We had the chance to sit down with Paul Garver, Quest Software’s Vice President, Public Sector. He shared with us what lessons he learned in his time abroad, where he sees IT heading next, and what things are keeping him awake at night. We also learned some of his favorite charitable endeavors and what advice [...]
Howard Schmidt made his public debut as the White House’s cybersecurity coordinator yesterday at the Congressional Internet Caucus’ annual State of the Net conference. He opened, “The president has been clear in designating me his lead officer” for government cybersecurity. He said that his “direct linkage to the national security staff as well as the [...]
Despite the tough economy, the Greater Washington, DC area remains a competitive market for recruiting and retaining top talent. That’s true as well in government contracting. Whether you’re hiring at the entry level or higher, you need to keep your employees engaged and challenged. But how? For ideas, ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Marci Finney, financial [...]
Because of government contracting firms’ position at the intersection of business and politics, keeping abreast of the mountains of legislation that emerge from congress is both essential and daunting. So we here at ExecutiveBiz have compiled a brief summary of three of the most important acts of Congress for government contractors in the past twenty-five [...]
Casey Coleman’s trip to Microstrategy World 2010 in Las Vegas was interrupted this weekend by an unruly passenger attempting to open the emergency escape hatch mid-flight. She wrote about the incident real-time on the micro-blogging site Twitter: “During our flight to Las Vegas, some lunatic tried to open the front exit hatch in midair. About [...]
In today’s economy, the motto, “Faster, better, cheaper” often prevails — at the expense of employee development. That’s not the case at Noblis, a nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization based in Falls Church, Va. For Mark Simione, senior vice president, chief financial and administrative officer, and treasurer, of the company, the first order of [...]
ExecutiveBiz sat down with Catapult CEO Randy Slager recently. We discussed the wide array of Catapult’s offerings and how the company is adjusting to new challenges arising from organizational conflicts of interest, in-sourcing, and cybersecurity. Read on to learn how to set yourself apart from the government’s myriad teaming partners and how to stay on [...]
