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  • World Affairs Council Holds Annual Global Education Gala - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    World Affairs Council Holds Annual Global Education Gala

    The World Affairs Council held its annual gala at Ritz Carlton-Washington, D.C., on March 29 to honor organizations that contributed to global education, international affairs and global communications. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was the event’s keynote speaker and also received the International Public Service Award, World Affairs Council said March 11. IBM Corp. was among […] More

  • CTC Named in Military Times 2016 'Best for Vets' List; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Named in Military Times 2016 ‘Best for Vets’ List; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has been included in Military Times’ “Best for Vets” employer list for 2016 in recognition of the company’s efforts to connect with current and potential veteran employees. CTC ranked 22nd out of 75 companies in the 2016 list, up by three spots from 2015, CTC said Monday. The ranking was based on an assessment […] More

  • SAMS’ Staci Redmon Named SBA’s ‘Small Business Person of the Year’ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAMS’ Staci Redmon Named SBA’s ‘Small Business Person of the Year’

    Strategy and Management Services President and CEO Staci Redmon has received the Small Business Administration‘s “Small Business Person of the Year” recognition for the northern Virginia area. Redmon, who founded SAMS in 2008, has led the company to reach a four-year compound annual growth rate of 122.29 percent through 2015, SAMS said Thursday. A U.S. Army […] More

  • Dynetics' Steve Cook Named AIAA Fellow for Aerospace Sector Contributions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics’ Steve Cook Named AIAA Fellow for Aerospace Sector Contributions

    Steve Cook, director of corporate development and a vice president of Dynetics, has been named a fellow with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in recognition of his aerospace sector contributions. Cook was responsible for Dynetics’ launch programs, orbital spacecraft, analysis works, planetary exploration and nanotechnology research as the former director of space technologies, […] More

  • LGS Wins Risk Control Award from CNA; David Twigg Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS Wins Risk Control Award from CNA; David Twigg Comments

    LGS Innovations has received an award from insurance firm CNA in recognition of LGS’ efforts to prevent accidents and address safety concerns in workplaces. CNA handed the Leadership in Risk Control award to David Twigg, senior manager of environment, health and safety at LGS Innovations, at LGS’ corporate office in Virginia, LGS said Dec. 22. […] More

  • CenturyLink Receives North America Cloud Industry Award from Frost & Sullivan; Aamir Hussain Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Receives North America Cloud Industry Award from Frost & Sullivan; Aamir Hussain Comments

    Frost & Sullivan has awarded CenturyLink a 2015 Company of the Year Award in recognition of the company’s portfolio of cloud services in North America. CenturyLink said Monday the award is based on Frost & Sullivan’s survey of information technology professionals meant to assess how CenturyLink’s cloud services fulfilled the requirements of technical and line-of-business cloud […] More

  • Dynetics Recognized as NASA Aerospace Contractor; Ron Nyberg Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Recognized as NASA Aerospace Contractor; Ron Nyberg Comments

    Dynetics has received a recognition from NASA for the company’s role as an aerospace contractor of the space agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA presented the Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year award to Dynetics and a set of other awards to other recipients during the 2015 Industry & Advocates Awards […] More

  • Sparton Receives Top Raytheon Supplier Award; Jamie Shaddix Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sparton Receives Top Raytheon Supplier Award; Jamie Shaddix Comments

    Sparton Corp. has earned a top award from Raytheon in recognition of the company’s role as a supplier of subassemblies and efforts toward affordability. Sparton said its Plaistow, New Hampshire-based facility is among the 12 recipients of the five-star recognition from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. “Receiving this prestigious honor three years in a row is a remarkable […] More

  • NVTC Unveils 2015 Tech Award Finalists - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NVTC Unveils 2015 Tech Award Finalists

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council has unveiled the names of the finalists for the 2015 NVTC Tech Awards in honor of Northern Virginia’s technology community. NVTC said Thursday this year’s Tech Executive of the Year finalists are Neustar’s Lisa Hook, Northrop Grumman’s Neil Siegel, HP’s Marilyn Crouther, Vencore’s Barry Barlow and Virtustream’s Rodney Rogers. NVTC will […] More

  • Battelle’s Gerald Weeks Gets DHS Cyber Contribution Award; Dave Doyle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle’s Gerald Weeks Gets DHS Cyber Contribution Award; Dave Doyle Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security has given the Undersecretary for Science and Technology’s Award for Outstanding Contractor Support to Battelle employee Gerald Weeks. Weeks received the award for his work to help transition the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s big data pilot study into an operational environment in collaboration with a team of federal partners and […] More

  • Lockheed’s Jessica Nielsen Receives Brand Marketing Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Jessica Nielsen Receives Brand Marketing Award

    Jessica Nielsen, vice president of communications and marketing for Lockheed Martin’s information systems and global solutions division, has been recognized by Brand Innovators’ for her work in the brand marketing field. Nielsen is among 40 brand marketers to be listed in the “2015 40 Under 40″ for the Eastern U.S., Brand Innovators said June 1. According to […] More

  • Unisys Receives GCN Award for Philadelphia CRM Project; Mark Forman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Receives GCN Award for Philadelphia CRM Project; Mark Forman Comments

    Unisys has won a Government Computer News Award for the company’s work on Philadelphia’s customer relationship management project. Unisys was the systems integrator for the Philly311 project that is designed to provide citizen access to the city’s services via telephone, Internet, mobile application and social media, Unisys said Wednesday. “Unisys congratulates the City of Philadelphia […] More