Executive Moves

Jonathan Reichental, chief information officer for the city of Palo Alto in California, has been appointed to serve as the global industries solution leader at Oracle‘s public sector division, Government Technology reported Monday. He will officially join the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software maker on Dec. 17 and oversee the development of a global strategy for smart […] More

Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force, has been named an advisory board member at satellite launch vehicle developer Firefly Aerospace. Firefly said Monday James has gained knowledge of national security efforts during her three-decade career in the public and private sectors. “I look forward to helping Firefly revolutionize small launch as we enter […] More

Philip Goslin, vice president of global supply chain at Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business, has joined Exostar’s board of directors. Exostar said Monday Goslin brings supply chain management and aerospace and defense industry experience to the board. In his current role, he oversees Lockheed’s subcontracts and supply chain functions. He previously worked as director of […] More

Marc Zigo, formerly vice president of business development at Evoke Research and Consulting, has been promoted to chief operating officer of the Arlington, Va.-based program management services contractor. Evoke said Monday Zigo will oversee the company’s overall financial and business performance in addition to his current responsibility of managing strategic growth efforts. He will also manage […] More

Leonard Freedman, founding president of the Global Biological Standards Institute, has been appointed chief science officer at a federally-funded research and development center Leidos manages for the National Cancer Institute. He will oversee internal scientific programs at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and its external collaborative efforts in the science and technology area, FNLCR said Thursday. […] More

Brandon Bard, a former cyber specialist at the U.S. Air Force, has joined Applied Insight as program manager of cyberspace defense analysis at the company’s center of excellence in San Antonio, Texas. He brings more than two decades of intelligence, cyberspace and enterprise information technology experience to his new position, Applied Insight said Thursday. “We are investing heavily […] More

Tom Longstaff, formerly a program manager and principal cybersecurity strategist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s asymmetric operations sector, has returned to Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute as chief technology officer. He will be responsible for formulating a technical strategy and overseeing an SEI-funded research program based on technology, industry and government trends, the institute said […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has appointed Kevin Chilton, a 34-year U.S. Air Force veteran and 11-year NASA astronaut, to the company’s board of directors. Chilton’s previous military roles include vice chief of staff and program director for the Air Force and director of politico-military affairs for Asia, Pacific and the Middle East, the company said Tuesday. He […] More

Mark Santamaria, former chief financial officer of Mission Essential, has been appointed as senior vice president and CFO of Cobham‘s advanced electronic solutions sector. He will oversee the sector’s legal organization, contracts and compliance efforts and will also serve on the board of Cobham subsidiary AES Holdings, the company said Monday. Santamaria previously worked in finance leadership roles […] More

Shawn Black, former vice president and general manager of Leonardo DRS‘ electro-optical and infrared systems business, has joined Cobham as the first chief operating officer of its advanced electronic solutions business. Jill Kale, president of Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, said in a statement released Monday that Black will oversee profit-and-loss accounts and operational strategies at CAES’ 16 facilities. […] More

Amy Heintz, a 15-year research leader at Battelle, has been named the nonprofit company’s first technical fellow. Heintz will work with academic and industry professionals to help advance Battelle’s material science-based offerings to support government and commercial transformation efforts, the nonprofit said Monday. “We are very pleased to promote Amy to lead scientific advancement and […] More