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System High Corporation, Chantilly, Virginia, has named Col. Michael “Bear” Newsom, USAF (Ret.), as vice president of acquisitions and operations.

Comodo Security Solutions Inc., Clifton, New Jersey, has appointed Ken Levine as its CEO and Dave Karp as chief strategy officer.

Americans for Peace Now (APN), Washington, D.C., has hired Madeleine Cereghino as director of government relations and Claire Davidson Miller as strategic communications and development associate.

System High Corporation, Chantilly, Virginia, has promoted Doug Kumbalek to executive vice president and chief strategy officer.

JB Kendrick has been appointed president of Kapsch TrafficCom North America, McLean, Virginia.

Menlo Ventures, San Francisco, has named Tim Tully as a partner.

Commit, New York City, has named Max Nirenberg chief revenue officer and managing director.

KULR Technology Group Inc., San Diego, California, has named Antonio Martinez as vice president of operations.

Pricer AB, Stockholm, has appointed Susanna Zethelius as chief financial officer. 

Deep Water Point, Annapolis, Maryland, has appointed Lt. Gen. Robert “Bob” Ashley, USA (Ret.), in support of the company's defense and intelligence business.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the strains it put on the global supply chain is making businesses rethink how they supply their government customers, said Zach Conover, general manager for Akima LLC’s subsidiaries Truestone, Lynxnet and Aperture Federal. Akima is an Alaska native-owned government contractor providing services such as facilities maintenance and repair, information technology support, logistics and supply chain operations, and systems engineering.

BWX Technologies Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, has named Robert (Rob) F. Smith president of government operations.

Liquid Media, Vancouver, British Columbia, has appointed Ronald W. Thomson as CEO.

Asure, Austin, Texas, has appointed Todd Waletzki as chief of staff.

Asure, Austin, Texas, has appointed John Pence as chief financial officer.

VTG, Chantilly, Virginia, has appointed Kirk Herdman as president for national security solutions.

J.F. Lehman & Company, New York, has promoted William J. Hanenberg and Michael S. Friedman to managing directors.

O’Melveny, Washington, D.C., has  hired Tod Cohen as a partner.

Focal Point Data Risk LLC, Tampa, Florida, has promoted Stephanie Hagopian to senior vice president of business development.

Andy Vaughan joins VITEC, Atlanta, as vice president of business development for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Mission Systems Operations.

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Triangle, Virginia, has named Maj. Gen. James Lukeman, USMC (Ret.), as CEO.

Government Tactical Solutions (GovTact), Vienna, Virginia, has hired Mark Carnahan as chief technology officer.

The U.S. Navy is looking for speed—not faster platforms or vehicles but innovation. Introducing new capabilities into the force rapidly is vitally important to maintaining the combat edge necessary to deter or defeat adversaries who are building up steam in their efforts to confront the U.S. military.

Accomplishing this task will require tapping industry for novel information technology advances and ensuring its success may entail working with the commercial sector to steer it into the right areas to suit naval needs. Ultimately, software-defined systems may hold the key to staying ahead of the deployment curve in technology-based systems.

OM Group Inc., Reston, Virginia, has hired Aaron Tilock as vice president of strategic growth.