Who's on first

As 's new director of business development, Jonathan Benett will work closely with the Philadelphia-based company's president to increase government sales. Veridyne specializes in enterprise systems and application development. has joined in Orland Park, Ill., as group president of worldwide sales. Manka will lead the division responsible for business growth and customer relationships with telecommunication companies worldwide.'s newest vice president, , will lead the McLean, Va.-based firm's Enterprise Resilience services, focusing on homeland security in government and performance and growth in the private sector. Schneider was a senior client partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York, and chairman and chief executive officer of Nextera Enterprises Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., vice president for product development at Vienna, Va.-based Vitech Corp., was named director at large for communications by the in Seattle., Fairfax, Va., appointed to its board of directors. Gilburne is a principal in Washington-based ZG Ventures LLC, a venture capital investment firm, which focuses on high-tech companies.Software developer and IT security company in Arlington, Va., has hired retired to head its newly opened Atlanta office. Before leaving the Army in 1999, Johnson designed and implemented voice and data networks for the Coalition Operations and Intelligence Center in Kuwait.IT services provider in San Antonio has named former as senior vice president for engineering, logistics and training. Haines retired from the Air Force as commander of Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. and will take their seats at 's next board of directors meeting. Elliott is former president and chief executive officer of network communications developer Packeteer Inc. Cloutier is former executive vice president of worldwide sales for IT security developer Watchguard Technologies Inc. The Raleigh, N.C.-based Oculan offers network and systems management software to small- and midsized business.E-mail personnel announcements to .