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IC Vet Susan Gordon Named to BlackSky’s Board of Directors; Brian O’Toole Quoted

Susan Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence and two-time Wash100 Award winner, has been appointed to BlackSky’s board of directors. Gordon’s intelligence career spans over four decades and includes serving in the nation’s highest-ranking intelligence officer position as key adviser to the President and the National Security Council. “Sue is a visionary leader, and we […] More

by Summer Myatt October 5, 2021, 11:49 am
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Comtech President, COO Michael Porcelain to Succeed Fred Kornberg as CEO

Michael Porcelain, president and chief operating officer at Comtech Telecommunications, was selected to succeed Fred Kornberg as the company’s chief executive by the end of the year. The executive move will complete the CEO succession plan of Comtech and will see Porcelain also joining the board of directors and Kornberg potentially continuing as a director […] More

by Christine Thropp October 5, 2021, 11:46 am
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CGI Federal Implements New Business Unit Structure, Announces Exec Shifts in Reorganization; Stephanie Mango Quoted

CGI’s federal business arm has reorganized its operations into seven business units including a new horizontal practice, and named veteran company executives to lead the new segments as part of a strategic push to better align the company with evolving federal priorities. The company said Monday its new civilian; defense, intelligence and space; health and […] More

by Summer Myatt October 4, 2021, 11:48 am
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Kevin Thomas Appointed as Strategic Growth SVP at Electrosoft Services

Kevin Thomas, a nearly two-decade federal market veteran, has joined information technology and professional services provider Electrosoft Services as senior vice president of strategic growth. Electrosoft said Tuesday that Thomas previously held security management positions at Booz Allen Hamilton, Science Applications International Corp. and OnPoint. He is the founder of Achilles Shield, a cybersecurity venture […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 29, 2021, 11:50 am
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NEC Names Kathleen Kiernan as President of National Security Systems Subsidiary

Kathleen Kiernan, a federal law enforcement veteran, will formally serve as president of NEC Corporation of America‘s national security systems business after holding the post on an interim basis for more than two months. NEC said Wednesday Kiernan drove the company’s Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence-mitigated subsidiary as it moved to a new phase of […] More

by Christine Thropp September 29, 2021, 11:44 am
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State Department Vet Dana Linnet Joins Lilt as Public Sector VP, GM

Dana Linnet, formerly a career foreign service officer at the State Department, has been named general manager and vice president for the public sector business at San Francisco-based translation company Lilt. She will be responsible for bringing Lilt’s modern language service and technology offerings to the government market, the company said Thursday. “As a linguist, […] More

by Nichols Martin September 27, 2021, 11:59 am
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Orchestra Macrosystems Adds Former Acting DNI Joseph Maguire as Advisory Board Member

Joseph Maguire, former acting director of national intelligence and a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, has joined the board of advisers at venture-backed Orchestra Macrosystems. The 36-year Navy veteran joins Orchestra’s advisory board to help guide the Houston-based predictive analytics software vendor in business development and growth initiatives, the company said Thursday. Maguire noted that […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 24, 2021, 11:48 am
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Leidos Subsidiary CTO William McGann Joins Quantum Computing Inc.’s Board

William McGann, chief technology officer for Leidos’ security detection and automation business, has joined Quantum Computing Inc. as a member of the board of directors. Robert Liscouski, chairman, president and CEO of QCI, said in a statement published Thursday that the company will use McGann’s knowledge and insight to support its application of quantum computing […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 24, 2021, 11:47 am
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Former DOD Official Essye Miller Named to Millennium’s Board of Advisers

Essye Miller, former principal deputy chief information officer at the Department of Defense, has joined the board of advisers of Millennium, a strategic management, cybersecurity and systems engineering firm. She will offer strategic guidance to the firm’s executive team and bring in 35 years of experience in information technology and business transformation from her service […] More

by Carol Collins September 23, 2021, 11:49 am
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Janie Robinson Appointed Descartes Labs Government Business Head

Janie Robinson, a two-decade public and private sector veteran, has been named head of government business at geospatial analytics company Descartes Labs. She will oversee the development of geospatial intelligence products and services designed to support agency missions, Descartes Labs said Wednesday. Robinson spent seven years at the Department of Defense, which she initially joined […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 23, 2021, 11:47 am
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Anna Sever Named Magellan Federal’s Strategy & Growth SVP; Oscar Montes Quoted

Magellan Federal, a subsidiary of Magellan Health, has appointed health care and social services veteran Anna Sever as senior vice president of strategy and growth. Oscar Montes, CEO of Magellan Federal, said Sever fits both professional and culturally in her new position and will be a key leader for the company’s future. “Along with her […] More

by Summer Myatt September 21, 2021, 11:45 am
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Maximus Board Selects John Haley to Succeed Peter Pond as Chair; Bruce Caswell Quoted

Maximus announced Friday that its board of directors has unanimously elected John Haley to serve as chair and Anne Altman to work as vice chair alongside Wash100 awardee Richard Montoni. Haley previously served as a director at Maximus from 2002 to 2019 and rejoined the board in 2020. He brings deep knowledge of Maximus and […] More

by Summer Myatt September 17, 2021, 11:36 am