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  • Report: USDA's Jonathan Benett to Join Adobe's Public Sector Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: USDA’s Jonathan Benett to Join Adobe’s Public Sector Team

    Jonathan Benett, chief enterprise architect of the Agriculture Department, has stepped down to join Adobe Systems‘ public sector business in June, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. He started his federal service in 2008 as head of project management at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office after almost 10 years of industry career. After USPTO, he served as director of […] More

  • GovFlex Helps Government Contracting With Changes in Talent Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovFlex Helps Government Contracting With Changes in Talent Acquisition

    Though the U.S. enjoys the lowest unemployment rate in eighteen years at 3.9 percent, this only highlights the challenges of finding qualified talent. Nowhere is this more evident than in the government contracting marketplace, where both federal agencies and private sector companies are finding it difficult to find qualified employees. The more specialized the individual, […] More

  • ACT-IAC Forms Working Group to Support Government, Industry Transition to EIS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT-IAC Forms Working Group to Support Government, Industry Transition to EIS Contract

    The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council has formed a working group to help federal agencies and contractors transition to the General Services Administration‘s new governmentwide acquisition vehicle for telecommunications services. GSA awarded the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract in August of last year as a replacement to Networx and at least 80 other federal telecommunications […] More

  • Maximus Exec Thomas Woteki Appointed to Virginia Tech College of Science Roundtable Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus Exec Thomas Woteki Appointed to Virginia Tech College of Science Roundtable Advisory Board

    Thomas Woteki, senior vice president of technology at Maximus, has been chosen to provide guidance and support as a member of the roundtable advisory board for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s College of Science, the company said Tuesday. The advisory board consists of senior-level professionals who support the Virginia Tech college and its eight […] More

  • Unisys' Jennifer Napper, Susan Becker Named to Leadership Roles at Govt-Industry Partnership Organizations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Jennifer Napper, Susan Becker Named to Leadership Roles at Govt-Industry Partnership Organizations

    Two executives from Unisys‘ federal business unit, Jennifer Napper and Susan Becker, have been appointed to leadership positions at separate non-profit organizations that support government-industry partnership. Napper, vice president of Unisys Federal’s Defense Department and intelligence group, has been elected to the board of directors of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International, Unisys said Wednesday. She […] More

  • HPE's Judith Douglas Appointed Vice Chair of ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HPE’s Judith Douglas Appointed Vice Chair of ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation Advisory Board

    The American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council has appointed Judith Douglas, a client industry executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as vice chair of the council’s Institute for Innovation Advisory Board. The institute seeks to utilize thought leadership in information technology to support government missions, as well as oversee projects designed to address issues through government and […] More

  • Michael Howell to Leave Govt, Direct ACT-IAC's Institute of Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Howell to Leave Govt, Direct ACT-IAC’s Institute of Innovation

    Michael Howell, deputy program manager of the government-established Information Sharing Environment, will assume directorship of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s Institute of Innovation, FCW reported Friday. Bianca Spinosa writes that Howell will also retire from government service as he takes his new role with ACT-IAC on Sept. 21. Ken Allen, the nonprofit organization’s executive director, […] More

  • ACT-IAC Picks Unisys Fleet Mgmt Mobile App for Leadership Award; Casey Coleman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT-IAC Picks Unisys Fleet Mgmt Mobile App for Leadership Award; Casey Coleman Comments

    The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council has selected Unisys to receive the ACT-IAC Advanced Mobility Working Group’s leadership award for the company’s fleet management mobile application. Unisys’ Fleet Management System to Go app works to scan data with built-in cameras in Android mobile devices, the company said Monday. “We appreciate this recognition from ACT-IAC of GSA’s and Unisys’ innovative mobile […] More

  • Executive Profile: Roseanne Cinnamond, ViON VP of Industry Relations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Roseanne Cinnamond, ViON VP of Industry Relations

    Roseanne Cinnamond is the vice president for industry relations at ViON, serving as the company’s primary liaison to trade groups and governmental advisory organizations. She works to ensure that the company maintains open communication with the public and private sectors as well as high-level contacts with business partners and prospective clients. The 30-year company veteran […] More

  • Kay Kapoor of AT&T on Mentorship in GovCon, 'Mobile First' Shift in Gov't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kay Kapoor of AT&T on Mentorship in GovCon, ‘Mobile First’ Shift in Gov’t

    Kay Kapoor joined AT&T in March 2013 to lead the telecommunications company’s federal business, which has seen several other GovCon and public sector veterans join the organization’s leadership team since then. Kapoor, herself a 25-year telecommunications and contracting veteran, is the recipient of this year’s ACT-IAC Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award in recognition of her mentorship […] More

  • AT&T's Kay Kapoor Receives ACT-IAC's Top Award at 2014 Leadership Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T’s Kay Kapoor Receives ACT-IAC’s Top Award at 2014 Leadership Conference

    Kay Kapoor, president of AT&T‘s government solutions business, has received the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council. ACT-IAC said Monday the award is named after a civil servant who sought to bolster mentorship and relationships between industry and government and is the highest award given to members of the organization. […] More

  • Executive Profile: Cal Shintani, Oceus SVP and Chief Growth Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Cal Shintani, Oceus SVP and Chief Growth Officer

    Cal Shintani serves as senior vice president and chief growth officer at Oceus Networks. Shintani joined Oceus in February 2012 from CACI International, where he served as a senior vice president and operating group manager. The three-decade military and industry veteran has also held business development, capture and operations roles at Gray Hawk Systems, Veridian, BTG and Unisys. His […] More