ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 22, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company has named
retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Russ vice president of Washington
Operations for the company's Intelligence and Information Systems business in
Arlington, Va.
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The announcement comes after John Grimes, whom Russ succeeds, was
confirmed as the Defense Department's new Chief Information Officer.
In his new position, Russ' principal focus will be with government
industry organizations and senior leaders for C3I (command, control
communications and intelligence) and telecommunications policy, planning, and
technology programs in the Washington area. Russ will lead the Washington
Operations, which provides specialized technical, engineering and testing
support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of Secretary of Defense, the
White House, and other proprietary customers.
Russ served as the commanding general of the Army Communications-
Electronics Command and Fort Monmouth, N.J. and led world-wide life cycle
support for Army C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems. He was assigned to
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., from 1999 to 2001 as commanding general of the U.S. Army
Signal Command providing the Army's portion of the Global Information Grid
(GIG), while simultaneously providing cyber protection for Army networks
around the world. Russ held a wide variety of additional command and staff
positions during his Army career.
A graduate of Florida A&M University with a bachelor of science degree in
electronics, Russ earned his master of science degree in public administration
from Shippensburg University.
Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), with 2004 revenues of
$2.2 billion and 10,000 employees, is a leading provider of intelligence and
information solutions to government customers worldwide. Leveraging 35 years
of expertise and excellence in operations, maintenance & engineering; mission
management; signal processing; knowledge management, software development,
information security and systems integration, IIS enables customers to make
better, quicker mission decisions.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an
industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Keith Little
703.849.1675
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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