PROGRESSIONS

Signal, Jun 2006

Government

R. David Paulison has been nominated as undersecretary for federal emergency management and director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland security, Washington, D.C.

AFCEA Chesapeake Chapter member Richard C. Schaeffer Jr. has been appointed as director of information assurance, the National security Agency/Central security Service, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Anita K. Blair has been nominated as assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, Office of the secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.

Military

Upon the retirement of AFCEA Stuttgart Chapter member Gen. Charles F. Wald, USAF (r), after 35 years of service, Lt. Gen. William E. Ward, USA, is assuming the responsibilities of deputy commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

Rear Adm. Derwood C. Curtis, USN, has been assigned as commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Albert F. Higgle, USAF, has been assigned as military representative to the Senior Interagency Strategy Team, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, McLean, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Robert H. Holmes, USAF, has been assigned as deputy director, operations-force protection, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Brig. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, USAF, has been assigned as director, security forces and force protection, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Maj. Gen. George A. Higgins, USA, has been assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Industry

Allan Cameron has been appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Thales' U.S. operations, Alexandria, Virginia.

XAware Incorporated, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has chosen Tim Harvey as the company's chief executive officer.

Frederick D. Gregory has joined Lohfeld Consulting Group Incorporated, Edgewater, Maryland, as managing director of aerospace and defense strategies.

Dynamics Research Corporation, Andover, Massachusetts, has promoted AFCEA Lexington-Concord Chapter member Col. Bruce Harris, USA (Ret.), to vice president and general manager of the Training Programs Division and Kathy Perras to vice president of state and local programs within the Systems Engineering and Information Technology Group.

Avineon Incorporated, Alexandria, Virginia, has named Nancy Smith director of strategic technologies, U.S. Defense Department and U.S. Department of Homeland security, within Avineon's Defense Systems Division.

InterSense Incorporated, Bedford, Massachusetts, has appointed Thomas C. Browne as chief executive officer and president.

Capt. Joseph Weiss, Israeli Navy (Ret.), has been promoted to corporate vice president and general manager of the Systems, Missiles and Space Group, Israel Aircraft Industries Limited, Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel.

Ember Corporation, Boston, has tapped Robert LeFort to serve as chief executive officer.

Digital Map Products Incorporated, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, has hired Thomas Peng as vice president of engineering.

AFCEA Northern Virginia Chapter member James S. Prohaska has been named director of business development, U.S. Defense Department/intelligence, for Government Micro Resources Incorporated, Manassas, Virginia.

Maj. Gen. John Urias, USA (Ret.), has joined Quantum Research International Incorporated, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, as vice president and manager of the Defense Systems sector and program/capture manager of the company's Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance Contract 07 proposal effort.

Lucent Technologies Incorporated, Murray Hill, New Jersey, has named Elizabeth Hackenson as chief information officer.

Harris Corporation has appointed AFCEA Erie Canal Chapter member Dana Mehnert as president of the RF Communications Division, Rochester, New York.