News of the Week: The SI Org Acquires QinetiQ NA Services Group
The SI Organization has acquired QinetiQ NA's Services and solutions group in a move to grow its cybersecurity and analytics footprints. The deal is worth up to $215 million and QNA’s British parent company QinetiQ said the sale does not include the Cyveillance subsidiary. According to the SI, The acquisition will create a business with $1.3 billion in revenue and 4,800 employees. The deal is...
Gov't News: Air Force Researching Google Glass and Will Change Drone Pilot Recruiting
ExecutiveGov published two recent stories that continued the website's focus on the U.S. Air Force. The first article detailed new research that Air Force personnel are conducting on how Google Glass could be used on the front lines. “With Google Glass, we assess human performance, trying to improve the warfighter’s enhanced situational awareness,” said Gregory Burnett, Air Force Research...
ExecutiveBiz Speaks With Carlos Fernandes About the IPv6 Transition and the Future of Cyber
Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with Carlos Fernandes, director of...
News of the Week: Rafael Borras Joins AT Kearney Consulting Practice as Senior Adviser
Rafael Borras will serve in a senior adviser role at A.T. Kearney's consulting practice after leaving DHS where he served as undersecretary of management and acting deputy secretary. “His combination of public and private sector leadership experience will be particularly important as we help public sector organizations fulfill their missions with leading practices drawn from industry,” Bob...
Gov't News: Federal Cyber Experts Could Move to Private Industry and NASA Tests New Fuels
Robert Rodriguez, founder of the Security Innovation Network, has said the salary gap for cyberworkers in the public and private sectors could mean more government cyber experts going to industry. He said government organizations must be willing to take risks and embrace change in order to resolve technical challenges. “I have people from the Pentagon, more people from the government, wanting to...
Gov't New: Sylvia Burwell to Replace Kathleen Sebelius at HHS
At the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius has decided to step down as secretary. She led HHS for five years and will be succeeded by Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell. Prior to HHS, Sebelius served as governor of Kansas for two terms from 2003-2009 and held the role of state insurance commissioner for a decade. Burwell previously served as...
ExecutiveBiz Speaks With John Thomas About Veterans and Why He Joined Leidos
Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with John Thomas, chief strategic...
Gov't News: Chuck Hagel Inspects China's Aircraft Carrier
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took part in a tour on Monday of China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. “It’s a sign of openness, of sincerity, that China has nothing to hide and wants to improve military relations with the United States,” Ni Lexiong, a naval expert with the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, told Reuters. “It will also be a good opportunity for the...
Gov't News: Michael Rogers Sworn in as Head of the NSA and CyberCom
Michael Rogers has assumed leadership of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. He was sworn into both roles at a ceremony that took place at Fort Meade, Md. “The security challenges we face today are complex and growing, our adversaries are determined,” Rogers told the audience. “And when the lives of our nation’s citizens are at stake, failure is not an option,” he added. He...
Business News: Executive Moves at KeyPoint, Civergy and Capstone Corp
Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained major executive moves at KeyPoint, Civergy and Capstone...
ExecutiveBiz Speaks With Leidos' Rob Zitz About the New Company and Cyber Trends
Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with Rob Zitz, senior vice president...
Gov't News: Interior CIO to Retire and the X-37B is in the Middle of its Third Mission
Department of the Interior CIO Bernie Mazer is set to retire in July. “Bernie has been an instrumental part of the Department of the Interior for almost four years, leading OCIO into one of the most innovative IT departments in the federal government,” said Andrew Jackson, DOI’s outgoing deputy assistant secretary for technology, information and business services. Prior to DOI, Mazer worked on...