The ability to handle a crisis comes with a leader’s job description. The coronavirus pandemic, as unprecedented as it is, serves as a reminder for executives to be ready for anything. As the pandemic brings rise to various changes on how businesses operate, these changes also drive innovation on how executives guide and manage their […]
The Professional Services Council has welcomed Carl De Groote, Ronald Hahn, Oliver Jeannot and Byron Bright, a Potomac Officers Club member, into the organization's board of directors. The four federal government services industry veterans will share their expertise with PSC's leaders to help them promote competition and fairness in the government contracting sector, GovCon Wire […]
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert “Bob” Work has been elected to the board of directors of Govini, a data analytics company based in Arlington, Virginia. Govini founder Eric Gillespie believes that Work will enable the company to further develop solutions that would drive data science-based decision making across the Department of Defense, owing […]
Information technology veteran John Zangardi has been named as the new president of Redhorse, a technology services company based in Washington, D.C. Zangardi, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, officially took the reins of the company on June 1, putting him in charge of Redhorse’s daily operations. The new president lauded the company’s expertise in […]
By Light Professional Professional IT Services announced that it has partnered with FireEye, an intelligence-led security company, to deliver a solution for cyberspace defense. FireEye's Mandiant threat intelligence solution was integrated into By Light's Cyberoperations Enhanced Network and Training Simulators to provide a new defense tool for the Department of Defense's networks, By Light announced Tuesday. "Through […]
ManTech announced it has appointed Peter Ward as vice president of human resources and talent acquisition within the company's mission solutions and services group. Ward brings into the company two decades of experience in developing career opportunities. He is expected to help maintain ManTech the government services contractor industry's "employer of choice," the company said. […]
The Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit has selected Zscaler to provide zero-trust access installation as a secure cloud management solution, the company announced. Drew Schnabel, Zcaler's vice president of federal and a Potomac Officers Club member, said the company's excellence in zero trust will help the DIU protect the DOD from enemies threatening national security. […]
Angela Ambrose, as the vice president of government relations and communications at General Motors, is responsible for implementing the company’s strategic initiatives as well as working with the federal government. Before she joined General Motors in May 2019, Ambrose led Accenture’s government relations business, with a focus on defense, intelligence, cybersecurity and Veterans Affairs legislative […]
Keith Johnson has been serving as vice president and general manager of federal business at Spire Global, a maritime, weather, and aviation data and analytics company, for over two years. Throughout his 36-year career in the federal marketplace, he used his expertise in business development and helped start-up companies build their portfolio for federal clients. […]
