Executive Moves

Raymond Palumbo, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined the board of advisers at special missions systems and services provider Dynamic Aviation. Dynamic Aviation said Thursday the 34-year Army veteran served as director for defense intelligence at the Defense Department and managed DoD’s intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance task force before retiring from military. He led the delivery of multiple aviation […] More

David Powner, director of information technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office, will formally join Mitre in late August as director of strategic engagement and partnerships. Mitre said Thursday Powner will aim to expand the nonprofit research corporation’s relations with government, industry and academia in his new position. He has 25 years of private and public sector experience, […] More

Mark Sikorski, an 18-year veteran of General Dynamics, has joined USmax as chief operating officer at the Gambrills, Md.-based information technology services provider. USmax said Wednesday Sikorsky most recently served as vice president of homeland security solutions at General Dynamics‘ information technology business and managed the unit’s work with the departments of Homeland Security and Justice. In that capacity, he […] More

Richard Cody, senior vice president of L3 Technologies‘ Washington operations, will retire from his role after a 10-year career at the company. He concurrently chaired the military electronics producer’s political action committee and previously served as the U.S. Army‘s vice chief of staff for four years, L3 said Monday. Christopher Kubasik, L3’s president and chief executive […] More

John Campbell, a retired U.S. Army general, has been named chairman of the board at Centreville, Va.-based military software company Systematic. The 37-year Army veteran will provide guidance and direction to the firm’s strategic efforts in the command, control, communications, computers and intelligence market, Systematic said Monday. He previously commanded the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and the Resolute Support […] More

Leigh Anderson, chief operating officer for information and technology services at Premier, has been named president of the healthcare improvement firm’s performance services segment. He will assume his new position on July 20 and will lead the establishment of Premier’s enterprise-wide cloud informatics business, the company said Wednesday. In his new capacity, Anderson will also be responsible […] More

MicroTech has chosen Dr. Barry West as president, who will oversee corporate business operations and development, as well as the expansion of cybersecurity and cloud computing offerings, the Tysons, Va., company announced Tuesday. Tony Jimenez, who formerly held both the president and chief executive officer titles, said the company’s level of growth necessitated the addition […] More

Philip Rizzi, formerly a vice president at Calibre Systems, has joined ARServices as an executive VP and he will be responsible for service delivery across three business lines at the Alexandria, Va.-based contractor. ARServices said Monday Rizzi will oversee the company’s research and development, business transformation and integrated logistics services. He brings three decades of strategic planning, policy and […] More

Margaret Peterlin, formerly chief of staff at the State Department, has been named vice president of global external and public affairs at AT&T, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Peterlin directly reports to David McAtee, general counsel at AT&T, and her appointment comes following a reorganization at the telecommunications firm’s Washington, D.C.-based office. “Peterlin brings […] More

S. Sita Sonty, a more than 15-year foreign service veteran and previously a senior adviser for legislative affairs and administration at the State Department, has been named vice president of international business at Sierra Nevada Corp. She will work at SNC’s Washington, D.C office and manage a product portfolio designed for the aerospace, defense and […] More

Peter Kim, formerly chief information security officer of the U.S. Air Force, has joined Raytheon as director of information technology security and governance within the defense contractor’s missile systems business, CyberScoop reported Monday. He departed from the CISO position at the service branch last month and was succeeded by his former deputy, Wanda Jones-Heath. The report said […] More

Timothy McClees, former program manager at Peraton, has joined the Aerospace Industries Association to serve as vice president. In his new role, McClees will lead AIA’s legislative policy and advocacy efforts with members of Congress, the association said Monday. He brings over 30 years of experience in defense and government service areas, having previously held staff roles at […] More