Polaris Alpha has appointed retired military officers James “Kevin” McLaughlin and Robert Latiff to its board of advisers. McLaughlin and Latiff will provide the leadership team with strategic guidance and advice as the defense technology company delivers services to government, intelligence community and military clients, Polaris Alpha said Wednesday. McLaughlin is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general […] More

SOS International has named Stephen Iwicki, a former vice president at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, as the new intelligence solutions group vice president following the appointment of Robert Billeaud as senior vice president for operations. SOSi said Tuesday Iwicki will be in charge of a company business unit that holds a potential $150 million contract to support U.S. Army operations in Afghanistan. “He brings […] More

Fidelis Cybersecurity has established a regional office in the U.K. as part of its efforts to grow the company’s European client base and offer channel partners with technology platforms designed to detect and prevent cyber attacks. The company said Friday it appointed Paul Roberts, a former regional director at Arbor Networks, as regional vice president to lead Fidelis’ new facility in Fleet, […] More

Exabeam, a security intelligence platforms provider, has created a federal advisory board in an effort to help federal and state government agencies detect and respond to cyber threats. The company said Monday the board will consist of Robert Lentz, president of Cyber Security Strategies and former chief information security officer at the Defense Department; and […] More

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has appointed Robert K. Cunningham chairman and Ulf Lindqvist vice chair of the IEEE Cybersecurity Initiative. Cunningham and Lindqvist will lead work to develop tools in an effort to speed up privacy and security technological innovations, craft guidelines for the creation of secure software application codes and promote cybersecurity […] More

Carahsoft Technology has been named FireEye‘s 2013 Distributor of the Year at the latter’s annual sales and partner conference in February, based on revenue-generating activities such as lead calls, capabilities briefings and marketing events. “This steady stream of activity has been a key part of our channel engagement, making Carahsoft an invaluable partner for our company,” Steve […] More

Robert Johnson has been selected as president of Sedgwick’s public sector arm. He brings over 30 years of experience in the claims and managed care industry to the company, Sedgwick Government Solutions announced From Bethesda, Maryland on Wednesday.

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Executive Mosaic, the premier media and events organization in the government contracting sector, is honored to announce the 2024 edition of the highly anticipated Wash100 Award. Now in its historic 11th year, the Wash100 Award recognizes the top 100 industry executives and government leaders in the GovCon community for their outstanding leadership, positive impact and […] More

Capella Space has created a subsidiary with the goal of bringing synthetic aperture radar imagery products to defense and civilian agencies. Eric Traupe, former assistant director of the CIA for the Near East and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will lead Capella Federal as president, the company said Tuesday. The newly formed business aims to […] More

NASA and a Northrop Grumman-led industry team that built the James Webb Space Telescope will be presented with the National Space Club and Foundation’s highest award, the 2023 Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy. The recognition is for the program’s contribution to the advancement of U.S. astronautics after the telescope completed the first-ever deployment of sunshield […] More

Robert Duffy, a longtime government contracting executive, has joined aerospace and defense engineering company BWX Technologies as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Beginning Aug. 29, Duffy will be expected to leverage his experience in business administration and human resources to lead the HR function at BWXT as well as oversee various other corporate initiatives, […] More

Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space as well as a two-time Wash100 Award winner, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about his strategic growth goals as EVP with the company as well as his insights into addressing the challenges of federal talent recruitment and the business side of innovation during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. “At Lockheed Martin […] More