Gerry Connolly (D) is the freshman Congressman from Virginia’s 11th District, including parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties.  He replaced Tom Davis (R) after Tom’s retirement last year, and has some big shoes to fill as an advocate for the GovCon community.  Here are some highlights from our interview: I …

Walter P. (Walt) Havenstein is CEO of Science Applications International Corporation. Previously, he served as president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, and as a board member of BAE Systems plc. effective June 26.  Bill Hoover of AMERICAN Systems had this to say of …

The Obama administration was expected to name a Cyber Czar and release a cyberspace policy review last Friday.   The administration released the 76-page “Cyberspace Policy Review”  as expected.   Unexpectedly, the administration did not name a “Cyber Czar.”  Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council and the …

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 …

Before he ever joined Sun, Anthony Robbins worked in the government sector for 20 years — and learned the importance of delivering on a solution versus just a product. Today, as vice president of federal sales for Sun Microsystems, Robbins continues that focus. “The government is thin in a lot …

Unprecedented government intervention into the credit, financial and insurance markets has taken the market-based, small government proponents down a notch or two when trying to argue that private industries can be left to themselves to self-regulate and avoid catastrophe. So given the prevailing climate, it was not altogether shocking to …

In his work for Software AG, Tod Weber and his team help organizations integrate disparate systems to extract more value out of their existing IT investments — a key step in an environment overrun by streamlined budgets. In the following Q&A, Weber talks about what brought him to Software AG, …

It’s no secret these are uncertain times for many in the government contracting space. With the upcoming U.S. presidential election, many companies are holding their breath, wondering how a change in administration will affect their budgets and staff. Weathering the uncertainty is no easy task. But many of the areas …