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Government Leaders: Original Profile of Rep. Buck McKeon

ExecutiveGov published a number of important news stories and biographies in the past week concerning the U.S. federal government. This release will look at one of the original government executive profiles unveiled by the website. Rep. Buck McKeon became the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee in 2009 and chairman in 2011.  The committees role is to oversee the Defense...

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Executive Mosaic Press Releases Detail GovCon News for Industry Leaders

Every week, Executive Mosaic unveils a number of press releases detailing the latest news articles from its portfolio of online media properties. Press releases are also issued about upcoming executive events held by the Potomac Officers Club, such as the Post Sequestration Symposium set to take place in May. Some of the types of articles that are mentioned in the releases include profiles,...

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Executive Mosaic Media Channel Brings Leaders Essential Industry Media

To start off 2013, Executive Mosaic launched a Youtube channel across its portfolio of media properties to better illustrate the technologies and leaders making headlines in the GovCon community. Currently made up of more than 35 videos, the channel covers everything from news clips featuring C-level executives take on the current defense market environment to demonstrations of new laser and...

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DARPA Awards Contract for IED Program, IBM's Server Business Might be Acquired by Lenovo

The New New Internet unveiled a number of timely and important news items this week geared toward the government contracting executive. The GovCon technology website unveiled two stories this week with important industry news. DARPA has awarded two contracts to Northeastern University to develop technology to find improvised explosive devices in dead animals, meat and mud. The technology that...

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Potomac Officers Club Adds Congressman as Tenth Speaker for Post-Sequestration Summit

The Potomac Officers Club May 14 Post-Sequestration Summit has added a tenth speaker to its calvacade of stars speaking on the new rules and realities impacting the GovCon industry. Representative Howard “Buck” McKeon serves as chairman of the Armed Services Committee and was first named ranking member of the committee in June 2009. His priorities in defense include bridging the gap between...

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News of the Week: Rockwell Collins Names Kelly Ortberg CEO

GovCon Wire published a story this week detailing the appointment of Kelly Ortberg to CEO of Rockwell Collins where he will succeed Clay Jones. Ortberg is a 26-year company veteran and served as president before elevating to his new chief executive role. “This decision was made as part of a carefully orchestrated succession planning process that has been implemented over the past several years,”...

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Government Leaders: Original Profile of Robert Hale

ExecutiveGov published a number of important news stories and biographies in the past week concerning the U.S. federal government. This release will look at one of the original government executive profiles unveiled by the website. One of the profiles published, was that of Robert Hale, the Defense Department comptroller. In this role, he is responsible for the Pentagon’s budget and financial...

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Executive Profiles: NetApp and Bechtel Executives Featured on GovCon Executive Website

GovConExecutive.com is a leader in providing news, profiles and timely updates on some of the most powerful leaders in government contracting.Every week, the website posts new profiles detailing the past exploits and current responsibilities of executives at some of the top firms in the industry. Lee Vorthman serves as cyber practice lead for NetApp's public sector and was profiled today. In his...

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Tech Headlines: NIST Partners with 11 Companies for Cybersecurity

The New New Internet published an article this week about 11 GovCon companies teaming up with the National Institute of Standards Technology's new cybersecurity center to protect their assets. https://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2013/04/16/11-tech-firms... The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence will work with industry partners to learn more about cyber threats. Patrick Gallagher, NIST...

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Business News: SAIC, Exelis, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman Announce Executive Appointments

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 SAIC, General Dynamics Advanced...

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News of the Week: Mark Nackman Named VP and General Counsel at General Dynamics AIS

GovCon Wire published a story this week detailing the appointment of Mark Nackman to vice president and general counsel at General Dynamics Advanced Information Technology. In his new role, he will be in charge of the company's legal, export, contracts and subcontracts functions. He also serves as an adjunct professor at George Washington University’s law school and teaches in GWU’s scholarly...

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ExecutiveBiz Publishes Exclusive Q&A with STG Inc. Leader

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 Mark Jendzejec who serves as...

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