Warner Speaking on Feb. 13th

Mark Warner, former Governor and now Senatorial front runner to replace John Warner, will be speaking before a combined Potomac Officers Club and ExecutiveBiz event on February 13th. POC members register here, ExecutiveBiz members register here (not a member yet? Join today and catch the event). Virginia Technology will be losing on friend in Tom Davis but gaining a friend in Mark Warner if his bid is successful.

Perot Systems Government Services Names New Head

Lee Carrick

Read our interview with the new President Lee Carrick in the always timely ExecutiveBiz Executive Spotlight. Last month, Lee Carrick was named to replace Jim Ballard as president of Perot Systems Government Services Inc. Carrick, who joined Perot Systems in November, previously directed an information technology division at Northrop Grumman Corp. We catch with him to discuss his 2008 plans.

Linda Mills

New at the Top:
Linda Mills

Linda Mills will be the corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's information technology sector effective Feb. 1st. She succeeds Jim O'Neill, who will retire May 1. As president of the IT sector, Mills will lead a sector that has sales of about $4 billion and about 18,500 employees worldwide. Read more.

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