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  • Clint Green Named ViON Advanced Analytic Strategy, Dev't Director; Tom Frana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clint Green Named ViON Advanced Analytic Strategy, Dev’t Director; Tom Frana Comments

    Clint Green, former chief technology officer at ViON subsidiary Ascolta, has been appointed director of advanced analytic strategy and development at the Herndon, Virginia-based information technology infrastructure services provider. ViON said Wednesday he helped establish Ascolta’s strategic framework and technical vision and has worked on big data, analytics, Hadoop, networking and disaster recovery platforms throughout his career. “Clint brings a wealth of […] More

  • Lockheed, Submergence Group Partner for USSOCOM Combat Submersible Production; Erika Marshall Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Submergence Group Partner for USSOCOM Combat Submersible Production; Erika Marshall Comments

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with Submergence Group to build, integrate and test three undersea transport vehicles for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The companies will collaborate to produce Dry Combat Submersibles under a potential five-year, $166 million contract awarded by USSOCOM, Lockheed said Thursday. Erika Marshall, general manager and program director at Lockheed’s Palm Beach site, said the DCS vehicles […] More

  • Battelle to Build Ground Vehicles for Special Operations Command; Fred Byus Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle to Build Ground Vehicles for Special Operations Command; Fred Byus Comments

    Battelle will manufacture armored and unarmored non-standard commercial vehicles for the U.S. Special Operations Command over the next five years as part of a $170 million contract awarded July 13. “Under this contract, our vehicle systems team will execute on its custom designs and integrate complex systems to meet mission requirements,” Fred Byus, vice president of Battelle’s mission and defense […] More

  • CACI's Jack London Awarded Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Award; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI’s Jack London Awarded Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Award; Ken Asbury Comments

    Jack London, CACI executive chairman and chairman of the board, has received the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Distinguished Service Award for his role in helping veterans access business opportunities. CACI said Wednesday London, a former naval aviator and carrier pilot with the U.S. Navy, has supported veteran transition to civilian life for more than 40 years and regularly […] More

  • Former Army Acquisitions Exec Heidi Shyu Joins Roboteam's Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Army Acquisitions Exec Heidi Shyu Joins Roboteam’s Advisory Board

    Roboteam‘s North American business unit has appointed Heidi Shyu, former U.S. Army assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics, and technology, to serve as a member on the company’s advisory board. Roboteam said Tuesday acquisition veteran Shyu brings experience in systems development and acquisition to help the company and its customers address national security threats. “We are delighted to […] More

  • Battelle Vet Robert Quinn Named SCRA Executive Director; Bill Blume Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Vet Robert Quinn Named SCRA Executive Director; Bill Blume Comments

    Robert Quinn, managing director of technology commercialization and advisory services at Battelle subsidiary 360ip, will join South Carolina-based applied research company SCRA on Aug. 1 as executive director. He will bring his knowledge of the technology development, commercialization and transfer processes to his new position, SCRA said Friday. Quinn said he aims to help the state-chartered company drive innovation partnerships  between universities and private companies through […] More

  • MaryLou Thomas Takes Helm of Triumph's Aerospace Structures Unit as EVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MaryLou Thomas Takes Helm of Triumph’s Aerospace Structures Unit as EVP

    MaryLou Thomas, former head of Triumph Group Inc.‘s composites business area, has been appointed executive vice president of the company’s aerospace structures business unit. TGI said Tuesday Thomas, who will be based at the company’s Arlington facility in Texas, brings more than three decades of experience from work in the aerospace and defense industry, including stints with the U.S. […] More

  • Norb Ryan Becomes Member of Spectrum Group; Jim Hinkle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norb Ryan Becomes Member of Spectrum Group; Jim Hinkle Comments

    Norb Ryan, former president and CEO of Ryan and Associates, has joined The Spectrum Group as a team member at the Alexandria, Virginia-based consulting firm. TSG said Monday the retired U.S. Navy vice admiral has extensive knowledge of key issues facing the Defense Department and military veterans as well as gained experience on Capitol Hill. “We are confident he […] More

  • Helinet Aviation Services Adds Thomas Norton to Board; Kathryn Purwin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Helinet Aviation Services Adds Thomas Norton to Board; Kathryn Purwin Comments

    Thomas Norton, an adviser at EagleEye Intelligence, will join Helinet Aviation Services‘ board of directors to provide executive leadership and board governance. Helinet said Wednesday Norton will bring experience under various federal government roles including as director of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection‘s National Marine Center. “[Tom] adds depth to the board with his aviation and military background […] More

  • INSA Executive Committee Adds Five New Members - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    INSA Executive Committee Adds Five New Members

    The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has added five new members to its executive committee that includes former senior government officials and senior executives from the private sector. INSA said Wednesday it welcomed the five subject matter experts and senior-level executives to advise the organization’s leaders on prospective research initiatives, membership activities, events and strategic planning […] More

  • PAE Awarded Defense Security Service's Industrial Security Achievement Award; John Heller Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Awarded Defense Security Service’s Industrial Security Achievement Award; John Heller Comments

    Arlington, Virginia-based PAE has received the Defense Security Service‘s James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award for the company’s support to Naval Air Station Patuxent River. PAE said Tuesday 42 facilities received the Cogswell award, which DSS presented at a National Classification Management Society seminar June 8. PAE CEO John Heller noted the company has supported the U.S. Navy at Patuxent River […] More

  • Mitre Nabs 8th Spot in 2016 Washington Post 'Top Workplaces' List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Nabs 8th Spot in 2016 Washington Post ‘Top Workplaces’ List

    The Washington Post has placed Mitre on the eighth spot of the 2016 edition of the publication’s annual Top Workplaces list to represent the nonprofit organization’s second consecutive year of selection. Mitre said Monday survey firm WorkplaceDynamics conducted the Post’s 2016 Top Workplaces survey that measured individuals’ responses to statements on factors in employee happiness such as company direction, execution, employee connection, workload and […] More