Executive Moves

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 13 confirmed via a voice vote Wash100 awardee Nickolas Guertin as the next assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition. Guertin made...

Ben FitzGerald has been selected to assume the CEO role at Rebellion Defense, a position currently held by Interim CEO Barry Sowerwine. FitzGerald, who was unanimously endorsed by the board and CEO search...

The Internal Revenue Service plans to implement a new leadership structure in early 2024 as part of efforts to further drive transformation work and update the organizational structure that has...

John Giamatteo, formerly president of BlackBerry’s cybersecurity business unit, has been elevated to chief executive officer of the company. In his new role, Giamatteo succeeds Dick Lynch, who served as interim...

Richard Gilbrech, a more than three-decade NASA veteran, will retire from government service and step down from his post as director of the space agency's Stennis Space Center on Jan....

Mara Karlin, who is currently performing the duties of deputy under secretary of defense for policy, will leave the Department of Defense next week for academia. Sasha Baker, acting under...

Sonny Hashmi, a previous Wash100 Award winner, will step down from his role as commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service on Dec. 29. Tom Howder, deputy commissioner...

Lt. Gen. Heath Collins has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as the next director of the Missile Defense Agency. He will oversee MDA's global mission to develop and...

André Mendes is stepping down as chief information officer for the Department of Commerce on Dec. 31 after 14 years of service in the federal government. In a LinkedIn post...

Vyshnavi Suntharalingam, formerly vice chair of the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, has been appointed chief technology and engineering officer at the Department of Defense's Office of...