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  • State Dept Picks DynCorp for Regional Security, Waste Mgmt Services in Afghanistan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Picks DynCorp for Regional Security, Waste Mgmt Services in Afghanistan

    DynCorp International has secured two task orders worth a combined $11.8 million from the State Department through the Afghanistan Life Support Services contract. The company will work to deliver regional security officer services to the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of a potential $10.7 million task order with one-year base term and four […] More

  • LMI VP James Kessler Joins Marine Corps Association & Foundation Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI VP James Kessler Joins Marine Corps Association & Foundation Board

    James Kessler, vice president of the materiel management division at LMI, has been appointed as a board member of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation. LMI said Thursday the retired U.S. Marine Corps major general will provide advisory support to the foundation that represents the interest of marines and their family members. Prior to LMI, he worked at DynCorp International as […] More

  • DynCorp Awarded $59M Contract to Maintain California’s Firefighting Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Awarded $59M Contract to Maintain California’s Firefighting Aircraft

    DynCorp International has secured a potential five-year, $59.4 million contract to continue to provide operation and maintenance support for the aviation program of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The contract contains a base period of two years and three option years and covers support for 52 CAL Fire planes used to control wildfires […] More

  • Bill Ballhaus Joins Blackboard as Chairman, President & CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Ballhaus Joins Blackboard as Chairman, President & CEO

    Bill Ballhaus, former president and CEO of SRA International, has joined educational technology firm Blackboard as its chairman, president and chief executive. He replaces Jay Bhatt, who will remain with the company as a special adviser to the chairman, Blackboard said Monday. “I am excited to join Blackboard and continue its progress in helping millions of […] More

  • Paul Lombardi, Stan Soloway Inducted Into Hall of Fame at Greater Washington GovCon Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Lombardi, Stan Soloway Inducted Into Hall of Fame at Greater Washington GovCon Awards

    Former DynCorp International CEO Paul Lombardi and Stan Soloway, the departing president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, have been inducted into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Hall of Fame. Other winning executives and companies at the 13th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards were named in a ceremony held Thursday. The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and Professional […] More

  • DynCorp Lands $77M US Army Logistics Contract; Randy Bockenstedt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Lands $77M US Army Logistics Contract; Randy Bockenstedt Comments

    DynCorp International has been awarded two contracts worth up to $77 million combined to assist the U.S. Army geographic combatant command in North America and the Pacific in operational planningfunctions. The task orders fall under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV vehicle and both contain a one-year base period and two one-year options, the company said Monday. “DI’s LOGCAP team is proud to […] More

  • Executive Profile: Joseph Chioda, Business Development VP at BAE Systems Inc. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Joseph Chioda, Business Development VP at BAE Systems Inc.

    Joseph Chioda serves as vice president of business development for the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., the British defense and aerospace company’s U.S. subsidiary. He has nearly three decades of corporate development, project management, strategy and planning, business capture and software development experience in the defense sector. In his current role, Chioda is responsible […] More

  • 2015 Washington Govcon Award Finalists Unveiled, Paul Lombardi to Get Hall of Fame Induction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2015 Washington Govcon Award Finalists Unveiled, Paul Lombardi to Get Hall of Fame Induction

    The Professional Services Council and Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce have named the finalists for government contracting vendor and executive honors at the 13th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Nov. 5. PSC said Thursday the awards recognize the leadership, commitment and innovation of businesses and leaders in the Washington metropolitan area’s government contracting community. “Each year we are privileged […] More

  • Fluor to Carry Out Africa, Southern Command Logistics Work; Bruce Stanski Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fluor to Carry Out Africa, Southern Command Logistics Work; Bruce Stanski Comments

    Fluor Corp. will aid in regional forward planning support work done by U.S. Africa Command and Southern Command after the U.S. Army realigned the structure of a potential 10-year contract vehicle for logistics work worldwide. The Army will organize work under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV vehicle on a regional basis aligned by the military’s six geographic combatant commands, Fluor said […] More

  • DynCorp Awarded Iraq Vehicle Technical Support Contract; Randy Bockenstedt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Awarded Iraq Vehicle Technical Support Contract; Randy Bockenstedt Comments

    The U.S. Army has awarded DynCorp International a $45.5 million contract to offer technical assistance to the Iraqi army on vehicle repairs and maintenance work. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract contains a base term of one year and could reach $139.3 million in total value if the service branch exercises the two option years, DynCorp said Monday. DynCorp will perform work in Taji, […] More

  • Executive Profile: Michelle Hertz, VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at CGI Federal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Michelle Hertz, VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at CGI Federal

    Michelle Hertz serves as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at CGI Federal, the U.S. government subsidiary of information technology consulting firm CGI Group. The two-decade GovCon veteran advises CGI Federal on corporate governance, compliance, government relations and other legal issues. Hertz also oversees compliance and security programs under the company’s contracts department. She joined CGI Federal in […] More

  • Glen Ackermann Appointed VP for Business Devt at Dynamic Aviation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Glen Ackermann Appointed VP for Business Devt at Dynamic Aviation

    Glen Ackermann, formerly senior director of business development at DynCorp International, has joined Dynamic Aviation as vice president of business development. “His leadership will be instrumental in successfully guiding the business development team and influencing the direction of the organization,” Michael Stoltzfus, president and CEO of Dynamic Aviation, said in a statement Thursday. Ackermann is a […] More