ExecutiveBiz recently interviewed Karen Knowles, head of SAS’s Federal Government  business unit.  She has shored up SAS’s market share in analytics and business intelligence, and the US’s largest privately-held software company is helping to strengthen cybersecurity at the Naval Cyber Defense Operations Command through intelligent analytics.  Read on to learn …

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is the first major cybersecurity legislation to pass the House within the past year. The bill provides increased guidance for the role of NIST and NSF, looks to promote education and awareness efforts, coordinate R&D in …

The U.S. military depends upon its networks to carry out day-to-day operations throughout the world. The Air Force has perhaps the greatest need, as its forces need to remain connected over vast distances. Lt. Gen. Bob Elder headed the U.S. Air Force’s development of its cyberspace mission from 2006 till …

Job Description If you thrive on challenge and are motivated, creative, and can hit the ground running, we want you on our team! Project Coordinator Brief Role Description Primary responsibilities are to provide direct support to the Quality Assurance and Field Engineering directorate. Duties will include assisting in the coordination …

Despite the tough economy, the Greater Washington, DC area remains a competitive market for recruiting and retaining top talent. That’s true as well in government contracting. Whether you’re hiring at the entry level or higher, you need to keep your employees engaged and challenged. But how? For ideas, ExecutiveBiz recently …

As we enter this new decade, we are faced with many questions. Where is government contracting moving? What will be the priorities in the next few years? We had the chance to catch up with Bill James, Vice President and Director of Business Development at TechTeam, to ask him some …

For its fourth straight year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Ten CFOs to Watch in Government Contracting. In an environment of increased competition, coupled with more frequent calls for cost-cutting measures on the part of government, it’s now incumbent upon every CFO to identify risks — and strategies …

Present: CFO, QinetiQ North America since January 2006 Career highlights: Began career in public accounting; cut his teeth in federal contracting at BTG, where he served for seven years. In 2002, tapped as CFO of Apogen Technologies, later sold to QinetiQ North America. Personal: For the past 17 fall seasons, …

Present: Chief Financial Officer, SRA International Career highlights: Spent 25 years with Arthur Andersen LLP, promoted audit partner in 1988 — first client was SRA. Later tapped as practice director, then moved to KPMG, and ultimately left public accounting; tapped SRA CFO in June 2009. Personal: Nadeau is a Washington, …

Mike Carpenter brings dynamism and an entrepreneurial mindset to his duties at McAfee. As senior vice president for Public Sector, he has presided over the fastest growing section of McAfee. We had the opportunity to speak with him about how he intends to maintain that growth and how McAfee intends …

Over the course of 2009, organizational conflict of interest dominated industry headlines. How the issue will play out in 2010 is now anybody’s guess. But this much is clear. “As we head into 2010, the level of avoidance — as opposed to simply mitigation — of OCI will be mandated …

In just a few short weeks, 2010 begins — the dawn of a new decade. The question now is: Who’ll be leading change in and around government contracting? We’ve got a few suggestions. For the second consecutive year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Top 20 People to Watch. From …

We had to opportunity to sit down with Casey Coleman, CIO of the U.S. General Services Administration. She spoke to us about the shift to cloud computing, what’s next for apps.gov, telecommuting, and social media. Coleman also shared with us what she would have been doing if she had to …

When you hear “transparency,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many CFOs, it’s transparency with government regulators and customers. Of less focus is organizational transparency. That’s a shame — especially these days, says Kathy Kerchner, CFO of Lockheed Martin Enterprise Business Services. At a time when budget …

One of the challenges of cyber security is that the topic is incredibly complex.  How complex? At a recent event on cyber security, General Hayden, former head of the CIA, NSA and 4-star Air Force general, began by joking “I would much rather be up here speaking about something as …