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  • Roger Krone Shares Insights on Leidos-Lockheed IS&GS Merger at NVTC Titans Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roger Krone Shares Insights on Leidos-Lockheed IS&GS Merger at NVTC Titans Event

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, talked about the Reston, Virginia-based government information technology services contractor’s merger with Lockheed Martin’s information systems and global services business at the Titans breakfast event held Friday in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He discussed at the Northern Virginia Technology Council-hosted event how the transaction has helped Leidos to diversify its portfolio, build […] More

  • Leidos’ Roger Krone to Headline NVTC Titans Series Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ Roger Krone to Headline NVTC Titans Series Event

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, will serve as a keynote speaker at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Titans Series event to be held on Oct. 13 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He will discuss his views on government market trends and the company’s innovation culture in his keynote address, NVTC said […] More

  • Mark Keeler Added to NVTC Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Keeler Added to NVTC Board of Directors

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council has appointed to its board of directors five senior executives from government technology contractors. Mark Keeler, acting president of intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems, is one of the five new members of NVTC’s board, the council said Tuesday. Keeler previously served as head of the I&S sector’s integrated electronics and warfare […] More

  • Maximus Exec Thomas Woteki Appointed to Virginia Tech College of Science Roundtable Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus Exec Thomas Woteki Appointed to Virginia Tech College of Science Roundtable Advisory Board

    Thomas Woteki, senior vice president of technology at Maximus, has been chosen to provide guidance and support as a member of the roundtable advisory board for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s College of Science, the company said Tuesday. The advisory board consists of senior-level professionals who support the Virginia Tech college and its eight […] More

  • GovCon Vets Named to NVTC Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Vets Named to NVTC Board of Directors

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council has unveiled the list of officers and members who were elected to the association’s board of directors for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Maximus CEO Richard Montoni and Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of DXC Technology’s U.S. public sector, will respectively serve as chairman and vice chairman of NVTC […] More

  • NVTC Leaders Discuss H-1B Visa’s Role in US Tech Workforce With Sen. Tom Cotton - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NVTC Leaders Discuss H-1B Visa’s Role in US Tech Workforce With Sen. Tom Cotton

    Northern Virginia Technology Council board members and member company executives held a meeting with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) on June 7 to discuss how H-1B non-immigrant visas help technology firms and universities gain access to highly-skilled employees. NVTC leaders told Cotton how H-1B visas help companies employ workers to fill job posts in the areas […] More

  • Unisys’ Melissa Carson Among 2017 NVTC Greater Washington Tech CFO Award Winners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Melissa Carson Among 2017 NVTC Greater Washington Tech CFO Award Winners

    Melissa Carson, chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Unisys’ federal systems business, has won the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s 2017 CFO of the Year award in the division/group category in recognition of her contribution to the Washington metropolitan area’s technology industry. Carson is one of the four executives who were recognized at NVTC’s […] More

  • Booz Allen EVP Karen Dahut Nominated to Tech Data Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen EVP Karen Dahut Nominated to Tech Data Board

    Karen Dahut, an executive vice president and civil commercial group lead at Booz Allen Hamilton, has been nominated to serve on the board of directors of information technology company Tech Data. Tech Data said Wednesday it will include Dahut’s nomination for the role of independent director in a proxy statement to shareholders. “Her global leadership experience in next-generation technologies, […] More

  • GovCon Vets Named to Virginia Business’ 2017 Most Influential List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Vets Named to Virginia Business’ 2017 Most Influential List

    The Virginia Business magazine has unveiled its list of 50 Most Influential Virginians for 2017 that includes some prominent individuals in the government contracting sector. Some of the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s board members who made it to the publication’s list include Tony Moraco, president and CEO of Science Applications International Corp., NVTC said Monday. The magazine […] More

  • CSRA Finance Chief David Keffer Named NVTC Public Company CFO of the Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Finance Chief David Keffer Named NVTC Public Company CFO of the Year

    David Keffer, executive vice president and chief financial officer at CSRA, was selected to receive the Public Company CFO of the Year distinction at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s 20th annual Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards. NVTC said Thursday the awards recognize local CFOs and financiers for achievement in the promotion of the Washington metropolitan region’s technology community. Keffer […] More

  • Vencore Receives 'Virginia Values Veterans' Accreditation; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore Receives ‘Virginia Values Veterans’ Accreditation; Mac Curtis Comments

    Vencore has received a Virginia Values Veterans certification from the state’s Department of Veterans Services. The Chantilly, Virginia-based government contractor said Tuesday it looks to hire 1,800 veterans and family members by fiscal year 2020. The accreditation recognizes companies that have publicly committed to hire and retain veterans, conduct a year-long training program and submit an organizational veteran hiring plan that contains strategy and […] More

  • NVTC to Auction One-on-One Meetings with Virginia's Business Leaders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NVTC to Auction One-on-One Meetings with Virginia’s Business Leaders

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council will auction off some prominent executives in the government contracting industry as part of a fundraising event scheduled on April 25. CXO Auction attendees will electronically bid for opportunities to meet with c-level regional and industry executives to gain insight on various businesses, NVTC said Monday. The event aims to raise money for the council’s […] More