A trio of CEO transitions and more leadership moves to note as fiscal 2026 arrives

Accelint

Brian Morrison, a two-decade national security veteran and most recently an AeroVironment/BlueHalo executive, has joined the information gathering and analysis software maker as CEO.

Morrison succeeds Mike Betzer, who previously led the company through a massive integration effort. Accelint is the name representing the combination of legacy companies Hypergiant, Forward Slope, Systems Innovation Engineering, Highbury Defense and SoarTech.

Morrison’s career in industry also includes senior roles at General Dynamics. His government career prior to that includes service as a deputy assistant defense secretary, during which he was the Pentagon’s chief legislative strategist.

Advanced Technology International

Mica Dolan will start on Dec. 1 as chief executive for the firm that helps agencies manage their consortium portfolios, especially the Defense Department.

A two-decade public sector market veteran, Dolan currently holds the titles of president and chief operating officer at ATI.

Dolan will succeed interim CEO Julia Martin, who is retiring from the firm and is currently chief financial officer. Martin has led ATI on an acting basis since July.

Scientific Systems Company

Kunal Mehra has moved up to the chief executive role at this autonomous technology developer, which his father Raman Mehra founded three decades ago and has led ever since.

Scientific Systems designs its technology for usage in military missions requiring intelligence agents, smart sensors and other similar tools.

Kunal has been with Scientific Systems for two decades and was most recently its president for three years. Raman will continue as executive chairman of the company’s board.

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Accenture Federal Services

Alex Fink has joined the global professional services firm’s subsidiary for the U.S. government market as a managing director focused on defense programs.

The 33-year Army veteran’s service career includes a stint leading its Enterprise Marketing Office, as well as commanding joint and multinational forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Post-retirement, he has been an adviser to the CEO and executive team at the tactical equipment supplier Darley Defense.

Amentum

Susan Hawkins has joined the government services company as vice president of strategy and growth for the intelligence and cyber business, a role she brings 25 years of experience to.

Hawkins will focus on strategic design, implementation and customer intimacy initiatives in her new role.

She most recently worked as a division growth lead at Northrop Grumman and before that was vice president of business strategy at L-3 Communications.

Aurelius Systems

Dustin Hicks has joined the directed energy technology company as its new head of growth with a focus on expanding across defense and national security markets.

The 26-year industry veteran most recently led the strategic capture function at Anduril.

Hicks starts in this new role following Aurelius’ completion of a $10 million seed round in September that was led by General Catalyst and Draper Associates.

Boeing

Winston Beauchamp, the former Air Force deputy chief information officer, has joined the aerospace giant’s defense segment as vice president of intelligence systems.

Beauchamp concluded his three decades of government service with a stint as director of security for special program oversight and information protection at the Department of the Air Force. He is also a former director of the Air Force’s enterprise IT directorate.

Boeing’s hire of Beauchamp was announced on LinkedIn by Kay Sears -- vice president and general manager for space, intelligence and weapon systems.

Concurrent Technologies Corp.

David Partsch has joined the nonprofit research-and-development firm as chief data and information officer, a role he brings three decades of experience to.

CTC cited Partsch’s career as including work on efforts related to IT, generative artificial intelligence, governance, interoperability, cybersecurity and product development.

Before joining CTC, Partsch served as the state of Pennsylvania’s chief data officer from February 2020 through April 2025. He is also a former chief information officer and chief security officer for InXite Health Systems.

Cryptic Vector

Allen Martirossian has joined the Enlightenment Capital-owned cyber and electronic warfare tech provider as chief financial officer following three decades at other companies in the market.

He most recently worked as CFO for System High, which combined with Ridgeline in February after Enlightenment decided to bring both portfolio companies together.

Martirossian is also a veteran of senior finance roles at companies such as Constellis, Omniplex and MorganFranklin Consulting.

Expansia

Mike Cosgrove has joined the technology services provider as chief operating officer to lead business operations and execution amid efforts to further scale the digital modernization portfolio.

Cosgrove is a two-decade veteran of the market whose career includes COO stints at Tria Federal and AceInfo Solutions.

He is also a former senior vice president for CACI International, where he led the cyber development group.

Integrated Data Services

Charlie Kola has joined the provider of custom software and financial management services for government agencies as chief financial officer.

IDS was acquired by Arlington Capital Partners in the summer of 2023 and subsequently brought in Tammer Olibah as CEO, following his six-year tenure in the same role for Hexagon Federal.

Kola is a two-decade market veteran who is a former CFO for companies such as Omni Federal and Soar Technology.

J2 Ventures

Adam Briley, a 24-year Navy SEAL veteran and former director of innovation for the service branch, has joined this venture capital firm as director of federal solutions.

J2’s LinkedIn announcement on the hire cited Briley’s background as including partnerships with technology companies to mature offerings for use in special operations missions.

