A handful of CEO-level transitions and more leadership moves across the market

Austal USA

Gene Miller has been appointed president of the shipbuilder on a full-time basis after having worked as its interim leader in the four months following Michelle Kruger’s retirement.

Austal USA is a 3,500-employee subsidiary of its parent company that calls Australia home. Both Austal USA and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works manufacture the Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship.

Miller joined Austal USA in 2024 after nearly two decades in leadership roles at Ingalls Shipbuilding and Bath Iron Works.

CyberCore Technologies

Knute Olson has joined this subsidiary of HP Inc. as chief executive after four decades at other GovCon companies, most recently CACI International as a vice president.

CyberCore provides secure supply chain management and cybersecurity services across the federal ecosystem.

As part of the transition, Astrid Pages will return to the chief financial officer position she has worked in since May 2023. Pages led CyberCore as interim CEO from November 2025 up until now.

ICEYE US

Ann Stevens has joined this subsidiary of the Earth observation satellite maker as chief executive, a role she brings two decades of national security experience to.

Stevens will lead ICEYE US’ push to expand its geographic footprint, product portfolio and employee team size.

She most recently worked as chief strategy officer at ASRC Federal and succeeds Eric Jensen, who is moving to chief operating officer for the ICEYE parent company that calls Finland home.

Trident Solutions

Ricardo Gonzalez has joined the defense electronics manufacturer as chief executive, a role he brings three decades of experience to.

Trident Solutions is owned by ATL Partners, which unveiled the company’s current branding and identity in the spring of 2025. ATL started to build Trident in 2021 via the acquisition of LightRidge Solutions.

Gonzales most recently worked as vice president of optical and photonics systems at CACI Internationa. His career also includes senior roles at Frontgrade Technologies and BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary.

AtkinsRéalis

Byron Bright will join the Montreal-headquartered engineering and construction services provider on July 1 as president of its U.S. subsidiary.

The 25-year industry veteran is known in the federal market for his tenure as president of KBR’s government solutions business and later as chief operating officer for the corporation prior to his departure in July.

Bright succeeds Steve Morriss, who has led the U.S. business for two-and-a-half years and is retiring from AtkinsRéalis at the end of the year. Morriss will continue to oversee the company’s minerals and metals business, plus work with the cloud hyperscalers until his retirement.

BMNT

Brian Miller has moved up to the newly-created role of president at this technology consulting firm, where he has been for a decade.

BMNT works with federal agencies on creating programs and other initiatives focused on technology transition. The company worked with the Defense Innovation Unit to stand up its Commercial Solutions Opening effort and is the operating partner behind DIU’s Defense Commercialization Fellowship, among others.

As president, Miller work with CEO and co-founder Peter Newell on leading efforts to expand BMNT’s portfolios of programs and partnerships.

Capitol Meridian Partners

Ryan McCarthy, who served as Army secretary from 2019 to 2021, has joined the private investment firm as an operating partner to help advise on defense market trends.

McCarthy will also work with CMP on identifying investment opportunities, working with portfolio companies on their strategies and executive mentorship.

During his two-year tenure, the Army activated its Futures Command organization to run modernization projects.

Carlyle Group

Kate Heinzelman, former general counsel for the CIA, will join the global investment firm on June 29 in this same capacity to oversee its legal and compliance organization.

She served in that role at the CIA from 2022 to 2025 and before that was chief counselor to the U.S. attorney general.

Heinzelman succeeds Jeffrey Ferguson, who has been Carlyle’s general counsel since 1999 and is moving into a strategic adviser role.

Concurrent Technologies Corp.

Hans DeViso will move up to vice president of the nonprofit science and tech firm’s engineering and advanced manufacturing division on June 30.

DeViso succeeds the retiring Tim Tibbits, who has spent 18 years at CTC and served as a naval flight officer for the preceding 28 years.

Most recently, DeViso worked as chief operating officer at Azista USA. He is a two-decade veteran of the defense industry.

Everfox

Ted Girard has joined the cybersecurity company as chief revenue officer, a role he brings 27 years of industry experience to.

Everfox has tasked Girard with leading its sales, partnership and business development functions.

