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Peraton Streamlines Business Structure; Hiring Former DHS S&T Chief Brothers

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, January 12th, 2018

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Peraton Streamlines Business Structure; Hiring Former DHS S&T Chief Brothers

Dr. Reggie Brothers, CEO of NuWave Solutions. Photo: Department of Homeland Security

Peraton last week announced a new organizational structure that essentially consolidates its operating segments from six to four in an effort to help eliminate duplication and overlap while also improving its customer focus.The company this week also expects to announce the hiring of Reggie Brothers, who was undersecretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the last three years of the Obama administration, as its chief technology officer (CTO). Brothers, who has been a principal…

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