Executive Moves

Matthew Steckman, president and chief business officer of defense technology company Anduril, has joined the board of directors of Air Air CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty said Steckman’s expertise in defense technology will be valuable to her organization His appointment comes less than a week after Dave DeWalt was named a member of the board Air […] More

Brent Newman has joined TekSynap as talent acquisition VP, in which capacity he will lead the company’s enterprise recruiting organization Newman joins TekSynap from GovCIO, where he served as director of recruiting TekSynap CEO Kamran Jinnah touted Newman’s ability to build up talent acquisition organizations and described him as an outstanding addition to his company’s […] More

Brian Klapac will lead IonQ’s IT organization as the company expands its technology infrastructure and operations He brings more than 20 years of enterprise IT leadership experience across software, cybersecurity and technology companies Klapac most recently oversaw global IT, workplace services and AI initiatives at Smartsheet IonQ has appointed Brian Klapac as senior vice president of information […] More

New Sidus Space CFO Alan Khalili will oversee financial planning, accounting, compliance, capital allocation, treasury and investor relations support Khalili held senior financial roles in the space and technology sectors He previously helped SpaceLink reduce projected capital expenditures by about $500 million Sidus Space has appointed Alan Khalili as chief financial officer, as the space and defense […] More

OpenAI executive Joseph Larson has taken a seat on Arkenstone Defense’s board Larson heads government engagement at OpenAI Larson once led AI and autonomy efforts for the Pentagon’s Project Maven Arkenstone Defense has appointed Joseph Larson, vice president and head of government at OpenAI, to its board as lead independent director. What Did Arkenstone Defense […] More

Former CMS official Kathy McCracken was named client relationship executive at RELI Group McCracken will leverage over 25 years of federal healthcare and acquisition experience in her new role She will support strategic positioning, proposal development and client relationships RELI Group has appointed Kathy McCracken as client relationship executive, with her tenure beginning July 20. She brings […] More

Melissa Hermes will continue leading Chugach’s enterprise tax strategy after 25 years with the company Nick Ostrovsky’s expanded role adds oversight of human resources alongside legal affairs Both promotions support Chugach’s growth and diversification strategy Chugach Alaska Corp. has promoted Melissa Hermes to vice president of corporate tax and Nick Ostrovsky to senior vice president […] More

Brian Kropa will lead Odyssey’s integrated solutions division as executive director The Air Force veteran will focus on expanding technology offerings for government and defense customers Kropa will leverage extensive experience in cyber, engineering and modernization to his new role Odyssey has appointed Brian Kropa as executive director of integrated solutions, the company announced Thursday on LinkedIn. […] More