The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Puesh M. Kumar will serve as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). Keep Reading
In private practice, Polite has been a white collar defense attorney in Pennsylvania, New York, and Louisiana, focusing on internal investigations and corporate compliance. Keep Reading
Christine Abizaid spent nearly a decade as a counterterrorism intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency before transitioning to the National Security Council. Keep Reading
Milgram is currently a Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law, where she teaches seminars on human trafficking and local criminal prosecution and leads the Criminal Justice Lab. Keep Reading
President Biden has made clear that prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is a national security imperative. Keep Reading
Police Chief Chris Magnus of Tucson, Ariz., was selected to lead Customs and Border Protection while Ur Jaddou, the former director of DHS Watch, was selected for USCIS and John Tien was nominated for deputy DHS secretary. Keep Reading
Former NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis picked to be the first national cyber director, former NSA deputy for counterterrorism Jen Easterly picked to lead CISA, and Rob Silvers, former assistant secretary for cyber policy at DHS, chosen as DHS undersecretary for policy. Keep Reading
Neil Mitchill, corporate vice president, financial planning & analysis and investor relations for Raytheon Technologies and former CFO of Pratt & Whitney, has been appointed as CFO of Raytheon Technologies. Keep Reading
The U.K. government has announced that Chloe Squires has been appointed as the new Director General for Homeland Security at the Home Office and Senior Responsible Officer for Counter Terrorism, replacing Tom Hurd who stepped down last month. Keep Reading
Kwaja will be tasked with leading Two Six Technologies growth strategy and strategic vision in the government technology sector. Keep Reading
President Biden announced Thursday that he will appoint a longtime veteran of the ATF and gun-control advocate to lead the agency that has not had a confirmed director at its helm since B. Todd Jones left in 2015. Keep Reading
Maximus announced it has named Teresa “Terry” Weipert as its new U.S. Federal Services Segment General Manager. Keep Reading
Prior to joining Viken, Dr. Lai held various technical leadership roles at Rapiscan and Safran (formerly Morpho Detection) in their Explosive Trace Detection divisions. Keep Reading
In this assignment, Gaynor will help public and private clients prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters by delivering practical, innovative, outcome-based solutions. Keep Reading
General Ashley is a senior leader with 36 years of experience in operational combat, intelligence, global security, cybersecurity, analytics, and risk management. Keep Reading
A veteran security expert, Benda previously served in multiple roles at the Department of Homeland Security, including chief of staff at Science and Technology, senior counselor to the undersecretary and acting deputy undersecretary in the department’s Science and Technology Directorate, and director of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency. Keep Reading
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the organization. He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac, who has been at the helm since 2016. Keep Reading
ManTech announced the appointment of Julie Anna Barker as Chief Human Resources Officer. Keep Reading
Constant Associates has appointed Tobias Watson as an Exercise Planner supporting FEMA region 10. He has over 10 years of professional experience encompassing emergency management, firefighting, and emergency medical services. Keep Reading
Ray will be in charge of the $1.3 billion Space Business Unit, bringing his experience of leading government and defense business. He will be tasked with working with a team spanning the intelligence, defense, and federal/civil agencies. Keep Reading