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  • FiscalNote Adds Former Army General Stanley McChrystal to Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FiscalNote Adds Former Army General Stanley McChrystal to Board of Directors

    Stanley McChrystal, a retired U.S Army general, has joined FiscalNote‘s board of directors after prior service as an adviser to the Washington-based open data services company since 2014. “Stan’s remarkable military career and exemplified leadership skills will be invaluable resources to FiscalNote as the company grows and expands into the business compliance and international law sectors,” […] More

  • Donald Carty, Anthony Bates Join VMware Board; Pat Gelsinger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Donald Carty, Anthony Bates Join VMware Board; Pat Gelsinger Comments

    Donald Carty, a director at EMC, and GoPro President Anthony Bates have joined the board of directors of VMware. “With their business insight and experience across diverse industries as well as technology companies, their perspective and counsel will prove invaluable for the VMware board and executive team,” VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger said Tuesday. Carty has been with […] More

  • Joe Czyzyk Appointed Chairman of US Vets; Ted Lieu Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Czyzyk Appointed Chairman of US Vets; Ted Lieu Comments

    Joe Czyzyk, chairman and CEO of air cargo services provider Mercury Air Group, has been named chairman of the nonprofit organization U.S. Vets. U.S. Vets said Monday Czyzyk joined the veteran-focused organization’s board of directors in 2012 and served with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam under the naval mobile construction battalion. “As a veteran of the U.S. […] More

  • PwC Survey: 91% of Enterprises Adopt Cyber Frameworks to Detect Network Vulnerabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PwC Survey: 91% of Enterprises Adopt Cyber Frameworks to Detect Network Vulnerabilities

    A new PwC survey says 91 percent of business organizations have implemented the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework and other risk-based security guidelines in an effort to detect and mitigate cyber threats. PwC polled at least 10,000 C-suite executives of information technology and security firms from more than 127 countries from May 7 through June […] More

  • Martha Bejar Joins CenturyLink Board; Glen Post Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Martha Bejar Joins CenturyLink Board; Glen Post Comments

    Martha Bejar, formerly director and CEO of broadband wireless access services company Flow Mobile, has joined the board of directors at CenturyLink. “Her years of experience in telecommunications and information technology businesses will enable her to make immediate contributions to CenturyLink’s future,” President and CEO Glen Post said in a statement issued Monday. Bejar has led Flow Mobile over […] More

  • BAE Exec Chris Allam Joins Board at Reaction Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Exec Chris Allam Joins Board at Reaction Engines

    Chris Allam, engineering director of the military air and information business at BAE Systems, has joined Reaction Engines‘ board of directors. Allam will be responsible for coordinating joint efforts of BAE and Reaction Engines to develop the SABRE-class aerospace engine technology, Reaction Engines said Monday. His appointment came after BAE invested $31.85 million into Reaction Engines […] More

  • Harris CapRock’s Tracey Haslam Joins Global VSAT Forum’s Board; David Hartshorn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris CapRock’s Tracey Haslam Joins Global VSAT Forum’s Board; David Hartshorn Comments

    Tracey Haslam, president of Harris CapRock Communications, will serve for two years as a new member of the board of directors of the international satellite communications trade group Global VSAT Forum. Simon Gray, field support manager at Eutelsat, has been re-elected to another two-year term on the GVF’s board of directors, GVF said Dec. 15. […] More

  • Battelle Names Suzanne Vautrinot, Kirkland Donald to Board; Jeff Wadsworth Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Names Suzanne Vautrinot, Kirkland Donald to Board; Jeff Wadsworth Comments

    Kirkland Donald, former president and CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, and Kilovolt Consulting President Suzanne Vautrinot have joined the board of directors at Battelle. “They bring a wealth of experience and deep customer expertise that can contribute greatly to our mission,” Battelle President and CEO Jeff Wadsworth said in a statement released Thursday. Before he […] More

  • Harris CEO William Brown to Join Celanese Board in January - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris CEO William Brown to Join Celanese Board in January

    William Brown, the chairman, president and CEO of Harris Corp., will serve on the board of directors at technology and specialty materials firm Celanese Corp. beginning Jan. 1. Harris said Wednesday Brown’s appointment will bring the total members of the Celanese board to 10. “His ingenuity and proven skill developing alternative strategies while enhancing margins — especially with acquisitions […] More

  • CNAS Adds James Murdoch to Board of Directors; Michele Flournoy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CNAS Adds James Murdoch to Board of Directors; Michele Flournoy Comments

    James Murdoch, CEO of mass media company 21st Century Fox, has joined the Center for a New American Security policy think tank as a member of the board of directors. CNAS said Tuesday Murdoch will work with other board members to provide oversight and support for the organization’s strategic direction. “James’ experience as a global business and […] More