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  • Vencore Labs Chief Scientist Anthony Triolo Joins National Spectrum Consortium's Exec Committee - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore Labs Chief Scientist Anthony Triolo Joins National Spectrum Consortium’s Exec Committee

    The National Spectrum Consortium has appointed Anthony Triolo, chief scientist and senior manager of Vencore Labs, as a large company sector representative on the consortium’s executive committee. He will work with other panel members to help advance NSC’s efforts to identify collaboration opportunities between government, industry and academia to develop wireless spectrum management platforms, Vencore said […] More

  • Parsons VP Sunnie House Named California Transportation Foundation Board Chair - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons VP Sunnie House Named California Transportation Foundation Board Chair

    Sunnie House, vice president and western regional manager within the North American rail business of Parsons, has been appointed to chair the California Transportation Foundation’s board of directors. She will lead the charitable organization that backs California’s transportation community through grant programs for industry workers and their families as well as scholarships for students pursuing transportation-related subjects, […] More

  • RapidSOS Adds Former FirstNet President TJ Kennedy to Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RapidSOS Adds Former FirstNet President TJ Kennedy to Advisory Board

    TJ Kennedy, former president of the First Responder Network Authority, has joined the advisory board at emergency technology provider RapidSOS. RapidSOS said Monday Kennedy brings 14 years of public safety, technology and wireless communications experience to the company’s advisory board. He led FirstNet during from August 2015 through December 2017 and helped the agency establish a $40 billion public-private […] More

  • Civil Engineering Vet Brett Jones Named Parsons Business Devt VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Civil Engineering Vet Brett Jones Named Parsons Business Devt VP

    Brett Jones, a former vice president at engineering professional services company WSP, has joined engineering and construction services contractor Parsons as vice president of business development. Parsons said Thursday Jones will help the company pursue new business opportunities in Southern California and will focus on alternative and traditionally-procured projects in the transportation market in his new position. Jones’ 28-year civil […] More

  • Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards

    L3 Technologies has formed international boards to help build up the company’s commercial and military businesses in Canada, Australia and the U.K. The company said Thursday each organization will consist of L3 executives and local industry professionals and help strengthen the firm’s global competitive edge through development and implementation of strategic programs. Alan Titheridge will […] More

  • NASA Center to Host Opening Event of High School Robotic Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Center to Host Opening Event of High School Robotic Competition

    NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will host the kickoff event of a national robotic competition for students in grades 9 through 12 on Saturday. The opening ceremony for this year’s FIRST Robotics, managed by the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology organization, will take place at the Davidson Center for […] More

  • BAE, University Partner for Postgraduate Engineering Apprenticeship Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, University Partner for Postgraduate Engineering Apprenticeship Program

    BAE Systems has partnered with Cranfield University in the U.K. to offer an apprenticeship program that aims to help graduate engineers obtain a masters-level qualification. BAE’s level 7 apprenticeship program’s academic activities are scheduled to commence Monday and will cover topics such as operations management, design-based innovation and cost engineering, the company said Thursday. An initial group of 76 […] More

  • DSA Chair, Chief Exec Frances Pierce Among Philadelphia's Most Admired CEOs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSA Chair, Chief Exec Frances Pierce Among Philadelphia’s Most Admired CEOs

    Frances Pierce, chairperson, president and CEO of Data Systems Analysts, has received recognition from the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the 2017 Most Admired CEOs in Philadelphia. The editorial board of the publication selected Pierce for the award, which aims to commend CEOs in areas such as innovation, financial activity, commitment to diversity in the […] More

  • 12 Leidos Employees to Accept Awards at 32nd BEYA STEM Conference; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    12 Leidos Employees to Accept Awards at 32nd BEYA STEM Conference; Roger Krone Comments

    Twelve employees of Leidos will receive numerous awards at the 32nd annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards science, technology, engineering and math conference to be held from Feb. 8-10 in Washington D.C. Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, said in a statement published Wednesday he believes this year’s BEYA award recipients are problem solvers who will […] More

  • Intel's Melvin Greer to Discuss Deep Learning Tech at NVTC Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel’s Melvin Greer to Discuss Deep Learning Tech at NVTC Event

    Melvin Greer, chief data scientist for Intel‘s public sector in the Americas, will serve as a panelist at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Titans event on Jan. 31 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Greer and his co-panelist John Kaufhold, CEO of data analytics company Deep Learning Analytics, will discuss how deep learning technologies can […] More

  • Steven Esposito Promoted to SLI President & CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steven Esposito Promoted to SLI President & CEO

    Steven Esposito, former president of SLI Global Solutions‘ government solutions division, has been promoted to president and CEO of the Silver Spring, Maryland-based professional services company. SLI said Tuesday Esposito will oversee the company’s corporate strategy and execution as well as lead efforts to grow systems development oversight market footprint and expand the firm’s children and family services program. […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Subsidiary Helicopter Featured in New Television Series - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Subsidiary Helicopter Featured in New Television Series

    The S-92 helicopter of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has been announced to be featured on a new television series on the Science Channel. Mega Machines is a new engineering-centered show that will exhibit the performance of the S-92 on a debut episode which will air 10 PM eastern standard time, Thursday, Lockheed said Tuesday. Cougar Helicopters will operate […] More