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Quantum computing company D-Wave Systems will work to double the capacity of computers it has provided to Lockheed Martin since 2010 under a new agreement between both companies. D-Wave said Monday it will aim to update Lockheed’s 512-qubit D-Wave Two computer to the new D-Wave 2X system built with more than 1,000 qubits of storage. Lockheed purchased the […] More
Barbara Humpton elevated to the CEO post in October at the federal business organization of global conglomerate Siemens and has held executive roles in the segment since its October 2011 inception. Humpton joined Siemens Government Technologies initially as head of business development and took the chief operating officer role last year. In the first part of […] More
Rocky Thurston joined the federal government business unit of AT&T in June as client executive vice president and focuses on activity in the segment’s Air Force market and others in the military. Thurston himself is a veteran of the Air Force as a retired flight engineer and held a managing director role at Accenture‘s federal services subsidiary […] More
Here is the second part of our interview with Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens‘ federal business — Siemens Government Technologies. Click here for part one. ExecutiveBiz: How should industry and government collaborate closer on energy initiatives? Barbara Humpton: Siemens has set a goal to be the first major industrial company to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by […] More
Greg Resutek joined Bethesda, Md.-based engineering services contractor ASRC Federal in June 2014 as chief operating officer alongside his former URS Corp. colleague Mark Gray, who was named CEO. Resutek also held the role of acting chief financial officer at ASRC Federal until the company appointed former Northrop Grumman executive Gordon Foster to the CFO post. […] More
Webster Mudge, senior director for technology solutions at Cloudera, has recommended a series of steps for government agencies to mitigate the risk of cyber attacks and prevent data theft. Mudge wrote in an opinion piece for Federal News Radio published Monday that agencies must adopt a risk management framework to align people and resources needed for data protection […] More
Chris Sullivan joined Serco Inc. — the North American subsidiary of Serco Group — in January 2013 as chief information officer to oversee strategic direction, operation and overall business management of information technology systems. The 27-year IT and GovCon veteran previously held the CIO role at Computer Sciences Corp.’s North American public sector for four years. ExecutiveBiz recently spoke to […] More
Brian McKeon helps lead Booz Allen Hamilton‘s systems engineering and integration work for the U.S. Army in his role as an executive vice president at the McLean, Va.-based consulting contractor. He oversees a portfolio that emphasizes C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) offerings in the Army market for Booz Allen. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, McKeon […] More
Intelsat General — a subsidiary of the satellite services conglomerate Intelsat S.A. — moved its headquarters in the summer of last year to Tysons Corner, Va, which also houses offices for the parent company. Kay Sears has led Intelsat General as president for 9 years and the business was one of 14 contractors selected for a potential […] More
Jim Lawler started the latest chapter of his three-decade human resources career in late 2014 when he joined Fairfax, Va.-based ICF International as senior vice president of HR. Lawler previously served as chief HR officer at TASC for four years and designed that company’s HR organization, compensation and benefits programs and HR leadership team. ExecutiveBiz recently […] More
The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.9-percent annual pace in the second quarter of calendar year 2015 to beat the government’s estimate of 3.7 percent reported in August and mark the second consecutive quarter of an upward revision. A 3.6-percent jump in consumer spending and a 4.1-percent increase in construction spending were among the drivers of U.S. gross […] More
Matt Carroll helped launch Fluor‘s secure services business line in the global engineering contractor’s government group in January 2012 and holds the title of vice president. The 12-year Marine Corps veteran joined Fluor in 2003 and has held leadership roles for the government group’s business development group and accounts in markets such as Navy-Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland Security, […] More
