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  • SAIC-PenBay Team Picked for GSA Mentor-Protege Award; Nazzic Keene Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC-PenBay Team Picked for GSA Mentor-Protege Award; Nazzic Keene Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a U.S. General Services Administration award in recognition of SAIC’s mentor-protege relationship with information technology firm Penobscot Bay Media. SAIC accepted the GSA’s Mentor-Protege of the Year award during a May 13 ceremony held in Washington, the company said Thursday. “We are proud to help our proteges develop their […] More

  • GSA Awards Top Mentors, Proteges for 2014; Jerome Fletcher Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Awards Top Mentors, Proteges for 2014; Jerome Fletcher Comments

    The General Services Administration has awarded two pairs of contractors and small business partners for their work and performance under the agency’s mentor-protege program over the past year. Jeff Woodworth writes in a GSA blog post Monday that Science Applications International Corp. and Knight Point Systems received the Mentor of the Year award, while their respective partners Penobscot […] More

  • Neil Siegel: Northrop's Partnership With UX Design School to Develop UX Skills - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neil Siegel: Northrop’s Partnership With UX Design School to Develop UX Skills

    Northrop Grumman has partnered with Center Centre, a Tennessee-based school, to bolster the user experience professional field through mentorship, talent development and innovation. Northrop said Tuesday it will mentor participating Center Centre students and provide them opportunities to network, contribute to real-world projects, and join workshops and internship programs. “UX is a key technology focus at Northrop […] More

  • L-3 NSS Gets DoD Mentorship Award for Cyberspace Solutions Partnership; Les Rose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 NSS Gets DoD Mentorship Award for Cyberspace Solutions Partnership; Les Rose Comments

    L-3 Communications‘ national security solutions division has received the Defense Department‘s 2014 Nunn-Perry Award for its one-year mentorship of small business partner Cyberspace Solutions under DoD’s mentor-protege program. L-3 NSS said Friday it worked with Cyberspace Solutions from September 2013 to September 2014 on recruitment and organizational and technical functions to drive sales growth. “We strongly believe in developing strategic agreements […] More

  • Lockheed's Stephanie Hill: Mentorship Programs, Partnerships Key for Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Stephanie Hill: Mentorship Programs, Partnerships Key for Companies

    Stephanie Hill, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s information systems and global solutions-civil business, believes that workplace mentorship provides an opportunity for junior employees to connect with and learn from managers. Lango Deen writes Monday on the Black Engineer website that Hill discussed her own mentorship experiences during a recent BEYA STEM webinar. Hill, the recipient of the […] More

  • Mark Testoni: NS2 Serves Training Program's 3rd Class Aims to Tackle Vet Unemployment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Testoni: NS2 Serves Training Program’s 3rd Class Aims to Tackle Vet Unemployment

    A nonprofit organization started by SAP NS2 has opened 20 slots to post-9/11 military veterans for a three-month technology training and employment program that will provide participants with mentorship and potential job opportunities. NS2 Serves said Monday the residential, full-time course will offer training on SAP software and career placement assistance in national security and other fields, provide […] More

  • Kay Kapoor of AT&T on Mentorship in GovCon, 'Mobile First' Shift in Gov't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kay Kapoor of AT&T on Mentorship in GovCon, ‘Mobile First’ Shift in Gov’t

    Kay Kapoor joined AT&T in March 2013 to lead the telecommunications company’s federal business, which has seen several other GovCon and public sector veterans join the organization’s leadership team since then. Kapoor, herself a 25-year telecommunications and contracting veteran, is the recipient of this year’s ACT-IAC Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award in recognition of her mentorship […] More

  • Northrop Names Winner of STEM Innovation Challenge; Krystal Puga Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Names Winner of STEM Innovation Challenge; Krystal Puga Comments

    Northrop Grumman has concluded its 12-week high school students competition to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and math. This year’s Northrop Grumman High School Innovation Challenge had the students design and build and renewable energy-powered model vehicle that could carry a payload efficiently, Northrop Grumman announced Monday. For the competition, the company’s engineers at […] More