The government contracting industry and its agency customers are both grappling with questions as to how they can keep pace with fast technology advancements as requirements and demands of users change with those trends. Coupled with those changes is the work of both public and private sector organizations to hire qualified talent with skills and […] More

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

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has elected leaders from industry and academia as new members of its board of directors and board of advisers. The six new directors will oversee INSA’s strategic planning and operations over a two-year term while the nine new advisers will each serve a term of one year, INSA said […] More

Seagate Technology has formed a business unit that will work with government customers to help them manage and secure big data with company-built technology. Deb Oliver, a public sector veteran with more than 30 years of experience, will serve as president of the Seagate Government Solutions segment and Paul Kaminski as chairman of the subsidiary’s board of directors, […] More

The March of Dimes will honor Booz Allen Hamilton‘s Robin Portman and Christine Lucy today at the 15th Annual Heroines of Washington Gala, which seeks to recognize the contributions of women to community service, 3BL Media reported Monday. Portman, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has been selected as one of the finalists for […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has unveiled the names of the finalists for the 2015 NVTC Tech Awards in honor of Northern Virginia’s technology community. NVTC said Thursday this year’s Tech Executive of the Year finalists are Neustar’s Lisa Hook, Northrop Grumman’s Neil Siegel, HP’s Marilyn Crouther, Vencore’s Barry Barlow and Virtustream’s Rodney Rogers. NVTC will […] More

James C. Reagan serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Leidos. In this capacity, he manages financial reporting, investor relations, accounting, tax, treasury and other financial functions at the Reston, Va.-based contractor. Reagan worked for more than two years at Vencore as senior VP and CFO before he moved to Leidos. The certified […] More

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

The Defense Department’s increasing use of “lowest price-technically acceptable” procedures to buy information technology systems and services has raised some concerns among some IT defense contractors, National Defense reported Wednesday. Sandra Erwin writes DoD’s use of LPTA bids to award contracts rose from 26 percent of total awards in fiscal year 2009 to 36 percent in fiscal year 2013. Kevin […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has announced the roster of its board of directors for the trade association’s 2015-16 fiscal year. NVTC also announced Tuesday the election of 27 new and returning board members, and 16 three-year-term members to the board. Officers of the board of directors include: Chair: Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of Inova Center for […] More

Omar Balkissoon, co-founder and CEO of OGSystems, said Monday the company has used an investment from venture capital firm General Catalyst to develop new technology products for defense and intelligence customers. “We… are responding to the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s call for action to innovate and increase research and development activities addressing the […] More

Lou Von Thaer, president of the national security sector business at Leidos, will be a co-keynote speaker at a company-sponsored symposium on how parents can best engage kids in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Von Thaer, a Wash100 inductee, headlines the WashingtonExec 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7 with Evan Glazer, principal at Thomas […] More