ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 7, 2026--
OSIbeyond, a leading provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, has announced the promotion of Rob Rogers to Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Rogers will report to Payam Pourkhomami, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will lead OSIbeyond’s service delivery functions, guiding and scaling the company’s support and engineering teams to meet growing customer and compliance demands.
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Rogers joined OSIbeyond in 2014 and has played a critical role in the company’s growth and evolution over the past decade. He became a partner in 2020 and most recently served as Chief Experience Officer (CXO), where he led initiatives focused on customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and service innovation.
“Rob has consistently demonstrated his exceptional dedication to OSIbeyond and our valued clients over the past decade,” said Payam Pourkhomami, President and Chief Executive Officer of OSIbeyond. “His deep knowledge of our business model, operations, and customer experience equips him perfectly for the role of Chief Operating Officer. This promotion is a pivotal step in supporting OSIbeyond's ongoing growth and our expansion into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ( CMMC ) compliance offerings.”
As COO, Rogers will be responsible for optimizing operational performance, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and supporting OSIbeyond’s strategic initiatives as the company continues to expand its cybersecurity and compliance-focused services.
About OSIbeyond
OSIbeyond, a leading provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, is committed to assisting organizations in operating securely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory standards. Recognized for its unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction and operational excellence, OSIbeyond has extensive expertise in CMMC compliance. The company delivers tailored technology and cybersecurity solutions to commercial clients within the Defense Industrial Base.
Rob Rogers, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at OSIbeyond
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela will release a “significant number” of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country’s legislature described Thursday as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face federal drug-trafficking charges in New York.
Jorge Rodríguez, brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and head of the National Assembly, did not specify who they would be releasing or how many people would be released.
The Penal Forum, a human rights organization in Venezuela, said that as of Dec. 29, 2025, there were 863 people detained in Venezuela “for political reasons.”
“We will be verifying each release. We already know of some people on their way to freedom, including foreigners," wrote Alfredo Romero, director of the Forum, in a post on X.
The release of opposition figures and critics has been a longtime demand by Venezuela's opposition and the United States government.
Despite mass detentions following the tumultuous 2024 election, Venezuela's government denies that there are “political prisoners” and accuse those detained of plotting to destabilize Maduro’s government.
“Consider this a gesture by the Bolivarian government, which is broadly intended to seek peace,” Rodríguez said in an announcement publicized over TV.
Little movement was immediately seen outside one of Venezuela's most notable prisons, where a number of the detainees are held.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide. Both moves reflect the administration’s determination to make good on its effort to control the next steps in Venezuela through its vast oil resources after President Donald Trump pledged after the capture of Maduro that the U.S. will “run” the country.
Janetsky reported from Mexico City.
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FILE - Activists and relatives of prisoners release balloons calling for the freedom of political prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
Commuters ride a bus past a mural calling for the release of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was detained by U.S. forces, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
