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  • State Department Clears Australia's Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Clears Australia’s Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved Australia’s request to procure Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile systems and related equipment under a potential $94 million foreign military sales deal. Australia intends for the missiles to increase the country’s ability to address threats by countering enemy radar emitters on land or at sea and to improve tactical aircraft survivability, […] More

  • Juan Zarate Named to Northwestern Mutual’s Board of Trustees; John Schlifske Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Juan Zarate Named to Northwestern Mutual’s Board of Trustees; John Schlifske Quoted

    Juan Zarate, chairman and cofounder of strategic advisory company Financial Integrity Network, officially joined Northwestern Mutual on Sept. 24 as a member of the financial security firm’s board of trustees. “Juan brings a critical perspective about the environment in which financial companies operate and thrive,” John Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual chairman, president and CEO, said in […] More

  • State Dept Requests Info on Proposed Innovation Platform & Toolkit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Requests Info on Proposed Innovation Platform & Toolkit

    The State Department has begun to search for potential sources of services for a proposed platform and toolkit designed to support the deployment of innovative tools and practices across the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted May 26 says the department’s office of global partnerships wants data on potential vendors that can provide services related to hackathons, competitions, crowdsourcing, design […] More

  • Laurel Strategies Names Former State Dept Official Tony Blinken to Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Laurel Strategies Names Former State Dept Official Tony Blinken to Advisory Board

    Tony Blinken, a former deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser, has joined the board of advisers of Washington, D.C.-based business advisory and strategic communications firm Laurel Strategies. Laurel CEO Alan Fleischmann said in a statement released Wednesday that Blinken brings experience and insights into geopolitical challenges to the company’s advisory board. Blinken has […] More

  • INSA Names Defense & Intell Analyst Larry Hanauer as Policy VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    INSA Names Defense & Intell Analyst Larry Hanauer as Policy VP

    Larry Hanauer, a former senior international policy analyst at RAND Corp., has joined the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as vice president for policy. He will oversee the nonprofit organization’s councils, task forces and other member-driven groups that aim to address national security issues through thought leadership and collaborative, public-private recommendations, INSA said Wednesday. At RAND, Hanaeur analyzed […] More

  • CEO John Heller Outlines PAE's Priorities, Vision Under Platinum Equity Ownership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CEO John Heller Outlines PAE’s Priorities, Vision Under Platinum Equity Ownership

    Arlington, Virginia-based government services contractor PAE entered a new chapter in the company’s six-decade history upon its purchase by Platinum Equity and leaders on both sides are now planning investments with an eye toward short- and long-term growth. Despite budget uncertainties and shifting priorities at agencies, PAE CEO John Heller views Los Angeles-headquartered private equity firm Platinum Equity’s move […] More