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  • INSA Names Defense & Intell Analyst Larry Hanauer as Policy VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    INSA Names Defense & Intell Analyst Larry Hanauer as Policy VP

    Larry Hanauer, a former senior international policy analyst at RAND Corp., has joined the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as vice president for policy. He will oversee the nonprofit organization’s councils, task forces and other member-driven groups that aim to address national security issues through thought leadership and collaborative, public-private recommendations, INSA said Wednesday. At RAND, Hanaeur analyzed […] More

  • Noblis’ Roger Mason, CIA Vet Carmen Medina Join US Geospatial Intell Foundation as Board Members - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis’ Roger Mason, CIA Vet Carmen Medina Join US Geospatial Intell Foundation as Board Members

    Roger Mason Jr., senior vice president of national security and intelligence at Noblis, and MedinAnalytics founder Carmen Medina have joined the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation as members of the board of directors. Mason and Medina will join the other 25 members of USGIF’s board and will serve a three-year term, USGIF said Thursday. Mason, who also serves […] More

  • Former DIA Official David Shedd Joins SOSi's Board of Advisers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DIA Official David Shedd Joins SOSi’s Board of Advisers

    David Shedd, a former deputy director and acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined SOS International‘s board of advisers. Shedd will help the company with regards to leadership, growth and governance along with the other business, defense and government leaders in the advisory board, SOSi said Tuesday. “David’s experience in the intelligence community and Latin America closely align with […] More

  • IGS Adds Intell Community Vet David Shedd to Board of Directors; Michael Maples Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IGS Adds Intell Community Vet David Shedd to Board of Directors; Michael Maples Comments

    David Shedd, formerly acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined the board of directors of Huntsville, Alabama-based geospatial software provider Intergraph Government Solutions. Michael Maples, IGS board chairman and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, said Tuesday the company will leverage Shedd’s insights and experience in the intelligence community to support growth strategies. […] More

  • Mitre Vice Chairman Donald Kerr Receives AFCEA Award for Intelligence Community Contributions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Vice Chairman Donald Kerr Receives AFCEA Award for Intelligence Community Contributions

    The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International has selected Mitre Corp. Vice Chairman Donald Kerr as a recipient of the 2016 Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service. AFCEA said Wednesday the award recognizes senior-level intelligence leaders whose contributions have supported the intelligence community. Kerr’s career includes roles as principal deputy national intelligence director, director of the National Reconnaissance Office and assistant […] More

  • HyTrust Adds Intelligence Community Vet Joanne Isham to Federal Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HyTrust Adds Intelligence Community Vet Joanne Isham to Federal Advisory Board

    Joanne Isham, an independent defense and intelligence consultant and former career officer with CIA, has joined the federal advisory board of HyTrust. The federal advisory board will work to help HyTrust build on its cloud and virtualization offerings to the public sector, the company said Monday. “We’re privileged to have Joanne join our federal advisory board […] More

  • Cloudera to Hold Fifth Data Analytics Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cloudera to Hold Fifth Data Analytics Conference

    Cloudera will hold its fifth annual conference on data analytics in Washington on March 15 to discuss how agencies execute their decisions and reduce costs through the use of data. The 2016 Cloudera Government Forum will convene public and private sector professionals and government officials such as Rep. William Hurd (R-Texas) and White House’s chief […] More

  • Executive Profile: Bill Richardson, Analysis Director at Thomson Reuters Special Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Bill Richardson, Analysis Director at Thomson Reuters Special Services

    Bill Richardson serves as director of analysis at Thomson Reuters‘ special services business, where he oversees the delivery of analytical insights on insider threat countermeasures to clients. Prior to this role, Richardson worked in various analytic and leadership positions at the CIA  for 32 years. He served in the agency’s Senior Intelligence Service and provided intelligence briefings materials to President […] More

  • Rob Zitz on Leidos' Offerings, Public-Private Sector Collaboration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rob Zitz on Leidos’ Offerings, Public-Private Sector Collaboration

    Rob Zitz, a 33-year intelligence community veteran, joined Leidos in August 2011 — when it was known as Science Applications International Corp. — and serves as senior vice president and chief systems architect for the company’s national security sector. Zitz has held key leadership positions within Army Intelligence, CIA, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Homelan Security, Secret Service […] More

  • Executive Profile: John Martinez, VP and General Counsel at Raytheon's IIS Segment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: John Martinez, VP and General Counsel at Raytheon’s IIS Segment

    John Martinez serves as vice president and general counsel for Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business segment. Martinez previously served as the segment’s chief cybersecurity and privacy counsel for cybersecurity and special missions. He also served as senior counsel for the IIS segment’s intelligence and Earth observation and systems modernization and services mission areas. From 2010 to […] More

  • Executive Profile: Regina Genton, Raytheon VP for Space & Intell Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Regina Genton, Raytheon VP for Space & Intell Programs

    Regina Genton serves as vice president of space and intelligence programs for U.S. business development at Raytheon and brings three decades of government intelligence experience to her role. She came to Raytheon in December 2012 after work as chief operating officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. As NGA COO, she managed the agency’s financial, programming, […] More

  • LGS CEO Kevin Kelly on His Outlook for Commercial Tech in Gov't, the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon's M&A Picture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS CEO Kevin Kelly on His Outlook for Commercial Tech in Gov’t, the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon’s M&A Picture

    The April release of documents for a draft request for proposals on a future nationwide public safety communications network marked another step in the government’s push to further examine how it can make greater use of commercial technologies. Also in April, Defense Department announced its own move to explore the commercial sector’s offerings in April with the release of Better Buying Power […] More