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BAE Systems has entered a memorandum of understanding with lighting solutions provider Emteq to jointly work on BAE’s cabin management system. IntelliCabin is designed to integrate cabin functions so flight crew members can better serve passengers, BAE said Thursday. The companies aim to market BAE’s product in the commercial aircraft …

Kevin Plexico serves as vice president of information solutions at software provider and market research firm Deltek, where he manages research operations and products for Federal Information Solutions. Plexico will address the Potomac Officers Club‘s Post-Sequestration Summit Tuesday May 14 as one of an unparalleled group of speakers who will …

Mark Jendzejec serves as senior vice president for civilian and intelligence agencies at STG Inc., where he leads a team that provides and supports information technology environments and linguistic and analytic services for its clients. The 34-year industry veteran previously spent 24 years with Northrop Grumman and ultimately held a vice president role for several operating …

IBM has partnered with the state of Oklahoma to overhaul its information technology infrastructure as the government is aiming to reduce its information technology budget by 30 percent. The company helped the state acquire software licenses and analyzed business processes with the goal of consolidating the state’s IT projects and …

NetApp has donated more than $14 million in technology products and services to nearly 100 schools across the U.S., including K-12 school districts and several colleges and universities. The company launched the NetApp Education Donation Program in 2011 to provide educational institutions with storage products for technologies such as cloud …

Cisco‘s Canada business supports the Canadian government’s move to adopt technology in facilitating remote meetings, similar to video conferencing systems. The government is aiming to reduce the amount of time public sector employees spend traveling to work, according to a federal budget document Cisco cited in its release. Cisco’s Telepresence …

BAE Systems has sent conditional layoff notices to 3,500 shipyard workers in three states under a law requiring most companies to give employees 60-day notice prior to layoffs or plant closings. GovExec reports the company cites U.S. budget uncertainties and a Navy cancellation order ship maintenance availabilities as reasons to …

Pamela Drew, president of ITT Exelis‘ information systems business, joins the company as it pursues growth in aviation and technology services such as air traffic management. In an interview with the Washington Post, Drew said global en route air traffic control and regional work are among the needs of aviation …

Lou Crenshaw serves as a principal for Grant Thornton where he leads the national aerospace and defense practice. He joined the company in 2007 and was most recently responsible for the defense and intelligence sector of the firm’s global public sector practice. The retired Vice Admiral served in a number of roles …

CGI Group Inc. has won a potential three-year, $18 million contract to help a California county update its legacy financial, budgeting and procurement systems. The company said it will both implement and maintain its Advantage enterprise resource planning software for Ventura County to use in budgeting functions and managing grants. …

William Moore and Nick Avdellas, executive vice president and program manager at LMI respectively, will participate in a panel discussion Thursday with the Brookings Institution on the U.S. defense budget. LMI said the “Warriors Against Waste: Cutting Defense Spending through Reform?” panel will focus on potential reforms and efficiencies “We …

Guident, the data analytics provider recently acquired by CRGT, has joined PwC‘s team of contractors providing financial analytics and management services to the Federal Aviation Administration. Guident said the team holds a $99 million contract for the agency’s Financial Integrated Support services program, a potential five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract containing one …

Future spending cuts will likely come in the form of a gentle ramp and be less aggressive than previously feared, Salient Federal Solutions CEO Brad Antle told the Washington Post. Antle discussed the potential effects of cuts under sequestration with ExecutiveBiz in November 2012 as part of his executive spotlight …

Many government contractors based in the Washington area are making plans that nearly $1 trillion in federal budget cuts under sequestration will be delayed, the Washington Post reports. Kevin Phillips, ManTech International‘s CFO, told the Post the company expects sales increases next year and revenue growth because of backlog, with …

Defense and government spending helped drive an increase in U.S. economic activity during the third quarter, according to a Forbes report. Staff writer Abram Brown reports gross domestic product rose by an annualized 2 percent during the third quarter, topping the 1.3 percent growth recorded in the second quarter. Underlying …