President Donald Trump has appointed Charles Verdon, a principal associate director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as deputy administrator for defense programs at the Energy Department‘s National Nuclear Security Administration. At LLNL, Verdon leads the federal research facility’s weapons and complex integration directorate that focuses on nuclear weapons programs, the White House …

The first F-35A aircraft directly assigned to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force has landed on Misawa Air Base, Japan. The jet will be assigned to the JASDF’s 3rd wing, and is the second of its kind built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‘ Nagoya-based final assembly and check-out facility, Lockheed Martin F-35 said Saturday. The particular …

The U.S. Army will install upgrades into a target surveillance and acquisition system designed to boost target identification accuracy and protect scouts while searching for targets, Army Times reported Monday. Army researchers are working to update the Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System with a third-generation forward-looking infrared radar. The Raytheon-built LRAS3 …

Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and John McCain, R-Ariz., have introduced a bill that would implement changes to the U.S. Navy‘s surface fleet operations, USNI News reported Monday. The Surface Warfare Enhancement Act of 2018 was created in response to ship collisions that involved the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain guided-missile …

John Adams, formerly assistant director of the FBI‘s intelligence directorate, has been named executive assistant director for the bureau’s information and technology branch. The two-decade FBI veteran began his career at the Washington Field Office where he investigated espionage, drug trafficking, violent crime and terrorism cases. He transferred to the …

NASA and Rice University have collaborated to build a wearable technology designed to activate the user’s elbow joints and the shoulder with a cable transmission system. The Soft Wearable Upper Extremity Garment, nicknamed “Armstrong,” uses Bowden cable actuators to manipulate synthetic tendons that cross the upper body, NASA said Saturday. The agency’s Wearable Robotics Laboratory …

The Federal Communications Commission has set April 23 as the effective date of an order that would repeal internet regulations the Obama administration implemented in 2015. Changes under the Restoring Internet Freedom Order will go into effect in April except for certain amendatory instructions, which are subject to the Office of Management …

The Defense Department has asked Congress to earmark $12.93 billion in fiscal 2019 funds for research and procurement of communications, electronics, telecommunications and intelligence technology platforms, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. DoD’s proposed CET&I budget represents a 12.3-percent increase from the amount requested for FY 2018 and excludes military activities that cover “substantial” …

(LISTED BELOW) For an end of year wrap-up, we are publishing the top 17 ExecutiveBiz stories for 2017. These articles were reviewed and analyzed to be the 17 stories with the highest readership for this year.           Oracle to Dramatically Cut Sales Team, Grow Cloud Sierra Nevada-Turkish Aerospace Industries …

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Milton Hall, President and CEO at Human Capital Consultants, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award. Human Capital Consultants is an Executive Search firm that specializes in national placement of advanced professionals in both Human Resources and the C-Suite. Launched in 2003, …

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Eric Joseph, Partner-in-Charge at Heidrick & Struggles, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award. J. Eric Joseph is the partner in charge in Heidrick & Struggles’ Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Global Technology & Services Practice and serves …

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Dale Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Search, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters Award. Dale E. Jones is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Search. His responsibilities include oversight and management of the firm and its global …

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Patrick Friel, Managing Partner at Lochlin Partners, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters Award. For almost 20 years, Friel has provided executive search and leadership advisory services to a broad range of clients. Before joining Lochlin Partners, he served as the …

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Mercedes LeGrand, Executive Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters Award. Mercedes LeGrand is a member of the Russell Reynolds Associates’ Technology and Industrial Goods Sectors. She focuses primarily on defense-related technology companies and associated market …

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Rob McHale, Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters Award. Mr. McHale has conducted multiple executive search assignments within the public sector technology marketplace, encompassing many functions of the executive suite with a concentration on CEO/general …