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LexisNexis Special Services Adds Former Air Force Intelligence Director Casciano to Advanced Government Solutions Team
Company Continues Investment in Executive Team to Support Dramatic Growth in Government Market
WASHINGTON, DC, September 13, 2006 - LexisNexis Special Services Inc., the trusted leader in enabling government agencies to transform data into mission-critical decisions, today named Major General John Casciano (USAF Ret.) as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Casciano will direct and manage all sales and operations to support the dramatic growth led by LexisNexis® Advanced Government Solutions in federal, state and local markets.
Casciano, who retired in 1999 as Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, the United States Air Force’s senior-most intelligence community position, has served in a variety of command and staff positions in both the United States and overseas during a military career spanning more than 30 years. He most recently served as director of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation’s National Capital Area business unit, where he led the company’s expansion into the federal government market, and has previously served as a senior executive with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Litton TASC Inc.
Casciano has extensive expertise in the domains of information security, information operations and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and brings seasoned experience and knowledge of the intelligence, federal law enforcement and homeland security markets. He currently serves as a member of AFCEA International’s Intelligence Committee and has participated in advisory panels and studies for the Defense Science Board and Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. Casciano holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Georgetown University and has attended executive courses related to national security and business at both Harvard and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Casciano is a native of Philadelphia.
"General Casciano is a seasoned and talented leader who adds depth to our executive team and will help us to extend our Advanced Government Solutions offerings in the government market," said Norm Willox, CEO of LexisNexis Special Services Inc. "His expertise in the intelligence community will also enable us to continue to serve the unique requirements of this strategically important market sector."
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis® and Nexis® research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.
About LexisNexis Special Services Inc.
As a trusted leader in enabling government agencies to transform data into mission-critical decisions, LexisNexis Special Services leverages over 30 years of information solutions expertise to provide customers with global sources of data, data fusion technology and advanced analytics that address their most challenging analytical and decisioning needs. LexisNexis Special Services Inc. is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Reed Elsevier Inc. For more information, call 1-800-253-4183 or visit www.lexisnexis.com/government/LNSSI.
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