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  • SOSi COO John Avalos Joins INSA Advisory Committee - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi COO John Avalos Joins INSA Advisory Committee

    John Avalos, chief operating officer of SOS International, has been appointed to serve on the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as an advisory committee member. He will support the panel’s efforts to determine how INSA can accomplish its mission to increase collaboration between government, private and academic entities to help address national security challenges, SOSi said Tuesday. Avalos, a […] More

  • Forbes, JUST Capital Recognize Leidos in Top 100 Corporate Citizens List; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forbes, JUST Capital Recognize Leidos in Top 100 Corporate Citizens List; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos has been included in Forbes and nonprofit company JUST Capital‘s list of top 100 publicly traded U.S. companies recognized for their corporate citizenship efforts. Reston, Virginia-based Leidos said Tuesday it landed the 62nd spot on the Just 100 List that ranked corporations based on criteria such as worker pay and treatment, customer respect, product quality, environmental impact, ethical […] More

  • Comprehensive Health Services Observes National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; Gary Palmer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comprehensive Health Services Observes National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; Gary Palmer Comments

    Employees of Comprehensive Health Services wore blue Tuesday to celebrate the National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The company said Thursday its staff members and sheriff’s office representatives in Cape Canaveral, Florida, met outside the company’s headquarters to acknowledge law enforcement personnel who work to increase community safety and security. “We value their service and protection every day,” said […] More

  • NSA Vet Richard Ledgett Joins Polaris Alpha's Board of Advisers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Vet Richard Ledgett Joins Polaris Alpha’s Board of Advisers

    Richard Ledgett, former deputy director of the National Security Agency, has joined the board of advisers at Washington, D.C.-based defense technology company Polaris Alpha. Polaris Alpha said Monday its advisory board members provide strategic guidance and advice to the firm’s executive leadership team on efforts to serve military and intelligence community clients. Ledgett held the no. 2 position […] More

  • Rolls-Royce Wins Lockheed Freedom LCS Team's Supplier of the Year Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce Wins Lockheed Freedom LCS Team’s Supplier of the Year Award

    Rolls-Royce has received a supplier of the year award from a Lockheed Martin-led industry team contracted to build Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships for the U.S. Navy. Lockheed said Wednesday that Rolls-Royce was given recognition during the 30th annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium held Tuesday. Rolls-Royce produces the MT30 gas turbines and Mk1 waterjets for the Freedom-variant LCS’ combined diesel and […] More

  • Humanetics Names Former Navy Surgeon General Matthew Nathan to Medical Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Humanetics Names Former Navy Surgeon General Matthew Nathan to Medical Advisory Board

    Matthew Nathan, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, has joined Humanetics‘ medical advisory board and he will provide guidance to the company’s efforts to develop medical countermeasures to protect warfighters. He supervised 64,000 military personnel as the 37th Navy surgeon general and chief of the service branch’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Humanetics said Thursday. “[Nathan] possesses […] More

  • Boeing Backs Military Service Initiative With $10M Donation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Backs Military Service Initiative With $10M Donation

    Boeing has provided a $10 million donation to support programs and services of the Military Service Initiative of the George W. Bush Institute. The company said Wednesday it donated the money as part of a multiyear, $30 million investment geared toward veteran recovery and rehabilitation and military transition services. “Through our support of the Military Service Initiative, […] More

  • Donald Williams Named Global Engineering EVP at Polycom - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Donald Williams Named Global Engineering EVP at Polycom

    Donald Williams, formerly vice president and head of engineering at software company  Prysm, has been named executive VP of worldwide engineering at Polycom. Polycom said Monday Williams will lead the firm’s efforts to develop audio, video and content sharing platforms, as well as manage engineering team members in North America, China and India. “Don brings considerable experience […] More

  • FBI Vet James Turgal Joins Deloitte as Cyber Risk Services Practice Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FBI Vet James Turgal Joins Deloitte as Cyber Risk Services Practice Managing Director

    James Turgal, former executive assistant director of the FBI‘s information and technology branch, has been appointed as a managing director within the cyber risk services practice at  Deloitte‘s risk and financial advisory segment. He will advise clients on cyber incident response, cyber war-gaming and cyber resilience, Deloitte said Tuesday. In his previous role, Turgal oversaw all applications, […] More

  • Former NIH, FDIC Official Renitalynette Anderson Named Quality Technology President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former NIH, FDIC Official Renitalynette Anderson Named Quality Technology President

    Renitalynette Anderson, former deputy director of business administration at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp,, has joined Quality Technology as president of the Maryland-based government information technology contractor. The more than 30-year federal service veteran will lead QuTech’s corporate operations and strategic growth in her new position, the company said Wednesday. She held a 19-year career at the National Institutes […] More

  • Former DHS CIO Luke McCormack Appointed to DSA Federal Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DHS CIO Luke McCormack Appointed to DSA Federal Advisory Board

    Luke McCormack, former chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security, has joined the federal advisory board of directors at Data Systems Analysts. DSA said McCormack brings information technology and leadership experience in the public and private sectors to DSA as a federal advisory board member. As DHS CIO, he was responsible for strategic guidance, cybersecurity […] More

  • Victoria Nuland Appointed CNAS CEO, Robert Work Named Senior Defense Counselor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Victoria Nuland Appointed CNAS CEO, Robert Work Named Senior Defense Counselor

    Victoria Nuland, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, has been elected by the board of directors to serve as CEO of the Center for a New American Security. CNAS said Tuesday Nuland will work with President Richard Fontaine to help address defense and national security issues and succeed Michele Flournoy, who will help lead the center’s Next […] More