Appointments
Deirdre Murray joined Qwest Communications International Inc., of Denver, as business development manager of the company’s government services division. She will focus on opportunities at civilian agencies. Murray has held marketing, business development and operations positions at GTE Corp. and U.S. West.

Lurita Doan stepped down as the country’s first woman General Services Administration administrator after Bush administration officials asked for her resignation. Doan, who held the top slot at GSA for less than two years, previously was president of the information technology company she founded, New Technology Management Inc., of Oakton, Va. David Bibb, deputy GSA administrator, has been named acting administrator.

Rick Knop was named to a new position supporting the international investment banking business at BB&T Capital Markets Inc., of Richmond, Va. Knop previously was one of three people leading the firm’s defense and government services unit, which now will be led by John Allen and John Hagan.

Promotions
At Robbins-Gioia LLC, of Alexandria, Va.: A reorganization created changes at the top, including naming Pierre Monacelli president of the defense and intelligence division and former Gartner Inc. analyst Herb Strauss as chief strategy and marketing officer. Joe Dawson has been promoted to executive vice president of government sales; Darci Allen to director of corporate proposals; Jon Hughes to vice president of the technical solutions group; and David Colby to executive director of the information technology office group.

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