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  • Leidos to Sponsor Washington Wizards’ Program; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Sponsor Washington Wizards’ Program; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos will donate $100 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation for every blocked shot during the Washington Wizards’ Defending the Rim program. Roger Krone, Leidos CEO, said Tuesday the company supports “military veterans, troops and their families through several organizations, including the USO (United Service Organizations) and Special Operations Warrior Foundation.” Leidos will also host […] More

  • HP's Marilyn Crouther Seeks Expanded Coverage for Veteran-Focused Support Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP’s Marilyn Crouther Seeks Expanded Coverage for Veteran-Focused Support Project

    Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of the U.S. public sector business of HP Enterprise Services, leads the company’s partnership with the nonprofit Boot Campaign to provide support for injured soldiers. Melanie Dunham, Boot Campaign communications director, wrote in a piece published Thursday that HP’s Home of the Brave project has teamed with the organization to provide volunteers […] More

  • SAIC Backs Virginia Tech's National Security, Tech Center with $750K Donation; Doug Wagoner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Backs Virginia Tech’s National Security, Tech Center with $750K Donation; Doug Wagoner Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has pledged to support Virginia Tech’s Hume Center for National Security and Technology over the next five years with a $750,000 donation. The Hume Center conducts research, education and outreach programs to help the national security community address communication and computation challenges, SAIC said Monday. “With this donation, SAIC will have opportunities to help mentor and assist […] More

  • STG CEO Simon Lee Awards $1M Endowment to Korea Univ, GWU Students - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    STG CEO Simon Lee Awards $1M Endowment to Korea Univ, GWU Students

    Simon Lee, chairman and CEO of STG Inc., has awarded a $1 million endowment to engineering faculty and graduate students from Korea University and George Washington University. The endowment establishes the Simon Lee College of Engineering Endowment for faculty and graduate students to collaborate on joint research, workshops and technical exchanges, STG said Aug. 7. […] More

  • IBM to Offer Climate Scientists Free Virtual Supercomputer Access; Stanley Litow Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Offer Climate Scientists Free Virtual Supercomputer Access; Stanley Litow Comments

    IBM will offer sustainability researchers and scientists access to the company’s World Community Grid supercomputing platform through an estimated $60 million in computing power to support scientific research. The company will accept project proposals from interested parties studying issues related to climate change and provide the selected researchers access to computing power donated by volunteers, IBM said Tuesday. This project is intended to support […] More

  • Jane Whitfield Becomes First Female to Head PenFed Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jane Whitfield Becomes First Female to Head PenFed Foundation

    Jane Whitfield has been appointed president and CEO of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation, becoming the first female to head the charity group following a nationwide search. She holds more than two decades of experience in nonprofit work following a career in sales and marketing, the foundation said Wednesday. Whitfield will start her new […] More

  • SAP to Donate $3M for Play 60 Young Entrepreneurs Program; Bill McDermott Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP to Donate $3M for Play 60 Young Entrepreneurs Program; Bill McDermott Comments

    SAP has awarded the GENYOUth Foundation with a multi-year, $3 million commitment to support a new young entrepreneurs program aimed at improving the nutrition and physical activities in schools. Through the commitment, which includes a mentorship program run by SAP employees, the foundation will be able to help more students in the 73,000 participating schools, […] More