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  • Peter Sacripanti, Graham Smith Join Citrix Board; Bob Calderoni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peter Sacripanti, Graham Smith Join Citrix Board; Bob Calderoni Comments

    Peter Sacripanti, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, and former Salesforce Chief Financial Officer Graham Smith have joined the board of directors at Citrix. Citrix said Tuesday Sacripanti, chair of the executive committee of McDermott Will & Emery, will serve on the audit and finance committees of Citrix and Smith on the compensation committee. “Both are highly accomplished business […] More

  • BAE Exec Chris Allam Joins Board at Reaction Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Exec Chris Allam Joins Board at Reaction Engines

    Chris Allam, engineering director of the military air and information business at BAE Systems, has joined Reaction Engines‘ board of directors. Allam will be responsible for coordinating joint efforts of BAE and Reaction Engines to develop the SABRE-class aerospace engine technology, Reaction Engines said Monday. His appointment came after BAE invested $31.85 million into Reaction Engines […] More

  • LGS Wins Risk Control Award from CNA; David Twigg Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS Wins Risk Control Award from CNA; David Twigg Comments

    LGS Innovations has received an award from insurance firm CNA in recognition of LGS’ efforts to prevent accidents and address safety concerns in workplaces. CNA handed the Leadership in Risk Control award to David Twigg, senior manager of environment, health and safety at LGS Innovations, at LGS’ corporate office in Virginia, LGS said Dec. 22. […] More

  • Randy Guard, Fritz Lehman Receive Promotions at SAS; Jim Goodnight Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Randy Guard, Fritz Lehman Receive Promotions at SAS; Jim Goodnight Comments

    Randy Guard and Fritz Lehman have been respectively appointed chief marketing officer and chief customer officer at data analytics company SAS. Guard, formerly vice president of products, marketing and enablement at SAS, will oversee SAS’ strategic goals for the company’s software and services, SAS said Wednesday. Lehman, who most recently served as senior VP of customer engagement […] More

  • Donald Graul Adds Role as Parsons Transportation Group Interim President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Donald Graul Adds Role as Parsons Transportation Group Interim President

    Donald Graul has been named interim president of Parsons transportation group in addition to his role as president of Parsons construction group. Graul will be based in Denver, Colorado, and oversee Parson’s construction and infrastructure business, Parsons said Monday. “He has nine years of experience with Parsons, having worked in both our construction and transportation […] More

  • Chuck Alsup Promoted to President at INSA; Letitia Long Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chuck Alsup Promoted to President at INSA; Letitia Long Comments

    Chuck Alsup, vice president for policy at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, has been selected to succeed Ambassador Joseph DeTrani as president of INSA, effective Jan. 1. INSA said Monday Alsup will oversee the organization’s daily activities, external partnerships, membership and implementation of policies crafted by task forces and councils. DeTrani will continue to […] More

  • Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility Recognized in 'Military Friendly Employers' List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility Recognized in ‘Military Friendly Employers’ List

    Victory Media has selected Engility for its annual list of the top 100 “military-friendly employers” in the U.S. to acknowledge the technology company’s recruitment and employment programs for former service members. Tony Smeraglinolo, Engility president and CEO, said in a statement issued Wednesday that military veterans account for almost 23 percent of the total company […] More

  • Kevin Ladner Named Grant Thornton Canada Executive Partner, CEO; Michael Creber Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Ladner Named Grant Thornton Canada Executive Partner, CEO; Michael Creber Comments

    Kevin Ladner, a 30-year veteran of Grant Thornton‘s Canadian business, has been named executive partner and CEO of the professional services company effective April 1, 2016. Ladner currently serves as regional managing partner for Atlantic Canada at Grant Thornton and will succeed Phil Noble, who will step down from his roles on March 31, 2016, […] More

  • Executive Profile: Kelli Furrer, Dell Marketing Director for Federal Accounts Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Kelli Furrer, Dell Marketing Director for Federal Accounts Group

    Kelli Furrer serves as marketing director for federal accounts group at Dell, where she oversees the company’s execution of marketing programs designed for U.S. government agencies. Furrer was previously Dell’s chief of staff for North America marketing, engaging with senior marketing staff and handling go-to-market projects. Prior to that, she served as a marketing consultant […] More

  • Kevin Neifert Named Raytheon CIO; Rebecca Rhoads Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Neifert Named Raytheon CIO; Rebecca Rhoads Comments

    Kevin Neifert, formerly chief information officer of Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business, has been named CIO of the company. Neifert will succeed and report to Rebecca Rhoads, Raytheon corporate vice president and president of the company’s global business services, Raytheon said Wednesday. “As CIO of Raytheon, Kevin will help ensure we continue to leverage new […] More

  • Magazine Recognizes Day & Zimmermann-Supported Nuclear Plant Crane Installation Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Magazine Recognizes Day & Zimmermann-Supported Nuclear Plant Crane Installation Project

    Day & Zimmermann has won an award from Power Engineering and Nuclear Power International Magazine in recognition of a company-supported overhead crane system installation project at an AEP-run nuclear power facility. D&Z said Wednesday it received the publication’s Nuclear Power Project of the Year award for its work to install a 250-ton bridge crane for the D.C. Cook plant located in Bridgman, Michigan. “We executed this project without any human […] More