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  • Financial Services Vet Tracy Atkinson Joins Raytheon's Board: William Swanson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Financial Services Vet Tracy Atkinson Joins Raytheon’s Board: William Swanson Comments

    Tracy Atkinson, executive vice president of finance at State Street Corp., has been elected to join the Raytheon board of directors. Raytheon Chairman William Swanson said Tuesday that Atkinson brings financial management skills and international business experience to the company’s board. Atkinson joined State Street in 2008 and has served in SVP and chief compliance […] More

  • Systems Made Simple Adds CMIO Viet Nguyen to Board of Directors; Al Nardslico Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Systems Made Simple Adds CMIO Viet Nguyen to Board of Directors; Al Nardslico Comments

    Dr. Viet Nguyen, chief medical information officer of Systems Made Simple, has joined the firm’s board of directors to guide the company in making decisions about healthcare technology. As Systems Made Simple CMIO, he supports the company’s health IT product development work and helps clients implement standardized clinical terminology, the company said Tuesday. “Our shareholders […] More

  • Laurent Collet-Billon Joins Thales Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Laurent Collet-Billon Joins Thales Board of Directors

    Laurent Collet-Billon, a former executive at France’s defense procurement agency and representative of the state’s golden share in Thales, has been elected into the company’s board of directors following Bruno Parent’s resignation as board member. The company said Wednesday Bertrand Le Meur, a general armaments engineer, will replace replace Collet-Billon as the French state’s representative. Collet-Billon will serve as board member until Thales’ […] More

  • AT&T Appoints Glenn Hutchins to Board of Directors; Randall Stephenson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Appoints Glenn Hutchins to Board of Directors; Randall Stephenson Comments

    Glenn Hutchins has been appointed to AT&T‘s board of directors and will serve on the corporate development and finance committee. The three-decade finance veteran is a co-founder and former co-CEO of Silver Lake, a technology investing firm with more than $23 billion under management, AT&T said Friday. “Glenn is one of the world’s pre-eminent technology investors and will be a […] More

  • ATK's Jeff Kubacki on the CIO's Business Responsibilities, How Leaders Set IT Strategy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ATK’s Jeff Kubacki on the CIO’s Business Responsibilities, How Leaders Set IT Strategy

    (Editor’s note: this interview took place prior to ATK’s April announcement that the company would spinoff its sporting division into an independent company and merge its aerospace and defense businesses with Orbital Sciences. Click here to read GovCon Wire’s coverage of both transactions.) As senior vice president and chief information officer at ATK, Jeff Kubacki acts as the Arlington, […] More

  • EC-Council Co-Founder Jay Bavisi Elected to Info Security Education Colloquium Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EC-Council Co-Founder Jay Bavisi Elected to Info Security Education Colloquium Board

    Jay Bavisi, president and co-founder of certification body EC-Council, has been appointed to the board of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, an organization of U.S. information security professionals from government, industry and academia. EC-Council said Thursday Bavisi has previously participated in CISSE events and is also a recipient of the colloquium’s 2013 Industry Leadership Award. Bavisi, who […] More

  • Clarence Schmitz Joins AECOM Board of Directors; Michael Burke Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clarence Schmitz Joins AECOM Board of Directors; Michael Burke Comments

    Clarence Schmitz, formerly chairman and chief executive officer of Outsource Partners International, has joined the board of directors at AECOM Technology. “[Schmitz’s] diverse experience guiding organizations that have delivered extraordinary growth will greatly complement the existing expertise on our Board as we focus on the continued growth of our business,” Michael Burke, AECOM president and chief […] More

  • Intel CIO Kim Stevenson Named to Cloudera Board; Tom Reilly Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel CIO Kim Stevenson Named to Cloudera Board; Tom Reilly Comments

    Kim Stevenson, corporate vice president and chief information officer of Intel, has been appointed to the board of directors at enterprise data management firm Cloudera. “Kim’s experience and strategic role as CIO of Intel are particularly valuable as she represents the voice of the customer and has a deep understanding of how data and insight can transform […] More

  • Paul Sagan Joins VMware Board of Directors; Pat Gelsinger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Sagan Joins VMware Board of Directors; Pat Gelsinger Comments

    Paul Sagan has been elected to the board of directors of VMware Inc., effective immediately, to fill the spot left by David Goulden. Sagan, a partner at General Catalyst Partners, also serves as a director at EMC Corp. and iRobot Corp., VMware announced. During his career, Sagan also served various positions at Akamai Technologies Inc., […] More

  • James Ellis Jr. Named Level 3 Communications Board Chairman; Jeff Storey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Ellis Jr. Named Level 3 Communications Board Chairman; Jeff Storey Comments

    James Ellis Jr., a member of the Level 3 Communications board of directors for more than nine years, has been appointed chairman of the board following Walter Scott Jr.’s retirement. “Jim brings more than 40 years of experience in managing and leading complex, technology-focused organizations to this appointment,” Jeff Storey, Level 3 president and chief executive officer, said […] More

  • Northrop's Linda Mills Joins Navient Board; William Diefenderfer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Linda Mills Joins Navient Board; William Diefenderfer Comments

    Linda Mills, corporate vice president of operations at Northrop Grumman, has been appointed to the board of directors at loan management, servicing and asset recovery firm Navient. “[Mills’] extensive client-centric operations and information technology leadership in both government and commercial settings bring valuable insights as we help our customers navigate the path to financial success,” Navient Board […] More

  • Steven Norris Joins Cubic Board of Directors; Walter Zable Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steven Norris Joins Cubic Board of Directors; Walter Zable Comments

    Steven John Norris has been elected to join the board of directors at Cubic Corp. to provide his insights on transport and infrastructure issues. Norris, a previous member of Cubic Transportation Systems’ strategic advisory board, will also serve in the company’s nominating and corporate governance committee, Cubic announced Tuesday. Norris is a businessman based in the […] More