USIS Picks Michael Roberts to Head Training, Law Enforcement Division

USIS, an Altegrity company, has named Michael Roberts president of its training and law enforcement division, where he will direct the firm’s international law enforcement training programs.

Roberts joins USIS from Engineering Support Personnel, Inc., where he served as chief executive officer. Prior to ESP, Inc., Roberts was with Northrop Grumman…

USIS Taps Stephen Synnott to Lead Intelligence Analysis, Tech Solutions

Stephen Synnott has joined USIS, an Altegrity company, as director of intelligence analysis and technology solutions.

Synnott reports to USIS Security Solutions Division President Mike Fraser and is based in Falls Church, Va.

“Steve’s experience in the intelligence analysis space and strategic vision within the…

USIS Names Cheryl Cohen New CIO

USIS, an Altegrity company, has a new chief information officer: Cheryl Cohen, who will be reporting to USIS President and CEO Bill Mixon.

Cohen has 26 years of experience in IT, with the last 13 years spent at ManTech International and DynCorp. Most recently, she served as vice president of information systems at…

USIS to Perform Thousands of Background Investigations, Fingerprinting for SSA

USIS has been selected by the U.S. Social Security Administration to conduct thousands of pre-background investigations.

SSA, a new client for USIS’ investigations services division, anticipates the need for up to 22,000 background investigations for contract employees each year of the five-year contract.

Damon Hudson, USIS vice president…

Study Reveals Cybersecurity Top Priority among Government, Industry Leaders

Cybersecurity and web-based attacks are the most common top priorities among government and industry security personnel today, according to a new study by USIS.

In a survey of more than 250 government and industry leaders in the safety, security, and law-enforcement market at the GovSec conference held in Washington, D.C., respondents were asked to rate the top threats to U.S. national security. Cyber attacks ranked the highest, closely followed by…