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  • Women in Technology Org Recognizes 2015 Leadership Awardees; Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on Mentoring - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Women in Technology Org Recognizes 2015 Leadership Awardees; Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on Mentoring

    The nonprofit organization Women in Technology has selected a group of executives from the public and private sectors to receive its 2015 Leadership Awards, which recognize female executives for their leadership roles in the industry. WIT said Thursday it honored the recipients of the 16th annual Women in Technology during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Va. […] More

  • University of Central Florida Wins Raytheon-Sponsored 2015 NCCDC; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    University of Central Florida Wins Raytheon-Sponsored 2015 NCCDC; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    The University of Central Florida emerged as champions of the Raytheon-sponsored 2015 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held over the weekend in San Antonio, Texas. Raytheon said Sunday UCF won for the second consecutive year and bested nine other teams during the finals of the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security competition. “The talented men and women who […] More

  • TAPE Chief Louisa Long Jaffe Wins SmartCEO 2015 Brava Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TAPE Chief Louisa Long Jaffe Wins SmartCEO 2015 Brava Awards

    TAPE CEO and President Louisa Long Jaffe has won this year’s Brava Awards from SmartCEO magazine. Jaffe is recognized as one of the top female CEOs in the Washington, D.C. area, TAPE said Friday. “This award celebrates the qualities I believe are key in being a good leader – employees’ well-being, strong partner relationships and […] More

  • Doreen Harwood to Lead Leidos' Assurance, Integration, Manufacturing Operations; Lou Von Thaer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Doreen Harwood to Lead Leidos’ Assurance, Integration, Manufacturing Operations; Lou Von Thaer Comments

    Doreen Harwood, formerly a program executive officer at the U.S. National Security Agency, has joined Leidos as manager of assurance, integration and manufacturing operations within the integrated systems group. The more than 35-year federal government veteran will lead the organization that provides system integration and deployment, agile development, adaptive manufacturing and cyberspace services in the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Joe Kopfman, American Systems EVP for Contracts and Administration/Chief Compliance Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Joe Kopfman, American Systems EVP for Contracts and Administration/Chief Compliance Officer

    Joe Kopfman serves as executive vice president of contracts and administration and chief compliance officer at American Systems. He is responsible for the company’s ethics program, contracts, legal, purchasing, pricing, mergers and acquisition, security, facilities and general administration support departments. Kopfman also serves on American Systems’ board of directors and sits as chairman of the firm’s […] More

  • IAP Worldwide Services Honored for Contributions to United Way of Brevard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IAP Worldwide Services Honored for Contributions to United Way of Brevard

    IAP Worldwide Services has received recognition for being among the top 25 contributors on the United Way of Brevard’s campaign to raise more than $6 million to fund the needs of the Brevard County community. IAP said Thursday it raised $46,162 following a four-week campaign with the theme “It’s About People” at its Florida headquarters in Cape Canaveral. “We take our […] More

  • GVGBC Selects RMF Engineering for Green Project Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GVGBC Selects RMF Engineering for Green Project Award

    The Greater Virginia Green Building Council has selected RMF Engineering to receive a “Best Commercial Project” award in recognition of the company’s work to update the heating, air conditioning and other utility systems at the former Martha Jefferson Hospital site in Charlottesville for the CFA Institute. RMF also refreshed the fire protection, plumbing and electrical systems at the CFA Institute’s […] More

  • Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Pledges Silver Sponsorship for Collegiate Cyber Defense Contest - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Pledges Silver Sponsorship for Collegiate Cyber Defense Contest

    Parsons has agreed to support the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security’s 2015 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition to be held in Texas from April 24 to 26. Mary Ann Hopkins, Parsons group president and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, said Wednesday the company will participate as a silver sponsor. “The competition has a positive impact on college students and institutions of […] More

  • Parsons Receives Archibus Award for Customer Support; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Receives Archibus Award for Customer Support; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Parsons has received Archibus‘ Best Customer Support and Service Award for 2015 for the company’s program with the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base on the deployment of the Archibus Asset Management software. Parsons said Tuesday it is one of the awardees honored Saturday at the Archibus Business Partners Awards Ceremony as part of the latter’s Awards of Excellence Program. Mary Ann […] More

  • Former Northrop Chief Ronald Sugar Joins BeyondTrust's Board; Kevin Hickey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Northrop Chief Ronald Sugar Joins BeyondTrust’s Board; Kevin Hickey Comments

    Ronald Sugar, a former chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, has joined the board of directors at Phoenix-based cybersecurity technology company BeyondTrust. Sugar led the Falls Church, Va.-based aerospace and defense contractor as chief executive from 2003 to 2010, when he was succeeded by then-Chief Operating Officer Wes Bush as CEO. He previously served as chairman of the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Paul Harrington, Client Development Leader for McKinsey & Co.'s US Public Sector Practice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Paul Harrington, Client Development Leader for McKinsey & Co.’s US Public Sector Practice

    Paul Harrington serves as the Client Development Leader for the U.S. Public Sector Practice  at McKinsey & Co. In this role, Paul leads a team composed of client development advisors, proposal managers and market research/competitive intelligence resources that work with the PSP Leadership to expand the firm’s ability to serve clients at scale and thereby […] More