The Senate on Friday confirmed the promotion of Jay “Scott” Goldstein from the rank of colonel to brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Goldstein serves as mobilization assistant to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s commander and holds experience in acquisition, cyber, intelligence and space operations. He joined the Air Force in 1990 as […] More

Susan Keys started the current chapter of her GovCon and information technology career last year when she took a vice president role at Avaya‘s federal business organization — Avaya Government Solutions. Her career includes stops at commercial and GovCon firms such as Cisco, Lockheed Martin, Oracle and more recently Riverbed Technology. Keys recently caught up with […] More

The widely-reported cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that compromised emails written by the movie and television company’s leaders and personal information of employees took another turn Friday when the FBI publicly held North Korea’s government responsible for the hack. As covered on our sister site ExecutiveGov, the bureau said it traced the malware, lines […] More

Robert L. Billeaud Jr. serves as vice president for intelligence solutions at SOS International, where he has led company’s mission support for clients in the public and private sectors since March 2013. His work includes assistance to the Defense Department and other government agencies on programs abroad in counterterrorism, intelligence, special operations, counter-proliferation and information operations. Prior to […] More

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance will conduct a panel discussion regarding energy-related cybersecurity issues on Nov. 18 at ManTech International‘s office in Herndon. INSA said Friday the forum will cover topics such as vulnerability mitigation, threat deterrence, consequence management and government-industry collaborations to avoid attacks in the U.S. energy sector. “I believe this discussion […] More

Scott Goldstein has served as chief technologist and head of the advanced missions solutions group at Dynetics since late 2012. He is a 30-year veteran of areas such as SIGINT, MASINT, IMINT, C4ISR cyber, radar, sonar, imaging, communications and navigation. Goldstein has previously held executive leadership roles at QinetiQ‘s North American business, ManTech International and SAIC. His background also includes work on research and development, […] More

Debbie Thurman serves as vice president of contracts and procurement at URS’ federal services division, headquartered in Germantown, MD. Thurman’s organization is responsible for all phases of contracting and procurement actions and includes approximately 300 professional staff members company-wide. She spoke with our sister site ExecutiveBiz to discuss the evolving budget environment and how she aims to […] More

Bryan Martin joined SRA International in April 2013 and serves as the Fairfax, Va.-based technology and services contractor’s vice president for cybersecurity and privacy, where he works to identify innovative technologies and set strategic vision in those areas. The Intelligence National Security Alliance member has more-than-20-years of experience in the federal market providing cybersecurity, systems […] More

Whitney, Bradley & Brown has won a potential three-year, $13.9 million contract to provide support services to a U.S. Marine Corps data operations unit, SEAPOWER Magazine reported Tuesday. The magazine reports WBB will lead a team that includes ManTech International and OSU-University Multispectral Laboratories to work with the USMC Information Operations Center in Quantico, Va. David […] More

Carlos Echalar, formerly a vice president at Computer Sciences Corp., has joined MICROS Systems as chief human resources officer and will also serve as a  senior vice president. Echalar will be responsible for the company’s global human resources strategy that encompasses compensation and benefits, recruitment, diversity, compliance and organization and leadership development, MICROS announced Thursday. […] More