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  • Kevin Neifert Named Raytheon CIO; Rebecca Rhoads Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Neifert Named Raytheon CIO; Rebecca Rhoads Comments

    Kevin Neifert, formerly chief information officer of Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business, has been named CIO of the company. Neifert will succeed and report to Rebecca Rhoads, Raytheon corporate vice president and president of the company’s global business services, Raytheon said Wednesday. “As CIO of Raytheon, Kevin will help ensure we continue to leverage new […] More

  • Rebecca Rhoads of Raytheon Selected for University's CIO Leadership Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rebecca Rhoads of Raytheon Selected for University’s CIO Leadership Award

    Rebecca Rhoads, chief information officer of Raytheon, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Fisher-Hopper Prize for Lifetime Achievement in CIO Leadership award from the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. The university said Monday it recognized Rhoads for her efforts to promote diversity in the technical workforce as well as science, technology, […] More

  • Research Firm ExecRank Puts GovCon Leaders on 'Top CIO for 2014’ List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research Firm ExecRank Puts GovCon Leaders on ‘Top CIO for 2014’ List

    Research and advisory firm ExecRank has unveiled its annual list of 250 of the “Top CIOs for 2014,” a ranking of chief information officers across all industries that evaluates these leaders across 24 different categories. For this exercise, ExecRank says it developed a series of algorithms over three years to measure executive performance and predict future executive […] More

  • Raytheon's Rebecca Rhoads Inducted Into Cal Poly's Engineering Hall of Fame - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Rebecca Rhoads Inducted Into Cal Poly’s Engineering Hall of Fame

    Rebecca Rhoads, chief information officer and president of the global business services of Raytheon Co., has been inducted into the California State Polytechnic at Pomona, College of Engineering 2014 Hall of Fame. Rhoads was honored Thursday at the university’s National Engineers Week’s Girl Day celebration, Raytheon said Thursday. “If my example and this honor serve for anything, it […] More

  • Rebecca Rhoads: Raytheon Aims to Grow Female STEM Workforce - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rebecca Rhoads: Raytheon Aims to Grow Female STEM Workforce

    Raytheon is working to introduce girls to engineering through “Girl Day,” a series of events that aim to show the creative and collaborative side of engineering. Companies employees will use their experience in the science, technology, engineering and math industries to encourage young women to pursue careers in the field, the company announced Thursday. “We care […] More