Four years ago, this month, Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI) was acquired by QinetiQ North America.  It is now ready for the next stage in its growth as part of QinetiQ North America“™s Technology Solutions Group (TSG). On the heels of this new chapter, ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Alan Friedman, former PSI President and now  Senior […] More

It“™s been a little over a month since Larry Prior was named president and COO of ManTech International Corporation, and it“™s already clear which title he prefers. “I am first and foremost an operator,“ says Prior. “The chief operating officer cares a lot about top line growth, taking care of people, and executing programs for […] More

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D) from the 11th district of Virginia spoke to us last week about the mood on Capitol Hill toward government contractors and the looming personnel crisis in the federal procurement sector.  Connolly told us how he plans to fill Tom Davis’ big shoes as an advocate for the government contracting industry and how streamlining […] More

Now that the results of the 60-day cyber security review led by Melissa Hathaway are in, what’s next? ExecutiveBiz recently brought that question to leading figures in the cyber security discussion “” everyone from think tanks to industry “” to get their take on what the report may portend for public-private efforts in strengthening cyber […] More

Larry Allen isn“™t one to mince words. “Contractors right now have a target painted on their back,“ says Allen, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement. That prognosis comes on the heels of President Obama“™s recent contracting memo and a subsequent timetable by OMB that“™s focused on five main areas: 1.) Contract review and monitoring, […] 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

We all know that 2009 will be shaped by significant events “” a new administration, the pending drawdown of the Iraq war, and of course the economy. But how will it all play out, and how will it affect the federal marketplace? For the top 2009 predictions, we went straight to some of the area“™s […] More

His name is synonymous with personal finance. For over two decades, Knight Kiplinger has been been known as one of America“™s most respected economic journalists and business forecasters. This past Thursday “” as the government reported more unemployment claims had been filed that week than at any other time in the past 25 years “”  […] More

Boart Longyear sounds a little like the name of the hero’s foil in a slapstick comedy. But, in fact, it is a billion dollar global integrated drilling services provider and products manufacturer for the Minerals Industry. And, per today’s announcement, it is also where government IT services and solutions provider GTSI’s outgoing CFO Joe Ragan will […] More

Interested in coming out to bowl for a good cause, while mingling with top athletes? On Tuesday, July 29 Roger Mason Jr “” Washington Wizards Guard and DC native “” will host his 1st Annual Ball for a Cause. The event will feature bowling at Lucky Strike in Chinatown. Several of Roger“™s teammates will also […] More

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield is perhaps best known for his line “I don“™t get no respect.“ One wonders if, in a previous life, Dangerfield was a chief operating officer. While the president and chief executive officer are accountable for establishing an organization“™s goals ““ and meeting them ““ over time it is the COO who is […] More

Earlier this month ExecutiveBiz highlighted ten area executives in relatively new roles who we expect to be firmly placed in the 2008 spotlight. Perhaps these executives can take their cue from another set of leaders who have grown quite accustomed to being in the middle of the action. ExecutiveBiz“™s “Beltway Game Changers“ recognizes 10 prominent […] More