Charles Lyons-Burt

Palantir Technologies has created its first federal advisory board and selected a host of leaders with government and military experience to assist in tailoring the company’s services to meet defense, intelligence and homeland security needs. Among the newly announced members are Christine Fox, former acting deputy secretary of defense, Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air […] More

Defense contractor Leidos has elevated two of its team members, Steve Cook and Paul Engola, to top positions within its Dynetics business. Cook will serve as group president of Dynetics and Engola will be deputy group president of the wholly owned Leidos subsidiary, effective April 1, the company said Tuesday. “I’m excited to see Steve and Paul grow the company’s […] More

Google’s government and education arm has named cloud and analytics executive Stephen Elliott as its head of artificial intelligence solutions. According to his LinkedIn profile, Elliott will collaborate with public sector customers in his new role to deliver cloud and artificial intelligence technologies, with a particular focus on leveraging the Palantir Foundry platform. Elliott began his […] More

CyberCore Technologies has chosen William Von Hagel to spearhead a new division of the company invested in burgeoning technological advancements. As vice president of emergent technology solutions, Von Hagel will be tasked with implementing cutting edge technologies like computing, supply chain and customized mission strategies, the Elkridge, Maryland-based company said Thursday. Von Hagel stated he is […] More

Mark Flugge, an environmental consultant and atmospheric scientist, has been named sustainability and climate change lead at CGI Federal. In his new advisory role, Flugge will collaborate with federal customers to develop policies that are responsive to climate change conditions, the Fairfax, Virginia-based CGI subsidiary said Tuesday. With Flugge’s leadership, the company also hopes to reach […] More

Scott Barr, a former Booz Allen Hamilton executive, has been appointed senior vice president for federal consulting at Maximus. The Reston, Virginia-based government services company said Thursday Barr will concentrate his efforts on expanding Maximus’ technology capabilities while helming its federal technology and information technology consulting divisions. Teresa Weipert, general manager for U.S. federal services at Maximus, emphasized […] More

Horace Blackman has been elevated to the position of senior vice president and lead of defense, intelligence and space at CGI Federal. Blackman, who previously led the company’s health and human services sector, will be tasked to helm growth efforts and develop strategy for the defense, intelligence and space business unit, the Fairfax, Virginia-based CGI subsidiary said […] More

Jean-Francois “Boodi” Blanc, a former IBM executive, has been appointed partner and chief strategy officer of enterprise services company SDV International. In his new position, Blanc will be expected to spearhead SDV’s market outreach and support strategic revenue missions, the Alexandria, Virginia-based company said Friday. “Boodi is a hands-on leader of growth organizations with proven experience […] More