News of the Week: USIS Names Jeremy Weinsinger Global Security, Solutions Lead
GovCon Wire published a story this week detailing the appointment of Jeremy Weinsinger to the position of president of global security and solutions at USIS. He previously served as COO at GTSI Corp. and follows former GTSI CEO Sterling Phillips who now serves as head of USIS. In his new role, Weinsinger will lead a team of 3,000 employees that support national security missions and work with...
ExecutiveBiz Publishes Exclusive Q&A with IBM's Angela Carrington
Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. https://executivebiz.com/ 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 an...
Potomac Officers Club Adds 7th Speaker to Post-Sequestration Breakfast Symposium
A new speaker has joined the line-up of The Potomac Officers Club's unique breakfast event, “Thriving in the post-Sequestration GovCon era”. Kevin Plexico, vice president of federal information solutions at Deltek, has been added as the seventh speaker at the event which already includes a number of prominent leaders.Current Confirmed speakers for the event include: Frank Kendall, defense...
Tech Headlines: Mike McConnell and Kevin Kelly Discuss Cybersecurity, Malware
Kevin Kelly, LGS Innovations CEO, and Mike McConnell, vice chairman at Booz Allen Hamilton, have recently been featured in news stories regarding the technology industry, specifically the topics of malware and cybersecurity. Kelly commented on a new contract his company won to build systems meant to help the Department of Health and Human Services defend its networks from malware and security...
Business News: SAIC, QinetiQ NA, Agilex and SRA 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, Agilex, SRA and QinetiQ NA. At...
News of the Week: Robert Logan Named CIO for SAIC Natl Security, Health Spinoff Leidos
Today, SAIC announced that Robert Logan, director of engineering for information technology services has been appointed chief information officer. He will begin his new position April 1 and Logan will also serve as CIO of Leidos, the future independent national security, health and engineering business after SAIC separates into two companies. “Robert has made important contributions to the...
Potomac Officers Club Presents Post-Sequestration Breakfast Symposium
The Potomac Officers Club is gearing up to present an interactive breakfast event, “Thriving in the post-Sequestration GovCon era”. The symposium is meant for executives in government contracting and will take place May 14 at the Ritz Carlton Tysons in McLean, Va. Five speakers are already confirmed for the event: Frank Kendall serves as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...
ExecutiveBiz Unveils Conversations with AT&T and Harris Corp. Leaders
Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. https://executivebiz.com/ 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 two spotlights with...
EM Employee Care Packages Connect Soldier to Home
Executive Mosaic's employees fulfill many roles for the media and networking firm, ranging from EM's news writers that inform readers of daily industry news to those that help carry out its thought-provoking forums. One of those employees in EM's mosaic-like workforce is Julia Fanning, an EM staffer since December 2011 and its speaker and events coordinator. Fanning helps lead coordination of...
News of the Week: Raytheon Names Dr. Thomas Kennedy COO, Realigns Business Units
GovCon Wire published a story this week about Raytheon's promotion of Dr. Thomas Kennedy to executive vice president and chief operating officer. He previously served as company vice president and president of the integrated defense systems business and will step into his new role April 1. “As we continue to operate in an increasingly competitive budget environment, our ability to enhance our...
Government Leaders: New Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Africa, Russia
ExecutiveGov covered a number of important news stories in the past week concerning the federal government. This release will look at two of the most important articles that were published on the new President of China, Xi Jinping. The first piece focused on Jinping's visit to Africa and what he was trying to accomplish there. The Chinese President stepped into office in November of last year...
Executive Profiles: SAP and URS Leaders 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. Carmen Krueger serves as the vice president of SAP‘s federal civilian business and has been with...