Tech, growth and financial leadership moves across the market

Booz Allen Hamilton

Christopher Porter has joined the company as global chief information security officer after 10 years at Fannie Mae as its CISO.

He first joined Fannie Mae in 2015 as deputy CISO and was promoted a year later. Prior to Fannie Mae, he spent 10 years at Verizon.

Porter announced his new Booz Allen role in a LinkedIn post.

CACI International

Tom Kirkland has returned to CACI as executive vice president of electronic warfare after five years in senior leadership roles at L3Harris Technologies.

This is Kirkland’s second stint at CACI, where his prior roles have included vice president of business development and chief growth officer for products. At L3Harris, he most recently worked as president of targeting and sensor systems.

Electronic warfare is a cornerstone of CACI’s technology and business strategies.

Chugach Government Solutions

Laura Nelson has joined the technical and professional services provider as senior vice president of corporate development, a role she brings two decades of experience to.

CGS has tasked Nelson with leading its merger-and-acquisition function, go-to-market strategies and other key initiatives in support of its push for growth.

Nelson most recently worked as vice president of strategy and corporate development at ASRC Federal. She also has held growth roles at Lockheed Martin.

Core4ce

Neill Tipton has joined the defense technology integrator as vice president of National Capital Region growth, a role he brings 45 years of experience to.

Core4ce has tasked Tipton with leading the push to expand its research-and-development, tech and mission support offerings to customers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.

Tipton most recently served as a special adviser to the defense undersecretary for intelligence and security. He is also a former director of defense intelligence for collection and special programs.

DMI

Mark Olson has joined the digital transformation and IT services company as chief financial officer, a role he brings two decades of experience to.

Olson most recently worked as CFO at REI Systems for two years. Prior to that, he worked as vice president and general manager for the Homeland Security Department and diplomacy business unit at Peraton.

EarthDaily Federal

Jon Mathers has joined the space data and analytics provider as vice president of growth, a role he brings two decades of military and industry experience to.

EarthDaily’s LinkedIn post on the hire cites his background in leading business development and capture functions at HII, Meta Special Aerospace, and more recently Planet.

At Planet, he worked as senior manager of global defense and intelligence sales. He is also an Air Force veteran.

eSimplicity

A pair of transitions in the C-level executive ranks are afoot at this integrator of commercial and open source technology.

Edouard “Ed” Benjamin, formerly general manager of health, has moved up to chief operating officer as eSimplicity shapes the next iteration of its strategy. Nam Nguyen, co-founder and former COO, has transitioned into the role of president and acting chief growth officer.

Dan Frantzen, a two-decade veteran and more recently a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, has joined eSimplicity as general manager of health.

Everfox

Toby O’Brien has joined the cybersecurity company as chief financial officer, a role he brings nearly four decades of experience to.

O’Brien most recently worked as CFO at Intelsat for a three-year period that culminated with its sale to SES in 2025. Prior to Intelsat, he held the chief financial officer role at Raytheon for a five-year-period that ended with its merger with United Technologies Corp. to form RTX.

He then was RTX’s CEO for one year prior to his hire at Intelsat. O’Brien’s new role at Everfox reunites him with longtime colleague Dave Wajsgras, who is a fellow Raytheon veteran and former CEO of Intelsat.

Everforth ECS

Steven Irish has joined the technology integrator as chief growth officer, a newly-created role he brings 25 years of experience to.

Irish’s areas of responsibility include business development, capture, customer engagements and technology partnerships. He will report to Everforth ECS President Donnie Scott, who joined in February.

Everforth ECS announced a series of business unit leadership appointments in this LinkedIn post. The company formerly known as ASGN adopted Everforth as its new name earlier this year.

ManTech

Brandy Durham has moved to the chief technology position after a stint as the company’s chief data and artificial intelligence officer, a role that involved leadership over its AI practice.

ManTech wrote in a LinkedIn post that she now leads its technology and capabilities organization, which leads the development and deployment of new tech.

Durham first joined ManTech in 2023 as vice president of the data and AI practice. Her 25-year industry career also includes roles at Amazon Web Services, IBM and Microsoft.

NinjaOne

Mitchell Plonski has joined this IT operations and management platform developer as senior vice president of global public sector, a role he brings 23 years of industry experience to.

He most recently worked as president of Halcyon and is a co-founder of Shift5, where he was chief revenue officer.

Plonski is also a former executive officer to the deputy director of national intelligence.

Peraton

Michael Fitch has joined the company as chief technology officer for the health, state and local sector after three decades in other roles across the industry.

“I'm excited to partner with an incredibly talented team to shape the technology strategy that powers these missions, and to keep pushing what's possible in health IT, cybersecurity, and digital government,” Fitch wrote in a LinkedIn post on his new role.

Fitch is a 24-year veteran of Science Applications International Corp. from two separate tenures, including the most recent nine-year run that culminated with a stint as executive director for cybersecurity and critical operations. He also spent four years as a vice president at Carousel Industries.

Pond & Company

Mike Wehr has joined the full-service design and engineering firm as senior vice president of federal infrastructure, a role he brings three decades of experience to.

Wehr most recently worked as executive director of The Society of American Military Engineers, which touts a membership base of 25,000 professionals. Prior to that, he was vice president and sector manager for the defense federal business unit at Atkins North America.

Pond was acquired in January by Arlington Capital Partners.

Scout Space

Jessica Jones has joined the space situational awareness software developer as vice president of operations, a role she brings nearly a decade of experience to.

Jones most recently spent nine years in leadership roles at George Mason University’s National Security Institute, including deputy executive director and founding director of its cybersecurity and artificial intelligence clinic.

Scout Space announced its hire of Jones in a LinkedIn post.

StraCon Services Group

Robert Smith has joined the defense-focused technical and professional services provider as vice president of digital engineering, a role he brings three decades of experience to.

StraCon’s LinkedIn post on the hire cites Smith’s background as in alignment with the company’s priorities in digital transformation, advanced analytics and enterprise data integration.

Smith most recently worked as director of digital solutions at Sierra Management & Technologies. He also served in civilian leadership roles at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and Naval Air Systems Command.

Strongbridge

Andrew Powell has moved up to president at the technology and professional services provider, which he first joined in 2023 as chief growth officer.

“He will lead all business development and operations initiatives and continue to drive our mission of improving the lives of every citizen, every day,” Strongbridge wrote in a LinkedIn post on the promotion.

Powell spent 10 years at SiloSmashers before joining Strongbridge.