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  • Microsoft, CompTIA Partner on IT Training Program for Military Vets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, CompTIA Partner on IT Training Program for Military Vets

    Microsoft has partnered with information technology trade group CompTIA to help U.S. transitioning service members pursue civilian information technology careers through an IT training program. CompTIA said Tuesday Microsoft has accepted the association’s Network+ and Security+  vendor-neutral skills certifications as prerequisites to the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy training course. The 18-week program aims to help transitioning service members […] 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

  • CompTIA Names ViaSat's Bruce Cathell, Intelligent Design's David Beering to Space Enterprise Council Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Names ViaSat’s Bruce Cathell, Intelligent Design’s David Beering to Space Enterprise Council Board

    Bruce Cathell, vice president of government operations at ViaSat, and David Beering, Intelligent Design principal, have joined the board of directors of the Computing Technology Industry Association‘s space enterprise council. SEC brings together professionals from the space industry, including the commercial, civil and national security sectors, in efforts to advance relevant interests to policymakers, CompTIA said Friday. David Logsdon, […] 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

  • Grant Thornton: Gov't CIOs Face Challenges in IT Workforce, Management, Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton: Gov’t CIOs Face Challenges in IT Workforce, Management, Processes

    Grant Thornton‘s public sector business has released two annual surveys that show government information technology executives want to boost IT workforce recruitment and address challenges in IT infrastructure, management and processes. The advisory firm said Monday its Delivering Results While Preparing for Transition survey focused on 41 federal agency CIOs and other IT officials while The Adaptable […] More

  • CompTIA Survey Indicates Govt Employee Confidence in Smart Cities Services; Tim Herbert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Survey Indicates Govt Employee Confidence in Smart Cities Services; Tim Herbert Comments

    A new survey from the nonprofit technology industry association CompTIA has indicated high confidence among government officials in what the organization brands as benefits of smart cities tools and services. CompTIA said Tuesday 50 percent of local, state and federal government personnel surveyed believe the Internet of Things and smart cities will provide value to their organizations. “Improved decision-making made possible […] More

  • CompTIA Names Stefanie Holland Director of International Gov't & Regulatory Affairs; Ken Montgomery Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Names Stefanie Holland Director of International Gov’t & Regulatory Affairs; Ken Montgomery Comments

    Stefanie Holland, formerly director of international policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has joined CompTIA as director of international government and regulatory affairs. She will oversee the development and implementation of CompTIA’s positions on public policies that concern international trade matters, CompTIA said Monday. “Stefanie’s experience in global trade and international policy make her […] More

  • CompTIA Standard Aims to Help IT Firms Establish Cybersecurity Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Standard Aims to Help IT Firms Establish Cybersecurity Program

    Information technology trade group CompTIA has established a new cybersecurity standard with the goal to help IT companies prepare for breach incidents. CompTIA said Monday its Channel Standard for Cybersecurity is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and suggests threat identification, protection, detection, response and recovery strategies. “Adherence to these industry standards and best practices […] More

  • Compuware, ViaSat Join CompTIA Public Sector Councils - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Compuware, ViaSat Join CompTIA Public Sector Councils

    ViaSat, a global broadband services and technology company, and mainframe-dedicated software provider Compuware  have joined CompTIA‘s Space Enterprise Council and State and Local Government and Education Council respectively. CompTIA said Monday that the two companies are the newest members of its Public Sector Councils. Peter Kaminskas, CompTIA member relations vice president, said Compuware’s experience working with local […] More

  • Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, ShoreTel Join CompTIA's State, Local Govt & Education Council - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, ShoreTel Join CompTIA’s State, Local Govt & Education Council

    The Computing Technology Industry Association has added cloud communications company ShoreTel and government contracts law firm Rogers Joseph O’Donnell to CompTIA’s State and Local Government and Education Council. The council plays a key role in CompTIA’s public sector practice and comprises executives from multiple technology firms and other organizations focused on the state and local government and educational markets, the […] More

  • Commerce Dept Names CompTIA's David Logsdon to Aerospace Equipment Int'l Trade Advisory Committee - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Commerce Dept Names CompTIA’s David Logsdon to Aerospace Equipment Int’l Trade Advisory Committee

    David Logsdon, CompTIA‘s Space Enterprise Council senior director, has joined the Commerce Department‘s International Trade Advisory Committee on Aerospace Equipment and will serve through the committee’s four-year charter term. The ITAC on Aerospace Equipment works to provide advisory support to the secretary of commerce and the U.S. trade representative on market access, trade barriers and other regional […] More

  • CompTIA Study: Companies Work to Align Security Strategies with IT Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Study: Companies Work to Align Security Strategies with IT Operations

    More than half of 500 U.S. information technology security professionals who responded to a Computing Technology Industry Association survey said their companies have changed their security approaches based on IT operation changes. CompTIA said Tuesday its Practices of Security Professionals study also found that 43 percent of respondents prioritize other technology needs in their companies over security. “Far more than half […] More