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Randy Fuerst, a nearly three-decade GovCon veteran, elevated to the CEO post at Reston, Virginia-based Oceus Networks earlier this year from his prior chief operating officer role there. He joined the broadband technology contractor in 2011 from CACI International, where he served as that company’s COO. Fuerst recently caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss wide-ranging topics […] More
Shane Imwalle, a senior vice president at Woolpert, sees further opportunities for the company in unmanned aircraft systems after the Federal Aviation Administration certified Woolpert to fly drones on surveying missions in Ohio, the Dayton Business Journal reported Thursday. Imwalle told the newspaper the company plans to add UAS piloting and data analysis jobs as Woolpert seeks to leverage its […] More
L-3 Communications CEO Michael Strianese has said his work as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association involves continued efforts to work with Congress and the Defense Department in areas such as budget cuts and innovation. Strianese told Defense News in an interview posted Saturday that AIA seeks to stop sequestration and its impact on U.S. technological advantage due to a lack of investments in research and […] More
Bill Sullivan leads Informatica‘s public sector business in North America as vice president and general manager. Sullivan’s more than two-decade career includes stops at Lockheed Martin, where he led that company’s Savi Technology business, and a VP and GM role for North American state and local markets at PeopleSoft, which was acquired by Oracle. In this conversation with […] More
Steven Shugart joined GardaWorld Government Services — a U.S.-based subsidiary of global security services contractor GardaWorld — in October of this year as president. Shugart’s GovCon career includes time at DynCorp International, where his roles included senior vice president of business development, VP of operations at International RAM Associates and 10 years in law enforcement. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Shugart discusses […] More
Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, identified the energy market as a potential area of growth for the shipbuilding giant in an address to the Atlantic Council, Reuters reported Wednesday. Petters told the think tank Wednesday that Huntington Ingalls has invested in the energy sector and established healthcare centers at its facilities as part of its long-term goals, Andrea Shalal […] More
An organization that represents small- and medium-sized businesses in the homeland and national security markets recognized Harris Corp. and Agilex for their work in the sectors at a ceremony held Tuesday in Arlington, Virginia at the U.S. Navy League. The Government Technology & Services Coalition says it gives its Annual Awards to people and firms […] More
Bill Rowan was appointed vice president of the federal business at cloud computing and virtualization company VMware in November after nearly four years at the firm. Rowan joined VMware in 2010 to lead its Defense Department business and the nearly 25-year veteran also held leadership roles at firms such as IBM, MicroStrategy and Storage Technology Corp. In […] More
NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin focused much of their attention […] More
More than 300 business leaders from private equity firms and other companies are set to attend this year’s winter edition of the CONNECTpreneur forum, scheduled for Thursday in Tysons Corner, Va. According to the event’s website, more than half of the attendees comprise CEO and founders with the remaining seats filled by angel investors and venture […] More
A nonprofit organization established by SAP NS2, the U.S. national security-focused subsidiary of SAP, sponsored a reception on Capitol Hill Nov. 18 to center around the theme of “Improving the Well-Being, Employment Status and Opportunities Available to Post-9/11 Veterans and Their Families.†NS2 Serves helped facilitate the event in an effort to further advocate for programs to bring veterans into […] More
Leaders at several of the GovCon sector’s largest players gave us the names and backgrounds of recruiters they believe everyone in the industry should know for our “Top 10 Recruiters for 2014” story published Monday. Of those 10, ESGI President Evan Scott volunteered to share his views and perspectives on the executive recruiting landscape for an industry that has seen […] More
