David Kier was named Arete Associates president and CEO in 2009 and has served as chairman of the company’s board of directors since 2004. Previously, Kier was vice president for Lockheed Martin’s force protection activities. In that role, he was responsible for establishing programmatic strategy to support the Missile Defense Agency. Kier was a public [...]
DRS Technologies has today announced its appointment of Richard “Lee” Engel as its vice president of security. Engel has more than three decades of industrial security experience is considered an expert in the field. “I have the utmost confidence in Lee’s ability to lead this critical function for DRS in furtherance of our mission to [...]
Gen. Michael V. Hayden spent more than four decades serving his country. He has dedicated 41 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and 10 years of service as an intelligence officer under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Hayden will take time out of his busy schedule to spend a couple of [...]
The beltway was hopping this week with major moves and mergers. Across our media properties, we tracked news at the FBI, a changing of the guard at DoD and the changing faces at some of GovCon’s executive tables. ExecutiveGov topped the news this week with reports that Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta will replace [...]
The University of Maryland University College is presenting An Evening in Cyberspace, a black-tie gala that will bring together leaders from industry and government, scholars, researchers and practitioners to celebrate the university’s new cybersecurity programs and to fund scholarships for students entering these programs. UMUC has positioned itself as a leader in cybersecurity education in [...]
CIA Director Leon E. Panetta announced yesterday the appointment of John D. Bennett as the next head of the National Clandestine Service (NCS). Bennett will succeed Michael J. Sulick who is set to retire from the agency. The NCS is tasked with carrying out covert action and human intelligence (HUMINT) missions in pursuit of U.S. [...]
In honor of the fallen men and women who have served in the Central Intelligence Agency, a fundraiser will be held next Thursday, July 8, to commemorate their services and raise money for their families. The money from the dinner, which is sponsored by the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation, will provide education and other support [...]
