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  • Executive Profile: Chris Raymond, Boeing Electronic & Information Solutions Division VP, GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Chris Raymond, Boeing Electronic & Information Solutions Division VP, GM

    Chris Raymond serves as the vice president and general manager of the electronic and information solutions division within Boeing’s network and space systems business unit. Raymond helps manage the company’s subsidiaries in the E&IS division such as Ventura Solutions, Argon ST and Digital Receiver Technology. He also oversees the delivery of data analytics, cybersecurity, intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance and communications […] More

  • Lockheed's F-22 Program Given AFA John R. Alison Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s F-22 Program Given AFA John R. Alison Award

    Lockheed Martin‘s F-22 Raptor program has received the Air Force Association’s John R. Alison Award for 2015 at the Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in September. Lockheed said Wednesday Executive Vice President Orlando Carvalho of its aeronautics business accepted the award on behalf of the company. This is the fourth John R. Alison Award for Lockheed and its heritage companies, the […] More

  • LGS CEO Kevin Kelly on His Outlook for Commercial Tech in Gov't, the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon's M&A Picture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS CEO Kevin Kelly on His Outlook for Commercial Tech in Gov’t, the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon’s M&A Picture

    The April release of documents for a draft request for proposals on a future nationwide public safety communications network marked another step in the government’s push to further examine how it can make greater use of commercial technologies. Also in April, Defense Department announced its own move to explore the commercial sector’s offerings in April with the release of Better Buying Power […] More

  • Part 2 of Q&A With LGS CEO Kevin Kelly - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Part 2 of Q&A With LGS CEO Kevin Kelly

    This is part two of our chat with Kevin Kelly, LGS Innovations‘ CEO. Click here for part one. ExecutiveBiz: How would you describe the current state of the GovCon M&A market? What do LGS and other companies look for in potential targets? Kevin Kelly: It is very active. In the course of the last twelve months, LGS has looked […] More

  • Northrop Sponsors National Cyber Tilt Contestants; Sandra Evers-Manly Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Sponsors National Cyber Tilt Contestants; Sandra Evers-Manly Comments

    The Northrop Grumman Foundation is sponsoring 25 high school and three middle school teams who will compete at the final round of the national CyberPatriot competition scheduled on March 13 in Washington. A team of professional aggressors will attack virtual networks and mobile devices and the CyberPatriot VII teams will develop defense methods to protect […] More

  • Air Force Association's CyberPatriot VII STEM Program Attracts 2K+ Entrants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot VII STEM Program Attracts 2K+ Entrants

    More than 2,150 teams of middle school and high school students from 50 states, Canada and U.S. military schools have registered to participate in a cyberdefense contest run by the Air Force Association. Registrations for AFA’s CyberPatriot VII challenge are up approximately 40 percent from the 1,566 entrants recorded last year, AFA said Monday. The […] More

  • Boeing BDS Chief Chris Chadwick Speech, Aerospace Tech at AFA Expo 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing BDS Chief Chris Chadwick Speech, Aerospace Tech at AFA Expo 2014

    Boeing sought to highlight the company’s activities and showcase its latest fighter aircraft, artillery and battlefield systems at the Air Force Association’s annual aerospace expo. Boeing said Sept. 9 that Chris Chadwick, CEO for Boeing Defense, Space & Security, was scheduled to address participants and the media with a speech on industry developments at the Sept. 15-17 […] More

  • Fairfax County Public Schools Lands CyberPatriot Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fairfax County Public Schools Lands CyberPatriot Award

    The Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot has given a Center of Excellence Award to Fairfax County Public Schools for work to help communities and institutions support the educational development of students. Superintendent Karen Garza received the award, which was presented by CyberPatriot National Commissioner Bernie Skoch on behalf of FCPS, the AFA said Monday. “FCPS has engaged many individuals […] More

  • Northrop Gives CyberPatriot Winners $50K in Scholarships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Gives CyberPatriot Winners $50K in Scholarships

    Northrop Grumman on Saturday awarded nearly $50,000 in scholarships to high school students who were members of winning teams in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals Competition. The Air Force Association announced and recognized the teams during the awards banquet at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, the company announced Monday. First place winners each […] More

  • 28 Student Teams to Compete In CyberPatriot VI Finals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    28 Student Teams to Compete In CyberPatriot VI Finals

    Twenty-six high school teams and two middle school teams from 14 U.S. states and one Canadian province will participate in the March 28 national finals of the CyberPatriot VI competition, sponsored by Northrop Grumman. This year’s finals will be the first time in the competition’s six-year history that middle school teams were included and they will […] More