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  • FAA Approves Texas A&M Corpus Christi UAS to Survey Campus; Kathryn Funk-Baxter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Approves Texas A&M Corpus Christi UAS to Survey Campus; Kathryn Funk-Baxter Comments

    Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will use its unmanned aircraft system platform to map both main campus and Momentum campus infrastructure after receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. The “Island University” said Friday that its geographic information science and geospatial surveying engineering students have helped with projects in areas such as utility mapping and boundary delineation. “Each aerial flight […] More

  • Pitney Bowes to Provide Australian Community With Cloud-Based Info System; Brett de Chastel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pitney Bowes to Provide Australian Community With Cloud-Based Info System; Brett de Chastel Comments

    Pitney Bowes will provide its MapInfo technology to Queensland, Australia’s Noosa Shire Council as a geographic information systems platform for programs on planning, environment and emergency response, among others. GeoCommunity Spatial News reported Friday the cloud-based MapInfo Stratus mapping offering is expected to provide the community with 24/7 access to services from any location. “The Pitney Bowes MapInfo solution will allow us to make better […] More

  • Gary Stockman Joins CSC as Chief Marketing, Communications Officer; Mike Lawrie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gary Stockman Joins CSC as Chief Marketing, Communications Officer; Mike Lawrie Comments

    Gary Stockman, formerly CEO and senior partner at Porter Novelli, has joined Computer Sciences Corp. as chief marketing and communications officer. He will report to CSC President and CEO Mike Lawrie and work to lead the company’s integrated marketing communications group and further its value proposition with stakeholders, CSC said Friday. “Gary’s extensive leadership, marketing […] More

  • Paul Clark, James Cullen Joins Keysight Technologies Board of Directors; Ron Nersesian Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Clark, James Cullen Joins Keysight Technologies Board of Directors; Ron Nersesian Comments

    Paul Clark and James Cullen have been elected to join the board of directors of Keysight Technologies, Inc., the resulting company in Agilent Technologies Inc.‘s plan to separate into two publicly traded companies. Clark, a board director at Agilent since 2006, is expected to become Keysight’s first chairman of the board, Agilent announced Tuesday. Cullen has been a […] More

  • James Henley Named Eaton Corporate Quality SVP; Nanda Kumar Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Henley Named Eaton Corporate Quality SVP; Nanda Kumar Comments

    James Henley, former quality director of Eaton‘s electrical products group, has been appointed senior vice president for corporate quality and will oversee processes intended to bolster company’s portfolio of product and services. Eaton said Wednesday that Henley, who joined the company as part of its 2012 acquisition of Cooper Industries, will directly report to Nanda Kumar, executive vice […] More

  • Jim Scott Named AppGeo TX Operations Director; Rich Grady Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Scott Named AppGeo TX Operations Director; Rich Grady Comments

    Jim Scott, former geographic information officer for the state of Texas, will lead the development of Applied Geographics‘ Geospatial Services and Technology Development Center in Austin, Texas, as the company’s operations director in the state. Scott has worked on geospatial and remote sensing technologies for more than 20 years, AppGeo said Tuesday. “With his leadership, we look forward to […] More

  • Eric Spiegel: Siemens Pledges $1B to Help Prep Virginia's Tech Workforce - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eric Spiegel: Siemens Pledges $1B to Help Prep Virginia’s Tech Workforce

    Siemens will invest $1 billion in software grants for manufacturing programs in seven community colleges, universities and education centers in Virginia, giving students access to the same tools used in real-world factories around the world. “Manufacturing is the most sophisticated, forward-looking and innovative business function in the world today, and we need to let students, parents […] More

  • Unisys Awarded Department of Homeland Security's EAGLE II Contract for $22B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Awarded Department of Homeland Security’s EAGLE II Contract for $22B

    (UNISYS)—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected IT provider Unisys to compete with several other contractors to provide a gamut of IT solutions and services under the EAGLE II contract, a handshake with a net worth of $22 billion. Under this contractual obligation those selected will answer to task orders regarding DHS’ IT […] More

  • Andrew Roberts Appointed CEO of Align Aerospace; Ray Benvenuti Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andrew Roberts Appointed CEO of Align Aerospace; Ray Benvenuti Comments

    Andrew Roberts, formerly President and Chief Executive Officer with Permaswage, has been appointed CEO of Align Aerospace, a provider of hardware components and supply chain solutions, reported Business Wire. “Align Aerospace is a strong competitor in the hardware distribution marketplace and has the potential to grow its market share significantly by investing in product and […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Remote-Sensing Satellite for DigitalGlobe On-Track for August Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Remote-Sensing Satellite for DigitalGlobe On-Track for August Launch

    The remote sensing satellite built by Ball Aerospace for DigitalGlobe has cleared a series of environmental testing, taking it a step closer to a possible launch in mid-August. The WorldView-3 satellite completed thermal vacuum, acoustin, vibration and pyro-separation testing, Ball Aerospace announced Tuesday. The satellite will also undergo electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility tests on […] More

  • Michael Harper to Chair QinetiQ's Remuneration Committee; Mark Elliott Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Harper to Chair QinetiQ’s Remuneration Committee; Mark Elliott Comments

    Michael Harper, deputy chairman and senior independent director at QinetiQ, will succeed the retiring Noreen Doyle as as chairperson of the board of directors’ remuneration committee next month. QinetiQ Chairman Mark Elliott thanked Doyle for her leadership in international business and corporate finance and noted her contributions as a non-executive director since October 2005 and remuneration […] More

  • John Hynes: TASC Aims to Help Agencies Meet Engineering Needs Through OASIS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Hynes: TASC Aims to Help Agencies Meet Engineering Needs Through OASIS

    TASC will compete for task orders to perform professional services under the General Services Administration’s potential 10-year OASIS contract vehicle, a win President and CEO John Hynes says allows the company to sustain its engineering and decision-support work in the federal space. “With OASIS, we now look forward to continuing to provide the Air Force and other federal organizations […] More