Executive Moves

Kevin McCarthy, former speaker of the House of Representatives, has joined the advisory board of enterprise artificial intelligence software company C3 AI. As an advisory board member, McCarthy will offer strategic counsel to C3 AI’s leadership team to facilitate engagement with the U.S. federal government and allied countries to advance the use of the company’s […] More

Jason Motte has been appointed as strategic account manager of federal mission support at Rancher Government. In his new role, Motte will use his knowledge of cyber operations and strategic initiatives to help customers embrace digital transformation, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced Thursday. Previously, Motte served as a U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force team director for […] More

Rob Joyce, former director of the National Security Agency’s cybersecurity directorate, has joined Beacon Global Strategies as senior adviser. The strategic advisory firm said Tuesday that Joyce will be made part of its intelligence practice, which is headed by BGS Managing Director Andrew Hire, who said, “[Joyce’s] distinguished career in cybersecurity and national security expertise […] More

Derrick Reig has joined Exostar as chief revenue officer. In his new role he will be responsible for managing the customer journey and implementing revenue-generating strategies, the Herndon, Virginia-based company announced Wednesday. Previously, Reig served as the CRO for CB Insights, where he led sales development, solutions consulting and customer success teams. Exostar President and CEO Richard […] More

Tod Brindlinger, former vice president at L3Harris Technologies, was appointed senior vice president of operations at Mercury Systems. The company said Tuesday Brindlinger, a senior executive with three decades of experience, will oversee Mercury’s global manufacturing, facilities and supply chain and report to Chief Operating Officer Roger Wells. “[Brindlinger’s] leadership will be instrumental in our […] More

Peter Modigliani, formerly vice president at Beacon Global Strategies, has been appointed senior adviser at Arlington, Virginia-based software company Govini. He said in a statement Tuesday, “Govini’s Ark software provides essential workflows to make smarter acquisition decisions faster. I’m excited to join this talented team and further enable the acquisition community to deliver better capabilities rapidly to […] More

Kaitlyn Webster, former director of data analytics at RS21, was elevated to the role of chief solutions architect at the Albuquerque, New Mexico-located data science company. RS21 said Monday Webster will now be responsible for driving the development of the company’s innovative products and services to meet customer requirements. Webster, as part of RS21’s executive […] More

Creighton Reed, a business development executive, has joined artificial intelligence analytics tools provider Adarga as senior vice president. In a LinkedIn post published Sunday, Reed said he will co-lead the U.S. operations of London-headquartered Adarga with Chris Gore, most recently president of U.S. risk intelligence firm J2X Solutions. His appointment came days after Adarga acquired […] More

Brenda Davidson, vice president of the PAC-3 missile programs at Lockheed Martin, is retiring after over 35 years of service at the defense and aerospace company. She announced her retirement Friday on LinkedIn and said that Brian Kubik, VP of quality and mission success, will take over as PAC-3 program lead. “Brian brings a wealth […] More

Jason Layman, the managing director and founder of DigiSpark Advisory, announced on LinkedIn Thursday that he has taken an additional role as senior vice president for federal technology strategy at BigBear.ai. He will oversee BigBear.ai’s long-term growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships as well as help develop its technology and future business lines. Before founding […] More

Drone technology company PDW has appointed Raymond Thomas, a retired U.S. Army general, as chairman of its board of directors. Ryan Gury, CEO and co-founder of PDW, said in a statement published Tuesday Thomas will help lead the company’s efforts to advance the adoption of small robotics in the U.S. military. “His guidance and wisdom […] More

Technology industry veteran William Vass has been selected to succeed Susan Penfield as chief technology officer of Booz Allen Hamilton. Beginning June 17, Vass will lead the development of Booz Allen’s mission-focused artificial intelligence, cyber, software and data-centric offerings, the firm announced from its McLean, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday. “As we bring transformative technologies to missions of national importance […] More