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  • Executive Profile: Al Kinney, HP Enterprise Services’ Acting VP of the Cybersecurity Solutions Group
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    Executive Profile: Al Kinney, HP Enterprise Services’ Acting VP of the Cybersecurity Solutions Group

    Al Kinney is HP Enterprise Services’ acting vice president of the cybersecurity solutions group for its U.S. public sector. In this role, he is responsible for development, marketing and delivery of identity management, software assurance and cyber situational awareness services across federal, state & local, and selected international markets. Prior to HP, Kinney was the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Linda Asher, Booz Allen Corporate Director of Contracts
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    Executive Profile: Linda Asher, Booz Allen Corporate Director of Contracts

    Linda Asher serves as the corporate director of contracts at Booz Allen Hamilton. In her role, she provides a full range of acquisition lifecycle support across the Defense client-base, to include strategic planning, market and acquisition analysis, client relationship management, contract execution and risk mitigation. Prior to joining Booz Allen in 2005, Asher was the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Scott Gaydos, HP Enterprise Services Chief Technologist
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    Executive Profile: Scott Gaydos, HP Enterprise Services Chief Technologist

    Scott Gaydos is chief technologist for the HP Enterprise Services, US Public Sector region. In this role, he is responsible for the overall technology strategy for HP Enterprise Services in this region and leads the regional technologists who help execute it. He has over 20 years of IT experience with a background comprising of senior leadership, […] More

  • Executive Profile: John Pranzatelli, MBDA President
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    Executive Profile: John Pranzatelli, MBDA President

    John Pranzatelli is the president of MBDA Inc., where he is responsible for working with U.S. military customers and partners to develop new products and grow MBDA Group’s presence in the U.S. market. Prior to this role, he was MBDA’s vice president for strategy and business operations. Before joining MBDA, Pranzatelli served at Northrop Grumman as vice […] More

  • Guest Post: CACI Chairman Jack London on How Organizations Should Emphasize Character
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    Guest Post: CACI Chairman Jack London on How Organizations Should Emphasize Character

    One of the greatest crises facing government and business today is the crisis of character. Nearly every day, news media are flooded with stories about corruption, sexual harassment, fraud, waste, abuse and other wrongdoing in both the public and private sectors. It seems the Washington area is not immune to it but rather ripe for […] More

  • Alicia Rigdon Named General Counsel, Director of Contracts at Marotta Controls; Michael Leahan Comments
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    Alicia Rigdon Named General Counsel, Director of Contracts at Marotta Controls; Michael Leahan Comments

    Alicia Rigdon, who previously served as director of contracts, purchasing, pricing and compliance for American Ordnance, LLC, has been appointed general counsel and director of contracts and customer service, Marotta said Thursday.  Earlier in her career, she was a program manager for EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, and a litigation attorney for the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office […] More

  • Profile: Steve Schooner, Gov’t Procurement Law Program Co-Director at GWU Law School
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    Profile: Steve Schooner, Gov’t Procurement Law Program Co-Director at GWU Law School

    Steve Schooner serves as Nash & Cibinic professor of government procurement law and co-director of the government procurement law program at the George Washington University Law School. He also served as senior associate dean for academic affairs of the Law School between 2006 and 2008. Schooner joined GWU’s faculty in 1998 after a stint at the Office of Federal Procurement […] More

  • Executive Profile: Kevin Winter, Booz Allen VP and CIO
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    Executive Profile: Kevin Winter, Booz Allen VP and CIO

    Kevin Winter serves as Booz Allen Hamilton’s vice president and chief information officer, with responsibility in executing the firm’s IT infrastructure strategy and ensuring its delivery of services to their clients. Prior to Booz Allen, he held leadership positions at SRA International, most recently as vice president and chief information security officer. He has also […] More

  • Executive Profile: Debbie Thurman, URS Federal VP of Contracts and Procurement
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    Executive Profile: Debbie Thurman, URS Federal VP of Contracts and Procurement

    Debbie Thurman serves as vice president of contracts and procurement at URS’ federal services division, headquartered in Germantown, MD. Thurman’s organization is responsible for all phases of contracting and procurement actions and includes approximately 300 professional staff members company-wide. She spoke with our sister site ExecutiveBiz to discuss the evolving budget environment and how she aims to […] More

  • Executive Profile: Judy Smith, BD VP for Exelis’ Info Systems Division
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    Executive Profile: Judy Smith, BD VP for Exelis’ Info Systems Division

    Judy Smith serves as vice president of business development for the information systems division of Exelis. She is responsible for identifying and qualifying new business opportunities and ensuring strategic alignment with the business portfolio and financial objectives. The 30-year management, advisory and leadership veteran collaborates with the Exelis executive team to develop, maintain and execute strategic business […] More

  • Executive Profile: Mark Gilbert, COPT Director of BD and Data Center Solutions
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    Executive Profile: Mark Gilbert, COPT Director of BD and Data Center Solutions

    Mark Gilbert serves as the director of business development and data center solutions for Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT). He is responsible for generating revenue for COPT primarily through the financial performance of its data center offerings. Gilbert has more than 25 years of information technology and data center experience. Prior to COPT, he was […] More