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  • Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting Forms New Aerospace, Defense & Security Practice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting Forms New Aerospace, Defense & Security Practice

    Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting has established a Washington, D.C.-based practice targeted at defense, aerospace and security sectors as part of efforts to broaden its business portfolio. Jim Donnelly, a more than 25-year talent acquisition professional in the federal contracting sector, has been named managing director of the aerospace, defense and security practice, Centerstone said Thursday. […] More

  • CSRA to Unveil milCloud 2.0 Provisioning Portal at AFCEA West Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA to Unveil milCloud 2.0 Provisioning Portal at AFCEA West Event

    CSRA will introduce its cloud provisional portal and other service offerings intended for Defense Department customers during a three-day event hosted by Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in San Diego. The Falls Church, Virginia-based information technology services contractor is also a platinum sponsor for this year’s AFCEA West conference and exposition that kicked off Tuesday, CSRA said Monday. CSRA […] More

  • Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Named STEM Leadership Finalist for Women in Tech Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Named STEM Leadership Finalist for Women in Tech Awards

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has been chosen by Women in Technology as a finalist in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics leadership category for the nonprofit organization’s 19th annual leadership awards. Inmarsat said Thursday WIT will hold its annual awards banquet on May 17 in Tysons Corner, […] More

  • AFCEA Selects Accenture Federal Services' George Franz for Army Cyber Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AFCEA Selects Accenture Federal Services’ George Franz for Army Cyber Award

    George Franz, a managing director of Accenture‘s federal services business and retired U.S. Army major general, has received a Saint Isidore Army Cyber award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association to acknowledge his cyberspace expertise. Accenture said Wednesday Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the Army Cyber Command, presented AFCEA’s “Gold Level Medallion” to Franz and cited the […] More

  • Unisys' Jennifer Napper, Susan Becker Named to Leadership Roles at Govt-Industry Partnership Organizations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Jennifer Napper, Susan Becker Named to Leadership Roles at Govt-Industry Partnership Organizations

    Two executives from Unisys‘ federal business unit, Jennifer Napper and Susan Becker, have been appointed to leadership positions at separate non-profit organizations that support government-industry partnership. Napper, vice president of Unisys Federal’s Defense Department and intelligence group, has been elected to the board of directors of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International, Unisys said Wednesday. She […] More

  • Boeing’s Chris Ahsmann Named to NCOIC Board; Harry Raduege Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Chris Ahsmann Named to NCOIC Board; Harry Raduege Comments

    Chris Ahsmann, vice president of mission systems at Boeing’s defense, space and security segment, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium. He will replace the retiring Rick Baily, VP of Boeing’s test and evaluation business, NCOIC said Thursday. Ahsmann “has a global perspective as well as diverse experience […] More

  • Alisha Poland Named Fulcrum Business Devt Director; Jeff Handy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alisha Poland Named Fulcrum Business Devt Director; Jeff Handy Comments

    Alisha Poland, a 10-year business operations and capture management professional, has been named director of business development at Fulcrum. The company said Thursday that Poland will oversee the company’s BD efforts in support of civilian and federal programs. “Alisha’s experience and established relationships will continue Fulcrum’s commitment to strengthen connections with our existing customers and forge partnerships with […] More

  • Earl Matthews of HPE to Speak at MILCOM 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Earl Matthews of HPE to Speak at MILCOM 2016

    Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Earl Matthews, vice president of enterprise security services within Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s U.S. public sector business, will speak at MILCOM 2016 along with other panelists. The event is scheduled for Nov. 1-Nov. 3 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland and will be co-sponsored by AFCEA International and IEEE, AFCEA said Wednesday. […] More

  • AFCEA DC Elects Executive Board Members for 2016-2017; Dean Economou Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AFCEA DC Elects Executive Board Members for 2016-2017; Dean Economou Comments

    The Washington-based chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association has elected new members to its executive board for 2016 to 2017 and named Dean Economou, sales director for the Defense Department program at CenturyLink, as president. Nathan Jones, vice president of federal sales at Red Hat, will serve as executive VP of AFCEA […] More

  • Mitre Vice Chairman Donald Kerr Receives AFCEA Award for Intelligence Community Contributions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Vice Chairman Donald Kerr Receives AFCEA Award for Intelligence Community Contributions

    The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International has selected Mitre Corp. Vice Chairman Donald Kerr as a recipient of the 2016 Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service. AFCEA said Wednesday the award recognizes senior-level intelligence leaders whose contributions have supported the intelligence community. Kerr’s career includes roles as principal deputy national intelligence director, director of the National Reconnaissance Office and assistant […] More

  • ViON to Present Cyber Analytics, Big Data Platforms at AFCEA-Hosted Symposium; Tom Frana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViON to Present Cyber Analytics, Big Data Platforms at AFCEA-Hosted Symposium; Tom Frana Comments

    ViON Corp. will exhibit its cyber analytics and big data platforms at a four-day symposium hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in Colorado. The company will also showcase its Hitachi Visualization system and other video surveillance platforms at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium that kicked off in Colorado Springs Monday, ViON […] More

  • HPE's Marilyn Crouther: Public IT Sector Should Adapt to Business Transformation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HPE’s Marilyn Crouther: Public IT Sector Should Adapt to Business Transformation

    Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s U.S. public sector business, has said the public information technology sector should learn how to adapt to transformation in order to be more agile and respond to industry demands. Crouther wrote in a blog post published Thursday on the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics […] More