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  • API Wins Satcom Systems Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    API Wins Satcom Systems Production Contract

    API Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $1 million contract to manufacture and deliver satellite communications technology products to an unnamed customer. The company said Friday it received the satcom systems order from a provider of wireless network equipment. Orlando, Florida-based API designs and produces radio frequency, microwave, electromagnetic, security and power systems and components. […] More

  • Verizon Outlines Cloud Security Considerations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Outlines Cloud Security Considerations

    Kevin King, director of corporate communications at Verizon Enterprise, lays down four measures that he believes will help enterprises boost cloud security infrastructure. King wrote Wednesday that companies must ensure their cloud vendor has invested in physical and security systems, role-based controls and cloud security standards. “Proper security for cloud applications should include ongoing application […] More

  • Parsons Videos Win Bronze Telly Awards; Scott Carl Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Videos Win Bronze Telly Awards; Scott Carl Comments

    Parsons‘ creative services team in Pasadena, California, has received two awards at the 35th Annual Telly Awards for its 2013 holiday video and a mobile applications video. The company said Wednesday the holiday video won the bronze award for art direction and the mobile apps video won a bronze award for copywriting. “These awards are a direct result of the […] More

  • Former Google Director Stephan Thoma Named European Leaders Talent Development Lead - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Google Director Stephan Thoma Named European Leaders Talent Development Lead

    Stephan Thoma, formerly global director for learning and development at Google, has joined European Leaders as head of the company’s talent development division. He will oversee an organization that works to help technology firms develop talent and leadership in his new role, European Leaders said Thursday. “I want to bring the approach to talent development […] More

  • Bechtel-Managed National Laboratories Win 6 R&D 100 Awards; Craig Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Managed National Laboratories Win 6 R&D 100 Awards; Craig Albert Comments

    Bechtel‘s research partners from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have received multiple 2014 R&D 100 Awards from R&D Magazine for their national security, energy and health technology inventions. The awards recognize the year’s top 100 scientific and engineering technology products or inventions that also have commercial potential, Bechtel said Wednesday. “The work of these […] More

  • Jane Sherburne Joins Teledyne Board of Directors; Robert Mehrabian Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jane Sherburne Joins Teledyne Board of Directors; Robert Mehrabian Comments

    Jane Sherburne, formerly senior executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of The Bank of New York Mellon, will join Teledyne Technologies’ board of directors. Teledyne will have 11 board members upon the addition of Sherburne on Aug. 1, the company said Wednesday. “She has extensive experience with compliance programs, corporate governance matters, merger […] More

  • John Kennedy Joins Xerox as CMO, Corporate VP; Hervé Tessler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Kennedy Joins Xerox as CMO, Corporate VP; Hervé Tessler Comments

    John Kennedy, formerly vice president of global business services at IBM, has joined Xerox Corp. as chief marketing officer and corporate VP. He most recently led IBM’s marketing and demand generation within the company’s business services division, Xerox said Monday. “John brings a global view and a proven track record of success changing brand perception […] More

  • Chip Mallare Joins Parsons as VP, Senior Program Director; Todd Wager Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chip Mallare Joins Parsons as VP, Senior Program Director; Todd Wager Comments

    Chip Mallare, a 20-year engineering design and program management veteran, has joined Parsons as vice president and senior program director at the company’s bridge and tunnel division. Mallare, who previously handled Bay Area Rapid Transit projects, will be responsible for Parsons’ bridge and tunnel projects in the western U.S., the company said Monday. “We are […] More

  • Frances West Named IBM's First Chief Accessibility Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frances West Named IBM’s First Chief Accessibility Officer

    Frances West, currently head of IBM‘s Human Ability and Accessibility Center, has been appointed as the company’s first-ever chief accessibility officer. West will lead IBM’s collaborative efforts with government, business and academic organizations to support inclusive technology policies and standards in her new position, IBM said Tuesday. “We believe that technology can bridge individual differences, […] More

  • Systems Made Simple Adds CMIO Viet Nguyen to Board of Directors; Al Nardslico Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Systems Made Simple Adds CMIO Viet Nguyen to Board of Directors; Al Nardslico Comments

    Dr. Viet Nguyen, chief medical information officer of Systems Made Simple, has joined the firm’s board of directors to guide the company in making decisions about healthcare technology. As Systems Made Simple CMIO, he supports the company’s health IT product development work and helps clients implement standardized clinical terminology, the company said Tuesday. “Our shareholders […] More

  • Executive Profile: Paul Falkler, Vistronix, Corporate Vice President for National Intelligence Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Paul Falkler, Vistronix, Corporate Vice President for National Intelligence Programs

    Paul Falkler heads the national intelligence programs at Vistronix, building the information systems, solutions and services provider’s capabilities in the sector through mergers and acquisitions, and strategy and integration application. He headed strategy development at Varen Technologies prior to joining Vistronix and held the same role at SAIC in a vice president capacity. Falkler held […] More

  • Executive Profile: Bill Downer, Seagate, Manager of Federal Business Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Bill Downer, Seagate, Manager of Federal Business Development

    Bill Downer is a manager at Seagate handling the federal business development line. The sales and management veteran has over two decades of experience working for data storage technology companies, including sales manager at Sun Microsystems and federal business vice president at DataDirect Networks. Previous roles also include regional director of sales and channel relations at Quantum. More