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  • Parsons' Heather Shinn Elected to CMAA Board; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons’ Heather Shinn Elected to CMAA Board; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Heather Shinn, a vice president and program manager in Parsons‘ government services business, will serve a three-year term as a board member at the Construction Management Association of America. Parsons said Friday that Shinn, who is a Certified Construction Manager and a CMAA member since 2003, will help provide guidance to the organization on its programs. “Parsons […] More

  • Grant Begley Appointed to UAS Drone Corp. Board; Chris Nelson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Begley Appointed to UAS Drone Corp. Board; Chris Nelson Comments

    Grant Begley, a leader in the field of drone technology and formerly corporate senior vice president of Alion Science and Technology, has joined UAS Drone Corp. as a member of the board of directors. UAS Drone Corp. said Wednesday Begley, who has also served as senior adviser for unmanned aerial systems at the Defense Department, brings experience […] More

  • Former RSA CEO Art Coviello Joins Cylance Board of Directors; Stuart McClure Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former RSA CEO Art Coviello Joins Cylance Board of Directors; Stuart McClure Comments

    Art Coviello, formerly CEO and executive chairman of RSA, has joined the board of directors of Cylance. Coviello led RSA’s growth to a $1 billion-revenue business at present from a $25 million-revenue company in 1995, Cylance said Tuesday. “Art’s reputation in the industry, coupled with his deep domain expertise and operating experience will greatly assist us […] More

  • Steven Griffin Joins Vencore as SVP, NASA Engineering Contract Lead; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steven Griffin Joins Vencore as SVP, NASA Engineering Contract Lead; Mac Curtis Comments

    Steven Griffin, formerly senior director of operations and business development within Chicago Bridge and Iron’s federal services division, has joined Vencore as a senior vice president and program manager. Vencore said Tuesday Griffin will lead the company’s work to help NASA develop technologies and systems the agency will use to process space launch vehicles, spacecraft and payloads on the […] More

  • Orbital ATK’s Darcy McGinn Joins US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; Mike Kahn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK’s Darcy McGinn Joins US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; Mike Kahn Comments

    Darcy McGinn, chief technology officer of defense electronic systems within Orbital ATK’s defense systems group, has joined the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. McGinn will be responsible for advice to the board on technologies meant to help improve Air Force capabilities, Orbital ATK said Wednesday. “Darcy is very deserving of this honor and exemplifies […] More

  • Former Raytheon CEO William Swanson Joins Resilient Systems Board; John Bruce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Raytheon CEO William Swanson Joins Resilient Systems Board; John Bruce Comments

    William Swanson, former CEO and chairman of Raytheon, has joined the board of directors at cybersecurity company Resilient Systems. Resilient Systems CEO and Co-Founder John Bruce said Monday the company wants to apply what he called “expertise and counsel” from Swanson. “Bill is a highly accomplished business leader, whose perspective will be invaluable as we reach the […] More

  • Fortinet Adds Gary Locke to Board of Directors; Ken Xie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fortinet Adds Gary Locke to Board of Directors; Ken Xie Comments

    Gary Locke, a former Washington state governor and Commerce Department secretary, has joined the board of directors at network security technology company Fortinet. The two-decade public service veteran previously served as the U.S. ambassador to China between 2011 and 2014, Fortinet said Monday. “Gary’s broad experience and knowledge will greatly benefit Fortinet as the company continues to execute […] More

  • Xena Ugrinsky to Lead Analytics Work at Booz Allen’s Commercial Group; Reggie Van Lee Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Xena Ugrinsky to Lead Analytics Work at Booz Allen’s Commercial Group; Reggie Van Lee Comments

    Xena Ugrinsky, formerly a partner at KPMG‘s U.S. advisory practice, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a leader in the McLean, Va.-based consulting contractor’s commercial group. Ugrinsky will be responsible for Booz Allen’s efforts to deliver services to internal and external clients by combining data analytics strategies and modernization initiatives, the firm said Thursday. “She will immediately engage […] More

  • Ray Johnson Joins United Sciences Board; Sam Kellett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ray Johnson Joins United Sciences Board; Sam Kellett Comments

    Ray Johnson, a former senior vice president and chief technology officer of Lockheed Martin, has joined the board of directors at United Sciences. Johnson retired from Lockheed in February after nine years at that company, United Sciences said Monday. United Sciences develops three-dimensional hole scanning and imaging services. “Ray brings deep insight and experience into the technology and […] More

  • Roman Hachkowski Joins Northrop Grumman as AOA Xinetics GM; Chris Yamada Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roman Hachkowski Joins Northrop Grumman as AOA Xinetics GM; Chris Yamada Comments

    Roman Hachkowski, a veteran in optical systems, has joined Northrop Grumman as general manager of the AOA Xinetics business unit. Hachkowski previously held roles at General Dynamics, BAE Systems, ZYGO and Goodrich before he joined AOA Xinetics, Northrop said Thursday. Chris Yamada, vice president of aerospace products business unit at Northrop Grumman, said Hachkowski will leverage his […] More

  • Sheryl Bunton, Bill Skinner, Kimberly Benson Take Gulfstream Leadership Roles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sheryl Bunton, Bill Skinner, Kimberly Benson Take Gulfstream Leadership Roles

    Sherly Bunton, formerly chief information officer at agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO, has joined General Dynamics subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace as CIO. Gulfstream said Thursday that Bunton will report to Chief Financial Officer Dan Clare and will oversee the company’s enterpise information technology assets and strategies. She previously held leadership roles at wire and cable maker Southwire, […] More

  • Robert Catalanotti Joins SOS as Middle East Initiatives Director; Julian Setian Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Robert Catalanotti Joins SOS as Middle East Initiatives Director; Julian Setian Comments

    Robert Catalanotti, a retired Army major general has joined SOS International as director of Middle East Initiatives. Catalanotti will oversee the company’s efforts to forge strategic partnerships in the Middle East, SOS International said Friday. “We are proud to have Major General (ret.) Catalanotti join the team to lead our expansion efforts in the Middle […] More