Walt Havenstein became CEO of SAIC on September 21. He also serves as a member of SAIC’s board of directors. Before his appointment as CEO, Havenstein served as COO and member of the board of directors for BAE Systems plc, and president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., BAE Systems plc’s wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary. Havenstein [...]
ExecutiveBiz recently had the pleasure of speaking with Tracy Graves-Stevens, President of MSM Security Services. We discussed the future of MSM, the impact of the economic downturn on MSM’s long-term planning, MSM’s growth targets, and her management style. ExecutiveBiz: How was MSM Security Services founded? Tracy Graves-Stevens: MSM Security Services is a company that has [...]
The last time we spoke with Alion CEO Bahman Atefi, his company’s run rate was about $740 million. Two years later, that rate has climbed to $770 million. Accompanying that growth has been dramatic change. “Today close to half our business is in support of the Navy, naval architecture, and marine engineering,” says Atefi. “I [...]
Nearly every state budget has seen a shortfall this year. Next year isn’t looking much better. For Joe Doherty, those challenges spell opportunity all-around, for everyone. “The solutions the government needs during these economic times are right in our wheelhouse,” says Doherty. Since becoming executive vice president and group president of ACS Government Solutions in [...]
Northrop Grumman has just announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Ronald Sugar, who’s been in his current role since 2003, will retire June 2010. Sugar will be replaced by Wesley Bush, 48, who joined the company in 1987 and currently serves as president and chief operating officer. Sugar is 61 years old, still below Northrop’s [...]
The New New Internet has published a list of the Top 10 Universities Preparing Future Cyber Security Professionals. As the need for cybersecurity professionals swells, universities across the nation are helping to train the next generation of cyber professionals. Each university on The New New Internet’s list is certified by the Department of Homeland Security [...]
Three months after President Obama promised — and has yet to deliver on his word — to appoint a cybersecurity czar, all is not lost on the cyber front. That was Melissa Hathaway’s takeaway in her first public speaking engagement since resigning as Acting Senior Director for Cyberspace on National Security Council and Homeland Security [...]
