Cheryl Janey Returns to Northrop Grumman
Word is out that Cheryl Janey, most recently of the Harris Corporation, has rejoined Northrop
Grumman as VP, Operations and Deputy GM in the $2.4 Billion Civil Systems Division. In her new capacity, she is looking forward to playing a key role in helping to guide Nortrop expansion in the Federal Civil and State and Local [...]
Ron Alexander Now the CFO for Schafer Corporation
Ron Alexander has become CFO for Schafer Corporation. Schafer is a $150 million government contractor for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and Intel Community. They welcome the addition of his talent and experience. Read more about Schafer…
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Sen. McCaskill to Take a Closer Look at ANCs
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has sent letters to 20 Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) requesting information abouttheir size, government contract revenues, and operations. ANCs are government contractors who are eligible to receive federal contracts non-competititively as part of a program of the Small Business Adminstration (SBA), though they are exempt from SBA restrictions on sole-source contracts and [...]
Cybersecurity Remains a Hot Commodity Despite Recession
According to an article in USA Today, firms that deal with cyber security are booming, even while the rest of the economy is busting. America’s Growth Capital (AGC) reports that 55 security firms have already been acquired this year. The article cites two main sources for this seemingly constantly increasing demand for security firms. On [...]
SRA Wins Operational Excellence Award
SRA has been selected as the winner of the Supply Chain Council’s prestigious Operational Excellence Award. The award spotlights world-class organizations which aggressively champion programs to effectively utilize their resources, exceed their customers’ expectations and reach their organizational goals through superior supply chain performance. This award primarily recognizes the work completed, on-going and planned by [...]
CACI Awarded $38 Million Task Order from U.S. Army
On Thursday, CACI announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract worth $38 million. Under the terms of the contract, CACI will support the Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), Software Engineering Center (SEC). Their work will focus on support software acquisition and full lifecycle management to enhance the C4ISR (command, [...]
Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen Backs Use of Unmanned Aircraft
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2010 Budget Likely to Increase Funding to Cybersecurity
President Obama’s fiscal 2010 budget is set to significantly increase the funding allocated to cybersecurity. In the budget request released on May 7, the Department of Homeland Security asked for $918 million to support the Office of Infrastructure Protection, $400 million of which will be spent on expanding the national cybersecurity protection program. This represents [...]
Versar Names Jeff Moran Sr. Vice President
Today, Versar announced the hire of Jeff Moran as Sr. Vice President for its Environmental Sciences and Compliance Group. Moran. who has over 20 years of experience, has held management position at Tetra Tech and Dewberry and managed over $50 million [...]
Debate Over Cybersecurity Czar Rages
According to the Washington Post (“Obama Aides Debate Role of Proposed Cyber Czar,” May 13, 2009), there is a debate taking place within the Obama administration over the President’s proposed cybersecurity czar. Military, intelligence, and security officials are arguing that the new advisor should be established under the National Security Council. However, other officials argue [...]
