Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. announced that John Hillen will leave his position as Chief Executive Officer to serve in a new role as Vice Chairman of Sotera's Advisory Board. Dr. Hillen will continue to be involved in the strategic management of Sotera in this capacity and will represent Sotera's interests within key industry organizations, including his current term as the Chairman of the Professional Services Council. In the interim, Sotera will be led by William Cave and Laurie Villano as Interim Co-CEOs, who will also continue oversight of the Defense & Intelligence Solutions and Cyber Systems & Solutions lines of business, respectively. Mr. Cave and Ms. Villano will be supported by Sotera's Executive Leadership team, which includes Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Felix, Executive Vice President, Business Development and Operations Kirk Herdman, and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development Ron Jones.

Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services LLC was awarded a shared federal contract of $179,957,600 by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., for the procurement of decision superiority support services including the entire spectrum of non-inherently governmental services and solutions associated with the full system lifecycle support. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, Va.; CACI Inc.-Federal, Chantilly, Va.; Centurum Information Technology Inc., Marlton, N.J.; Computer Sciences Corp., Falls Church, Va.; Glotech Inc., Rockville, Md.; Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, Md.; Engility Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J.; Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions, Herndon, Va.; M.C. Dean Inc., Dulles, Va.; Qinetiq North America Inc., Services & Solutions Group, Fairfax, Va.; Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va.; Sotera Defense Solutions Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.; Scientific Research Corp., Atlanta; and ManTech Systems Engineering Corp., Fairfax, Va., shared in the award amount.

Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. has appointed Rick White as its chief information officer, where he will be responsible for architecting and implementing IT solutions to enhance Sotera's operations. He will also lead the development of solutions meant to help Sotera's customers meet mission-related information and technology needs. Before his promotion, White was Sotera's vice president and solutions architect, where he helped design innovative technology solutions as part of proposal efforts. Additionally, White is the co-chairman of Sotera's Technical Council. Previously, White was the chief technology officer for Wyle's IT business.