Apple’s Jobs dead at 56

Apple founder loses his long fight with cancer.

GTSI hires COO to oversee core operations

GTSI Corp. has named Jeremy Wensinger chief operating officer in charge of core operational activities, the company announced.

CSC chooses leader for new defense group

New defense organization follows the retirement of long-time CSC executive Austin Yerks.

Contractor implicated in bribery scheme

Executive with Eyak Technology faces bribery and kickback charges.

Bond leaves TechAmerica to lead consulting firm

Phil Bond will step down as president and CEO of TechAmerica on Nov. 1 to join Petrizzo Strategic Group Inc. as a partner in the newly named firm.

Havenstein to step down at SAIC

Walt Havenstein will retire as CEO in June 2012, “for personal reasons,” but he's giving the company plenty of time to plan a transition.

Dell hires ex-EDS, Lee Technologies exec for defense job

Dell Inc. has hired George Newstrom for a position in its defense and national security business.

Remembering Harry Heisler

Mark Amtower shares his thoughts on the death of Harry Heisler, a longtime government contractor executive.

CSC promotes 24-year company exec to VP of capture

Bill Szymanski has been promoted to vice president of capture at Computer Sciences Corp.'s North American Public Sector Civil Group.

Possible Oracle bid led to HP's quick CEO swap, report says

Hewlett-Packard Co. acted quickly when they replaced CEO Leo Apotheker because they were concerned that plummeting shares would make the company vulnerable to a bid from Oracle Corp.

QinetiQ NA recruits former Army officer to lead proposal ops

QinetiQ North America has hired James Snitker as vice president of corporate proposal operations to oversee the company's proposal center.

Deadline extended for CTO Innovator awards

Deadline is extended for the 2011 Government Contractor Chief Technology Officer Innovator Awards.

Mandiant hands marketing mandate to Michael Evans

Mandiant, a provider of incident response and computer forensics services to the government and commercial clients, has named Michael Evans vice president of marketing.

Former exec returns to SiloSmashers as CFO

Paul Langevin has returned to SiloSmasher Inc., having been named chief financial officer responsible for leading all of the public sector consulting firm’s financial functions.

Federal CIO Kundra's leadership worth only a B grade?

A recent survey of federal IT professionals lauded former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra for making a significant impact and for his vision, but overall they gave him a grade of B for his leadership.

Agilex hires 3 technology management, strategy pros

Three new hires at Agilex will focus on technology and innovation.

TASC tasks ex-CIA official with advancing technology business

TASC has named former senior CIA official Bob Silsby vice president of its Business and Technology Office.

Is HP's CEO about to get fired?

The board of directors meets this week and may decide his fate. Who do they reportedly want to replace him?

CSC makes leadership changes in its Managed Services Sector

Russ Owen, who served as president of Computer Sciences Corp.’s Managed Services Sector, has assumed the role of president, strategic account development.

Where will we find the next legendary CEO?

With the pace of mergers and acquisitions and the appetite of private equity groups, is it still possible for a CEO to become a legend?