Executive Moves

Robert Duffy, a longtime government contracting executive, has joined aerospace and defense engineering company BWX Technologies as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Beginning Aug. 29, Duffy will be expected to leverage his experience in business administration and human resources to lead the HR function at BWXT as well as oversee various other corporate initiatives, […] More

Jonathan Mathers, a former HII senior executive, has joined Earth observation and satellite imagery company Planet as a business development manager responsible for overseeing Department of Defense and intelligence community projects. Mathers previously served as a senior business development manager at HII focused on identifying opportunities for command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and […] More

Mike Anderson, formerly president of Systems Engineering Group, has joined Valkyrie Enterprises to serve as senior vice president and chief technical officer. The executive will be responsible for Valkyrie’s command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence business area, the engineering, technology and operational solutions company said Wednesday. Anderson’s career includes time with SEG as president, […] More

Jim Ford, a 20-year U.S. Navy intelligence officer veteran and former director at Microsoft‘s federal business, has been appointed to serve in the dual role of president and chief strategy officer at Semantic AI. The newly hired executive will head functions related to business development, product strategy, industry offerings, delivery and customer experience, Semantic AI said Thursday. Ford brings […] More

Robert Forth, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and experienced government contracting executive, has been promoted to the role of senior vice president of delivery at Aeyon, where he previously served as VP. In his new role, Forth will be in charge of sustaining customer service standards, creating new client services strategies and heading up training for […] More

Kim Irving, an information technology and cybersecurity business development professional with over 25 years of industry experience, has been appointed to lead the federal practice at cybersecurity company Ascent Solutions. As Ascent Federal’s general manager, Irving aims to help the business take cyber services to the government sector and support federal clients in technology development and […] More

Tom Britt, former regional vice president of digital technologies at Centene (NYSE: CNC), has been named chief information officer at the managed care company’s Magellan Health subsidiary. He will work closely with Magellan’s executive leadership team to shape an information technology strategy and bring technology-based digital approaches to customers, Magellan Health said Monday. The 25-year […] More

David Spirk, formerly chief data officer of the Department of Defense, has joined Palantir Technologies to serve as the software company’s senior counselor. In a LinkedIn post, Spirk said his role is focused on U.S. government and international organizations. “I’ve dedicated my career to ensuring the U.S. government has a data strategy that protects against […] More

GitLab‘s public sector-focused business arm has selected industry veterans Janelle Romano and Patty Molthen to join its federal advisory board. Romano, vice president of cyberspace operations at CACI, and Molthen, owner of consulting firm CM2 Group, will be part of the group that is tasked with guiding GitLab Federal in identifying and pursuing new product […] More

David Anderson, former vice president of processing systems at SEAKR Engineering, has taken on a new role at the Raytheon Technologies business as VP of product development and chief technology officer. The new appointee, who made the announcement via a LinkedIn post, has a nearly two-decade career with the aerospace and defense company, serving in its […] More

Tom Ferrando, formerly CEO of Salient CRGT, has been appointed to serve as executive chairman of PM Consulting Group’s board of directors. Ferrando, who brings to his new role more than three decades of experience in the government contracting industry, will guide PMCG in expanding service offerings for federal government clients, the Towson, Maryland-headquartered company […] More

Richard Koucheravy, a retired U.S. Army colonel and a former executive at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary, has been named executive vice president of the aerospace division at Vita Inclinata. He joins the aircraft stabilizer technology provider from UltiSat, where he most recently served as VP and head of the sales and business development team, the […] More