WashExec Executive RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what.
The WashingtonExec Roll Call is a weekly feature within the WashingtonExec e-magazine that leverages our connections to catalog the area’s happenings. When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community.
We have tapped into our thousands of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and in-person connections to compile and share with you information about the promotions, company switches, job openings and work anniversaries that transpire within the broader WashingtonExec network.
The end result? A running map of who’s where — professionally — in the Greater Washington area.
Read on for insight about the topics that caught our eyes and ears this past week within our network’s virtual water cooler.
New Hires, Promotions & Work Anniversaries:
Bill Ballhaus has been named President, Chairman, and CEO at Blackboard Inc.
Gay Allison Beach is now the North America Director of Communications at Sage
Stacy Brownstein is celebrating her two year anniversary at Attain
John DeSimone is now the Executive Vice President at CSRA Inc.
Renny DiPentima has been appointed as an Advisory Board Member at Blue Delta Capital Partners
Sal Fazzolari is now the Chief Operating Officer at eGlobaltech
Wayne Fullerton is now Senior Vice President of Sales at PCMG
Stan Lowe is now the Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton
Ellen Buchanan Mundell is now the Director of Business Development at Cordia Partners
Deb Oliver is now the President at Seagate Government Solutions, Inc.
Larry Pfeiffer is now a Managing Director at The Chertoff Group
Kate Troendle has been hired by KippsDeSanto as a Director
Andrea Wright is now the Health IT Account Manager at AMERICAN SYSTEMS. Wright is also the Chairperson of the WashingtonExec Millennial Leadership Development Council.
In the News:
In the Wall Street Journal commentary written by David Shedd “How Obama Unilaterally Chilled Surveillance” he discusses an executive order that according to Shedd encourages a risk-averse approach to intelligence.
James Bach of the Washington Business Journal talks with Gary Shiffman of Giant Oak about the government and open source technology. To read the article click here.
To read Mario Wagner’s piece “What Washington really knows about the Internet of Things” please click here.
Tom Temin, host of The Federal Drive discusses with Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro the idea that the DoD is doing less with more. To hear the full interview please click here.
Buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC is in the lead to acquire U.S. government services provider PAE in a deal that could value it at close to $900 million. To read the full article click here.
Sources say that CACI is in the lead to buy Lockheed’s IT business. To read the full article click here.
Unisys makes three prediction for Federal IT in 2016. To read the full article please click here.
Jeremy King, President at Benchmark Executive Search makes four cyber/risk predictions for 2016. To read the full article please click here.
Giant Oak’s Chief Social Scientist Jake Shapiro addresses the tough questions around how can we quantify Islamic State’s ability to survive in his latest published piece. To read the full article please click here.
Tysons Corner is home to the most ambitious re-urbanization project on Earth. To read the full article in the Washingtonian please click here.
Jill Bruning shares her nine tips for succeeding in a male dominated industry. To read the full blog post please click here.
Rob Zitz sits down to talk with Amit Raj Singh to talk about Leidos and geospatial intelligence. To watch the interview please click here.
Mergers & Acquisitions:
UK-based Digital Barriers PLC (AIM:DGB) will acquire Ashburn, VA-based Brimtek. Brimtek is highly specialized in the manufacture and integration of ISR technologies. The McLean Group is advising Brimtek on this deal.
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