He most recently worked as vice president of public sector at Snowflake. His career also includes stops at Okta and Perforce Delphix.

FalconTek

Ryan Rowe has joined the technical and professional services provider as vice president of strategy and growth, a role he brings 25 years of experience to.

Rowe will lead FalconTek’s business development, capture and proposal operations.

He most recently worked as vice president and general manager at SSI, where he spent close to 12 years.

Inadev

Naina Leo has joined the digital and business transformation provider as chief strategy officer, a role she brings three decades of experience to.

Leo will also work as managing director for the civilian and health business at Inadev, which CEO Manish Agarwal joined in the spring after acquiring an equity stake.

Leo’s career in industry includes leadership roles at Maximus/Attain, Octo, IBM and PwC.

ITC Federal

Kimberly White has joined the IT and professional services provider as vice president of human resources, a role focused on workforce development and organizational leadership.

ITC announced the hire in a LinkedIn post that says she will also focus on culture and employee engagement as the company pushes to grow across national security and law enforcement programs.

White most recently worked as VP of HR at Electrosoft and before that led HR initiatives at Steampunk.

Leidos

Luke Thomas has joined the government technology integrator as vice president of veterans affairs, a role he brings a decade of experience to.

He most recently worked as vice president and enterprise growth late at Tista Science and Technology Corp.

His career also includes roles at Optum, Cognitive Medical Systems, Accenture Federal Services and Gartner.

NEC National Security Systems

Alex Mutambudzi has moved up to chief financial officer at this subsidiary of Japan-headquartered IT and electronics company NEC.

Mutambudzi has been with the NEC enterprise since 2017 and most recently worked as a finance director.

NEC NSS provides biometric identity and artificial intelligence technologies for federal users in mission areas such as access control and transportation security.

Precise Systems

Mark Gerasch has joined the defense technology integrator as vice president of strategic capture, a role he brings three decades of experience to.

Precise Systems has tasked Gerasch with leading its business development teams to build customer relationships and identify new opportunities.

Gerasch most recently worked as executive vice president of growth at RMC Global. His career also includes roles at Zenetex, General Dynamics IT and Anteon.

Red River

Mike Sang has moved up to chief financial officer at the technology transformation company, which he first joined in 2024.

Sang’s 10-year career in industry includes financial leadership roles at CAE and L3Harris Technologies.

Before that, he worked at Morgan Stanley.

Scientific Systems Company

Dan "Animal" Javorsek, a former program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and 24-year Air Force veteran, has joined the autonomous technology developer as chief strategy officer.

Javorsek’s most recent military assignment was commander of Detachment 6 for the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. Prior to that, he served in the program manager role at DARPA’s strategic technology office with responsibility over artificial intelligence and machine learning efforts.

Scientific Systems hired Javorsek to help guide its strategy for designing systems across the air, ground, maritime and space domains.

Serco North America

Andy Henson has joined this subsidiary of the global government services company as chief technology officer, a role he brings two decades of experience to.

Henson most recently spent nine years at Science Applications International Corp., where he led analytics and solution delivery efforts across the company’s defense and national security portfolio.

He has also held tech leadership roles at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Valkyrie Enterprises

Danielle Thomasson has moved up to vice president of business development and capture at the engineering services and technology solutions provider, which she first joined in the fall of 2025.

Valkyrie has tasked Thomasson with carrying out and integrating BD and capture activities across all of its business areas, the company wrote in a LinkedIn post on her new role.

Before Valkyrie, she worked as executive director for capture at ManTech.

Westat

Justin Baer has joined the provider of research, data collection and analysis services as vice president and practice director for education and social policy.

Westat has tasked the two-decade market veteran with leading strategy, client engagement and program delivery functions across the practice

Baer most recently worked as a senior vice president at Coleridge and is also a former practice leader at Fors Marsh.

Mitre Corp.

Samantha Ravich, former principal deputy national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, has joined the board of trustees at this nonprofit science and technology organization.

Ravich is also a former cochair of the National Commission for the Review of R&D (research-and-development) Programs for the U.S. Intelligence Community.

She previously chaired the Center for Cyber and Technology In