Executive Moves

Ron VanCourt, a more than two-decade naval program management veteran, has been named director of strategic development at Systecon’s North American business. He will oversee deal strategy, relationship-building and customer interface efforts in his new role, Systecon said. VanCourt previously served as program manager for the Naval Sea Systems Command 05V aircraft carrier engineering contract at Gryphon […] More

Melissa Chapman, a former vice president of the civilian and homeland security solutions division at General Dynamics‘ information technology segment, has been appointed  president of service-disabled veteran-owned company 9th Way Solutions. 9th Way said Monday Chapman will be responsible for health IT, enterprise services, cyber and information security, systems and program management and data analytics service areas in […] More

James F. Palmer, former corporate vice president and chief financial officer at Northrop Grumman, has been appointed as a member of Vector‘s board of directors. He holds over 45 years of financial expertise in the aerospace industry, having formerly held executive roles at Boeing and Visteon in addition to Northrop, Vector said Monday. As a […] More

Ben Liptak, former chief of project planning and programming at the U.S. Air Force, has been named project manager for Woolpert‘s military market area. The company said Tuesday Liptak brings civil engineering and project management experience to Woolpert’s projects that are in line with his past military work. He previously supervised a team composed of 33 engineers and […] More

Mike Gold, vice president of regulatory and policy at Maxar Technologies, has been named chairman of NASA Advisory Council’s regulatory and policy committee. Gold said in a statement released Thursday the newly formed panel will offer advice and insight to the NASA leadership team in support of the agency’s plans to leverage public-private partnerships and encourage […] More

Karen Forgy Hicks, a more than two-decade business and project management veteran, has been named vice president of service delivery at Evoke Research and Consulting. She will oversee efforts to deliver services to federal customers, execute new business opportunities and grow service offerings in her new position, Evoke said Wednesday. Hicks previously served as executive vice president […] More

Thomas Hawkins, a 29-year government service veteran, has joined military vehicle manufacturer Oskosh as senior vice president for government relations. He previously served as national security adviser in the Office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and as a senior professional staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense and state, foreign operations and related programs subcommittee, […] More

Dave Burg, former global cybersecurity leader at PwC, has been appointed to succeed the retiring Bob Sydow as cybersecurity leader for the Americas region at EY‘s advisory services business effective Oct. 1. EY said Monday Burg will help develop the firm’s EY cybersecurity consulting programs and offerings intended to help clients manage cyber threats. At PwC, Burg worked […] More

Mark Koltz, former manager of operations and strategy for Northrop Grumman’s health systems management organization, has joined Tantus Technologies as vice president of health solutions. He will be responsible for helping drive Tantus’ growth efforts in the federal healthcare market and oversee its projects at the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health, the company said Thursday. Buck […] More

Eric Clark, former president of the application services division at NTT Data Services, has been named chief digital officer of the Plano, Texas-based technology services provider. The company said Wednesday Clark will aim to address clients’ systems design requirements through the use of digital, cloud and security technologies. Bob Pryor, CEO of NTT Data Services, said the […] More

Morgan Roth, former chief strategy officer and vice president of strategic communications at the Association of Fundraising Professionals, has joined SOS International as VP for marketing and communications. She has spearheaded campaigns and message strategies for international organizations such as The American University in Cairo and the American University of Beirut, SOSi said Wednesday. Julian […] More