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  • Joe Jeter Appointed Maximus Federal Technology SVP; Teresa Weipert Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Jeter Appointed Maximus Federal Technology SVP; Teresa Weipert Quoted

    Joe Jeter has been named senior vice president for federal technology at Maximus, where he will be responsible for guiding its technology strategy and method for government agencies. In his new role, Jeter will leverage his experience in technology strategy development, process enhancement and operational execution, the Tysons, Virginia-based company said Wednesday. “Joe has proven himself as […] More

  • Army Vet Stephen Lyons Appointed to iRocket Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet Stephen Lyons Appointed to iRocket Board

    Stephen “Steve” Lyons, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of U.S. Transportation Command, has been appointed to the board of directors at Innovative Rocket Technologies, a manufacturer of fully reusable small launch vehicle. Lyons retired from the Army in 2021 after nearly four decades of service and was appointed as port and supply […] More

  • Alan Khalili Promoted to CEO Post at Kleos Space - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Khalili Promoted to CEO Post at Kleos Space

    Alan Khalili has been elevated from his former position as chief financial officer to CEO of Kleos Space, succeeding Andy Bower, who will now serve as chief strategy officer. Leveraging over 20 years of leadership experience in various technology industries, Khalili will guide Kleos’ efforts to expand its engagement with the sizable U.S. defense intelligence market, the company […] More

  • L3Harris Welcomes Defense Industry Vet Samir Mehta as Communication Systems President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Welcomes Defense Industry Vet Samir Mehta as Communication Systems President

    Samir Mehta, a defense industry executive, was named president of the communication systems segment of L3Harris Technologies, where he will oversee operational execution, financial performance and strategy development to drive business growth in domestic and international markets. L3Harris said Tuesday Mehta served as president of advanced structures at Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace and spent […] More

  • Former Pavilion VP Michael Tanner Joins Panzura to Lead Federal Sales Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Pavilion VP Michael Tanner Joins Panzura to Lead Federal Sales Efforts

    Michael Tanner, former federal vice president and general manager at Pavilion Data, has joined Panzura to serve as senior director of federal sales at the San Jose, California-based data management platform developer, according to his LinkedIn announcement. The executive spend more than three years at Pavilion, where he was appointed to establish the federal government-focused […] More

  • Patricia Kitchen to Lead Capture, Business Development Efforts at Peraton - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Patricia Kitchen to Lead Capture, Business Development Efforts at Peraton

    Patricia Kitchen, a former account and capture executive at Peraton, has been appointed as director of capture and business development at the Herndon, Virginia-headquartered company, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Kitchen took on the new position more than a year after joining Peraton. Earlier, she spent over six years at Northrop Grumman, where […] More

  • Former C3 AI Exec Steven Coles Joins RegScale as Public Sector General Manager - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former C3 AI Exec Steven Coles Joins RegScale as Public Sector General Manager

    RegScale has chosen Steven Coles, former Elastic and C3 AI executive, to become the new general manager of its public sector business. Coles will lead services at the software company to ensure its customers have the necessary platforms for complying with government requirements, and to help grow its federal market footprint, RegScale said. At Elastic, […] More

  • Stephanie Mango Elected to PSC Executive Committee Leadership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stephanie Mango Elected to PSC Executive Committee Leadership

    Stephanie Mango, president of CGI‘s federal business arm and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has been elected as an Executive Committee member of the Professional Services Council. Following the 2023 Executive Committee Leadership appointment, Mango will collaborate with other elected industry executives in supporting the council’s mission of promoting a level and competitive federal contracting marketplace, […] More

  • Defcon AI Announces Members of Board of Directors & Advisers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defcon AI Announces Members of Board of Directors & Advisers

    Defcon AI, a developer of modeling and simulation software for military logistics applications, has introduced the members to its board of directors and advisers. Mark Esper, the inaugural member of Defcon AI’s board of directors and a three-time Wash100 awardee, is joined by five new additions including the three executives who co-founded artificial intelligence-focused company […] More

  • CloudBolt Expands Team in Push to Build Up Public Sector Presence - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CloudBolt Expands Team in Push to Build Up Public Sector Presence

    Platform developer CloudBolt Software has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Shawn Petty, former multi-cloud management offering owner at IBM, as chief customer officer and Howard Levenson, former general manager at Databricks, as member of its board of advisors.  Both executives bring decades of government experience and will help guide the hybrid cloud […] More

  • Former Lockheed Exec Erik Daehler Named Sierra Space's VP of Orbital Systems, Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Lockheed Exec Erik Daehler Named Sierra Space’s VP of Orbital Systems, Services

    Erik Daehler, former senior director at Lockheed Martin, has joined Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space-focused business arm as vice president of orbital systems and services, according to his LinkedIn post. The executive has over two decades of aerospace and defense experience and is now responsible for the development of satellite products and services at Sierra Space. […] More

  • Northrop Vet Bruce Brooke Named Chief Growth Officer at FWG - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Vet Bruce Brooke Named Chief Growth Officer at FWG

    Bruce Brooke, an 18-year veteran of Northrop Grumman, has been appointed chief growth officer at Washington, D.C.-based information technology and cybersecurity services provider FWG Solutions, according to a LinkedIn post published Sunday. He brings three decades of industry experience to the Small Business Administration-certified 8(a) contractor and will be responsible for helping drive the company’s market footprint expansion […] More