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  • Lockheed to Provide UAE Space Agency Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Provide UAE Space Agency Training Program

    Lockheed Martin will provide the United Arab Emirates’ space agency a four-month dual-track training program designed to teach students and early career professionals space fundamentals. The company said Sunday that it will support students and professionals seeking to have a long-term career in the space industry. Lockheed will conduct the training within its center for innovation and […] More

  • Tracx CEO Rick Rudman to Lead Fireside Chat at CONNECTpreneur Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tracx CEO Rick Rudman to Lead Fireside Chat at CONNECTpreneur Forum

    Rick Rudman, CEO and directorial board chairman of Tracx, will lead a fireside chat session with entrepreneurs and business leaders at the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur summer forum on June 30 at Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park , Virginia. Rudman was appointed as Tracx CEO in August 2015 to lead the growth and market leadership efforts of the social business management company. He joined […] More

  • Ilene Gordon Joins Lockheed Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ilene Gordon Joins Lockheed Board of Directors

    Ilene Gordon, CEO of global ingredients company Ingredio, has joined the board of directors of Lockheed Martin. Gordon previously served as chief executive of Alcan Packaging before she joined Ingredion in 2009, Lockheed said Thursday. She also held various leadership roles at Alcan and Pechiney, which Alcan purchased in 2003, and previously worked in executive roles at […] More

  • Leidos Appears on LinkedIn's Top Attractors List; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Appears on LinkedIn’s Top Attractors List; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos was among the 40 companies featured on LinkedIn‘s Top Attractors list, the professional social network’s ranking of how businesses attract and retain employees. The company said Thursday that it was ranked 36th on the inaugural list. Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO, said that the company considered its appearance on the list as recognition for its […] More

  • Parsons Holds Golf Tournament for Benefit of Veteran Groups; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Holds Golf Tournament for Benefit of Veteran Groups; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Parsons was able to raise $17,000 during its 9th annual Golf Classic held June 13 at the Augustine Golf in Stafford, Virginia, for the benefit of two veteran groups. All proceeds of the event were donated to the Veterans Education and Training and the Warrior Canine Connection to provide financial support to programs for veterans transitioning back […] More

  • Barbara Humpton: Siemens Govt Technologies to Provide Fire Protection Services Under NAVFAC Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barbara Humpton: Siemens Govt Technologies to Provide Fire Protection Services Under NAVFAC Contract

    Siemens‘ federal subsidiary Siemens Government Technologies seeks to help the Naval Facilities Engineering Command design, install and repair fire protection systems at various U.S. Navy installations under a $49 million contract the service branch awarded in May. SGT said Wednesday it is eligible to bid on task orders to deliver fire suppression systems, water supplies, low and high expansion foams, gaseous special […] More

  • Northrop Grants STEM Scholarships to 24 Maryland High School Seniors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grants STEM Scholarships to 24 Maryland High School Seniors

    Northrop Grumman has awarded more than $240,000 in scholarship funds to 24 high school seniors in Maryland this year through its Engineering Scholars Program, Maryland Department of Commerce’s MDBIZ News reported Wednesday. Curran McSwigan writes Northrop gives scholarship grants worth $10,000 per year per student who will pursue engineering, computer science, physics or math studies at an accredited college […] More

  • Vencore CEO Mac Curtis Receives Leadership Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore CEO Mac Curtis Receives Leadership Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts

    Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore, has received the Executive Leader of the Year award from the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his efforts as chairman of the 2015 Greater Washington Heart Walk. Curtis accepted the recognition as part of the Chamber’s 2016 Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Awards that seek to recognize companies and business […] More

  • Harry Buchanan Joins Kopin as Defense Applications BD Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harry Buchanan Joins Kopin as Defense Applications BD Director

    Harry Buchanan, previously North American business development manager at Excelitas Technologies, has joined Kopin Corp. as its new business development director for defense applications. Kopin said Wednesday Buchanan will report directly to Bill Mafucci, government programs vice president and general manager. “The addition of Harry Buchanan, with his extensive experience in the defense industry, to this newly created […] More

  • CACI Makes Washington Post's 2016 Top Workplaces List; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Makes Washington Post’s 2016 Top Workplaces List; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has been included again in The Washington Post’s annual list of top companies to work for in the greater Washington area. The Post selected CACI for the large workplaces category of its 2016 Top Workplaces list after the publication surveyed workers at more than 300 local companies, CACI said Tuesday. CACI earned high scores on leadership and commitment to […] More

  • Chris Moran Named Lockheed Martin Ventures Executive Director, GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris Moran Named Lockheed Martin Ventures Executive Director, GM

    J. Christopher Moran, a 35-year technology industry veteran and former senior executive at Applied Materials, has joined Lockheed Martin as executive director and general manager of the company’s venture capital business. He will manage Lockheed Martin Ventures‘ strategy and pipeline development, investment tracking, transaction execution and reporting functions, the company said Tuesday. “With his guidance, we will work with other leading investors […] More