Dave Wennergren recently started working as deputy CIO in the Defense Department.

Wennergren, former Navy CIO, succeeded Priscilla Guthrie, who said she is mulling career opportunities in both government and industry. Wennergren also is the DOD's deputy assistant secretary for information management and IT, reporting to Defense CIO John Grimes.

Wennergren served as Navy CIO for four years and deputy CIO for enterprise integration and security for four years. The Navy chose Rob Carey, Wennergren's former deputy, as the new Navy Department CIO.

Wennergren, who is the CIO Council’s vice chairman, said he’s excited about his new opportunity to help influence DOD more broadly.

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr. was recently appointed to GeoEye's Board of Directors.

Clapper, the first civilian director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, also formerly worked as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and in other intelligence-related positions across the DOD.

"I am excited to be joining GeoEye's Board. GeoEye is a company where I can continue serving the geospatial community and promote national policies on commercial remote sensing," Clapper said.

GeoEye, of Dulles, Va., is the world's largest commercial satellite imaging company.

William O. Berry has been added to the National Defense University staff as a distinguished research fellow.

Berry will work for NDU's Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP). He most recently served as the acting deputy undersecretary of Defense for laboratories and basic sciences and the director for basic research.

He was previously responsible for providing scientific leadership, management oversight, policy guidance and coordination of the DOD's $1.3 billion yearly basic research programs.

Col. Scott Lambert has been named the newest project manager of the Army's Logistics Modernization Project.

Lambert previously served as military assistant to the undersecretary of the Army; product manager in the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation; associate director of the Army's Joint Advanced Distributed Learning Collaborative Laboratory; and co-chairman of the Simulation-to-C4ISR Interoperability Overarching Integrated Product Team. He replaces Col. David W. Coker, who headed up LMP for six months.

Coker is now assigned as the project manager for Army logistics information systems.

"There's an old saying that 'to whom much has been given, much is expected,'" said Lambert. "In my case, the Army has invested heavily in my training, education, and experience. I'm thrilled to be given the chance to payback that great debt by serving with a fine team of professionals from so many Army and DOD organizations--helping to solve some very complex challenges facing our Army."

LMP is a component of the Single Army Logistics Enterprise. Ultimately, LMP will manage $4.5 billion in inventory with 50,000 vendors and handle 1.6 million transactions each day. LMP replaces two of the Army's legacy logistics systems--the Commodity Command Standard System and the Standard Depot System.

Lambert holds a Master's of science degree from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master's of arts degree in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

Computer Sciences Corp. is the lead contractor on LMP. CSC also recently named Sheri L. Thureen its vice president/program manager in charge of the Army's LMP initiative. Thureen previously worked as a project manager for CSC's information technology outsourcing contract with DuPont.

Col. James S. Bristow was recently chosen to head up the Defense Department Biometrics program.

Developing enterprise biometric solutions is a new responsibility of the Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, the executive agent for biometrics in the DOD. Bristow comes to the new position from a stint as program manger for enterprise infostructure with PEO EIS.

Bristow has a Master's degree in business administration from Western International University in Phoenix, Ariz. He is also a 2004 graduate of the Army War College.

His previous work assignments include duties as a signals test officer with the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; systems acquisition manager and chief of the materiel branch at the Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C.; and chief of the Command and Control Division at the Army Test and Evaluation Command in Alexandria, Va.

The Defense Information Systems Agency has hired a Cisco Systems executive to head the new Defense Spectrum Organization.

Paige Atkins, currently the director of advanced network systems at Cisco, will oversee the merger of numerous Defense Department spectrum offices that will be consolidated under the DSO. The Defense Spectrum Organization was created as a center for excellence in electromagnetic spectrum analysis, planning and support.

Atkins has over 22 years of government and industry experience with all phases of system development, acquisition and operations, according to a DISA spokesman. Prior to Cisco, Adkins headed a team that was responsible for command, control, and communications strategy supporting DISA, the Army and the Air Force.

Atkins received her Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Master's degree in engineering administration from George Washington University.

Navy Rear Adm. Timothy V. Flynn III has been assigned as the Navy's new program executive officer for enterprise information systems.

Flynn currently serves as vice commander of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego. His new assignment was announced by Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chief of naval operations. Flynn replaces Rear Adm. James B. Godwin III, who is retiring effective Oct. 1.

