A new bill introduced in the House of Thursday looks to empower the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator while penalizing agencies that fail to adequately secure their networks. The Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010, introduced by James Langevin and Michael McCaul, would create a cyberspace director position that requires confirmation from the Senate and create […] More

Present: Vice President of Health IT Programs, Northrop Grumman Career history: Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2006, King spent nearly 10 years at CGI-AMS (formerly American Management Systems), her last role as vice president for federal healthcare. Prior to AMS, King served as a senior manager responsible for developing various systems at Department of […] More

King serves as vice president of the health IT programs business unit at Northrop Grumman. Her responsibilities include developing a comprehensive health business strategy. She also is responsible for operational growth and program execution for the business unit. King spent the last three years focusing on Northrop Grumman“™s health IT programs business group as director […] More

Saturday, February 27th marked the 12th Annual Heart Ball. The event met and surpassed its $2 million goal, raising $2,025,000 million. The Heart Ball was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner and featured spectacular live and silent auctions, live music, inspiration stories of survival and a five-star seated dinner. Heart disease is the number […] More

Present: Senior vice president and chief financial officer of Vangent Career highlights: Served as CFO of American Management Systems before its purchase by CGI; CFO of Aspect Software Corporation in San Jose, Calif., which Reagan sold in 2005; moved to Deltek, which he helped take public; then, Vangent in September 2008. Personal: Reagan lives in […] More

Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will address the Potomac Officers Club at a breakfast event on February 4th, beginning at 8:15 AM.  Senator Webb served with distinction as a combat Marine platoon commander in Vietnam, earning the silver star, the Navy Cross, two bronze stars and two purple hearts at the infamous An Hoa Basin west […] More

Led by Honorary Chair Kay Kapoor, the Women’s Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary with many of the federal IT community’s most powerful members on Nov. 6. The anniversary celebration will take place at the Gannett Corporate Headquarters in McLean, Va. Since its inception, the Women’s Center has paved the way for women, children and […] More

It’s an exciting time for health care in the US “” and federal agencies and industry are playing a leading role in its facelift. To give you an idea of these movers and shakers, ExecutiveBiz has compiled a list of the Top 10 Health IT Game Changers to Watch. Hailing from government and industry alike, […] More

Gerry Connolly (D) is the freshman Congressman from Virginia’s 11th District, including parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties.  He replaced Tom Davis (R) after Tom’s retirement last year, and has some big shoes to fill as an advocate for the GovCon community.  Here are some highlights from our interview: I think there“™s a looming personnel […] More

Northrop Grumman promoted Dr. George Peach Taylor Jr., former vice president of Healthcare IT, as the first Chief Medical Officer at Northrop Grumman. Dr. Taylor will also assume the position of vice president of the Los Angeles-based systems integrator. Dr. Taylor will be in charge of  Northrop Grumman’s health, homeland security, biomedical sciences and human system […] More

Change. It’s not just a campaign theme anymore. From bailouts to stimulus packages, to talk of cybersecurity and government transparency, change is everywhere in Washington these days. So, who’s leading the charge? For the second straight year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Beltway Game Changers. These are agents of change leaving a significant […] More

Many security experts are predicting that we may have already reached the dangerous “tipping point” in the Cyber-War.  Couple this critical danger with an anticipated surge in appropriated funds, and you have cyber security at the forefront of most government contracting agendas in 2009. In a recent interview, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke of what he […] More