Donna Morea Wins Eagle Award

Donna Morea

Last week, CGI US President Donna Morea has received the prestigious Eagle Award (Federal Computer Week) as the outstanding industry contributor to the federal IT community over the past year. You’d think that overseeing - and growing - a unit with 7,500 employees would be a 24-7 undertaking. Yet, Morea somehow manages to find time for a diverse range of interests and causes beyond the office. She is also highly regarded for her role as chair of the 2007 Kidney Ball, and for serving as the secretary of the board for the George Mason University Foundation.

So, how does Morea do it all - while steering along a subsidiary that brings in over $1 billion in annual revenue and 34 percent of CGI’s total revenue? Come find out to hear Donna’s story as ExecutiveBiz gives her the Been There Done That award on May 7th at the Tower Club. Click here for to learn more and register.

The following executives received a Fed 100 award:

Curt Kolcun, Microsoft, VP of Federal

Diana Gowen, General Manager at Qwest Government Services

Venkatapathi (PV) Puvvada, CTO at Unisys

Paul Cofoni, CEO of CACI

Meet the Press

Are you looking to get good PR for yourself in the blogosphere? Robert Scoble profiles how Tim Ferriss used blogs to get his book Four Hour Work Week on the New York Times best seller list. Click here to read more.

Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach Speaking on April 10th

Famous Cowboy and Naval Academy grad makes the pitch for how to build a successful business. Potomac Officers Club (POC) members and their invited guests will have the treat of hearing Roger Staubach speak at the Ritz in Tyson’s on April 10th. Register here.

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Alan Harbitter talks life as CTO of Nortel Government Solutions

Alan Harbitter

Long before he ever became CTO of Nortel Government Solutions, Alan Harbitter started his own company, PEC Solutions, with two other partners. When it went public in 2000, Harbitter wound up running a publicly traded company for the next five years. Then, in 2005, another milestone occurred: The company reached 1,700 employees and a $250M year run rate. That’s when it merged with Nortel Federal to form Nortel Government Solutions. The rest, as they say, is history. Today, as CTO, Harbitter has gone back to the things he loves most: more direct work in the areas he started out in — computer science and information technology.

Click here to read the full interview.

Best of the ExecutiveBiz Blog

• GSA to hold Alliant winners at bay ... for now
  March 31, 2008 by Brian Lustig
  On the heels of a Federal judge early March ruling in favor of a handful of contractors who protested not being awarded a piece of the General Service Adminstration’s Alliant contract, the GSA let it be known things wouldn’t be resolved anytime soon.
• iDirect Partners With Intelsat to Launch Satellite-Based Internet
  March 31, 2008 by John Stauffer
  Herndon-based satellite network provider iDirect partnered with Intelsat and international relief organization World Vision to launch a global satellite platform that will bring high speed Internet access to remote areas around the world.
• The Federal Government & Google
  March 30, 2008 by John Stauffer
  When the NSA or CIA attempts to search its databases for intelligence information they’ll soon be able to say what most civilians do when searching for information: “Google it”
• 10 COOs That ExecutiveBiz Readers Should Definitely Know
  March 25, 2008 by Brian Lustig
  Comedian Rodney Dangerfield is perhaps best known for his line “I don’t get no respect.” One wonders if, in a previous life, Dangerfield was a chief operating officer. While the president and chief executive officer are accountable for establishing an organization’s goals – and meeting them – over time it is the COO who is charged with delivering results on a day-to-day basis. Operating down in the trenches, the COO is often overlooked and under-appreciated, but make no mistake: A company with a strong No. 2 holds a tremendous edge over its competitors.
• Social Video for the US Intelligence Community
  March 25, 2008 by Bob Gourley
  ExecutiveBiz members have had the pleasure of interacting with a long line of IT thought leaders. One of note is Chris Rasmussen, a great advocate for information sharing and collaboration within the federal space and a master of the use of new tools to get groups working together on hard problems (read more about Chris here). Chris will speak with members again on 24 April 2008 at The New, New Internet.

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SBA's Small Business Week: April 21 – 25, 2008

The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce Small Business Week April 21-25, 2008. Since 1963, every President has declared National Small Business Week to formally recognize the important role of America’s small business community.

This year’s event will be chockfull of powerhouse sessions that provide the tools — and connections — to address your business goals for today and tomorrow. Confirmed several keynotes and administration officials, including. Sec. Michael Levitt, Newt Gingrich, Ambassador Susan Schwab (U.S. Trade Representative), Administrator Steve Preston (U.S. Small Business Administration), David Lattimore (CEO of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City), John Bryant (CEO of Operation HOPE), and William Kovac (Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Attendees will also have the unique opportunity to participate in meetings with corporate and federal buyers who have contracts to be filled by small businesses.

For more information, please visit www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com.

Fire & Ice Ball on April 5th

The AMERICAN RED CROSS of the National Capital Area Salutes Our Nation’s ARMED FORCES and their Families at the Fire & Ice Ball.

Saturday, April 5, 2008
6pm - Midnight
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC

Please join the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area Board of Directors and Gala Chair Teresa Carlson of Microsoft for an inspirational salute to our nation’s Armed Forces in recognition of their service to our country and in honor of the American Red Cross’ long history of support for our service men and women and their families.

This black tie/mess dress event features dinner, dancing, entertainment, live and silent auctions. General Admission: $350 per ticket; One table of 8 is $5,000; sponsorships available.

For more information: please call 703.584.8459 or visit www.redcrossnca.org.

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