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  • Ken Reuter, Stuart MacVean Take New Leadership Roles for URS-Backed Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Reuter, Stuart MacVean Take New Leadership Roles for URS-Backed Programs

    URS Corp. has appointed two new leaders at UCOR in Oak Ridge and SRR at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, Oak Ridge Today reported Thursday. UCOR, a partnership between URS and CH2M Oak Ridge LLC, has named Ken Reuter president and project manager for the URS-led cleanup of the Energy Department‘s East Tennessee Technology Park, formerly K-25, in […] More

  • Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries Honored by Navy League - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries Honored by Navy League

    Huntington Ingalls Industries President and CEO Mike Petters was awarded the Rear Admiral John J. Bergen Leadership in Industry Award on Tuesday by the Navy League of the United States New York Council. The award was given to Petters to honor his leadership of HII and the company’s designing and building of ships for the U.S. […] More

  • Francis Yip Named Verizon VP of Asia-Pacific Business; Christopher Formant Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Francis Yip Named Verizon VP of Asia-Pacific Business; Christopher Formant Comments

    Francis Yip has been promoted to serve as group vice president of Verizon Asia Pacific, according to an announcement Tuesday from Christopher Formant, president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Yip will be responsible for providing strategic cloud, mobility, network security and offerings to Verizon’s clients across the Asia-Pacific region, all while maintaining the business in Hong Kong, China, […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan: APAC Region's Telecom Providers Eye New Business Models - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan: APAC Region’s Telecom Providers Eye New Business Models

    A new study from Frost & Sullivan — Global Assessment of Telecommunications Service Providers in Healthcare — indicates that some telecommunication service providers have been able to achieve success in establishing working business models in the healthcare market. Telecommunication providers are looking to be active participants in driving technology in healthcare — as well as government initiatives to […] More

  • Army Announces Nat'l Winners of eCYBERMISSION STEM Student Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Announces Nat’l Winners of eCYBERMISSION STEM Student Competition

    The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, on behalf of the Army Educational Outreach Program announced Friday the winners of the 2013-2014 national winners of the eCYBERMISSION competition. The Army Educational Outreach program said that the online competition, administered by the National Science Teachers Association, aims to build student interest in science, technology, engineering […] More

  • EC-Council Co-Founder Jay Bavisi Elected to Info Security Education Colloquium Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EC-Council Co-Founder Jay Bavisi Elected to Info Security Education Colloquium Board

    Jay Bavisi, president and co-founder of certification body EC-Council, has been appointed to the board of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, an organization of U.S. information security professionals from government, industry and academia. EC-Council said Thursday Bavisi has previously participated in CISSE events and is also a recipient of the colloquium’s 2013 Industry Leadership Award. Bavisi, who […] More

  • Stephen Elliot Named VP for IDC's CIO Agenda Research Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stephen Elliot Named VP for IDC’s CIO Agenda Research Team

    Stephen Elliot, formerly of CA Technologies, will join International Data Corp. to assume the role of vice president of the IT infrastructure and cloud practice for the company’s CIO Agenda research team. Elliot will advise enterprise IT companies and the investment community on IT development operations, cloud management, automation, virtualization and working within software-defined data […] More

  • Symantec Appoints Adrian Jones SVP for Asia Pacific, Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec Appoints Adrian Jones SVP for Asia Pacific, Japan

    Symantec has named Adrian Jones senior vice president for its Asia Pacific and Japan operations, the Times of India reported Friday. The Times of India said that Jones will be responsible for growing Symantec’s market position and presence in the region while leading business operations and development. Jones has held executive positions with technology companies […] More

  • Former Verizon Terremark CISO Norm Laudermilch Named First Invincea COO; Anup Ghosh Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Verizon Terremark CISO Norm Laudermilch Named First Invincea COO; Anup Ghosh Comments

    Norm Laudermilch, former chief information security officer of Verizon‘s Terremark division, has joined Invincea as its first chief operating officer and will report directly to Anup Ghosh, the company’s founder and CEO. “Norm’s proven track record in scaling both security start-ups and mature companies makes him an ideal partner in executing our market disruption strategy for fundamentally changing […] More

  • Cisco to Invest $150M in Canadian Companies; Nitin Kawale Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco to Invest $150M in Canadian Companies; Nitin Kawale Comments

    Under Cisco Investments, the Cisco Canada Innovation Program, will invest in Canadian companies to continue driving Cisco innovation in Canada. Canada’s finance minister, Joe Oliver, along with Cisco Canada announced Friday the Cisco Canada Innovation Program, a strategic program to drive Canadian industry, proposes to invest $150 million for further innovation in Canada. Cisco plans […] More

  • Dave Helmreich Leads Audience Partners as New CEO; Jeff Dittus Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Helmreich Leads Audience Partners as New CEO; Jeff Dittus Comments

    Dave Helmreich, formerly senior vice president for the media and advertising business of Neustar, has joined digital media technology provider Audience Partners as CEO. He holds experience in leading technology-enabled organizations and helping enterprise clients implement data-based advertising platforms, Audience Partners said Wednesday. Audience Partners chairman Jeff Dittus said Helmreich will leverage his leadership skills to help […] More

  • Clarence Schmitz Joins AECOM Board of Directors; Michael Burke Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clarence Schmitz Joins AECOM Board of Directors; Michael Burke Comments

    Clarence Schmitz, formerly chairman and chief executive officer of Outsource Partners International, has joined the board of directors at AECOM Technology. “[Schmitz’s] diverse experience guiding organizations that have delivered extraordinary growth will greatly complement the existing expertise on our Board as we focus on the continued growth of our business,” Michael Burke, AECOM president and chief […] More