Ganpat Wagh, a retired FBI special agent, brings 30 years of senior leadership experience in the private and public sectors to his new role at Cornerstone Defense as vice president of cyber operations.

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Chris Scott, a 22-year cybersecurity and information assurance veteran, has been appointed by the board of directors of Cornerstone Defense as vice president of the Hanover, Md.-based company's cyber sector.

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Bill Varner, former president of ManTech‘s mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group, has joined the board of directors at Cornerstone Defense. He said in a statement released Tuesday he plans to work with Cornerstone Defense‘s executive team and continue to contribute to U.S. government missions. The Hanover, Md.-based company offers support services to the intelligence and defense sectors in […] More

Charles Jacoby, a retired U.S. Army general, has been named a member of Cornerstone Defense‘s board of directors. Jacoby’s background is aligned with the company’s goal to deliver technologies and services for the space and intelligence communities and the Defense Department, said Cornerstone Defense CEO Chris Goodrich in the company’s press release published Tuesday. Patrick Palmer, chief […] More

Jonathan Miller, formerly chief of staff for a Defense Health Agency directorate, has joined Cornerstone Government Affairs as a principal tasked to help expand the company’s defense health practice. Miller brings to Cornerstone’s federal government relations team over 12 years of experience in planning, programming, budgeting and executing medical research and development efforts in the […] More

Jeffery Cherry, founder, CEO and managing partner of The Porter Group, has joined the board of directors at McKean Defense Group. Cherry brings more than 34 years of experience in the federal market and at startup and mid-size companies to the McKean board, the company said Monday.

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Lockheed Martin and Japan have marked the delivery of the country’s first F-35A aircraft in a ceremony held Friday to commemorate the national defense and security alliance between Japan and the U.S. More than 400 guests from the government, military and defense industry sectors in both countries attended the F-35A rollout ceremony, Lockheed Martin said Friday. “As the security environment surrounding Japan has become increasingly […] More

Mahindra and Mahindra will buy BAE System's 26 percent stake in the defense joint venture, Defence Land Systems India, according to a Business Standard article. Currently, Mahindra owns 74 percent of DLSI while BAE controls the remaining 26 percent which is in accordance with India’s foreign direct investment policy for defense businesses. According to the article, both parties agreed […] More

James (Jim) Kelly is a vice president and general manager for Defense Intelligence with CSC and was a founder and managing partner for CenTauri Solutions, LLC, before it was acquired by CSC. In his current position, Kelly integrated the former CenTauri defense intelligence practice into CSC’s larger organization to focus on delivering high quality services […] More

In a study released yesterday, Botnets, malicious applications and social networking malware top the future threats of 2010. In a study released by BitDefender, cyber criminals will be looking to expanding platforms, target multiple operating systems and mobile devices. “2009 saw a wide range of security threats aiming at both end-users and at corporate networks,“ […] More

Doug Kumbalek, chief strategy officer and executive vice president at System High Corporation, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the critical attributes of his role with the company since his promotion in June as well as a look into his latest growth initiatives and emerging technologies as they continue to influence the federal landscape in unexpected ways during […] More

Lockheed Martin, the global aerospace and security giant, is also one of the leading federal defense contractors in the industry. With their longstanding business relationship with defense departments, Lockheed Martin has completed countless projects and programs that fortified the nation’s defenses and boosted the warfighting capabilities of the country. To effectively service its customers in […] More