Executive Moves

William LaPlante, most recently president and CEO of Draper and a former Air Force acquisition chief, took oath as undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense.LaPlante, who...

Longtime IBM Consulting executive Susan Wedge has been elevated to the role of managing partner of the company’s U.S. public and federal market division. Wedge will leverage two decades of IBM experience...

Seasoned business development executive Scott Garren has joined defense contractor Sigma Defense Systems as chief growth officer.In his new position, Garren will aim to strengthen Sigma’s edge services initiative in the...

Marvin Adams, formerly a physicist for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been sworn in as deputy administrator for defense programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration, following his confirmation by...

Lt. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, military deputy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, has been appointed to lead Air Force...

Kathi Vidal, a managing partner in the Silicon Valley office of law firm Winston & Strawn, was confirmed by the Senate in a voice vote Tuesday to become director of...

Intelligence executive Tony Barrett has been elevated to the position of president of cyber and engineering at data and digital services company BigBear.ai. In his new role, Barrett will build upon his...

U.S. Navy veteran Bob Girrier has been appointed vice president for global trends, joint integration and autonomy at Cypress International.Retired Rear Admiral Girrier’s instatement was effective April 1. In his new position,...

Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, has announced the nomination of Air Force Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien to serve as chief information...

Adm. Linda Fagan, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to lead the military branch as commandant.If confirmed, she would be the first...