The Association of Government Accountants and Grant Thornton's public sector arm have released a new survey describing how chief financial officers from federal and state government agencies manage the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and outlining several recommendations agency CFOs should consider as they navigate through the health crisis.
Read More »Richard Hozik Named Constellis CFO; Tim Reardon Quoted
Richard Hozik, a 45-year financial and operations leader, has joined Constellis as chief financial officer. He will succeed Gordon Foster, who will stay through Sept. 30 to help with the transition, the company said Monday.
Read More »Jason Winkler Promoted to Motorola Solutions EVP, CFO
Jason Winkler, most recently senior vice president of finance for products and sales group at Motorola Solutions, has been promoted to executive VP and chief financial officer.
Read More »CGI Secures $267M CDM Contract from DHS to Improve Cybersecurity for Federal Agencies; Stephanie Mango Quoted
CGI has been awarded a six-year, $267M task order to provide cybersecurity consulting services under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program, the company announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Gunnison Names Dave Uehlinger as CFO to Lead Finance, Accounting Division; Gil Dussek, Anne Altman Quoted
Gunnison Consulting Group has appointed Dave Uehlinger to the company's executive leadership team as chief financial officer to lead the finance and accounting division, the company announced on Thursday.
Read More »Deloitte Study Details Challenges to DATA Act Implementation; Dave Mader Quoted
A new study by Deloitte and the Data Foundation predicts the federal government may face challenges in implementing a law to establish an open data set to improve federal spending transparency, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The study states the implementation of the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of …
Read More »American Systems' Peter Whitfield Gets Virginia Business CFO Award; Peter Smith Comments
Peter Whitfield, chief financial officer at American Systems, has won the Virginia Business magazine's CFO award in the large private company category in recognition of his financial knowhow and commitment to the financial community. Whitfield was chosen from a set of seven finalists and honored at the magazine's gala ceremony held …
Read More »Jennifer Felix Named Private Company CFO of the Year; Mac Curtis Comments
Jennifer Felix, formerly chief financial officer at Vencore, has won the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Private Company CFO of the Year award in recognition of her contributions to the Greater Washington region’s technology sector. Felix was recognized in one of the four categories for NVTC's 22nd Annual Greater Washington Technology …
Read More »Wayne Rehberger: TASC's Intell Business Main Driver Behind Merger With Engility
Wayne Rehberger, chief financial officer of Engility Holdings, has said the company's decision to acquire professional services provider TASC in 2014 through a $1.3 billion stock deal was driven by the latter's intelligence business, Virginia Business reported Friday. Rehberger said TASC's intelligence business “helped balance Engility's strategic portfolio.“ He was instrumental in …
Read More »Thomson Reuters' Timothy Murphy: CIOs, CFOs Key to C-Suite Execs' Involvement in Cybersecurity
Timothy Murphy, president at Thomson Reuters Special Services, has said chief information officers and chief financial officers have a role to play in getting partners and other C-level executives involved in cybersecurity programs at law firms, Law.com reported Friday. Murphy said Thursday during a panel discussion at Thomson Reuters' CFO/CIO/COO …
Read More »Unisys' Melissa Carson Among 2017 NVTC Greater Washington Tech CFO Award Winners
Melissa Carson, chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Unisys' federal systems business, has won the Northern Virginia Technology Council's 2017 CFO of the Year award in the division/group category in recognition of her contribution to the Washington metropolitan area's technology industry. Carson is one of the four executives …
Read More »Deloitte Study: 73% of CFOs Expect Less Congressional Gridlock in Next Administration
A new Deloitte report says 73 percent of surveyed chief financial officers at multiple North America-based public and private companies anticipate less congressional gridlock under the incoming U.S. administration. Deloitte said Thursday it polled 137 CFOs from Nov. 9 to 23 for the professional services firm’s “CFO Signals” report for the fourth quarter of 2016. The …
Read More »Report: Boeing Vet Richard Baniak to Join University of Missouri-St. Louis as CFO
Richard Baniak, chief financial officer of the air and space unit at Boeing‘s Phantom Works business, has been named vice chancellor for administration and CFO at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Friday. His appointment takes effect May 1 and he will succeed the retiring James Krueger, according …
Read More »Deloitte Survey: CFOs Focus on Current Market Growth, Cost Reduction in 2016
Deloitte has released a new survey that indicates a majority of chief financial officers in North America prioritize increased revenue in current markets and cost reduction for 2016. Deloitte’s fourth-quarter CFO Signals survey shows that more than six out of 10 CFOs also intend to acquire customers both in new …
Read More »Intelsat CFO Michael McDonnell to Join Quintiles as Finance Chief
Michael McDonnell, chief financial officer at Intelsat since 2008, will depart the satellite services conglomerate in mid-December to take the CFO position at contract research organization Quintiles. Quintiles said Monday McDonnell will succeed current CFO Kevin Gordon, who has held that role since 2010 and will move into the chief operating officer capacity at the Durham, …
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