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  • Former US CIO Tony Scott to Serve as Board Member at Baldrige Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former US CIO Tony Scott to Serve as Board Member at Baldrige Foundation

    Tony Scott, former federal chief information officer and administrator of the Office of Management and Budget‘s e-government and information technology unit. is set to join Washington-based Baldrige Foundation in April as a member of the board of directors. Al Faber, president and CEO of the Baldrige Foundation, said in a statement released Tuesday that Scott played a key role […] More

  • IBM Pledges to Hire 2K Military Veterans Under "New Collar" Jobs; Diane Gherson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Pledges to Hire 2K Military Veterans Under “New Collar” Jobs; Diane Gherson Comments

    IBM will recruit up to 2,000 U.S. military veterans through 2020 as part of an ongoing commitment to hire 25,000 workers for “new collar” technology roles and positions that do not necessarily require a four-year college degree. The company said Friday it will also expand a nationwide program designed to train veterans on the use of various software platforms such as […] More

  • Leidos' RPA Operations Center Receives AFA Recognition; Mike Hile Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ RPA Operations Center Receives AFA Recognition; Mike Hile Comments

    The Air Force Association’s Martin H. Harris Chapter has recognized Leidos for its efforts to support armed unmanned aerial vehicle systems through a remotely piloted aircraft operations center. Leidos said Tuesday the association also designated the company-operated RPA ROC as a Jimmy Doolittle Educational Fellow. The company used the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s risk management framework to install […] More

  • US Chamber of Commerce Adds Grant Thornton COO Jim Brady to Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Chamber of Commerce Adds Grant Thornton COO Jim Brady to Board

    Jim Brady, chief operating officer of Grant Thornton, has joined the board of directors at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “As a board member for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, I look forward to helping companies of all sizes create jobs and enhance our economy,” Brady said in a statement released March 7. Chamber President and CEO […] More

  • DoD Picks 160 University Researchers to Receive Instrumentation Acquisition Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Picks 160 University Researchers to Receive Instrumentation Acquisition Funds

    The Defense Department has awarded $47 million in total grants to 160 university researchers at 84 institutions to help them purchase equipment for defense research and student research training. DoD said Thursday its service research offices received 685 proposals for the fiscal 2017 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program and selected meritorious submissions that tackle science and engineering research to support national defense efforts. Dale […] More

  • Former Cisco, Intel Exec Andy Elder Named Riverbed Sales SVP for EMEA Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Cisco, Intel Exec Andy Elder Named Riverbed Sales SVP for EMEA Region

    Andy Elder, formerly president of Intel‘s security business operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has joined Riverbed Technology as SVP of sales in the same regions. Riverbed said Thursday the 25-year industry veteran will oversee sales and go-to-market strategies as well as help drive the company’s growth and transformation efforts across EMEA in his new position. “Andy’s proven inspirational leadership […] More

  • Former JCS Vice Chairman James Winnefeld Named Perthera Senior Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former JCS Vice Chairman James Winnefeld Named Perthera Senior Adviser

    James Winnefeld, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has joined Perthera as a senior adviser of the McLean, Virginia-based precision medicine company. The 37-year Navy veteran will advise Perthera on business matters, the company said Tuesday. “I have had the opportunity to become a board member or a strategic adviser to some exciting […] More

  • Judson Brandt Named CEO of Cyber Intell Firm Cybis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Judson Brandt Named CEO of Cyber Intell Firm Cybis

    Judson Brandt, former chief technology officer of Bridgewater Associates, has been elected by Cybis‘ board of directors to serve as CEO of the McLean, Virginia-based cybersecurity intelligence company. Cybis, a joint venture Convergint Technologies and Orbis Operations, said Monday that Brandt aims to leverage his technology and cybersecurity experience to help the company grow its position in the cybersecurity intelligence services market. […] More

  • Washingtonian Magazine Lists Knight Point Systems Among Top 50 "Great Places to Work" in Washington DC - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Washingtonian Magazine Lists Knight Point Systems Among Top 50 “Great Places to Work” in Washington DC

    Washingtonian Magazine has named Knight Point Systems as one of the “Top 50 Great Places to Work” in the Washington, D.C. area in 2017 based on a criteria that includes commitment to charity and community, financial stability, growth opportunities and work/life balance. Knight Point Systems said Thursday a Washingtonian panel of editors assessed almost 200 companies […] More

  • Jannet Walker Ford to Join Cubic's Transportation Systems Unit as Eastern Region, Americas VP & GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jannet Walker Ford to Join Cubic’s Transportation Systems Unit as Eastern Region, Americas VP & GM

    Jannet Walker Ford, former vice president and North America director of strategic programs and policy at Parsons, will join Cubic‘s transportation systems business on March 6 as VP and general manager for the Eastern Region and Americas. “Jannet brings a wealth of expertise from the private and public sector focusing on transportation systems, and is known […] More

  • BMC-Sponsored Program Aims to Help Military Vets Explore Tech Careers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BMC-Sponsored Program Aims to Help Military Vets Explore Tech Careers

    BMC Software has teamed with Andreessen Horowitz, LifeLock and PayPal to launch a program that seeks to educate former U.S. military personnel about digital skills required for potential careers in the technology sector. All four sponsors of the BreakLine Tech program will hold educational sessions on culture, organizational design, talent management and expected future trends to guide participants on their technology career […] More

  • 8 Leidos Employees to Receive Awards at 31st Annual BEYA STEM Conference; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    8 Leidos Employees to Receive Awards at 31st Annual BEYA STEM Conference; Roger Krone Comments

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, will present awards to eight of the company’s employees at the 31st annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards science, technology, engineering and math conference in Washington D.C. Leidos said Tuesday the BEYA STEM conference offers an opportunity for professionals and students to train and establish a network with top […] More