Linda Mills, recently promoted to run Northrop Grumman IT, has made the strategic acquisition of a local geospatial firm 3001, run by Bart Bailey and owned by CM Equity partners. 3001 International, provides airborne imaging, mapping, surveying and geographic information systems for domestic and international government intelligence as well as geospatial data production and analysis.  Obama’s Technology Plan […] More

3001: The Final Odyssey is a science fiction novel published in 1997 (the final book in the Space Odyssey series) that centers around the evolution of intelligence, aliens, earth domination and, well, you get the picture. And while not bent on global domination, 3001 Inc., a leading provider of geospatial data production and analysis, and […] More

Back in high school, Paul Strasser was a pole vaulter. “There aren't too many pole vaulters out there!“ he tells us. These days, Strasser is helping Pragmatics, a McLean, Va.-based company with over 400 employees, vault from one level to the next. The year he arrived at Pragmatics as chief operating officer, they closed the […] More

Herndon, Va.-based Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), a leading developer of cross-domain solutions for secure access and sharing of classified information, announced that it has acquired CounterStorm – a significant step for the company that allows it to offer public and private sector clients a three-step approach for addressing advanced network security, insider threat mitigation and […] More

Mike Fox has just taken on a new role within SRA: Senior Vice President for Corporate Development. Fox will focus on leading SRA’s corporate strategic planning activities; he’ll also be spending more of his time helping to launch SRA’s new business initiatives.  “I will be getting more heavily involved in M&A activities to make sure […] More

Shashank Samant has taken his 20 years of OPD experience from Ness Technologies and joined GlobalLogic as president. Marketing, sales, management, and global business development fall under Samant's authority. Sanjay Singh, E.V.P. of business management at GlobalLogic, said of Samant, “What impresses me most about Shashank is his passion for innovation. There are very few […] More

ExecutiveBiz members have been treated to some great presentations from Web2.0 experts, including some who have succeeded in implementing Web2.0 capabilities in very large organizations.  Two of the greatest presenters who have interacted with us are Chris Rasmussen and Sean Dennehy, pictured here. After engaging with them in our venue and tracking how Web2.0 technologies […] More

Leaving the world of spies, James Pavitt has left the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as Deputy Director of Operations and joined the Board of Directors of CACI. Dr. J.P. London, Chairman of the Board at CACI, said of Mr. Pavitt, “We're honored and privileged to have James Pavitt on our Board of Directors. […] More

Boart Longyear sounds a little like the name of the hero’s foil in a slapstick comedy. But, in fact, it is a billion dollar global integrated drilling services provider and products manufacturer for the Minerals Industry. And, per today’s announcement, it is also where government IT services and solutions provider GTSI’s outgoing CFO Joe Ragan will […] More

In addition to the endless media attention to every aspect of the presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin voters are being asked to make other critical decisions on change and on market leaders. Below are three decisions voters will make this season: More

Ernst & Young recently named Herb Engert as its Mid-Atlantic Strategic Growth Markets Leader.  In his new role, Engert will oversee the strategic growth markets practice (SGM) in Richmond, McLean, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Ernst & Young's SGM multi-disciplinary teams help clients accelerate their growth in the marketplace. Now, Engert is helping keep the momentum going. […] More