In the CEO profile of the Spring issue of GovCon Exec magazine, Executive Mosaic sat down with Robin Lineberger of Deloitte Federal Government Services, who spoke about the power of cooperation of individuals from different backgrounds.
“It’s what I call extreme diversity,” Lineberger told GovCon Exec. “You need a diverse set of people in the room if you’re going to innovate.”
This is the most direct route to developing a “trust cloud” between government officials with knowledge of market needs and commercial executives with knowledge of the technology, he added.
Lineberger joined Deloitte in 2009 when it acquired his 24-year employer BearingPoint. Where there was opportunity, there was also potential for loss for BearingPoint’s 3,500 federal division employees.
“People could have been put out on the market in one of the worst economic times,” Lineberger remembers. “You shoulder that responsibility as a leader.”
Maneuvering to enable those employees the chance to work at Deloitte is his career’s water mark, “bar none,” said Lineberger, and since then, Deloitte Federal Government Services has added more than 2,000 additional employees.
For more insight into this 3rd-generation Air Force veteran GovCon leader, as well as a breakout forward looking piece on big data and executive insight into mobility, check out GovCon Exec
Roger Krone Says Boeing, Space Taxi Could Begin Operations in 2015
Boeing projected this week that it will be able to help fly astronauts to the international space station on private spaceships as early as 2015.
NASA has paid $320 million over the past two years to Boeing and three other firms for work on the ‘Space Taxi’ program, which will replace retired spacecraft with a commercial fleet.
Roger Krone, president of Boeing’s network and space systems unit, said the Space Taxi may help leaders rethink U.S. space strategy.
The company’s capsule, which is built to hold seven astronauts, underwent parachute drop tests in April and will undergo further evaluation in May.
DRS Relocates Corporate Functions to Va., Will Compete for Classified Contracts
DRS Technologies will relocate its corporate functions from New Jersey to its Arlington, Va. headquarters and has signed a proxy agreement with the Defense Security System to compete for classified contracts.
The Finmeccanica subsidiary CEO and former Defense Deputy Secretary William Lynn said the move is part of a restructure into three operating groups.
Terry Murphy will lead network and imaging systems, Richard Danforth will be the head of integrated defense systems and services and the power, environmental and sustainment group will by led by Roger Sexauer.
Craig Reed Joins L-3 Communications’ Group to be Spun Off into Engility
Dr. Craig Reed has joined L-3 Communications‘ services group in the new position of SVP for strategic development, a similar role to his previous station of SVP of strategy and development at DynCorp International. 
The federal government, Northrop Grumman andLockheed Martin veteran will help lead the transition of the services group into Engility, the L-3 spinoff that will be located in Chantilly, Va.
He will report to Tony Smeraglinolo, current group EVP and Engility’s future chief executive.
John Heller, former head of Harris’ IT services, will also help lead Engility as head of the C2S2 division.
USIS Wins Potential $888M DHS Award for Support Services
U.S. Investigations Services has won a potential $888M Department of Homeland Security award for professional support services as its parent company Altegrity also received a nod for administrative and management support.
As of October, USIS holds a prime position on a $2.45 billion award for federal background investigations which could run up to five years.