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  • Robert Zapfel Named Xerox President of Services Business, Corporate EVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Robert Zapfel Named Xerox President of Services Business, Corporate EVP

    Robert Zapfel has been named the president of Xerox‘s services business and the corporate executive vice president, effective April 1. Zapfel will replace Lynn Blodgett, who will retire at the end of 2014, the company announced Monday. Blodgett, who joined the company in 2010 after the acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, will assist in Zapfel’s transition […] More

  • Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility to Continue Army Systems Engineering Support Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility to Continue Army Systems Engineering Support Work

    An Engility Holdings subsidiary has been awarded a position on a $10 million systems engineering support contract with the U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center. Dynamics Research Corp. will provide systems analysis and architecting, product data acquisition and management, model-based systems engineering and other related services to the center’s systems engineering directorate, the company said Monday. Tony Smeraglinolo, […] More

  • Triple Canopy JV Celebrates Anniversary of DoE Services Contract; Ignacio Balderas Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Triple Canopy JV Celebrates Anniversary of DoE Services Contract; Ignacio Balderas Comments

    National Strategic Protective Services, a joint venture of Triple Canopy and Securiguard, has completed its first year of a security contract with the Department of Energy‘s Oak Ridge, Tenn. facility. During the past year, NSPS received a “very good” rating and a 96 performance score from the DoE for its work on the Oak Ridge facilities, the company announced Monday. […] More

  • Fulcrum Selected a 2014 Helios Apollo Award Finalist; Kirstie de la Jara Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fulcrum Selected a 2014 Helios Apollo Award Finalist; Kirstie de la Jara Comments

    Fulcrum has been chosen as a finalist in the Tessera category for the 2014 Helios Apollo Awards, which recognize companies in the Washington metropolitan area that work to promote employee development.  The finalists were selected out of 200 nominations, the company announced Thursday. “We are extremely proud to be recognized on the commitment to our […] More

  • Steven Miller Joins The SPECTRUM Group; Stephen Loftus Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steven Miller Joins The SPECTRUM Group; Stephen Loftus Comments

    Steven Miller, a retired U.S. Navy commander, has joined The SPECTRUM Group to utilize his experience in the private and public sectors for the company’s customers. Retired Navy Vice Admiral Stephen Loftus, TSG chairman and CEO, said that the company will rely on Miller’s experience in the geographic information systems within the U.S. intelligence community, he […] More

  • Spectrum Health Opens New Michigan Research Facility; Sandra Rempel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spectrum Health Opens New Michigan Research Facility; Sandra Rempel Comments

    Spectrum Health has opened a new facility in Michigan to support its clinical trial efforts, research programs and academic opportunities, Grand Rapids Business Journal reported Friday. Rachel Weick writes that the Spectrum Health Basic and Translational Research Laboratories is a 9,000-square-foot renovated laboratory at the Cooper’s Landing building. The company’s employees will have access to […] More

  • Thales Lands Paris Public Transit Video Integration Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Lands Paris Public Transit Video Integration Contract

    Thales has been selected by Paris-based transport operator RATP to equip 1,000 buses and trams with the company’s video technology. The new contract brings the total number of RATP-owned buses and trams with Thales’ On Board Video 8000 tool to 5,000 since 2002, the company announced Friday. On Board Video 8000 products are built to help buses […] More

  • Parsons Brinckerhoff SVP Paula Hammond Named to WTS International Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Brinckerhoff SVP Paula Hammond Named to WTS International Board

    Paula Hammond, a Parsons Brinckerhoff senior vice president based in its Seattle office, has been elected to serve on the board of directors at WTS International, a global organization representing women in the transportation industry. The WTS has more than 5,000 members and works to help women find career opportunities and be recognized in the transportation industry, […] More

  • Siemens Donates $79M Manufacturing Design Software Grant to Indian School; Suman Bose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens Donates $79M Manufacturing Design Software Grant to Indian School; Suman Bose Comments

    Siemens has given a $79 million in-kind software grant to a technology and engineering school in India to help students build a digital design, validation and digital manufacturing center of excellence, The Times of India reported Thursday.  Siemens’ plan with the Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering would be the first of its kind in […] More

  • Mary English: Iron Mountain Offers Data Escrow Protection for New Generic Top-Level Domains - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary English: Iron Mountain Offers Data Escrow Protection for New Generic Top-Level Domains

    Iron Mountain will present at the next Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers meeting that will focus on the evolution of the Internet, including the launch of new generic top-level domains. The 170 new gTLDs such as .holdings and .careers are intended to help companies build up their web presences and industry activities, as well as require […] More

  • NASA Picks Lockheed for JPL Small Business Support Award; Vicki Schmanske Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Picks Lockheed for JPL Small Business Support Award; Vicki Schmanske Comments

    Lockheed Martin has won a “Large Prime Contractor of the Year” award as part of NASA‘s Small Business Industry Awards. The company was recognized for its role in using small businesses and performance in awarding subcontracts to small businesses for work at NASA’sJet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed announced Thursday. “Small business partners bring an array of […] More