Tag: Pentagon
Lauren Van Metre leads WIIS into a new security era
October 13, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
WASHINGTON—When Lauren Van Metre recently became president and CEO of Women in International Security (WIIS) in July, she brought decades of experience navigating the evolving global security landscape.
Van Metre’s career began at the Pentagon and the State Department in the 1990s, a time of shifting geopolitical dynamics.
“I started my career at the Pentagon and at the State Department, working in an era in the '90s where we were dismantling a sort of...
ISA poised for growth under new management
January 18, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—International Systems of America (ISA) won a big government contract recently to handle all the fire alarm and sprinkler service maintenance for the Pentagon.That's just one of the accomplishments of the 27-year-old fire and security company, which is based here and focuses on service contracts and system parts repair, since it underwent a management buyout about a year and a half ago, according to Mike Epperson, ISA president and CEO.“We are looking to double the size...