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  • Northrop Celebrates 25th Year of B-2 Bomber; Tom Vice Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Celebrates 25th Year of B-2 Bomber; Tom Vice Comments

    Northrop Grumman has celebrated the 25th year of its B-2 stealth bomber aircraft for the U.S. Air Force in a re-enactment of its first takeoff at the Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The company said Thursday Plant 42 is where all B-2 aircraft were built and sent for programmed depot maintenance. According to Tom Vice, Northrop’s corporate vice […] More

  • Marty Beard Joins BlackBerry as COO; John Chen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marty Beard Joins BlackBerry as COO; John Chen Comments

    Marty Beard, formerly chairman and CEO of LiveOps Inc., has joined BlackBerry Ltd. as chief operating officer. Beard will oversee BlackBerry’s marketing, BlackBerry 10 application development efforts, customer care and quality operations, BlackBerry said Monday. He will also be responsible for establishing best practices and processes. “Marty brings extensive experience in operations, marketing and serving […] More

  • WBB Collects $34K for Veterans at Recent Warrior Gathering Gala - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WBB Collects $34K for Veterans at Recent Warrior Gathering Gala

    WBB has raised $34,000 following the recent Warrior Gathering Gala in Virginia, an event that aims to raise funds for 25 wounded military veterans and their families in support of the Warrior Gathering Charity. Through sponsorship and an auction of items donated by WBB employees and vendors, the company said Friday the amount raised brings it nearer to its $50,000 goal. It added […] More

  • Richard Breakiron Joins ViON as Cyber Solutions Senior Director; Tom Frana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Richard Breakiron Joins ViON as Cyber Solutions Senior Director; Tom Frana Comments

    Richard Breakiron, formerly executive program director for the Joint Regional Security Stack at Defense Information Systems Agency, has joined ViON Corp. as senior director of cyber solutions. Breakiron will work to help ViON further its market presence in cloud services and information technology infrastructure for the U.S. military, DISA and U.S. security agencies, ViON said Thursday. […] More

  • Mike Singer Appointed Citrix DoD Senior Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Singer Appointed Citrix DoD Senior Director

    Citrix has named Mike Singer to lead its defense team out of the company’s regional headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. As new senior director for the Defense Department business, Singer will strive to help the company bring its products in line with market needs with his experience in the federal information technology industry, Citrix said Wednesday. Prior to […] More

  • Accenture, Avanade Picked for Microsoft Alliance and Mobility Partner Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture, Avanade Picked for Microsoft Alliance and Mobility Partner Awards

    Microsoft has given Accenture and Avanade the software maker’s Alliance Partner of the Year award for the eighth time and the Mobility Partner of the Year distinction for the third year in a row. Accenture and Avanade were recognized for their work to demonstrate technology expertise on collaborations of more than 10,000 Microsoft-based businesses and public service projects, Accenture […] More

  • BP Executive Jeanne Johns Joins Parsons' Board of Directors; Chuck Harrington Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BP Executive Jeanne Johns Joins Parsons’ Board of Directors; Chuck Harrington Comments

    Jeanne Johns, head of safety and operational risk at BP‘s refining and marketing businesses, has been appointed to the board of directors at Parsons Corp. The 25-year BP veteran also has chaired a joint venture between BP and two China-based energy companies and holds a background in international business development, Parsons said Tuesday. “As we continue […] More

  • Executive Profile: Deb Dunie, CACI EVP and CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Deb Dunie, CACI EVP and CTO

    As executive vice president and chief technology officer at CACI International, Deb Dunie oversees work to develop and advance the company’s technology infrastructurer. Prior to CACI, she served as director of plans and analysis within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and was responsible for reviewing activities and programs related to U.S. national […] More

  • Executive Profile: Alan Tashima, NJVC VP of Account Management - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Alan Tashima, NJVC VP of Account Management

    Alan Tashima serves as vice president of account management at NJVC, where he is responsible for the strategy development and oversight of the company’s market accounts. He previously served as vice president for intelligence community programs and earlier was an engineering fellow with the company’s information technology/ information services program. Prior to NJVC, Tashima served as a senior associate at Booz […] More

  • Deltek Names 2014 Premier Partners for GovCon Consulting, Services; Tom Mazich Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek Names 2014 Premier Partners for GovCon Consulting, Services; Tom Mazich Comments

    Deltek has named its GovCon Consulting Premier Partners and GovCon Services Premier Partners for 2014, the company’s highest classifications for its government contracting business partners providing sales, marketing and implementation support for Deltek solutions. The consulting firm said Friday its consulting partners have provided support in delivering Deltek’s enterprise resource planning solutions to government contractors, while the services partners have supported implementations of […] More

  • Boeing Gives Processor Qualification Status to Exelis' Aerostructures Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gives Processor Qualification Status to Exelis’ Aerostructures Arm

    Exelis has received a processor qualification designation from Boeing for a composite design and manufacturing center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Exelis said it went through a  technical review through Boeing specifications and had to demonstrate both process controls and manufacturing capabilities. Mike Blair, vice president and general manager of Exelis Aerostructures, said his company finished the qualification process in less than a year. […] More