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Cryptek Lands Gary Hobbs as COO

Gary Hobbs is taking his vast and in-depth expertise in business development, federal and commercial sales, and operations to Cryptek as COO. In this position, Mr. Hobbs will spearhead engineering, manufacturing, sales, and services. CEO Bill Anderson, said, “We have been reshaping the Cryptek organization to take full advantage of new business opportunities and are [...]

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Jim Duffey to chair 2008 Kidney Ball

It’s a frightening statistic: The Washington, DC area leads the nation in the prevalence of kidney disease. But there’s hope. The Kidney Ball is the National Kidney Foundation’s largest one-day fundraiser, raising funds to support medical research and other critical initiatives. To keep the momentum going, Jim Duffey, a key voice in the area’s business [...]

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ManTech Strikes Again with Emerging Technologies Group Deal

Nine months after announcing its $76.5 million acquisition of prime government contractor McDonald Bradley, ManTech has struck again with news yesterday that it will acquire Emerging Technologies Group Inc. (ETG), a provider of cyber security and mission critical services to the Intelligence Community and DoD. Financial terms were not disclosed. Herndon, VA-based ETG is a [...]

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Michael Cherkasky Named CEO of USIS

Congratulations to Michael Cherkasky for his appointment to C.E.O. of US Investigations Services. The responsibilities for Cherkasky will be to set corporate tactical direction, expand security services and products, and provide vision and leadership in an effort to surpass annual revenues of $750 million. As the largest provider of screening, investigation, and security related services [...]

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Scott Miller Promoted to COO at HPTi

After making a name for himself as Group Vice President of Advanced Systems at HPTi (High Performance Technologies, inc.), Scott Miller has been promoted to COO. In this position, Miller will oversee leadership development and line management of programs. HPTi’s president, Tim Keenan, said of Miller, “He has always represented growth energy for the firm [...]

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LexisNexis’ Haywood Talcove: “Content is the place to be”

As the government evolves in its use of information LexisNexis allows end users to locate, screen and authenticate individuals in the areas of entitlement, fraud, waste and abuse. “In an era of declining tax revenues it’s more important than ever to ensure limited resources are used efficiently,” says Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Special Services [...]

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Microsoft Has a New V.P.

A solid congratulations is in order to Curt Kolcun for his recent promotion to Vice President of Public Sector at Microsoft Corp. In this position, Curt’s responsibility will be overseeing federal, state, and local business, and all education markets. Kolcun was the former Vice President of the Federal Division where he directed sales, contracting, pre-sales [...]

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