Executive Moves

Virginia-based Empower AI has appointed seasoned IT executive Katie Sutton as its vice president of federal civilian, who brings in more than 20 years of experience on delivering technology requirements to government clients. The new role calls for providing and expanding the company’s services supporting civilian agencies’ mission objectives, Sutton said in her LinkedIn profile […] More

Technology executive Karen Odegaard has been named to lead the artificial intelligence services of Guidehouse. With her appointment, Odegaard will formulate, implement and oversee the company’s strategies on AI, machine learning and automation, Guidehouse said Tuesday. The company added that her goal includes advancing Guidehouse’s AI service capabilities and pursuing innovations and efficiencies that bring […] More

Bradley Stegman, a U.S. Navy veteran with 35 years of experience in strategic growth, capture management and program oversight, has been named director of business development for the homeland security sector at Aretum. He will lead strategic growth efforts, strengthen customer relationships and help expand Aretum’s presence within the Department of Homeland Security and its related agencies, […] More

Tejpaul Bhatia, a former Google executive, has been named chief executive officer at Axiom Space. The commercial space infrastructure and human spaceflight services provider said Friday Bhatia succeeds Axiom Space co-founder Kam Ghaffarian, who will remain as executive chairman. As the new CEO, Bhatia will lead the company in its mission of accelerating the delivery of a commercial, […] More

Aretum has appointed Jinni Amin, who carries over 12 years of experience supporting federal and commercial healthcare operations, as director of business development for its federal health growth division. In a statement Friday, Sean DuGuay, chief growth officer at Aretum, welcomed Amin’s appointment. He said, “Her expertise and proven leadership in advancing digital health across federal agencies will […] More

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James McLaughlin has been named CEO of C Speed, a provider of defense technologies and persistent surveillance capabilities. He succeeds company founder Dave Lysack, who will continue to serve as an active leader but focus on business development and mission execution from now on, C Speed said Thursday. James […] More

Reality Defender has revealed that it has established its government advisory board.  Safeguarding Against Deepfakes The deepfake detection platform, winner of the RSA Sandbox Innovation Award, said Wednesday the formation of the board is intended to enhance the company’s initiative to secure crucial communication channels against deepfake impersonations in real time. The new advisory board […] More

Steve Azzara, formerly director of business development for the Department of Homeland Security practice at Changeis, has joined cBEYONData + SMX as vice president of business development. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Azzara said, “With the support of a talented team and a shared vision for growth, I’m looking forward to building meaningful partnerships and driving mission […] More

Steve McMahon has been named chief customer officer at Dynatrace. The artificial intelligence-powered observability platform said Tuesday McMahon will replace Matthias Dollentz-Scharer, who is retiring after more than a decade at the company. McMahon will officially take over on May 12 while Dollentz-Scharer will remain in an advisory role until Sept. 30. McMahon’s Career McMahon is currently with Zscaler […] More