Sherly Bunton, formerly chief information officer at agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO, has joined General Dynamics subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace as CIO. Gulfstream said Thursday that Bunton will report to Chief Financial Officer Dan Clare and will oversee the company’s enterpise information technology assets and strategies. She previously held leadership roles at wire and cable maker Southwire, […] More

Pavan Pattada, formerly president of Eaton’s Truck North America Vehicle Group, has been appointed as president of North America Vehicle Group. He reports to Vehicle Group President Ken Davis and be based in Galesburg and Southfield, Michigan, Eaton said Wednesday. “This move creates a common alignment in all four of our regions and is a […] More

Jeanette Gorgas, formerly senior director of strategic leadership at Weil Gotshal and Manges, has joined Grant Thornton as chief strategy officer in the company’s office of strategy management. Grant Thornton said Wednesday that David Boland and David Porges have also joined the office of strategy management to respectively serve as chief knowledge officer and community […] More

The University of Maryland University College will honor John Hamre and Steven Shirley at a cyber event for their contributions to the field of cybersecurity. UMUC said Friday that Hamre, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former defense deputy secretary, will receive the Pioneer Award in Cybersecurity. The university […] More

Brennan Hogan, program manager at LMI Research Institute, has said at a panel discussion hosted by the Brookings Institution that an incremental approach is one method for the U.S. Defense Department to innovate. LMI said Wednesday that during the forum, Hogan also provided her insight into how the defense sector should leverage three-dimensional printing technology. […] More

Vernon Butler serves as defense and intelligence business unit lead at Grant Thornton, with responsibility for that organization’s business development activities. He previously served as a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and led that firm’s U.S. Navy and Marine Corps strategy and organization business. Butler’s career includes roles such as Deloitte Federal Optimization executive, BearingPoint Office Enterprise Risk […] More

Grant Thornton has added new hires Joe Tria, Laura Sue D’Annunzio and Tracy McShane-Wilson to its “People and Culture” leadership team, where they will work on the recruitment and development of the company’s human resources. The company said Thursday Tria and D’Annunzio will work from the Chicago office, while McShane-Wilson will be based in Dallas. “Joe, Laura Sue and Tracy […] More

Concurrent Technologies Corp. Principal Adviser Engineer Melissa Klingenberg has received the National Association for Surface Finishing’s scientific achievement award for 2015. CTC said Wednesday Rob Mason, CTC’s principal materials and process scientist and NACE certified corrosion technologist, nominated Klingenberg for the award. Klingenberg is a 20-year veteran in the field of inorganic finishing operations with focus on research […] More

Mike Denning, vice president of global security at Verizon‘s enterprise solutions unit, and Ed Powers, national managing principal of Deloitte‘s cyber risk services practice, have said organizations need to consider technical and business factors when they plan for response to security incidents. Denning observed that privileged users have become an attractive target for hackers who […] More

A new TechNavio study predicts the compound annual growth rate for professional services in the global big data market to reach 35.05 percent over the next four years. The need to fill expertise and experience in the implementation of big data projects will drive market growth, ReportBuyer said Tuesday. The report also noted that adoption of Analytics as a […] More

A new Technavio report says the global market for security services is poised to gain a 10.13 percent year-over-year growth from 2014 to 2019. Technavio analysts observed government and commercial organizations investing in security service offerings to prevent theft of enterprise information and unauthorized data access, ReportBuyer said Thursday. The research firm used revenue data […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has announced the roster of its board of directors for the trade association’s 2015-16 fiscal year. NVTC also announced Tuesday the election of 27 new and returning board members, and 16 three-year-term members to the board. Officers of the board of directors include: Chair: Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of Inova Center for […] More