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  • Executive Profile: Tom Lydon, Vistronix SVP of Corporate Business Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Tom Lydon, Vistronix SVP of Corporate Business Development

    Tom Lydon oversees Vistronix’s growth strategies for its strategic business units as the company’s senior vice president of corporate business development. Lydon joined Vistronix in January 2013 after he served as SVP of business development for SAIC’s $1.5 billion Navy and Marine Corps business. He also supervised business development efforts to capture $5 billion in new contracts […] More

  • Executive Profile: Keith Bryars, Harris IT Services Client Executive - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Keith Bryars, Harris IT Services Client Executive

    Keith Bryars serves as a client executive with Harris’ information technology services unit, which develops and operates communications systems and information networks. Prior to joining Harris in 2012, Bryars served as a senior executive special agent at the FBI for 25 years and focused his efforts in counterterrorism, cybersecurity, counterintelligence, public corruption and criminal cases. The […] More

  • Executive Profile: Edward Sayadian, Exelis Civil & Aerospace Systems VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Edward Sayadian, Exelis Civil & Aerospace Systems VP

    Ed Sayadian serves as vice president of civil and aerospace systems within Exelis’ information systems division, where he oversees performance, strategy and customer relations. Sayadian leads Exelis’ initiatives to manage the Federal Aviation Administration’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcasting program, part of the FAA’s effort to fulfill air transportation needs in the U.S. He also supervises NASA’s space […] More

  • Kevin Craven to Lead Serco's UK Central Gov't Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Craven to Lead Serco’s UK Central Gov’t Division

    Kevin Craven, former CEO of Balfour Beatty Services, will join Britain-based government services contractor Serco as chief executive of the company’s U.K. central government division on Sept. 1. Craven led Balfour Beatty Services for four years prior to his appointment at Serco, where he will also serve on that company’s executive committee, Serco said Friday. “He is […] More

  • Executive Profile: Patricia Garcia, Contracts VP for Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Patricia Garcia, Contracts VP for Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services Unit

    Patricia Garcia serves as vice president of contracts within Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services unit and responsible for Raytheon’s business agreements with clients. Garcia oversees the direction and performance of Raytheon’s contracts organization. She served as director of contracts for integrated communications systems within Raytheon’s network centric systems unit before she moved to her current position. The 29-year government and […] More

  • Executive Profile: Rick Dansey, CACI EVP for Healthcare, Litigation, Enterprise IT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Rick Dansey, CACI EVP for Healthcare, Litigation, Enterprise IT

    Rick Dansey leads CACI International‘s healthcare, litigation and enterprise information business as an executive vice president and oversees the implementation of enterprise resource planning and business systems for clients. A certified Project Management Professional, Dansey has 25 years of experience in the field and worked at Digital Systems International Corp. before CACI acquired the company in 2001. The company says […] More

  • Harris Vet Gary McArthur Appointed CH2M HILL CFO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Vet Gary McArthur Appointed CH2M HILL CFO

    Gary McArthur, chief financial officer at Harris Corp. since 2006, will join engineering and construction consulting firm CH2M HILL as executive vice president and chief financial officer on Aug. 4. JoAnn Shea, acting CFO at CH2M HILL since February 13, will return to her full-time positions as chief accounting officer and controller, the firm said Wednesday. McArthur, a 25-year […] More

  • Commerce Sec. Penny Pritzker, NOAA Chief Kathryn Sullivan to Speak at Esri GIS Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Commerce Sec. Penny Pritzker, NOAA Chief Kathryn Sullivan to Speak at Esri GIS Conference

    Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Kathryn Sullivan will discuss economic and technological trends in the geographic information system industry at Esri‘s User Conference next week. Esri said Wednesday that Pritzker will focus on the administration’s efforts to drive economic potential and information transparency through adoption of open data. Sullivan, who is also commerce undersecretary for […] More

  • Battelle's Non-Profit Subsidiary to Manage STEM Education Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle’s Non-Profit Subsidiary to Manage STEM Education Network

    A non-profit subsidiary of Battelle has received at least $2 million from the state of Ohio’s Straight A Fund program to manage education and learning networks centered on science, technology, engineering and math. “We believe STEM education is the best way for children to develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed,” Aimee Kennedy, Battelle’s vice president […] More

  • Sean McCormack, Anne Toulouse, Brian Ames Take Communications Executive Roles at Boeing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sean McCormack, Anne Toulouse, Brian Ames Take Communications Executive Roles at Boeing

    Sean McCormack, Anne Toulouse and Brian Ames have moved to senior leadership positions within the communications organization of Boeing. Boeing appointed McCormack as vice president of communications for its commercial airplanes business, with responsibility in media relations, employee and executive communications and advertising and marketing communications, Boeing said Friday. McCormack, Boeing’s corporate VP of communications […] More

  • Executive Profile: Mark Sopp, EVP and CFO at Leidos - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Mark Sopp, EVP and CFO at Leidos

    Mark Sopp, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Leidos (previously named Science Applications International Corp.) since 2005, manages the accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations and other financial activities at the company. He helped carry out SAIC’s separation into two publicly traded firms in 2013: Leidos, which works in the national security, engineering and commercial health markets. The company now […] More

  • Executive Profile: Mike Brown, VP and GM of RSA's Global Public Sector Practice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Mike Brown, VP and GM of RSA’s Global Public Sector Practice

    Mike Brown serves as vice president and general manager of the global public sector practice at RSA and leads the business’ work with the federal, state and local governments in the U.S. and public sector agencies abroad. The retired U.S. Navy rear admiral joined RSA, the security division of EMC, after 31 years of military service. Prior to RSA, he held the […] More