John Hassoun Named New Vistronix Executive VP – Corporate Development
Information technology company Vistronix, Inc., which provides services for some of the largest federal agencies, announced John Hassoun as new executive vice president of corporate development. He has over 25 years of experience, and will help lead the company’s mergers and acquisitions. “We are excited to have John as a member of the Vistronix team.
New Leadership Appointments at Northrop Grumman
Gary W. Ervin, Northrop Grumman’s corporate vice president and president of Aerospace Systems, and James F. Pitts, also a corporate vice president and president of Electronic Systems, will retire in February and at the end of this year, respectively. “I wish to personally thank Gary and Jim for their exemplary leadership and significant contributions to
WashingtonExec Small Business Commission Commends DoD Pilot Program, Passed by U.S. House of Representatives
The WashingtonExec Small Business Acquisition Reform Commission (SBARC) commends the House of Representatives for its passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310), which includes a provision for the the Department of Defense “advanced” small business pilot program. Sponsored by Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the program supports the growth and development of “advanced”
WashingtonExec Hosts Happy Hour for Government Contracting Community
Before the rainstorm, power outages, and chaos, WashingtonExec hosted its third invitation-only Executive Happy Hour for Government Contracting at Bertucci’s in Tysons Corner on June 27. Despite the rising temperatures and summer vacation schedules, the event brought and connected over 100 executives from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Attendees ranged from WashingtonExec members of the
Interview With Gino Antonelli, COO Of New Company Spear, Inc. -Five Months In
WashingtonExec recently interviewed the COO of Spear, Inc, Gino Antonelli. Spear, Inc. is a professional services company founded in February 2012. We asked Antonelli how the last couple months have been treating him, as well as where he plans to take Spear, Inc. over the next year and beyond. Focusing on Spear, Inc.’s core capabilities,
Gregg Bailey Of Deloitte: Federal Mobility Strategy 2012
New WashingtonExec Series: WashingtonExec reached out to executives in the government contracting community for their predictions regarding what to expect in 2012 as the federal government looks to significantly increase its adoption of mobile technologies. Today’s insight is from Gregg Bailey, Principal of Deloitte Consulting, LLP and Federal Cloud lead. As the number of mobile
SRA International Wins $19 Million FBI Operational Response Contract
SRA International, Inc. has won sole award under the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) operational response and investigative online network (ORION) program. The $19 million award, if all options are exercised, includes one base year with seven one-year options. ORION, the next generation crisis information management system for the FBI, processes federal, state, local
Tony Jimenez’s 2012 Forecast: An Unpredictable GovCon Environment
2012 is fast approaching, and with it comes big changes in the Federal IT industry. WashingtonExec is giving local executives the opportunity to share their thoughts on where they see the government contracting industry headed. Leaders of the industry were asked a series of predictions questions focused on challenging issues such as cloud computing, healthcare
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