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  • Hughes Exec Rick Lober to Speak at SATELLITE 2015 Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Exec Rick Lober to Speak at SATELLITE 2015 Conference

    Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, will participate in a panel discussion at the Satellite Industry Association’s SATELLITE 2015 conference this week in Washington. The company said Friday the “Government Mobility Solutions: Offering Flexibility in an Uncertain World” panel will focus on military requirements for mobility and their […] More

  • Booz Allen's Angie Messer to Discuss Security Workforce Trends at RSA Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen’s Angie Messer to Discuss Security Workforce Trends at RSA Conference

    Angie Messer, a Booz Allen Hamilton executive vice president and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 list for 2015, will take part in a panel discussion on trends shaping the information security workforce at this year’s RSA Conference. Messer and other panelists are scheduled to discuss results from an (ISC)2 Foundation-commissioned global information security workforce […] More

  • Caryn Wagner: INSA to Hold Cyber Infrastructure Defense Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Caryn Wagner: INSA to Hold Cyber Infrastructure Defense Forum

    The Intelligence and National Security Alliance will conduct a panel discussion regarding energy-related cybersecurity issues on Nov. 18 at ManTech International‘s office in Herndon. INSA said Friday the forum will cover topics such as vulnerability mitigation, threat deterrence, consequence management and government-industry collaborations to avoid attacks in the U.S. energy sector. “I believe this discussion […] More

  • Dutch Ruppersberger, Martin O'Malley to Open CyberMaryland Conference; Dominick Murray Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dutch Ruppersberger, Martin O’Malley to Open CyberMaryland Conference; Dominick Murray Comments

    Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland will deliver the opening remarks at the CyberMaryland Conference on Wednesday and Thursday, which will host representatives from academia, industry and government. “Governor O’Malley launched the CyberMaryland initiative in January 2010 to position the state as the epicenter of cybersecurity,” Dominick Murray, secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, said Friday. DBED […] More

  • FTC to Hold Big Data Workshop - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FTC to Hold Big Data Workshop

    The Federal Trade Commission will conduct a big data workshop on Sept. 15 in Washington. Four panel discussions will cover an agenda based around the use and impact of big data on consumers, the FTC said Friday. For the “Assessing the Current Environment” portion, the panel will discuss current big data applications. During the “What’s on […] More

  • Dennis Murphy to Discuss Israeli Tech at Oil and Gas Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dennis Murphy to Discuss Israeli Tech at Oil and Gas Conference

    Dennis Murphy, Director of Cybersecurity Business Development at Elbit Systems of America, will take part in a panel discussion Tuesday on Israeli Innovation and Technology. The theme of this year’s discussion is “Developing Holistic Preparedness for the Next Major Cyber-Threat” and will be held at the second annual Cyber Security Oil and Gas Conference in […] More

  • Banking IT Security, Client Management Issues Highlighted in Verizon-Hosted Panel Discussion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Banking IT Security, Client Management Issues Highlighted in Verizon-Hosted Panel Discussion

    A panel of financial industry experts gathered at a Verizon-sponsored event Tuesday in New York to discuss technology and customer relationship issues facing retail banking and wealth management companies. Verizon said Wednesday that Niti Badarinath, head of mobile and money movement at US Bank, and Chandan Sharma, global managing director of financial services at Verizon, […] More

  • Intelsat's Kay Sears: Budget Cuts Led to Dialogue In The Pentagon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat’s Kay Sears: Budget Cuts Led to Dialogue In The Pentagon

    Executives from Boeing, Intelsat and SpaceX and SSL Federal gathered Tuesday at the National Space Symposium to discuss government innovation and industry consolidation trends in light of the current fiscal environment, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Kay Sears, president of Intelsat General, told the forum audience that spending cuts have actually resulted […] More

  • AWS Public Sector Lead Teresa Carlson Discusses Communications, Social Media at Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Public Sector Lead Teresa Carlson Discusses Communications, Social Media at Forum

    Teresa Carlson, vice president of Amazon Web Services‘ worldwide public sector, participated in a panel discussion Thursday at the FOSE Conference and Exposition and shared her insights on balancing the role of technology,  the Washington Journal reported Thursday. Jill Aitoro writes that Carlson considers herself an “old school” person who puts emphasis on business communications. […] More