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  • Dun & Bradstreet CEO Robert Carrigan Adds Board Chairman Role; Thomas Manning Named Lead Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dun & Bradstreet CEO Robert Carrigan Adds Board Chairman Role; Thomas Manning Named Lead Director

    Robert Carrigan, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, has been selected to succeed the retiring Christopher Coughlin as the company’s chairman of the board. Thomas Manning, a director at Dun & Bradstreet and member of the company’s audit and innovation & technology committees, was also named lead director and chairman of the firm’s nominating and governance committee, Dun […] More

  • Coast Guard, DHS Vet John Acton Joins TWD & Associates Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard, DHS Vet John Acton Joins TWD & Associates Board

    John Acton, a retired U.S. Coast Guard admiral and former acting chief learning officer at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined the board of directors of McLean, Virginia-based technology services contractor TWD & Associates. TWD said Wednesday Acton previously managed DHS’ learning and development programs, department-wide policies and strategic direction. He also gained experience in general and marketing, […] More

  • Northrop to Sponsor UK Air Force Museum's Centenary Program; Andrew Tyler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Sponsor UK Air Force Museum’s Centenary Program; Andrew Tyler Comments

    Northrop Grumman has agreed to serve as a sponsor of renovation efforts at the Royal Air Force Museum as part of the military branch’s centennial anniversary celebrations. RAF Museum’s centenary program aims to transform the London-based gallery through landscaping, new exhibits and education and volunteering opportunities, Northrop said Wednesday. The company will also highlight air intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and […] More

  • CACI Receives SmartCEO Award for GovCon Industry Contributions; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Receives SmartCEO Award for GovCon Industry Contributions; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received an award from SmartCEO in recognition of the company’s contributions to the government contracting sector through its mentoring, business partnerships, philanthropy and advocacy efforts. The company said Wednesday it accepted the GovStar Industry Star award in the large category at a ceremony held Nov. 21. SmartCEO recognizes contracting firms in the greater Washington, D.C., area based on criteria such […] More

  • Parsons Gets 2 NASA Small Business Industry Awards; Carey Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Gets 2 NASA Small Business Industry Awards; Carey Smith Comments

    Parsons has won two 2016 Small Business Industry Awards from NASA in recognition of its efforts to support small businesses through the Facility Construction, Engineering, and Technical Services contract with the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The company received the Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year and the Mentor-Protege Agreement of the Year Award […] More

  • General Dynamics Recognizes Small Biz Partner Cosmos IT Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Recognizes Small Biz Partner Cosmos IT Solutions

    General Dynamics‘ information technology business has recognized the performance and technical initiatives of Cosmos IT Solutions over the past year as a subcontractor. Cosmos IT Solutions said Tuesday the recognition was part of General Dynamics Information Technology‘s Quality Service Provider program, which honors small business partners based on quality of work, timeliness, responsiveness, cost effectiveness and standards of conduct. GDIT […] More

  • Xerox Names Joseph Echevarria, Cheryl Krongard to Board; Ursula Burns Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Xerox Names Joseph Echevarria, Cheryl Krongard to Board; Ursula Burns Comments

    Former Deloitte CEO Joseph Echevarria and Cheryl Krongard, a former senior partner at Apollo Management, have joined Xerox’s board of directors. The appointments will take effect Jan. 1 and bring the total number of the company’s board members to 11, Xerox said Monday. “Xerox will greatly benefit from Joe’s knowledge of international business and professional […] More

  • Unisys CEO Peter Altabef to Join Obama's Telecom Advisory Panel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys CEO Peter Altabef to Join Obama’s Telecom Advisory Panel

    President Barack Obama is set to appoint Peter Altabef, president and CEO of Unisys, as a member of the White House’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Unisys said Monday Altabef will join other senior industry executives who provide recommendations to the U.S. president on policy and technical issues related to national security, cybersecurity, global communications infrastructure, critical infrastructure and […] More

  • ORAU Seeks Applicants for 2017 Air Force Research Lab Internship Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ORAU Seeks Applicants for 2017 Air Force Research Lab Internship Program

    ORAU has started to accept applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2017 Summer Repperger Research Internship Program. The 10-week program will provide mentorship on AFRL projects to science, technology, engineering and math students and applicants can apply for appointments in Dayton, Ohio, or San Antonio, Texas, ORAU said Friday. […] More

  • Andrew Ziskind Joins Premier as Academic Strategy SVP; Susan DeVore Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andrew Ziskind Joins Premier as Academic Strategy SVP; Susan DeVore Comments

    Andrew Ziskind, formerly managing director for healthcare transformation at Huron and a partner at Accenture, has joined Premier Inc. as senior vice president of academic strategy. Ziskind brings more than 25 years of experience in clinical and administrative functions to help academic health systems align their methods with future integrated population health management and alternative […] More

  • AOC Inducts Northrop’s Michael Panopoulos, James Van Kirk Into Electronic Warfare Tech Hall of Fame - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AOC Inducts Northrop’s Michael Panopoulos, James Van Kirk Into Electronic Warfare Tech Hall of Fame

    The Association of Old Crows has inducted Northrop Grumman engineers Michael Panopoulos and James Van Kirk into the Electronic Warfare Technology Hall of Fame. Panopoulos and Van Kirk were recognized for their contributions in the field of electronic warfare during a Nov. 29 ceremony at the three-day 53rd Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention in Washington, Northrop said […] More

  • Boeing’s Matthew Jones, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Susan Nelson Join CompTIA Space Enterprise Council - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Matthew Jones, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Susan Nelson Join CompTIA Space Enterprise Council

    CompTIA has appointed Matthew Jones, director of C4ISR and advanced technology and government operations at Boeing, as chair of the technology industry association’s space enterprise council. Susan Nelson, director of government affairs and Washington operations at Aerojet Rocketdyne, will serve as vice chair of SEC, CompTIA said Thursday. “Under Matt and Susan’s guidance, we expect the […] More