Senator Olmypia Snowe (R-ME)

Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) was critical of the cyber coordinator’s placement in the executive branch on Tuesday.

The OPM is crowd-sourcing an online tool to recruit managers.

The open government ball kept on rolling.

By Light and InZero are teaming up to fight cyber attacks.

Melissa Hathaway joined Core Security Technologies’ Advisory Board.

Donna Morea and George Schindler were honored by the Cystic Fibrosis foundation for CGI’s charity work.

Larry Prior and Kevin Phillips talked about ManTech’s robust growth.

Lockheed Martin snagged a PBL deal from the Army.

As president of CGI Federal, George Schindler leads a team that leverages market-leading services and offerings into a managed services model in conjunction with federal government partners. The results speak for themselves; CGI is tracking to double digit growth for this fiscal year. But Schindler has even bigger plans for CGI Federal. In the following Q&A, Schindler talks about where he sees the company in five years, and what it needs to do to reach that point. He also weighs in on navigating the uncertainties associated with the natural cycles of government, especially during an election year.

Tell us about your role at CGI Federal?

George Schindler: I am the President.

How large is the business unit?

George Schindler: About 1,100 members. We refer to our employees as members because we are all considered to be owners of the business.

How is CGI Federal different from CGI overall as a company?

George Schindler: CGI is a Canadian company, based in Montreal. CGI Federal was created as a wholly owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI in order to allow the company to more effectively sell to the federal market and pursue work that requires security clearances. At the same time, our goal is to leverage the full depth and breadth of CGI solutions and capabilities globally.

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