Janus Global Operations has identified and destroyed 1,246 landmines and other unexploded ordnance in support of the Iraqi-Kurdistan Mine Action Agency’s demining project in Kurdistan, Iraq. JGO said Thursday its explosives detection teams under the Sterling Global Operations unit conducted the demining task in the Erbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah provinces of …
Read More »Janus Global Operations Quality Management System Attains ISO 18788:2015 International Certification
Janus Global Operations‘ quality management system has attained the ISO 18788:2015 certification, a worldwide standard that seeks to set a global business and risk management framework for security contractors and organizations. The company said Thursday that the ISO 18788:2015 certification follows on its ANSI/ASIS PSC.1 certification in 2015. Alan Weakley, JGO president and COO, said …
Read More »Janus Global Opens Middle East, Asia & Africa Operations Hub in Dubai
Janus Global Operations has established a Dubai office that will serve as the company’s regional hub for commercial and government customers across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. JGO President and CEO Alan Weakley said in a press release published Thursday the Dubai office will support the company’s efforts to expand in …
Read More »Rebranded, Renamed Janus Global Targets Worldwide Stability Operations, Austere Markets
Global logistics and stability services contractor Janus Global Operations adopted its new name earlier in April from the former Sterling Global Operations brand to complete a two-year process that included a restructuring initiative and changes to the company’s operating model. Alan Weakley, who joined the 7,000-employee company as chief operating officer in September 2013, told ExecutiveBiz in an …
Read More »Lou Addeo Joins Sterling Global Operations’ Advisory Board; Alan Weakley Comments
Lou Addeo, former executive vice president of corporate development and strategic acquisitions at ManTech International, has been appointed to the advisory board at logistics services contractor Sterling Global Operations. Addeo will directly collaborate with Alan Weakley, president and chief operating officer of SGO, and will serve as an adviser on …
Read More »Laura Jolley Appointed Sterling Global Operations HR VP; Alan Weakley Comments
Laura Jolley, a 12-year veteran at Sterling Global Operations, has been appointed as vice president of human resources at the Knoxville, Tenn.-based stability operations services provider. Jolley previously served as SGO recruiter, human resources generalist, human resources business partner, HR manager and director of human resources, the company said Monday. …
Read More »SGO Becomes 1st US Firm to Obtain PSC.1-2012 Mgmt Systems Certification
Sterling Global Operations is a stability operations company that offers global services to the public and private sector in munitions response; logistics; communications; life support services; risk management; and security. SGO has announced it is the first American company to receive the worldwide certification ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012, an international standard for quality management systems at private …
Read More »Ian Pilcher Joins Sterling Global Operations as Commercial Accounts Head
Ian Pilcher, formerly vice president of business development at Olive Group, has been appointed director of commercial accounts at Sterling Global Operations and focus on the commercial oil, natural gas and mining industries. Pilcher, a retired British army officer who served in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and North Africa, will be based …
Read More »Alan Weakley: Sterling Global Operations Grows Footprint in Iraq, Kurdistan
Sterling Global Operations is seeking to grow its oil and gas, mine clearing and other work in Kurdistan and Iraq by expanding its Kurdish operations center and constructing a regional logistics hub. The new 200,000 sq ft logistics hub near Erbil, capital of the Kurdish region, will be used for equipment storage, employee training and vehicle maintenance services, the stability …
Read More »Alan Weakley: Sterling Global’s Mauritania Office to House Risk Mgmt, Logistics Work
Sterling Global Operations opened its Mauritania-based command center on Thursday to work with customers in the industrial, commercial, energy, banking and finance sectors. The center’s opening featured a presentation on SGO services for local businesses and government officials, SGO said Thursday. “Our command center in Mauritania will provide integrated solutions for risk …
Read More »Sterling Global Helps Clear Afghan Province of Unexploded Mines; Alan Weakley Comments
Stability operations contractor Sterling Global Operations (SGO) recently executed the site work of a two-year project funded by the United Arab Emirates that helped locate and destroy more than 11,000 unexploded bombs left over from wars in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The United Nations Mine Action Service administered the project in …
Read More »Executive Profile: Alan Weakley, CSC NA Public Sector Defense Group President
Alan Weakley serves as president of CSC’s North American public sector defense group. In this role, he leads the strategic direction, planning and execution of the group’s worldwide presence. With more than 14,000 employees exceeding $3 billion in sales, the group supports all of CSC’s Defense Department clients, NASA, the U.S. Postal Service and …
Read More »CSC’s Alan Weakley on $900M C5ISR IDIQ
Computer Sciences Corp. announced Monday it is one of seven awardees on a potential $900 million U.S. Navy contract to support C5ISR systems (command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance). Under the potential five-year contract, the company will compete for task orders to provide acquisition, installation and …
Read More »CSC’s Alan B. Weakley Sees ‘More Opportunities’ Than Challenges in Today’s Budget Environment
Alan B. Weakley is the recently appointed president of CSC’s North American public sector defense group and is responsible for the strategic direction of the group’s worldwide growth. Weakley recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the excitement surrounding both his recent appointment and the growing industry he’s a part of. ExecutiveBiz: …
Read More »Steven Griffin to Replace Michael Maier as General Manager of CSC/Raytheon JV
Computer Sciences Corp. has named Michael Maier as vice president of Air Force range programs for its North American public sector group. GovCon Wire has the details on his appointment, available here. The company has appointed Steve Griffin to replace Maier as general manger of Computer Sciences Raytheon. Griffin has been …
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