Executive Moves

Samantha Fry, former assistant controller at MITRE, shared on LinkedIn Monday her appointment as vice president, controller at Sigma Defense Systems. Her industry experience spans more than 14 years, catering to wide-ranging internal and external clients across various industries, according to her LinkedIn profile. Fry’s Stints at VM Ware, Baker Tilly, ManTech Before her MITRE […] More

Adam Burke has joined defense technology and services provider Valkyrie Enterprises as chief financial officer. He will officially assume his new responsibilities as CFO starting Aug. 5, the company said Friday. Who is Adam Burke? The executive brings to the role over 25 years of leadership experience across the public and private sectors. Before Valkyrie, […] More

Government IT services provider ECS announced on LinkedIn that it has appointed Jeff Trussler, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, as a senior adviser. In this capacity, Trussler will provide critical guidance across the company’s Navy line of business, focusing on accelerating mission impact and helping ECS drive artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation in […] More

ASRC Federal announced on LinkedIn Thursday that David Gillihan has been appointed vice president of infrastructure operations support of its defense and intelligence operating group. In his new role, Gillihan will drive growth strategies to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery. He will also lead infrastructure operations support for various ASRC Federal contracts. David Gillihan’s Amentum & […] More

SAIC has named David Urban, a former senior adviser of President Donald Trump, to the audit committee of its board of directors, effective Sept. 15. He is bringing to the board his wide-ranging experience in the private and public sectors, including corporate governance and risk management, the company said Thursday. He is currently the managing […] More

Former Parsons Chief Information and Digital Officer Stuart Kippelman shared on LinkedIn his appointment as U.S. federal chief information and artificial intelligence officer at Xerox. He joined Parsons in January 2019 and had a stint of over five years in the company, leading its services in global information, digital technology and cybersecurity across the United […] More

Defense technology firm GRVTY, a new Arlington Capital Partners platform company, has formed its advisory board.  The board’s inaugural members are Phil Root, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, and Dave Sterling, CEO and founder of Royce Geospatial Consultants, GRVTY announced Tuesday. More advisers will be named in the coming months. Katie Selbe, the company’s CEO, […] More

Peraton executive Samuel Houston shared on LinkedIn on Tuesday his appointment as the company’s vice president for cognitive warfare, a move from his former post as vice president for cyber growth, a role he held for over four years. Samuel Houston’s Northrop Grumman, Army Stints Before joining Peraton, Houston had a stint of over 12 […] More

Edgewater Federal Solutions has named Sallie Sweeney as vice president of cybersecurity services. Sweeney announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post shared Monday. Who is Sallie Sweeney? The newly appointed executive is a seasoned cybersecurity and technology professional with over 25 years of experience in profit and loss management, technical innovation and strategic leadership. She possesses an […] More

Quantum computing technology company IonQ has appointed Rick Muller, former Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency director, as its vice president of quantum systems. In his new role, Muller will lead the team tasked to pursue the company’s goal of building by 2030 advanced quantum computers with 2 million qubits, IonQ said Monday. Muller’s Roles at […] More

Rory Welch announced on LinkedIn that had been appointed senior vice president of service delivery at SES Space and Defense. Welch said that in his new role, he will be responsible for managing operations, programs, field services, security, contracting and supply chains. He brings to the position over two decades of experience in satellite operations, […] More

Mark Pugerude, former Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions‘ head of global sales and support, shared on LinkedIn his new post as CEO and director at Ezurio, a manufacturer of wireless modules, system-on-modules and internal antennas. He brings to the company over 20 years of experience in senior executive leadership positions, Ezurio said in a separate announcement […] More