Orbital Sciences, a space technology companies, has named Tom McCabe senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective Jan. 6, 2014. He will direct Orbital's legal, ethics and compliance, and regulatory affairs functions.

McCabe is currently senior vice president and general counsel at Alion Sciences and Technology Corporation. Previously, he was vice president and deputy general counsel at XM Satellite Radio and held senior legal and financial positions at GRC International.

Earlier in his career, McCabe was a partner in the law firm of McCarthy and Burke and served as a judicial law clerk to Judge C.R. Richey in U.S. District Court.