Gio Patterson is senior vice president of corporate development for Vangent. Here's her take on today's business development environment for government contractors: Return to Main Feature here. ExecutiveBiz: Let's start with your team. How did you amass a strong talent pool? Gio Patterson: We really have brought onboard some of the best talent in the […] More

On Wednesday, Citrix Systems announced that Silicon Valley’s Campbell Union High School District has deployed Citrix® XenDesktopâ„¢ with HDXâ„¢ technology for more than 8,000 students and faculty beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. The district is expected to save an estimated $250,000 annually, and that number should grow with additional savings expected as their desktop […] More

Last week, telecommunications software and services company Telcordia announced the appointment of James F.X. Payne as its senior vice president and general manager of National Security and Cyber Infrastructure, and Advanced Technology Solutions. Respected in the high technology Federal market, Payne will lead the charge on identifying critical issues surrounding the vulnerability and survivability of […] More

According to the Better Hearing Institute, http://www.betterhearing.org/index.cfm,  one out of every ten Americans has hearing loss with the majority of people being male (60 percent) and below retirement age (65 percent), often as young as 18 years old. Hearing loss can come from multiple sources.  While age and continued exposure to noise of 85 dB […] More

In another sign of troubled times for the Washington Post, Kim Hart announced today she will be leaving the paper. For the past year, Hart offered Beltway readers the inside scoop on Washington’s technology community. Hart delivered news of her departure in today’s final Download column: “I have enjoyed connecting the dots between these worlds […] More

Rear Admiral Tim Heely (USN, ret.), a native of Belleville, Ill., is the President of Cobham Analytic Solutions (Formerly SPARTA), a subsidiary of the British defense contractor specializing in strategic defense and offense systems, tactical weapons systems, and space systems. Their intelligence products include intelligence production, computer network operations, and information assurance.   Heely graduated from the […] More

You’ve packed your bags, you’re ready for your big trip. But wait, what about a book? Summer and reading go hand in hand. “There’s a temperate zone in the mind … between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs,” is how someone once put it. So, with summer just around the corner, here’s a round-up […] More

Economic Leader David Walker Headlines at upcoming POC Event On March 13, 2009, the Potomac Officers Club will host the Honorable David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Walker has built a remarkable reputation as the […] More

As a 26-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, Michael Heath has pretty much seen it all. “I started just before the divestiture of the Bell System, so I“™ve seen all the changes over the past 20-plus years,” says Heath. Having worked for large corporations such as Qwest and several small start-ups, Heath came on board […] More

April 21-25 the SBA celebrated National Small Business Week with a series of events capped by a trip to the White House. Award winners from each state joined SBA sponsors, staff, and supporters along with the DC Area business community for this spectacular week of events celebrating small business. Of the many awards presented during […] More

ACG announced the following winners last night that included: (Capital Provider) Thomas Campbell of D.C. Capital Partners, (Investment Banker) Daniel Cornell of Stifel Nicolas; (Corporate Executive) Thomas Mutryn of CACI; (Emerging Growth Company, Under $100M) Morgan Franklin; (Emerging Growth Company, $100M- $500M) M.C. Dean; (Deal of the Year) Dimension International Acquired by Honeywell; and (Lifetime […] More

Dennis Stolkey has always been a climber. In fact, long before he ever signed up with EDS, he started his career as one of those guys who climb telephone polls. He sure has come a long way. Over the past 22 years, Stolkey has made an impressive ascent through EDS“™s ranks, and now manages its […] More