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  • Australia Adds Microsoft Azure, Office 365 to Certified Cloud Services List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Adds Microsoft Azure, Office 365 to Certified Cloud Services List

    Microsoft’s cloud offerings have received certification in Australia to host data at the protected level. The company said Tuesday the Australian government’s signals directorate has added its Azure and Office 365 platforms to the Certified Cloud Services List. Steven Worrall, managing director of Microsoft’s Australian arm, said the Protected Level certification for Office 365 and […] More

  • Former PwC Partner Jean Hobby Elected to CA Technologies Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former PwC Partner Jean Hobby Elected to CA Technologies Board

    Jean Hobby, a 33-year PwC veteran and former global strategy partner of the professional services firm, has been elected to serve on CA Technologies‘ board of directors. She will also serve on CA Technologies’ audit committee and her appointment will bring the number of board members to 11, the company said Thursday. Hobby served as PwC global strategy […] More

  • IBM Vet Sanjay Brahmawar to Join Software AG as CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Vet Sanjay Brahmawar to Join Software AG as CEO

    Sanjay Brahmawar, a 14-year IBM veteran, has been appointed by Software AG‘s supervisory board to serve as CEO of the enterprise software vendor effective Aug. 1. Software AG said Wednesday he will succeed Karl-Heinz Streibich, who is due to retire from the company after 14 years at the helm. Brahmawar currently serves as general manager for global revenue […] More

  • World Economic Forum Seeks to Help Address IT Skills Gap Through Professional Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    World Economic Forum Seeks to Help Address IT Skills Gap Through Professional Training Program

    The World Economic Forum has introduced a program that seeks to address a global skills gap and job displacement challenge in the information technology sector. PwC said Tuesday the IT Industry Skills Initiative seeks to train and provide resources for 1 million people via the SkillSET portal by January 2021. The portal will offer a PwC-developed […] More

  • Julie Boland Named EY Vice Chair & Regional Managing Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Julie Boland Named EY Vice Chair & Regional Managing Partner

    Julie Boland, managing partner at EY‘s Cleveland office, has been named as the company’s vice chair and regional managing partner for the U.S. Central Region, effective July 1. EY said Wednesday Boland will oversee teams, market leadership, talent development and customer service for the company’s regional practice. She will also support several of the company’s largest […] More

  • Nicole Gardner: IBM Looks to Hire 2K More Military Veterans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nicole Gardner: IBM Looks to Hire 2K More Military Veterans

    Nicole Gardner, a vice president of IBM’s global business services division, has said the company intends to employ 2,000 additional veterans, Park Cities People reported Tuesday. Gardner said during a panel discussion on the “Keeping America’s Promise” program that veterans are great team players and contribute to companies through their problem-solving skills. “They are obviously up for […] More

  • Seattle-Based Nonprofit Code.org Raises Funds for Computer Science Education Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Seattle-Based Nonprofit Code.org Raises Funds for Computer Science Education Programs

    The Seattle-based Code.org nonprofit organization has secured $12 million in funds from investors such as PwC, Infosys and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Times reported Monday. Hadi Partovi, co-founder and CEO of Code.org, said the organization plans to use the money to update its computer science curricula and train more teachers to educate K-12 students […] More

  • PwC Report Shows $12B Increase in US Aerospace, Defense R&D Spending - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PwC Report Shows $12B Increase in US Aerospace, Defense R&D Spending

    A study by PwC’s consulting arm shows that U.S. aerospace and defense companies’ spending on research and development efforts has climbed by nearly $12 billion so far this year, Defense News reported Wednesday. The Global Innovation 1000 study conducted by Strategy& has found that top U.S.-based A&D firms recorded $11.79 billion in R&D spending, a figure that is […] More

  • Kaspersky Lab, Partners Introduce Cyber Talent Discovery Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kaspersky Lab, Partners Introduce Cyber Talent Discovery Program

    Kaspersky Lab has partnered with PWC, Dassault Systems and Schlumberger to facilitate a cybersecurity talent search program targeted at students and young professionals regardless of security background. The alliance seeks to help address a skills shortage in the information security industry through the Cybersecurity for the Next Generation program, Kaspersky said Friday. Participants will engage in various tasks such […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Chris Stansbury, Managing Director & Public Sector Sales Leader at PwC - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Chris Stansbury, Managing Director & Public Sector Sales Leader at PwC

    “[PwC] is a firm whose mission and purpose is to provide high-quality consulting that helps the government solve complex problems that impact our society today and into the future.” EM: Could you tell us about what you do with strategic sales and pipeline development at PriceWaterhouseCoopers? Chris Stansbury: At PwC Public Sector, LLC (PS), our […] More

  • Jimmy Pappas Joins Grant Thornton as Forensic Advisory Services Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jimmy Pappas Joins Grant Thornton as Forensic Advisory Services Partner

    Jimmy Pappas, formerly a managing director of professional services company PwC, has been named a partner at Grant Thornton‘s forensic advisory services business. Grant Thornton said Friday the more than 20-year forensic and audit accounting veteran will be responsible for helping expand the firm’s forensic accounting, civil litigation, corporate governance and internal investigation service offerings in […] More