[SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has appointed Andy Dougherty vice president of Federal Information Services, Business Development.

Dougherty joined GeoEye on May 6, 2011, and is based at the Company's headquarters in Herndon, Va. Chris Tully, GeoEye's senior vice president of Sales, commented, "We are adding federal sales leadership to drive broader adoption of our online access and analytics solutions across the Department of Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security, and federal civil communities. Andy brings a wealth of expertise to GeoEye, and we will rely on him to build on strategic relationships we have with existing customers and the many customers we added across the U.S. government with our acquisition of SPADAC. His end-to-end solutions approach will enhance and expand our product and services."

Dougherty retired from the United States Navy in 2001. From 2001 to 2008, Dougherty held various executive management positions including president of the Intelligence Defense Solutions group for 3001, Inc. Following Northrop Grumman's acquisition of the company in 2008, he led business development as part of their Integrated Intelligence Systems group.