Army Secretary Esper tapped as acting DefSec as Shanahan resigns

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has resigned and withdrawn his name from consideration to hold the top Pentagon job. Trump announced that Army Secretary Mark Esper is taking over as acting defense secretary.

Top 100: SAIC moves forward through transitions and transformations

SAIC is undergoing a major leadership change as well as the integration of a major acquisition as it focuses on growth and winning more contracts.

Deloitte appoints new leader for government business

Deloitte Consulting names Mike Canning as the new leader of its government and public services practice.

Calibre plots out CEO transition

Calibre has named Richard Pineda as its new CEO, while long-time leader Joe Martore transitions to become board chairman.

Memorial Day is more than a holiday weekend

Many of us owe a great debt to those who made sacrifices for our rights and our freedoms. We should honor them this weekend.

Opinion

Deloitte's Helfrich: What can business leaders learn from government best practices? I plan to find out.

After more than 20 years working with government clients, Deloitte's public sector leader Dan Helfrich is about to become CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Here he reflects on what he's learned and how it might help the firm's commercial clients.

Budget expert Stan Collender dies at 68

Stan Collender, a popular and widely respected budget expert, has died at 68 following a battle with cancer.

DOD IG clears Shanahan of Boeing bias

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, a key figure in the JEDI cloud procurement, has been cleared of concerns he used his influence to favor his former employer Boeing.

WT launches professional training initiative

Washington Technology is launching a professional development initiative, WT Power Training, a live training course. The first session is May 3 and focuses on Mastering Stakeholder Engagement.

Helfrich named CEO of Deloitte Consulting

Deloitte has named Dan Helfrich, its public sector leader, as the chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting. His replacement has yet to be named.

Balutis, Graves, Unisys CEO headline 2019 Fed100 gala

FCW's Federal 100 awards program marked its 30th year of recognizing individuals whose work serving the public sector went above and beyond expectations.

Strasser joins Brillient Corp. as president

Paul Strasser, formerly CEO of Project Performance Corp. and president of ACT-IAC, has joined Brillient Corp. as president

Opinion

So you want to be a consultant? 5 tips for your survival

Many people see becoming an consultant as either a good stop between other positions or as a new career path. Either way you need to keep these five tips in mind.

Podcasts

Vectrus CFO resigns

Vectrus chief financial officer Matthew Klein has resigned from the company to pursue other interests.

SAIC tweaks structure as prep for new CEO

With its CEO transition in place, SAIC is making other leadership changes as it prepares for Nazzic Keene to become the new chief executive.

Deloitte's Dan Helfrich: Don't be a dinosaur, embrace change

Deloitte's Dan Helfrich explained the dangers of resisting change and why contractors and customers need to embrace new ways of doing business.

Tony Moraco's advice to CEOs and today's top market challenges

As SAIC CEO Tony Moraco heads toward retirement, he has advice for other CEOs and shares his views on the top challenges faced by leaders in the today's market.

Former Engility CFO joins QTS board of directors

Former Engility Chief Financial Officer Wayne Rehberger has joined the board of directors at QTS Realty Trust, a provider of hybrid colocation and data center solutions.

Defense Digital Service asking industry for help with background checks

DOD is getting ready to take over the background-checking responsibility and the Defense Digital Service is turning to industry for help.

AECOM promotes Johnson to BD leadership role

Robert Earl Johnson moves up to senior vice president for business development and cyber electromagnetic activities for AECOM.