Informatica has added data security business leader Bill Kurtz to its team as public sector vice president.

In a LinkedIn post from the week of February 28, Kurtz announced he will continue his over two-decade career working with federal government clients at the Redwood City, California-based software company.

Kurtz also said he was “excited to join” the company and anticipates working with the “already fantastic” staff at Informatica.

The executive began his career as a senior account manager at Wallace Computer Services working with commercial sector customers but pivoted to the public sector market with a job as federal account manager at Computer Associates.

Following CA, Kurtz spent 13 years at McAfee, first as a senior account manager and then as director of civilian sales. In the latter position, his work focused on civilian healthcare agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services and the Social Security Administration.

At McAfee he was responsible for expanding the civilian business team from a $14 million enterprise to one with a budget of $40 million.

Subsequently, Kurtz held roles as vice president of federal sales and vice president of public sector at RSA Systems, which specializes in digital security, risk management and fraud prevention.

Most recently, Kurtz was vice president of public sector sales at computer and network security company Tenable for nearly four years. His expertise lies in software as a service, cloud computing and developing and executing go-to-market business strategies.

Informatica is a cloud data management company that utilizes artificial intelligence technology to configure its end-to-end platforms. Kurtz’s experience at Tenable (which offers similar services), in addition to his substantial past government interactions, will likely provide ample preparation for his new position.

Bill Streilein, formerly principal staff of the biotechnology and human systems division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, has joined the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center as chief technology officer.

He succeeds Nand Mulchandani, a technologist and serial entrepreneur who joined JAIC in 2019, the center said in a LinkedIn post.

In his previous role at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Streilein used his leadership and technical experience to advance the application of machine learning and AI to address national challenges in health, biosecurity and human performance.

He spent more than two decades at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he also served as head of the cyber analytics and decisions group and focused his research on cybersecurity, computer vision and passive network, among other areas.

Artificial intelligence will be the focal point of discussions at a March 10 in-person event to be hosted by ExecutiveBiz, sister site of ExecutiveGov. Click here to learn more about the forum, themed “Applying AI to Data for Cyber Hygiene and National Security.”

Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, a retired Air Force general, plans to step down from his dual role as president and chief executive officer of the National Defense Industrial Association once the trade group identifies his successor.

NDIA said Friday its executive committee is working with Russell Reynolds Associates in efforts to find the most qualified candidate who can serve as the association’s next leader by April 1.

Carlisle has led NDIA since June 15, 2017 and was previously in charge of Air Combat Command at Langley AF Base in Virginia prior to his retirement from the military. The 39-year Air Force veteran logged more than 3,600 flying hours as a command pilot.

“His strong leadership helped grow our membership and further the strategic dialogue between the defense community and the legislative and executive branches even during COVID restrictions, when in-person events were canceled,” said Arnold Punaro, chair of the NDIA’s board of directors and a previous Wash100 Award winner.