Here are the executives and leaders in the government contracting industry who are transitioning to new positions and organizations
Derek Chollet , counselor of the State Department, will join the Department of Defense in July to serve as chief of staff . He will return to the Pentagon, where he served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs from 2012 to 2015. Read More
Christopher Hanson will continue to lead the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as chair after being sworn in for a second term that will run through the end of June 2029. He became an NRC commissioner in June 2020 and assumed the role of chairman in January 2021 . Read More
Chris DeRusha , most recently federal chief information security officer within the Office of Management and Budget and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined Google Cloud as director of global public sector compliance . Read More
Kimberly Jackson will step down from her position as chief of staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs in July. She assumed her current role at VA in October 2023 , serving as senior adviser to the department's secretary and deputy secretary on delivering care and benefits to veterans. Read More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has appointed Farheena Rasheed , most recently acting solicitor at USPTO, as deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor . In this capacity, Rasheed will serve as the agency’s chief litigator and as a senior counselor to Kathi Vidal , undersecretary of Commerce for intellectual property and director of the USPTO. Read More
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Summit Technology Group , a portfolio company of private investment firm Enlightenment Capital , has appointed Bill Webner , a GovCon industry executive, as CEO of its public sector business . Webner, a 2024 Wash100 awardee, most recently served as board chair, president and CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions . Read More
Rear Adm. Todd Evans officially took command of the Warfare Centers of the Naval Sea Systems Command on June 24. As commander of both Naval Surface Warfare Center and Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Evans will lead over 29,000 civilian and active duty personnel. Register here for the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Navy Summit on Aug. 15 and hear insights from naval, government and industry leaders. Read More
Dana Madsen , formerly national intelligence manager for cyber at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, has been named CTIIC deputy director responsible for leading an intelligence community-wide approach to cyber strategy and investment and providing support to national policy and planning efforts. Read More
Jude Sunderbruch has stepped down from his role as executive director of the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, or DC3, and retired from the Senior Executive Service and Air Force Reserve. Sunderbruch has led DC3 in providing integrated services and capabilities, including digital and multimedia forensics, vulnerability disclosure and cyber training. Read More
Alfred Gonzalez , most recently director of cybersecurity at Cubic’s digital intelligence division, has taken on the role of chief information security officer at Ultra Intelligence & Communications . In his new role, Gonzalez will oversee the company’s product development efforts, improve cyber policies, enforce data-driven risk management, pursue partnerships with business leaders and help customers secure enterprise networks. Read More