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  • CA Technologies Joins INCITS Executive Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CA Technologies Joins INCITS Executive Board

    CA Technologies has become a member of the executive board at the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards. INCITS’ executive board works to develop standards for emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and internet of things, CA said Thursday. The board also creates technology standards on storage, processing, transfer, display, retrieval and the management […] More

  • DoD Selects 11 Scientists, Engineers for 2018 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Class - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Selects 11 Scientists, Engineers for 2018 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Class

    The Defense Department has chosen 11 scientists and engineers to conduct foundational research through the 2018 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship program. They will join 45 current VBFF members who support studies in areas such as quantum information science, neuroscience, engineered materials, nanoscience, statistics and applied mathematics, DoD said Thursday. The Basic Research Office at the Pentagon’s Office of the Under Secretary of […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Maritime, Air Combat Training Tools at Navy League Expo; Dave Buss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Demo Maritime, Air Combat Training Tools at Navy League Expo; Dave Buss Comments

    A Cubic business division will exhibit air combat and maritime training systems at the Navy League’s three-day Sea-Air-Space Exposition that will kick off Monday, April 9, in National Harbor, Maryland. Dave Buss, president of Cubic Global Defense, said in a statement published Wednesday the company is committed to delivering game-based and live, virtual and constructive training platforms […] More

  • NIST, Florida International University to Collaborate on Cyber Education - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST, Florida International University to Collaborate on Cyber Education

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with Florida International University to implement outreach programs that will focus on cybersecurity education, training and workforce development. NIST said Wednesday its National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program will oversee the agency-university collaboration as part of efforts to help address gaps in training and labor supply. “It is important that we […] More

  • ACT I Among 2018 SECAF Government Project of the Year Award Finalists; Neil Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Among 2018 SECAF Government Project of the Year Award Finalists; Neil Albert Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has been selected as a finalist for the “Government Project of the Year” category of the Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum’s 2018 awards. ACT I President Neil Albert said in a statement published Thursday the company’s flagship program that supports the Defense Department‘s F-35 Joint Program Office is among the finalists […] More

  • SOSi to Support Army Career Devt Program for Soldiers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi to Support Army Career Devt Program for Soldiers

    SOS International and the U.S. Army are scheduled April 10 to sign a partnership agreement to offer job opportunities for soldiers through the Army Partnership for Youth Success Program. The PaYS program aims to help service members land job interviews with potential employers after they retire from military, SOSi said Monday. Frank Helmick, a SOSi senior […] More

  • Kasia Popiel Jenurm Promoted to IT VP at Comprehensive Health Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kasia Popiel Jenurm Promoted to IT VP at Comprehensive Health Services

    Kasia Popiel Jenurm, director of application and database solutions at Comprehensive Health Services, has been promoted to vice president of information technology. She will offer insights for the company’s IT strategy and oversee the development of application products and technical support services in her new position, Comprehensive Health Services said Sunday. Jenurm joined the Cape Canaveral, […] More

  • Jacobs Vet Eric Dillinger Joins Woolpert as Strategic Consulting VP, Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Vet Eric Dillinger Joins Woolpert as Strategic Consulting VP, Managing Director

    Eric Dillinger, former vice president of buildings and infrastructure for the Americas region at Jacobs Engineering Group‘s consultancy practice, has been named VP and managing director of the strategic consulting business at Woolpert. He brings more than 30 years of infrastructure and built environment planning, design, consulting and advisory experience to his new position, Woolpert said Friday. Scott Cattran, […] More

  • Nic Anderson to Join QinetiQ as Air & Space Group Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nic Anderson to Join QinetiQ as Air & Space Group Managing Director

    Nic Anderson, managing director of Babcock‘s land defense business, has been appointed to serve as managing director of QinetiQ‘s air and space segment and join its executive committee. His appointment is effective May and he will replace John Anderson, who is due to retire from QinetiQ by the end of April, the company said Wednesday. Anderson joined Babcock in 2010 […] More

  • Booz Allen Wins Nvidia's 2017 Consulting Partner of the Year Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Wins Nvidia’s 2017 Consulting Partner of the Year Award

    NVIDIA has named Booz Allen Hamilton as its 2017 consulting partner of the year for supporting the information technology firm’s efforts to grow artificial intelligence offerings in North American market. Booz Allen said Wednesday it accepted an award at the at the 2018 NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference that took place in California. Both companies have collaborated on graphics processing unit technology projects […] More

  • IARPA Names Winners of Fingerprint Capture Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Names Winners of Fingerprint Capture Challenge

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has announced the winners of a competition that sought automated methods to recognize and collect fingerprints. The Nail to Nail Fingerprint Challenge began in February last year and gathered participants from around the globe to develop capture technologies with a biometric recognition capacity, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Monday. IARPA […] More

  • Boeing’s Leanne Caret Speaks at Defense Technology & Security Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Leanne Caret Speaks at Defense Technology & Security Conference

    Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, took part in a panel discussion at the Defense Technology and Security Conference organized by Saudi Arabian Military Industries in Washington, D.C. The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia said Tuesday Caret, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, discussed the defense value chain alongside Colin Mahoney, senior vice president of international and […] More