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  • John McCumber Joins (ISC)2 as Cybersecurity Advocacy Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John McCumber Joins (ISC)2 as Cybersecurity Advocacy Director

    John McCumber, former director of Gartner‘s security and risk management consulting practice, has been named director of cybersecurity advocacy at The International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2. He will oversee (ISC)2’s partnership with government, academic and commercial organizations in efforts to promote public-private collaboration, cybersecurity curriculum and legislation designed to help address critical security […] More

  • Leidos’ Roger Krone to Headline NVTC Titans Series Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ Roger Krone to Headline NVTC Titans Series Event

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, will serve as a keynote speaker at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Titans Series event to be held on Oct. 13 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He will discuss his views on government market trends and the company’s innovation culture in his keynote address, NVTC said […] More

  • Cisco Donates Tech, Expertise to Mercy Corps Humanitarian Aid Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco Donates Tech, Expertise to Mercy Corps Humanitarian Aid Programs

    Cisco has pledged to donate expertise, technology and advisory services to Mercy Corps as part of a five-year, $10 million collaborative effort that seeks to accelerate the nonprofit organization’s delivery of humanitarian aid and development assistance worldwide. The partnership aims integrate digital platforms into programs that work to help improve quality of life of people facing crisis […] More

  • VC, Space Industry Vet Jeff Matthews Named Deloitte Specialist Leader - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VC, Space Industry Vet Jeff Matthews Named Deloitte Specialist Leader

    Jeff Matthews, formerly director of venture strategy and research at the Space Frontier Foundation, has joined Deloitte Consulting LLP as a specialist leader. Matthews will lead Deloitte’s space innovation and technology workforce advancement efforts, the company said Tuesday. “Jeff’s creative and collaborative work with leaders from startups, nonprofits, venture capital firms and industry organizations mirrors our own […] More

  • Former DHS Official Danny Toler Joins Acuity as Cyber Practice, Diplomatic Portfolio SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DHS Official Danny Toler Joins Acuity as Cyber Practice, Diplomatic Portfolio SVP

    Danny Toler, former acting assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security‘s cybersecurity and communications office, has been named senior vice president of diplomatic portfolio and cyber practice at Acuity. Reston, Virginia-based Acuity said Tuesday the more than 35-year federal service veteran will lead its cybersecurity practice and help drive expansion initiatives within the company’s foreign affairs business. […] More

  • Eric Fanning to Become Aerospace Industries Association President, CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eric Fanning to Become Aerospace Industries Association President, CEO

    Eric Fanning, formerly secretary of the U.S. Army, will succeed Dave Melcher as president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association beginning Jan. 1. “Eric will strengthen AIA’s position as the voice of the aerospace and defense industry, bringing continued attention and advocacy to key issues affecting civil aviation, space and defense,” Dennis Muilenburg, AIA chairman […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Training, C4ISR Systems at Air, Space & Cyber Conference; Dave Buss, Mike Twyman Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Demo Training, C4ISR Systems at Air, Space & Cyber Conference; Dave Buss, Mike Twyman Comment

    Cubic will exhibit a range of virtual and air combat training platforms at the three-day Air, Space & Cyber Conference that will kick off on Sept. 18 in National Harbor, Maryland. The company said Wednesday its mission solutions and global defense businesses will demonstrate several training tools such as Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation training platforms, Social […] More

  • Deborah Lee James Joins Cybersecurity Tech Firm 3eTI as Special Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deborah Lee James Joins Cybersecurity Tech Firm 3eTI as Special Adviser

    Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has been named a special adviser at Ultra Electronics‘ 3eTI cybersecurity business. The more than 30-year public and private sector veteran will offer advice on 3eTI’s efforts to design and implement defense-related programs, the company said Tuesday. She also seeks to apply her national security experience to help drive the company’s innovation programs […] More

  • Janus to Provide Security for Malaysia-Based Int'l Company's Oil Exploration in Central Iraq - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Janus to Provide Security for Malaysia-Based Int’l Company’s Oil Exploration in Central Iraq

    Janus Global Operations will provide security and risk management services in support of a Malaysia-based international oil company’s central Iraq operations under a two-year contract. JGO said Wednesday it will assign 600 employees to perform contract work to support the customer’s personnel as part of oil exploration activities in central Iraq. Matt Kaye, CEO at JGO, stated that […] More

  • Mark Keeler Added to NVTC Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Keeler Added to NVTC Board of Directors

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council has appointed to its board of directors five senior executives from government technology contractors. Mark Keeler, acting president of intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems, is one of the five new members of NVTC’s board, the council said Tuesday. Keeler previously served as head of the I&S sector’s integrated electronics and warfare […] More

  • Retired Air Force Gen. Ronald Keys Appointed to SPA Board; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Retired Air Force Gen. Ronald Keys Appointed to SPA Board; William Vantine Comments

    Ronald Keys, owner of management consulting services company RK Solution Enterprises and a retired U.S. Air Force general, has joined the board of directors at Systems Planning and Analysis. SPA said Keys helped provide operational context for the Alexandria, Virginia-based contractor’s support work at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and pilot experience-level research efforts […] More

  • ManTech, Kaplan University Partner for Employees' Cybersecurity Education; Kevin Phillips Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech, Kaplan University Partner for Employees’ Cybersecurity Education; Kevin Phillips Comments

    ManTech International has picked Kaplan University to administer cyber programs that are geared toward Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification or bachelor’s and master’s degrees in cybersecurity for the company’s employees. The Kaplan courses will be tailored to ManTech personnel and offered online, the company announced Monday. “The best weapons in the cyber domain are knowledge […] More