Barbara Humpton became chief operating officer of Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal subsidiary — in December 2014 after three years as head of business development for the organization. The 25-year GovCon sector veteran and senior vice president at SGT has been with the subsidiary since its start in 2011 and is also a veteran of Booz […] More

Lynn DeCourcey oversees the cybersecurity line of business at NJVC in her role of vice president and general manager. In this role, she led a team at NJVC that developed a cyber dashboard for users to view information on potential threats on a single console and the tool was selected in 2011 for the (ISC)² Government Information Security […] More

Nick Urick oversees FireEye‘s work with federal agencies in his role as vice president of the federal division for the Silicon Valley-based network security company. FireEye calls its idea for cyber defense an “Adaptive Defense” approach that integrates the company’s technology with threat intelligence and experience in an effort to help government agencies stay ahead of cyber attacks and […] More

John Powers, Deloitte‘s federal defense sector lead, has noted the U.S. Defense Department‘s openness to make changes in the way it does business and offer incentives to industry partners. “This approach by DoD can create opportunities for innovation in weapons systems, supply chain management, deployment and support service delivery,” Powers said in an interview published on Deloitte’s […] More

Nathan Houser, head of Deloitte‘s national security sector, said advancements in analytics, information assurance and visualization technology can aid the U.S. government’s efforts to address emerging threats. In an interview published on Deloitte’s website, Houser said he sees national preparedness and resiliency programs as key opportunities for industry to help agencies use technology to prepare […] More

Jordin Cohen joined Noblis in January 2014 and serves as director for the homeland security and defense division within the company’s national security and intelligence mission business. His background includes work in areas such as cybersecurity, intelligence, critical infrastructure protection, homeland defense, counterterrorism, business administration. Prior to Noblis, Cohen directed technology risk programs at Deloitte […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne will purchase solar power supply from Silicon Ranch Corp. for the company’s leased facility in East Camden, Arkansas. Silicon Ranch plans to complete construction of the 100-acre solar field in Highland Industrial Park in late 2015, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Friday. The 12-megawatt project will supply supplemental daytime power to Aerojet Rocketdyne and release […] More

A new IDC Government Insights report states that the Internet of Things will help state and local governments leverage data to keep pace with technology advancements in cloud, social networks, mobile and data analytics. The “IDC PlanScape: The Essentials of Internet of Things Investment for Smart Cities” report provides guidance in justifying IoT investments as government leaders work toward […] More

In his role of chief financial officer at Engility, Mike Alber was one of the leaders that spearheaded the Chantilly, Va.-based services contractor’s $11.50-per-share purchase of Dynamics Research Corp. and pending $1.1 billion acquisition of TASC. As covered on GovCon Wire in December, the Federal Trade Commission has cleared the TASC buy and Engility expects the deal to close during the […] More

NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin focused much of their attention […] More

                          ————————————————————————————————————————————– Some believe there is no shortage of good executive recruiters that work in the GovCon marketplace. However, many firms face challenges during the process to seek a executive recruiter for help to fill a key position. ExecutiveBiz spoke to senior leaders at some of the GovCon […] More

Mirza Baig joined global aviation services and logistics contractor SkyLink Aviation in early September as chief information officer to help lead the firm’s information technology infrastructure and offerings across its five permanent offices and several other field locations. Baig, a more than 14-year federal IT veteran and former federal civilian official, spoke to ExecutiveBiz shortly […] More