Godwin became the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet director two years ago. NMCI, a multibillion-dollar program headed up by prime contractor, EDS Corp., is a consolidated voice, video and data portal that will eventually link more than 500,000 sailors and Marines at roughly 1,000 sites across the country and in the Far East.

Earlier this year, the NMCI office was realigned under the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems structure, which replaced PEO IT. The Navy’s enterprise resource planning effort, Base Level Information Infrastructure and ONE-NET initiatives were also aligned under PEO EIS.

Flynn graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in marine engineering. He also has master's degrees in national security affairs and mechanical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Alan Wade, the former CIO with the Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence community, was recently appointed to the board of directors of Advanced Software Systems, Inc. of McLean, Va.

"Mr. Wade has considerable experience, knowledge and acumen in the information technology field and intelligence community," said Stephen Ritterbush, the company's chairman, in a statement. "His insight and guidance will prove to be invaluable to ASSYST."

Wade retired from the CIA last fall, after 36 years of service with the agency. One of his technology credits was the Intelligence Community System for Information Sharing, a multi-year program to improve dating sharing and communication among intelligence analysts and operators at all security levels, according to the statement.

The Defense Department has named Shay Assad, a former Marine Corps assistant deputy commandant, as the new director of Defense procurement and acquisition policy.

Assad replaced Deidre Lee, who left the DOD post in August 2005. Lee recently began working as the acting deputy director of operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Assad previously served as the assistant deputy commandant for installations and logistics for the Marines. He has also worked in various programs and business management positions for Raytheon Co., most recently as the chairman and CEO of Raytheon's engineering and construction business. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1972 and served two tours of duty aboard Navy destroyers.

In June, Assad named Barbara Glotfelty his acting deputy director, replacing Domenic Cipicchio, who left to provide support to the Homeland Security department.

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. George “Nordie” Norwood has been appointed to the strategic advisory board for AtHoc, Inc. of Burlingame, Calif.

Norwood, a former tactical fighter pilot and Air Force officer, will advise AdHoc’s management team on the DOD’s need for force protection and emergency communications as the company moves to expand its presence in the Air Force and across the Defense Department, according to a company release.

”AtHoc presents an exciting opportunity,” Norwood said. “The company’s offering is well suited to help warn and protect our troops in times of threat. Every military leader views protecting personnel as one of the highest priorities of any mission, and this priority remains a very personal cause for me. AtHoc provides net-centric capabilities that significantly improve our military’s ability to instantly and reliably communicate emergency information to their personnel.”

After retiring from the Air Force, Norwood worked a variety of civilian positions, including a stint as executive vice president of the Air Force Association in Florida. He also sits on several board of directors and is president and CEO of Norwood & Associates, Inc.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. John W. Holly was named president and managing director of Analytical Services, Inc. (ASI) of Huntsville, Ala.

Holly, the former deputy director of the Missile Defense Agency, also previously served as senior vice presient and general manager of Intergraph’s federal solutions business unit, also in Huntsville. In his new job, Holly will guide ASI’s growth plans in both the space and defense markets.

”In addition to the wealth of expertise that John has amassed over the course of an impressive career, his strong leadership skills, experience building large teams and professional network of senior leaders in military, goernment and private industry are a strategic advantage for ASI,” said Irma L. Tuder, the company’s CEO.

President Bush used the congressional recess earlier this month to appoint Gordon England as deputy secretary of Defense.

Bush nominated England last spring to the post after Paul Wolfowitz left, but the nomination was stalled in the Senate allegedly because of pension issues with England’s former employer, General Dynamics Corp.

Until his appointment, England served as both Navy secretary and acting deputy Defense secretary. On Jan. 3, Donald C. Winter, the former president of Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Mission Systems sector, was sworn in as the new Navy secretary.

England also worked briefly as the first deputy secretary of Homeland Security. He graduated from the University of Maryland and earned a master's degree from the M.J. School of Business at Texas Christian University.

“Since joining President Bush’s administration in 2001, it has been a profound honor to serve our nation, the magnificent men and women of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and those of the Department of Homeland Security,” England said in a press release. “I am grateful to the president for asking me to continue serving our armed forces as the deputy to [Defense] secretary [Donald] Rumsfeld.”

The constitution gives the president the authority to make appointments while the Senate is in recess, although those appointees can serve only until the next Congress is installed.

Bush also used a recess appointment for J. Dorrance Smith, assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs.