Career Progressions

Bonnie Apodaca has been named vice president of Business Operations and chief financial officer at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Rear Adm. James D. Syring, USN, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as director, Missile Defense Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Dr. Robert Friedenberg has joined Salient Federal Solutions Incorporated, Fairfax, Virginia, as chief technology officer and senior vice president of Commercial Business.

Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via, USA, deputy commanding general/chief of staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command, has been promoted to the rank of general. Gen. Via is the first Army Signal Corps officer to achieve that rank.

The FBI, Washington, D.C., has named Richard McFeely executive assistant director of the criminal, cyber and response services branch; and Ronald Hosko assistant director of the criminal investigative division.

Frank Wilson has joined iRobot Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, as senior vice president and general manager of its Defense and Security business unit.

Michael Penta has joined Giga-tronics Incorporated, San Ramon, California, as vice president of sales.

Thomas Hobika has joined EarthLink Incorporated, Rochester, New York, as vice president of the company's IT Solution Consultants organization.

Col. Paul J. Laughlin, USA, has been assigned chief of Armor, and Col. David B. Haight, USA, has been assigned chief of Infantry, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, USAF, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as director, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Arlington, Virginia.