Executive Moves

Katie Olson, deputy director of the Defense Digital Service (DDS), will serve as the agency's acting leader as Brett Goldstein steps down. Goldstein led DDS as director for a couple...

AeroVironment announced on Tuesday that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Wahid Nawabi to succeed Tim Conver as chairman upon Conver’s retirement effective at the company’s 2021 annual meeting...

Robert Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, has been promoted to serve as associate administrator of the space agency starting on May 17th. Jurczyk is due to...

Jill Sanborn, formerly assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, has been appointed to serve as the National Security Branch's executive assistant director. She will oversee the FBI's efforts to...

Susie Perez Quinn, formerly director of government relations at the National Governors Association, has joined NASA as chief of staff and she will oversee day-to-day operations at the space agency's...

Vanessa Wyche, deputy director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, has been appointed to serve as the facility's top official on an acting basis. She will temporarily succeed Mark Geyer, who...

Accenture Federal Services (AFS) announced on Monday that it has promoted two technology executives to support the mission-critical work the company provides on behalf of its government customers. Chris Bjornson...

Vice President Kamala Harris has been appointed to lead the National Space Council (NSC) responsible for crafting space-related national security strategies and space policies for the White House. "As I've...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Byrne Jr., vice director at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will take on a new role as director of warfare development, N72, in the Office...

In a unanimous vote, the Senate approved the nomination of former senator Bill Nelson as the 14th NASA administrator. Nelson will succeed Steve Jurczyk, who has led the space agency...