Briley will help lead J2’s work to identify promising startups, increase collaboration across government and guide portfolio companies after the investment. J2 secured $150 million for its second fund in the summer of 2024.

Lavrock Ventures

George Hoyem has joined this venture capital investment firm as a partner, four months after his retirement from the intelligence community’s venture investment arm In-Q-Tel.

Hoyem spent 15 years at IQT and concluded his career there as leader of its investment team. He is also part of the investment committee for Kensington Capital Partners, a Canada-based investment firm focused on defense and security.

Lavrock also focuses on the national security ecosystem with an emphasis on seed and Series A investments in companies at the intersection of software, data, cyber and national security.

MSI

This government consulting firm’s leadership team has added three former federal executives with backgrounds in budget and financial management, technology and workforce strategy.

Dave Mader is the former controller and associate director for management at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. He also previously served as assistant deputy commissioner for the IRS.

Teresa Hunter most recently served as chief financial officer for the IRS. Darren Ash’s career in government includes service as the Interior Department’s chief information officer and senior roles at the Agriculture Department.

Noblis

Dr. William “Bill” Streilein has joined the nonprofit science and technology organization as chief technology officer to succeed Chris Barnett, who now holds the role of chief experience officer.

Streilein is a three-decade defense and technology veteran who holds the distinction of serving as the inaugural CTO for the Defense Department’s chief digital and artificial intelligence office.

Barnett has been Noblis’ CTO for seven years.

Redwire

The defense and space technology company’s board of directors plans to appoint Chris Edmunds as chief financial officer, the role Jonathan Baliff will retire from on Nov. 30.

Edmunds first joined Redwire in 2020 and has been its chief accounting officer for the past three years. Prior to Redwire, he worked at EY for 15 years.

Baliff’s three-year tenure as Redwire’s CFO is concluding amid its integration of Edge Autonomy, which was acquired for $925 million in cash and stock.

Sabel Systems

David Harrison has joined the provider of information and communications technology services as senior vice president of operations, a role he brings nearly two decades of experience to.

Sabel most recently worked as vice president of enterprise services at QinetiQ Group’s U.S. subsidiary, where he focused on the employee experience and technology’s role in it.

He is also a 15-year veteran of Northrop Grumman.

TAPE LLC

Charles “Chuck” Anderson has moved from chief operating officer to president at this government services provider, which goes by the full name of Technical and Project Engineering.

Anderson joined TAPE in the spring as COO and chief growth officer, roles he brought 46 years of military and defense industry experience to. The retired Army major general’s private sector career includes senior roles at VSE, PAE and Vectrus.

TAPE is the service-disabled, veteran-owned, woman-owned small business led by CEO Louisa Jaffe.

T2S Solutions

Barry Mawyer has joined the technology research-and-development services provider as vice president of strategic growth for its Navy and Marine Corps business.

Mawyer is a 27-year market veteran who most recently worked as a senior director responsible for QinetiQ US’ contracts with the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He joined QinetiQ US through its 2022 acquisition of Avantus Federal, where his most recent role was director of advanced capabilities.

His career also includes positions at General Dynamics and Anteon Corp., which GD acquired in 2006.

GE Aerospace

Wes Bush, who led Northrop Grumman as chief executive from 2010 to 2018, has joined the board of directors at this maker of aerospace propulsion systems.

GE Aerospace is the legal successor to the now-former General Electric, which split into three separate companies between November 2021 and April 2024. GE HealthCare and the energy-focused GE Vernova are the other two spinoff entities.

Bush’s tenure as CEO was bookended by the move of Northrop’s headquarters from Los Angeles to Falls Church, Virginia during first year in the role and acquisition of Orbital ATK during the final year. He is also a board member for Cisco, Dow and General Motors.

Redwire

As part of a planned transition, former Army Chief of Staff James McConville and Dorothy D. Hayes have joined the board of directors as independent members.

They take the positions formerly held by CFO Jonathan Baliff, who we mentioned previously is departing the company, and John S. Bolton.

McConville is an operating partner at AE Industrial Partners, which remains a significant investor in Redwire, while Hayes is a veteran financial executive of companies such as Intuit and Hewlett-Packard. Hayes also is a member of the board at BigBear.ai, which AE Industrial is also a large stockholder of.

Ursa Major

Gilman Louie, who was In-Q-Tel’s first CEO and helped lead its 1999 launch, and former Northrop Grumman CEO Ronald Sugar have joined the propulsion technology maker’s board of directors.

Louie is the co-founder and partner at investment firm Alsop Louie Partners, as well as co-founder and CEO of the America’s Frontier Fund.

Sugar led Northrop from 2003 to 2009 and is a board member at Apple, plus chairman of the board for Uber.