Employer
CACI International Inc.Retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Nagata was the director of the National Counterterrorism Center’s Directorate of Strategic and Operational Planning. In this role, he was responsible for counterterrorism strategy. He retired in June 2019 and joined Pentagon contractor CACI in January 2020 as a corporate strategic advisor and senior vice president. CACI International provides information technology and counterterrorism services to the Department of Defense, and in fiscal year 2018 was obligated over $1.5 billion, according to data from the Federal Procurement Data System. CACI relies heavily on its counterterrorism business, listing “terrorism” and “international conflicts” as risk factors in its 2019 annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company also relies on Department of Defense contracts, which made up 70% of its revenue in fiscal year 2019, according to the same report.
Nagata will “lead corporate efforts to advance CACI’s presence in national security, support the development and evolution of CACI corporate strategy, and support the development and expansion of key client relationships.”
In his new role, Nagata will “lead corporate efforts to advance CACI’s presence in national security, support the development and evolution of CACI corporate strategy, and support the development and expansion of key client relationships. He will bring increased value to our customers' missions, using his keen insight, gleaned from more than three decades in top posts with Army Special Forces, the Intelligence Community, and the Diplomatic Service,” according to a CACI press release.
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