BAE Systems has named Frank Ruggiero senior vice president of government relations, where he will work with Congress, DOD and other cabinent-level organizations.
With Microsoft just launching its cloud service, some believe the company has mistimed the market; however, the company remains confident that its service will rival that of its biggest competitor, Amazon.
Richard Spires, the ground-breaking Homeland Security Department CIO, is on what looks like permanent leave, and the silence around his department risks stifling efforts of those who advocate for innovations in IT management.
Several factors were at play in the 103 mergers and acquisitions that closed in 2012, but two common themes were transformation and anticipation. The prevailing wisdom says that in a market where budget uncertainty rules the day, investing millions in an acquisition might not be a wise use of resources. But government contractors are forever in search of the next hot opportunity. That above all else is what Washington Technology’s annual M&A roundup teaches us.
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ITT Exelis has named Rich Sorelle as the new leader the company's Electronic Systems sector and under him three other executives have been promoted to fill open spots, including Sorelle's replacement as vice president of the integrated electronic warfare systems business.
With the president having the power to make a preventive cyber strike in the case of an imminent threat, new questions and concerns are being raised surrounding on how the United States should proceed.
The United States is teaming up with China through a working group on cybersecurity, which follows numerous mutual accusations of hacking and cyber misconduct between the two countries.
Lockheed Martin is going to host a cyber defense exercise that will pit emerging cyber leaders from the U.S. and Canadian military service academies against experts from the National Security Agency as part of the annual Cyber Defense Exercise.
The scandal that surrounded a pair of Army Corps of Engineers program managers continues to draw guilty pleas from contractors who became involved in the bribery and kickback scandal.
