Vendors seeking positions on the General Services Administration‘s 18F Agile Delivery Services Blanket Purchase Agreement say the vehicle reflects the government’s transition toward an agile acquisition process, FedScoop reported Wednesday. Billy Mitchell writes that the BPA utilizes open data and technology development to facilitate a quicker evaluation of potential providers based on actual software prototypes rather […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has announced the roster of its board of directors for the trade association’s 2015-16 fiscal year. NVTC also announced Tuesday the election of 27 new and returning board members, and 16 three-year-term members to the board. Officers of the board of directors include: Chair: Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of Inova Center for […] More

Cisco and Kansas City, Missouri have agreed to launch a framework that aims to further help carry out the delivery of public services through what the company calls “smart city” applications. Cisco said Monday it has tapped Sprint to build and oversee a Wi-Fi network that will work to connect applications for the Smart+Connected Communities platform. […] More

Stan Sword has been named chief people officer at data center provider QTS Realty Trust. “Stan will focus on recruiting and retaining quality employees, while being a steward of QTS’ core values and maintaining our company culture,” QTS CEO Chad Williams said Friday. Prior to QTS, Sword served as vice president of total rewards and relationship […] More

In his role of chief financial officer at Engility, Mike Alber was one of the leaders that spearheaded the Chantilly, Va.-based services contractor’s $11.50-per-share purchase of Dynamics Research Corp. and pending $1.1 billion acquisition of TASC. As covered on GovCon Wire in December, the Federal Trade Commission has cleared the TASC buy and Engility expects the deal to close during the […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council will auction off regional and industry c-level executives in a fundraising event scheduled on Feb. 4. Attendees will bid electronically for a chance with c-level executives within 12 months and gain insights, forge business connections and learn about future plans of various companies, the NVTC said. The NVTC CXO Auction event […] More

Greg Taylor joined CenturyLink in 2008 and serves as the vice president of Defense Department-area sales. In this role, Taylor and his team sell and provide CenturyLink offerings such as voice, data, video and professional services to DoD agencies worldwide. Before joining CenturyLink, he spent more than 26 years in the telecom industry serving in various sales and management positions. […] More

Amtrak will start running a Siemens-made electric locomotive on the operator’s inter-city passenger rail lines beginning on Friday. Siemens and Amtrak executives celebrated the locomotive’s debut at a ceremony held Thursday on the 30th Street Amtrak station in Philadelphia, Siemens said Thursday. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx attended the unveiling. […] More

Cherreka Montgomery joined SAP NS2 – the independent national security subsidiary of SAP — in late 2012 to serve as national vice president for corporate development. In this role, the State Department and intelligence community veteran works to help agencies in the defense and intelligence arenas manage their missions. Her career in government services includes […] More