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  • IBM Vet Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Named Microsoft Chief Diversity Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Vet Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Named Microsoft Chief Diversity Officer

    Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, a more than two-decade veteran of IBM, has joined Microsoft as chief diversity officer. McIntyre will lead Microsoft’s cross-company efforts to promote cultural diversity in the workplace and establish partnerships with external organizations to help drive inclusion and diversity in the technology field, Microsoft said Sunday. She will perform her new duties at Microsoft’s office in Redmond, Washington, and […] More

  • ICE Seeks Contractor Support for Immigration Enforcement Workforce Recruitment Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICE Seeks Contractor Support for Immigration Enforcement Workforce Recruitment Efforts

    The Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to enlist a private sector consultant to help the agency recruit almost 26,000 workers in the next several years, GovExec reported Monday. ICE sought information on potential industry sources of human resources and operational staffing services in an effort to address President Donald Trump’s requirements for the immigration enforcement workforce. The agency […] More

  • Gillian Duggan Named Cobham HR & Comms EVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gillian Duggan Named Cobham HR & Comms EVP

    Gillian Duggan, formerly group human resources director at Berendsen, has joined aerospace and defense technology company Cobham as executive vice president of HR and communications. Cobhan said Thursday Duggan previously spent 12 years at infrastructure support services provider Amey, where she held the roles of group HR director and managing director for two business units. Earlier in her career, […] More

  • Gov't Senior Executives Group, Nonprofit Coalition Enter Shared Services Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gov’t Senior Executives Group, Nonprofit Coalition Enter Shared Services Partnership

    The Senior Executives Association has partnered with the Shared Services Leadership Coalition in an effort to educate senior government leaders on the implementation of the shared services business model in the public sector. SEA and SSLC said in a joint statement published Monday they will host a seminar series for senior government officials on opportunities […] More

  • Comtech Lands Maryland HR IT Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Lands Maryland HR IT Support Order

    Comtech Telecommunications‘ command and control technologies group has received a $2.1 million order to provide information technology support services to the state of Maryland’s human resources department. It represents the third option under Comtech’s multiyear contract with Maryland government, with two option years remain unexercised, the company said Thursday. The C2 technologies unit will support the state’s […] More

  • Milton Hall Receives ExecutiveBiz’s 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Milton Hall Receives ExecutiveBiz’s 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award

    ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Milton Hall, President and CEO at Human Capital Consultants, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiter Award. Human Capital Consultants is an Executive Search firm that specializes in national placement of advanced professionals in both Human Resources and the C-Suite. Launched in 2003, Human Capital Consultants built a […] More

  • Textron Names 20-Year Vet Julie Duffy HR EVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Names 20-Year Vet Julie Duffy HR EVP

    Julie Duffy, a 20-year Textron veteran, has been appointed executive vice president of human resources at the Providence, Rhode Island-based defense and industrial conglomerate. She will report directly to Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly and succeeds Cheryl Johnson, who held the HR EVP position over the past five years, Textron said Monday. Duffy is a member of […] More

  • CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract

    The Customs and Border Protection has begun to solicit proposals for a potential five-year $297 million recruitment and hiring services contract. CBP said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to help the agency hire up to 5,000 border patrol agents as required by the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. Offerors should be […] More

  • DOE Invests in 48 Solar Power Tech Projects Under SunShot Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Invests in 48 Solar Power Tech Projects Under SunShot Initiative

    The Energy Department has obligated $46.2 million for 48 projects to develop solar power technologies as part of a national effort that aims to make solar energy a viable energy source for U.S. citizens. DOE said Wednesday the projects fall under the SunShot Initiative‘s Technology to Market 3 and Photovoltaics Research and Development 2 programs. Charlie Gay, director of the […] More

  • AE Strategies to Support Navy Civilian HR Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AE Strategies to Support Navy Civilian HR Office

    AE Strategies has won a potential five-year, $20.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide a range of professional services to the Department of the Navy‘s Office of Civilian Human Resources. The company will help DoN OCHR formulate policy and guidance, oversee services and develop and implement information technology plans under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the […] More