ExecutiveBiz talked with Michelle Hertz, vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, about her background, CGI Federal’s growth over the past decade and her views on the federal acquisition process. “Implementing a more robust pre-acquisition process would be a win-win approach for all parties because it would eliminate unnecessary business risks for industry and result […] More

Charter Trading has agreed to market and sell IronClad Encryption-built mobile phone and networking products to U.S. military and government clients. IronClad designed its ICE phone and ICEMicro software offerings to help customers secure data and communications, the company said Thursday. JD McGraw, CEO of IronClad Encryption, said the company seeks to offer its technology platforms to the special […] More

Every day, scientists work to further man’s understanding of the world around us, attempting to devise solutions and further comprehension in planning for the future. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, companies like Battelle conduct research and development, design and manufacture modernized products, and deliver services critical to government and commercial […] More

CSRA will hold a conference call on July 17 with the investment community and government information technology professionals to discuss cloud adoption within the U.S. federal government. Yogesh Khanna, CSRA chief technology officer, will facilitate the conference call alongside federal practice leaders from Microsoft and ServiceNow, CSRA said Monday. The call will be publicly accessible through […] More

MICHELLE D. HERTZ VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY CGI FEDERAL Michelle D. Hertz was appointed Managing Counsel of CGI Federal Inc. (“CGI Federal’), a secure U.S. subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., in April 2010 and Corporate Secretary for CGI Federal and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in December 2011.  Promoted to Vice President in May […] More

The State Department has approved Egypt’s request to procure Common Missile Warning Systems from the U.S. under an $81.4 million foreign military sales agreement. BAE Systems and DynCorp will serve as the prime contractors on the deal that covers  67 AN/AAR-57 CMWS units for integration onto AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, the Defense Security Cooperation […] More

James Kessler, vice president of the materiel management division at LMI, has been appointed as a board member of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation. LMI said Thursday the retired U.S. Marine Corps major general will provide advisory support to the foundation that represents the interest of marines and their family members. Prior to LMI, he worked at DynCorp International as […] More

Gina Gallagher, a 20-year federal market veteran, has been named president of Chantilly, Virginia-based proposal development consulting company AOC Key Solutions. She has previously served as vice president of sales and marketing at Systems Made Simple for five years and has played a key role in the company’s pursuit of various health information technology contracts in the government sector, […] More

Bill Ballhaus, former president and CEO of SRA International, has joined educational technology firm Blackboard as its chairman, president and chief executive. He replaces Jay Bhatt, who will remain with the company as a special adviser to the chairman, Blackboard said Monday. “I am excited to join Blackboard and continue its progress in helping millions of […] More

James Jasinski serves as vice president of federal business development and supply chain at Fortinet, where he has managed the company’s federal market strategic efforts since March 2015. He previously worked in a senior VP position at Digital Signal Corp. from October 2013 to October 2014 and spent more than 10 years as executive VP of […] More

Former DynCorp International CEO Paul Lombardi and Stan Soloway, the departing president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, have been inducted into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Hall of Fame. Other winning executives and companies at the 13th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards were named in a ceremony held Thursday. The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and Professional […] More

The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council will induct former DynCorp President and CEO Paul Lombardi into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony that will be held Nov. 5, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Lombardi began his career with the McLean, Virginia-based defense company as […] More