Salient Federal Solutions, Inc. has today named Charles Sowell Senior Vice President of Salient Federal. Sowell will be responsible for growth and contract execution for the System & Software Engineering Solutions (SSES) Group focused on the Intelligence Community, National Security, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement organizations.
Sowell has more than 20 years of experience in the intelligence community (IC), serving in positions from the tactical to national level in military, industry, and federal service. Prior to his current role, Sowell worked for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) where he served in the Senior Executive Service (SES) as the Deputy Assistant Director for Special Security and as a senior advisor to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
“The appointment of Sowell to the Salient team is an important one for our customers,” says Bill Parker, COO of Salient. “Charles’s leadership in government and industry will help us serve our customer’s new challenges and to develop next-generation technologies as we serve on the front lines. We look forward to his immediate contribution that will further define our strategic focus and to maintain strong customer relationships.”
Also while at ODNI, Sowell served as the Program Executive for the Joint Security Clearance and Suitability Process Reform Team, leading more than 50 transformational security clearance reform activities across the federal government.
Prior to working in the government, Sowell was a Vice President at Orion Scientific Systems; prior to its acquisition by SRA International, Inc. (SRA). At SRA, Sowell led a $30 million division supporting customers including CIA, DISA, FBI, NCIS, and USSTRATCOM. Sowell is also a Navy Intelligence Officer with more than 24 years of active and reserve service.
