Executive Moves

Albert Nieves will bring his three-decade, technology experience within the federal marketplace to cloud-native security provider Aqua Security Software, where the industry veteran will serve as vice president of federal sales. The Burlington, Massachusetts-headquartered company said Tuesday Nieves plans to triple its federal business headcount by January 2022, achieve Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program […] More

The U.S. business arm of NorthStar Earth & Space has appointed Kevin O’Connell, a former Department of Commerce official, as chairman of its advisory board. O’Connell joined NorthStar Earth & Space Systems months after his time serving as director of the department’s Office of Space Commerce, the company said Wednesday. “Kevin’s former role leading the […] More

Leslie Smith, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former inspector general, will share his military expertise to U.S. Development Group following his appointment to its board of directors. Smith brings over 35 years of military experience, which includes various staff and command positions within the Army, USD Group said Wednesday. He most recently served […] More

Joe Rothenberg, a nearly two-decade NASA veteran and former engineering director at Google, has returned to Paragon Space Development Corp. as a member of its board of directors. Paragon said Friday Rothenberg, who left the company’s board in 2014, holds nearly six decades of experience in space systems, having served at NASA, Swedish Space Corp. […] More

Vivek Khanna, formerly the chief DevOps architect of SAP SuccessFactors, has joined Meridian Knowledge Solutions to serve as vice president of engineering and quality assurance. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in software development and will contribute his expertise to help Meridian accelerate growth and adapt to changing needs, the company said Friday. […] More

Paul Longsworth, a 35-year public and private sector veteran, has been appointed to succeed Bob Cochran as president of the government services subsidiary at Westinghouse Electric Company. He will lead the business that provides nuclear technologies and services to government customers such as the departments of Energy and Defense, Westinghouse said Monday. Longsworth previously held […] More

Voyager Space has appointed Dirk Hoke, former CEO of Airbus’ defense and space business, to its advisory board. In his new position, Hoke will leverage his 25 years of industry experience to advise Voyager Space on its expansion efforts in alignment with the company’s mission of creating a vertically integrated and publicly traded NewSpace company. Dylan Taylor, […] More

Ed Dolanski, former president of U.S. government services at Boeing, has been appointed to the board of directors of Alexandria, Virginia-based aftermarket services provider VSE in a move that takes effect Jan. 1. Dolanski has more than three decades of senior leadership experience and is co-founder of management consulting firm First Watch Group, VSE said […] More

Lauren Shaffer, a more than 10-year sales professional in the federal market, has joined Govplace as vice president of sales. Shaffer previously worked at government information technology service provider Force 3, where she oversaw sales for capture efforts and led a team focused on federal verticals, Govplace said Monday. Most recently, she was senior director […] More

Jordan Burris, former chief of staff in the White House’s Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, was appointed as senior director of product market strategy for public sector at digital identity verification and fraud technology provider Socure. The New York, New York-headquartered company said Monday Burris will use his experience to help lead the […] More