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  • 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

  • Executive Profile: Christopher Kearns, Enterprise IT Solutions VP at Lockheed Martin - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Christopher Kearns, Enterprise IT Solutions VP at Lockheed Martin

    Christopher Kearns serves as vice president of enterprise information technology solutions at Lockheed Martin. In this capacity, he oversees the operation of private data centers, enterprise application management, cyber defense programs as well as the migration of data infrastructure to cloud computing platforms for clients at the Defense Department. Prior to his current position, he […] More

  • Red Hat Govt IT Event to Discuss Open Source Software; Paul Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Govt IT Event to Discuss Open Source Software; Paul Smith Comments

    An upcoming Red Hat symposium on government information technology will feature speakers from 13 government agencies who will discuss the impact of open source software on the sector. Red Hat said Thursday its Nov. 10 Government Symposium will focus on how open source software can address government IT challenges in agility, flexibility and collaboration. “The way government IT operates is evolving rapidly, […] 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

  • Glen Anderson Joins Abt Associates in Climate Change Role; Stephen Pelliccia Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Glen Anderson Joins Abt Associates in Climate Change Role; Stephen Pelliccia Comments

    Abt Associates has named Glen Anderson as senior economist on adaptation and development assessments for climate-smart development practice within the company’s industrial economic growth division. “Glen Anderson deepens our bench of leading climate economists and scientists at Abt who are working at the local, national and global levels to help assess the risks of climate change […] 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

  • NCI Takes Part in Online Safety Awareness Efforts; Brian Clark Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI Takes Part in Online Safety Awareness Efforts; Brian Clark Comments

    NCI has vowed to support efforts that seek to raise awareness on online safety as a 2015 Champion program participant and in recognition of the 12th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. NCI said Thursday NCSAM is a collaborative effort of the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance that seeks to promote awareness […] More

  • Lockheed's F-22 Program Given AFA John R. Alison Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s F-22 Program Given AFA John R. Alison Award

    Lockheed Martin‘s F-22 Raptor program has received the Air Force Association’s John R. Alison Award for 2015 at the Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in September. Lockheed said Wednesday Executive Vice President Orlando Carvalho of its aeronautics business accepted the award on behalf of the company. This is the fourth John R. Alison Award for Lockheed and its heritage companies, the […] More

  • Orbital ATK’s Darcy McGinn Joins US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; Mike Kahn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK’s Darcy McGinn Joins US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; Mike Kahn Comments

    Darcy McGinn, chief technology officer of defense electronic systems within Orbital ATK’s defense systems group, has joined the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. McGinn will be responsible for advice to the board on technologies meant to help improve Air Force capabilities, Orbital ATK said Wednesday. “Darcy is very deserving of this honor and exemplifies […] More

  • Mike Petters Receives 'Lone Sailor' Award From Navy Memorial Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Petters Receives ‘Lone Sailor’ Award From Navy Memorial Foundation

    Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and a U.S. Navy veteran, has accepted the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation’s Lone Sailor Award during an awards ceremony held Thursday in Washington. Huntington Ingalls said Monday the foundation presents the award to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in their careers during or after military service. […] More

  • Fortinet Adds Gary Locke to Board of Directors; Ken Xie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fortinet Adds Gary Locke to Board of Directors; Ken Xie Comments

    Gary Locke, a former Washington state governor and Commerce Department secretary, has joined the board of directors at network security technology company Fortinet. The two-decade public service veteran previously served as the U.S. ambassador to China between 2011 and 2014, Fortinet said Monday. “Gary’s broad experience and knowledge will greatly benefit Fortinet as the company continues to execute […] More

  • DHA Vet Allen Middleton Heads to Booz Allen; Andrea Inserra Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHA Vet Allen Middleton Heads to Booz Allen; Andrea Inserra Comments

    Allen Middleton, formerly deputy director of the Defense Health Agency, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a thought leader and adviser for the company’s customers in the healthcare sector. Booz Allen said Monday it hired Middleton as an independent consultant in July, four months after he retired from DHA to conclude a four-decade government career. “As […] More