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# D.C.-Area Updates: McBee Becomes SIGNAL, Fenton Adds Staff, and Osborn Named Editor in Chief of Defense Systems
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/d-c-area-updates-mcbee-becomes-signal-fenton-adds-staff-and-osborn-named-editor-in-chief-of-defense-systems/
- Published: 2016-10-27T13:21:23.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-27T13:21:23.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Agency, #Import 2026-10-08 18:47

**McBee Strategic has become SIGNAL Group.** According to the agency, they evolved over the last fifteen years, but “our name and brand no longer convey our evolution. Our goal is to reach *beyond* the traditional businesses of advocacy, communications, and public affairs. We’re in the business of *creating positive outcomes for our clients and partners.”*

**Fenton added two to its D.C. office: Devi Ramachandran Thomas**, who joins the Fenton staff as a Senior Vice President, comes to Fenton from the UN Foundation where she was the Senior Director of Brand Citizenship working on cause-related marketing partnerships and also Director of Shot@Life, a global cause brand that aims to increase access to immunizations for children in developing countries through UN partners; and, **Eric Hollister Williams,** whois joining Fenton as a Vice President, currently serves as a Special Projects Director for Ohio Together, the Ohio coordinated campaign for Hillary for America.

**1105 Public Sector Media Group, based in Vienna, Va,** announced the appointment of Kris Osborn as Editor in Chief of Defense Systems. According to a release, Osborn’s career spans 20 years as a print and TV media journalist, editor, researcher, communications and media specialist. He is a former CNN Headline News anchor, Fox News correspondent, senior level Army civilian, military analyst, speechwriter, media affairs official and military modernization and technology specialist.