Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 02/09/2015

Simon Lee, STG Founder and CEO, Selected to Wash100 for Civilian and Defense IT Leadership

Executive Mosaic is glad to announce Simon Lee, chairman and CEO of STG, as the newest inductee into the Wash100 — a group of influential leaders in the government contracting industry. Lee founded STG in 1986 — seven years after he immigrated to the U…

Accenture to Purchase Agilex in Digital Services, Analytics Push

The U.S. federal subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to purchase Chantilly, Va.-based digital services provider Agilex for an undisclosed sum in an effort to expand offerings in analytics, cloud computing and mobility…

Alan Stewart, ICF and Oceus Vet, Joins Vistronix as CFO

Alan Stewart, a 38-year financial leadership veteran and formerly chief financial officer at Oceus Networks for four years, has joined information systems services contractor Vistronix as CFO. John Hassoun, Vistronix’s president and CEO, said Monday the company appointed Stewart for his experience in acquisition integrations, initial public offerings and work in public markets…

Deloitte Appoints Cathy Engelbert as CEO, Mike Fucci as Board Chairman; Punit Renjen Comments

Deloitte LLP has named Cathy Engelbert as chief executive officer and Mike Fucci as chairman of the board, effective March 11. Engelbert is the current chairman and CEO of Deloitte LLP’s U.S. subsidiary, Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she leads the audit practice, Deloitte said Monday…

State Dept Approves $339M General Atomics Reaper UAVs Sale to Netherlands

The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $339 million foreign military sale of General Atomics-built Reaper drones and associated spares and services to the Dutch government. The Netherlands asked to procure four MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicles and 82 related equipment such as ground terminal substations, radio systems and Honeywell-made (NYSE: HON) turboprop engines from the U…

Mark Gerencser, Geoff Nyheim Join Orion Systems Integrators Board; Sunil Mehta Comments

New Jersey-based information technology services firm Orion Systems Integrators has appointed Mark Gerencser and Geoff Nyheim to its board of directors as the company works to expand its customer base and market presence, the company said Jan…

CNN: Jeh Johnson Warns Against DHS Workforce Furlough if Congress Blocks Funds

Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said the department could furlough an estimated 30,000 employees if Republican lawmakers continue plans to block DHS funding in response to the administration’s immigration policy in an interview with CNN aired Sunday…

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