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  • Former Apple, Cisco Executive Stephanie Carullo Named New COO of Box - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Apple, Cisco Executive Stephanie Carullo Named New COO of Box

    Dan Levin, the longstanding chief operating officer of the cloud storage and document sharing company Box is stepping down, and will be replaced by former Apple and Cisco executive Stephanie Carullo, reports Biz Journals. Carullo worked in sales at IBM for 14 years and was then employed in various sales leadership positions at Telstra, Cisco and Apple. She was most recently employed by […] More

  • OPM Drafts New Leave Policies for Federal Employees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OPM Drafts New Leave Policies for Federal Employees

    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has drafted new rules that will reduce the use of paid administrative leave for employee under investigation for misconduct, a change to the 2016 Administrative Act. The proposed regulation was posted to the Federal Register Thursday and is open for comments until August 14. Under the proposed change, agencies may not place an […] More

  • DARPA Taps 1 Firm, 5 Research Orgs for Neural Engineering System Design Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps 1 Firm, 5 Research Orgs for Neural Engineering System Design Program

    Five research organizations and one company have received contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to research and develop technologies needed to create an implantable neural interface that can facilitate communication between the brain and digital systems. DARPA said Monday the awardees will conduct work under the Neural Engineering System Design program that seeks to demonstrate systems […] More

  • Noblis Awarded $3B National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis Awarded $3B National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) IDIQ Contract

    Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit provider of science, technology, and strategy services to government agencies, has been awarded a $3 billion (ceiling across all five ProTech domains) IDIQ award contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) The contract runs through 2022 with a two- year base period and three one- year options and provides program […] More

  • Job Growth Jumps 222,000 in June - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Job Growth Jumps 222,000 in June

    The U.S. economy added 222,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate held at 4.4 percent, according to a government report Friday. Job growth has averaged approximately 180,000 per month in 2017, slightly above the 187,000 mark in 2016.Wages remained stagnant, rising only a sluggish 0.2 percent. Hourly earnings on an annualized basis grew 2.5 […] More

  • Capgemini Expects to Hire Over 20,000 in India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capgemini Expects to Hire Over 20,000 in India

    The French IT services consultant company Capgemini expects to hire over 20,000 people in India, The Economic Times reported. The company has reskilled 45,000 employees as it moves toward automation. “We are investing a lot of money in the development of training programs because automation and the integration of automation is leading to a lot of […] More

  • Amazon to Create 1,500 Full-Time Jobs at New Salt Lake City Fulfillment Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amazon to Create 1,500 Full-Time Jobs at New Salt Lake City Fulfillment Center

    Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced Thursday that it will create 1,500 full-time hourly associate roles at its first Utah fulfillment center in Salt Lake City. “We are excited to continue growing our team with the first fulfillment center in Utah,” said Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s Vice President of North American operations. “In Utah, there are already more […] More

  • DSA Acquires Project Performance Company - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSA Acquires Project Performance Company

    Data Systems Analysts, Inc. (DSA) has acquired Project Performance Company LLC (PPC,) a government information technology (IT) solutions provider with expertise in enterprise systems development and integration, information and knowledge management, cyber security, information assurance, energy management and environmental sustainability. Together, they will provide mission critical solutions to customers across the Government IT market. “This […] More

  • Leonardo DRS Awarded 5-Year Army Satcom Tech Sustainment Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo DRS Awarded 5-Year Army Satcom Tech Sustainment Contract

    Leonardo DRS has received a potential five-year, $15.7 million contract to sustain a two-way satellite communications system the U.S. Army uses to receive and transmit sensitive data. The company will implement engineering change proposals to address obsolescence and provide engineering logistics services for the service branch’s AN/URC-145A(V) Joint Tactical Terminal-Integrated Broadcast Service, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Boeing Gets Engineering Services IDIQ for French E-3 AWACS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets Engineering Services IDIQ for French E-3 AWACS

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing‘s defense, space and security division a five-year, $38.4 million contract to support mid-life upgrade and in-service sustainment efforts for France’s airborne warning and control system aircraft. The Defense Department said Thursday that BDS will provide recurring and non-recurring engineering services to French E-3F Sentry AWACS fleet under the […] More

  • David Zolet Named as LMI's Next President and CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Zolet Named as LMI’s Next President and CEO

    LMI, a federal government management consulting firm, announced Thursday that David W. Zolet, former executive vice president of CSC, will become its 11th president and chief executive officer. “We’re confident that Dave’s proven leadership and experience are just what LMI needs to grow and expand its mission to improve the management of government,” said Michael […] More

  • Alan Estevez Joins Deloitte’s Federal Practice; Nathan Houser Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Estevez Joins Deloitte’s Federal Practice; Nathan Houser Comments

    Alan Estevez joined Deloitte Consulting LLP’s federal practice as a national security strategy and logistics executive, where he will work with a range of clients to help innovate and transform their acquisition, logistics, supply chain and sustainment operations, the company announced Tuesday. “Estevez’s 36 years of experience at the U.S. Department of Defense and leadership […] More