With the death of company founder and first CEO Willard Rockwell in 1978, and the stepping down of his son Willard Rockwell, Jr. in 1979 as the second CEO, Bob Anderson became CEO and led the company through the 1980s when it became the largest U. S. defense contractor and largest NASA contractor.

Both Cam ' ron and Jim Jones took out their frustrations on former label-mate Kanye West in defense of former CEO Dame Dash by releasing a song entitled " Toast " rhyming over Kanye West's song " Runaway ".

In defense of the game, Tom Zito ( President and CEO of Digital Pictures ) attempted to explain the context of the nightgown scene during a hearing session, but he claims he was silenced.

This allowed Gibbs to focus more on his role as Head Coach and CEO and devote more time to personnel matters, defense, and special teams.

Stonecipher came out of retirement to lead Boeing, following the resignation of Chairman and CEO Phil Condit in December 2003 over scandals over defense procurement.

Gates was President / CEO of Global ePoint, a security and homeland defense company dealing primarily in digital surveillance and security technology.

He was formerly CEO of the IT Group, a defense contractor.

Other terms used for this tactic include " dumb CEO defense ," " dummy defense ," " ostrich defense ," and " Sergeant Schultz defense.

Steven Myers is the founder and former CEO of the large aerospace and defense management consulting firm, Steven Myers & Associates ( SM & A ).

Prior to joining Ceridian in 1993, Turner served as President and CEO of GEC-Marconi Electronic Systems, a defense electronics company, from 1987 to 1993.

In August 2011, Goldman confirmed that Blankfein had hired high-profile defense lawyer Reid Weingarten, who had previously represented executives including former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers and former Enron accounting officer Richard Causey.

* 1996 – Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.

Consequently, the English Bill of Rights ( 1689 ) declared, amongst other things: " that the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of Parliament, is against law ..." and " that the subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their defense suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law.

Lombardi also made a big trade with the Cleveland Browns that brought three players to the team who would become cornerstones of the defense: linemen Henry Jordan, Willie Davis, and Bill Quinlan.

Because of injuries to defensive linemen ( at the beginning of the season the Dolphins were down to four healthy defensive linemen ) defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger created what he called the " 53 " defense, in which versatile Bob Matheson ( number 53 ) would be used as either a defensive end in the standard 4-3 defense or as a fourth linebacker in a 3-4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle.

In 1974, however, their offense was hurt by injuries to Csonka and the offensive line, and the defense was hurt by the departure of defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger who became the New York Giants head coach.

Bill Walsh switched to a 4-1-6 ( or dime defense ) to slow down Miami's passing attack, with Keena Turner as the sole linebacker.

The 1990 New York Giants were built to head coach Bill Parcells ' specifications of " power football ": a powerful defense and an offense that sustained extremely long drives.

In his book " The Education of a Coach ", David Halberstam writes that one of Bill Belichick's specific plans to combat the Bills involved convincing his defense ( who had been the best unit against the run in the NFL that season ) that they would win the game if Thurman Thomas ran for more than 100 yards.

Under the administration of President Bill Clinton in 1993, its name was changed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ( BMDO ) and its emphasis was shifted from national missile defense to theater missile defense ; and its scope from global to more regional coverage.

* William “ Bill ” C. Moog ( died 1997 ), founder of Moog Inc, a company that designs and manufacturers motion and fluid controls and control systems for applications in aerospace, defense, industrial and medical device markets.

Examples include Tip O ' Neill, who was a vocal opponent of President Ronald Reagan's domestic and defense policies ; Newt Gingrich, who fought a bitter battle with President Bill Clinton for control of domestic policy ; Nancy Pelosi, who clashed with President George W. Bush over domestic policy and the Iraq War ; and current Speaker John Boehner, who regularly clashes with President Barack Obama over budget issues as well as social issues such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The name " Ballistic Missile Defense Organization " ( BMDO ) came back into use in 1993 when SDIO was renamed BMDO by the administration of President Bill Clinton and this was accompanied by a shift in emphasis from national missile defense to theater missile defense, i. e. from global to regional coverage.

Dempsey's second title defense was much tougher, against Bill Brennan in December 1920 at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

" Surely ," Shalikashvili said, " Bill Perry has been the GI's secretary of defense.

