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Thomas McCabe

Chief Operating Officer at Istari Digital

Executive
Updated Nov 2, 2026·Latest SEC filing Jul 24, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Thomas McCabe

Tom McCabe (Thomas E. McCabe) is chief operating officer of Istari Digital, the Arlington, Virginia, defense software company. He spent most of his career as general counsel of defense and technology companies.

He was senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and secretary of BWX Technologies from 2018 to January 2023, then special advisor to its CEO. Before that he was general counsel and secretary of Orbital ATK from 2014 to 2018 and of Alion Science and Technology from 2010 to 2014. From 2008 to 2010 he was executive vice president and general counsel of Braintech and president of its federal business. Earlier he was CEO of COBIS Corporation and worked at XM Satellite Radio and AT&T Government Solutions.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Thomas McCabe in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Istari Digital, Inc. Current
Chief Operating Officer
2025 – Present · Arlington, VA
Connects engineering tools, teams and data across aerospace, defense and other critical industries so complex programs can verify designs faster.
BWX Technologies
Special Advisor to the CEO (2023)
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary (2018 – 2023)
2018 – 2023
Orbital ATK, Inc. (formerly Orbital Sciences Corporation)
General Counsel and Secretary
2014 – 2018
Alion Science and Technology Corp.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
2010 – 2014
Braintech, Inc.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and President of the federal business
2008 – 2010
COBIS Corporation (and its predecessor MicroBanx)
Chief Executive Officer
Board member
XM Satellite Radio
AT&T Government Solutions (under an earlier name)

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Thomas McCabe works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Istari Digital, Inc. · Form D, Jul 24, 2026
William Roper, Jr.
William Roper, Jr.
Executive officer and director
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Christopher Benson
President and Co-founder, director
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Thomas McCabe in the News

Sources

  1. SECIstari Digital, Inc. Form D, filed Jul 24, 2026
  2. SEC filingBWX Technologies 8-K, Jan. 4, 2023 (exhibit 99.1): successor named, McCabe special advisor until his retirement on Aug. 1, 2023
  3. SEC filingOrbital ATK 8-K, Aug. 5, 2016, signed by Thomas E. McCabe, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  4. SEC filingAlion Science and Technology 8-K, Oct. 2, 2013, signed by Thomas E. McCabe, General Counsel