Tag Archives: National Security Council

Phil Quade, chief information security officer at Fortinet, has said that President-elect Joe Biden must select a cybersecurity head to lead the implementation of policies that would help secure critical infrastructure and the supply chain.

BlueVoyant has added cybersecurity leaders Debora Plunkett and Ariel Litvin to the board of directors and named Ronald Moultrie, former senior national security official, as vice chairman of its advisory board.

Guidehouse has appointed Patricia Cogswell, former deputy administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as a strategic adviser to develop and implement solutions that manage national security risks, the company announced Tuesday. 

Michael Daniels, a member of CACI International’s board of directors, has received an award that highlights his business leadership efforts in support of the Washington metropolitan area.

A space-dedicated information sharing and analysis center will be helping the U.S. facilitate cyber content exchanges across the country’s space industry, C4ISRNet reported Friday.

Tracy McKibben, a former official at the White House’s National Security Council, has joined the board of directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries. She is the founder investment and consulting firm MAC Energy Advisors, which she also leads as its CEO, and has worked with government and industry clients throughout her …

Avril Haines, who served as deputy director at the CIA and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration, has been named a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She will join other national security and space experts who collaborate with the laboratory’s technical professionals to advise U.S. military leaders …

Those who follow the defense industry will probably recognize the name Heather Wilson, the United States’ 24th Secretary of the Air Force, former cabinet secretary representative for the New Mexico state government and National Security Council staff director for European defense policy and arms control under the George H.W. Bush …

A new study conducted by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has concluded that the impact of autonomous robots and other artificial intelligence technologies on national security could match that of nuclear weapons, Wired reported Wednesday. Belfer Center produced the report “Artificial Intelligence and National Security” …

A joint Raytheon-National Cyber Security Alliance survey has discovered a presidential candidate’s stance on cybersecurity directly impacts the “millennial vote” across those aged 18-26 years old, Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras wrote in a Federal Times article published Friday. That survey conducted in October said millennials aged 18-26 have increased their interest in the cybersecurity field during …

David Shedd, a former deputy director and acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined SOS International‘s board of advisers. Shedd will help the company with regards to leadership, growth and governance along with the other business, defense and government leaders in the advisory board, SOSi said Tuesday. “David’s experience in the intelligence community and …

David Shedd, formerly acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has joined the board of directors of Huntsville, Alabama-based geospatial software provider Intergraph Government Solutions. Michael Maples, IGS board chairman and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, said Tuesday the company will leverage Shedd’s insights and experience in the intelligence …

Edward Bolton, a retired U.S. Air Force major, has been appointed as Aerospace Corp.‘s next vice president of special studies effective April 11. The 37-year Air Force veteran will eventually take the role of senior vice president for systems planning, engineering and quality on July 1 to succeed the retiring …

Loren DeJonge Schulman, formerly senior adviser to National Security Adviser Susan Rice, has been appointed as a Leon E. Panetta senior fellow and deputy director of studies of the Center for a New American Security. Schulman will oversee the center’s effort to produce policy research and develop her own national security …

Orlando Figueredo serves as vice president and segment leader for the consulting and intelligence community unit at HP Enterprise Services, where he manages business performance and delivery for HP’s intelligence community accounts. Figueredo also oversees the integration of consulting services for HP’s U.S. public sector portfolio and develops strategies for the …