Hammond fires Harry, and Bill too when he comes to defense of his friend.

Among the defense witnesses Ferguson requested was President Bill Clinton.

Harris subsequently sent a letter on April 26, 2005 to defense appropriations subcommittee Chairman C. W. Bill Young, in which Harris sought $ 10 million for a Navy project backed by Wade.

The term " urban survival syndrome " was first used in 1994 in a Fort Worth, Texas murder case in which two defense attorneys, David Bays and Bill Lane, defended Daimion Osby, their 17-year-old black client, who had shot and killed two unarmed men in a parking lot and was on trial on two counts of first degree murder.

In December 2009, Bill McCollum came under fire with the revelation that as the Florida Attorney General he used over $ 120, 000 in state funds to hire a psychologist, George Rekers, to testify as the star expert witness and one of only two to testify in defense of the state's homosexual-adoption ban.

" The Institute has received some level of notoriety for its various legal actions, including helping Paula Jones pursue a sexual harassment lawsuit in 1997 against then-President Bill Clinton, as well as its defense of airline pilots and passengers affected by the Transportation Security Administration ’ s security procedures, middle and high school students suspended and expelled under inflexible zero tolerance policies, and the free speech rights of preachers and political protestors.

After reviewing the separate and often uncoordinated service efforts in intelligence and communications, McNamara in 1961 consolidated these functions in the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Defense Communications Agency ( the latter originally established by Secretary Gates in 1960 ), having both report to the secretary of defense through the JCS.

The ruins of the wall north of the river Gorgân, which are still visible today, called the Gates of Alexander, were built later, but they probably replaced a Persian defense work.

During the summer of 1776, this struggle was resolved, with Schuyler given command of the department as a whole and Gates command of Ticonderoga and the defense of Lake Champlain.

The principal question on the minds of Washington and his generals Horatio Gates and Philip Schuyler — who both were at turns responsible for the Continental Army's Northern Department and its defense of the Hudson River — was of the movements of Howe's army in New York.

He has also called on Congress to " embrace and build on " Robert Gates ' plan to find $ 100 billion in savings in the defense budget.

Gates is co-author, with Chuck Collins, of the book Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes, a defense of the policies promoted by the estate tax.

Gates devoted more time than his predecessors Charles E. Wilson and Neil H. McElroy to the development of basic defense policy, a sphere in which the president remained dominant.

As Gates pointed out at a congressional hearing in January 1960, the two principal U. S. defense objectives were " to deter the outbreak of general war by maintaining and improving our present capability to retaliate with devastating effectiveness in case of a major attack upon us or our allies " and " to maintain, together with our allies, a capability to apply to local situations the degree of force necessary to deter local wars, or to win or contain them promptly if they do break out.

Although President Eisenhower continued to be, as during the Wilson and McElroy periods, the chief author of defense policy and the ultimate decision-maker, Gates appeared to operate with more authority and independence than his immediate predecessors, especially in areas such as strategic policy and planning.

* Criminal defense attorney Angelyn Gates of Chase Criminal Defense Attorneys raises concern that citizen groups are not subject to the same standards as trained law enforcement officials.

He was active in the defense of New York in 1777, but the withdrawal from Ticonderoga led Congress to replace him with Horatio Gates.

Featuring all-women bands and musicians such as The Third Sex, Rebecca Gates of The Spinanes, Fifth Column, Containe, Heavens to Betsy, Excuse 17, Lois, Cheesecake and Team Dresch, all contributing songs dealing with women's safety, defense against harassment and rape and pertinent topics surrounding these issues.

The defense held out for a time, until a portion of the Taira feigned a retreat, luring Minamoto warriors out of the Palace, and giving the rest of their force an opportunity to rush the Gates and, soon afterwards, drive the Minamoto out.

The announcement to kill KEI had previously been overlooked during Defense Secretary Robert Gates ' April 6 press conference on changing priorities in the FY10 defense budget.

In February 2011, seventeen United States veterans filed suit against the Pentagon and defense secretary Robert Gates and former secretary Donald Rumsfield, alleging that they allowed a culture in the military where rape was unevenly reported and punished.

Wachs and Gates forged a bond of trust, it was said, when the councilman leaped to the chief's defense after the city Police Commission briefly removed Gates in the wake of the riots.