Retired Navy Vice Adm. Doug Crowder has been named chief operating officer of Kestrel Enterprises Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company. Crowder will assume responsibility for the more than 300 Kestrel employees.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has appointed Lesley Kalan vice president of legislative affairs, effective Oct. 25. She will report to Sid Ashworth, corporate vice president of government relations.
BAE Systems Inc. has named Paul Falkler to lead its Cyber Security Solutions business group. He will report to John Gannon, president of the Intelligence and Security sector.
Larry Allen, who for more than 20 years has played a leading role in the Coalition for Government Procurement, is stepping down as president effective Nov. 5. CGP Chairman Bill Gormley will serve as interim president until a permanent replacement is named.
Stephen Comber was named general manager of Science Applications International Corp.’s Health Solutions business unit Oct. 1. He will report to Joe Craver, president of SAIC’s Infrastructure, Energy, Health and Product Solutions Group.
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc., a national security solutions provider based in San Diego, is acquiring Henry Bros. Electronics Inc. through the purchase of all outstanding shares of HBE stock at approximately $7 a share, equivalent to about $45 million in cash.
Computer Sciences Corp. has acquired Vulnerability Research Labs, a privately held cyber threat intelligence firm in Reston, Va. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Northern Virginia Technology Council announced the election of eight officers to the board of directors as well as the appointment of six new board members by the incoming chairman.
Mark Bohannon, former senior vice president of the trade group Software & Information Industry Association, will join Red Hat Inc. on Oct. 1 as vice president of corporate affairs and global public policy.
Harris Corp. has named Mike Deloney vice president and general manager of Defense Department Programs for its IT services business, succeeding John Heller, who was named president of Harris IT Services earlier this month.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has named Gerry Fasano president of its Information Systems & Global Solutions-Defense business, succeeding John Mengucci, who will now lead the IS&GS-Civil business.
ICF International Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sudhakar Kesavan has given Chief Operating Officer John Wasson the additional role of company president.
BAE Systems Inc. has named John Gannon president of its Information Solutions business that provides information technology, intelligence analysis and other homeland security solutions to federal agencies.
CadenceQuest Inc. is spinning off its CadenceQuest Government Solutions unit into an independent company renamed Qlarion Inc. The new firm will continue to focus on providing business intelligence, data mining and data management solutions.
The Ballston area of Arlington, Va., and Fairview Park in Falls Church, Va., are two of the three sites still under consideration for the new headquarters of Northrop Grumman Corp.
