It has been almost two months since the release of the 60-Day Cyberspace Review and President Obama’s historic speech marking cybersecurity as a “strategic national asset”. Yet the cyber coordinator position remains vacant. Some believe this is because there is no direction as to what the role of the cyber coordinator will be in the […] More

Patriot Scientific Corporation has announced that Baroni Management Company LLC of Potomac, Maryland has been hired by the Audit Committee of Patriot’s Board of Directors to prepare a strategic assessment of Patriot’s wholly owned subsidiary Patriot Data Solutions Group, Inc“™s operations. Rumor has it though that Éclat Consulting, LLC, founded by Greg Baroni, is closing […] More

It has been a few weeks since the 60-day White House Cyberspace Policy Review came out, now hear what think-tank leaders, policymakers and experts are saying. A Recap of the 60-day Review. 1.  Leslie Harris, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology: “welcomes the administration’s efforts to turn a campaign promise into action.” […] More

Gates planning on big Defense cuts? That’s what has been reported by Boston.com. According to the article, two defense officials claim that there will be an announcement of as many as six planned cuts. Although not authorized to share details on the topics, the sources claimed that among the potential major weapon cancellation possibilities were the Air […] 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

After serving Virginia“™s 11th congressional district for 13 years, Rep. Tom Davis decided to step down from his congressional seat this year and will make the switch from governmental office into the corporate world.  As reported in the Washingon Post, Rep. Davis has also elected to serve as a director of Deloitte’s DC area operations.  For Davis, […] More

The ExecutiveBiz “Been There Done That” lunch speaking series typically involves a Federal IT legend sharing his or her reflections on careers that span decades. ManTech International President and COO Bob Coleman, the series’ next speaker for the Sept. 18th Tower Club lunch event, could probably fill his time recapping the last 12 months. November’s […] More

Over the last few years, GTSI “” an enterprise solutions and services provider to the government “” has been a company in transition, moving from its old role of being a traditional government reseller of IT products into a total solutions provider. Today, the company is well-positioned to go out and grow the services business. […] 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

Read a few pages into the Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, the government technology pubs (or the ExecutiveBiz Spotlights) and you are bound to run across the area’s most prominent IT employers announcing billion dollar contract wins, executives outlining their strategic vision or announcing new acquisitions. But beyond the expected – Computer Sciences Corporation, SRA […] More

Acquisitions tend to come in three flavors: those that leave you scratching your head as to why either party would pursue the transaction; those that leave you scratching your head why one party would pursue the transaction; and finally those that leave you nodding your head approvingly. Anyone following M&A activity close enough can end […] More