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  • Tom Dimtsios Named Telos Corp. Information Security and Assurance Lead; David Hufnagel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Dimtsios Named Telos Corp. Information Security and Assurance Lead; David Hufnagel Comments

    Tom Dimtsios, former director of commercial consulting at Telos Corp., will now lead the Ashburn, Va. company’s information security and assurance practice, Telos said Thursday. Dimtsios has been at Telos since 1990 and has served as technical project manager for information protection services, senior enterprise security consultant and as a systems engineer focusing on defense communications. “In […] More

  • Thales Appoints New Leaders for Africa, Saudi Arabia and Export Posts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Appoints New Leaders for Africa, Saudi Arabia and Export Posts

    Thales has named three new executives to leadership posts around the world, including Saudi Arabia, Africa and the export sales unit, Thales said Thursday. Jean-Yves Tolot has been named vice president for Saudi Arabia where Thales has been active for 40 years, the company said. Tolot joined the firm in 2008 and most recently served […] More

  • Raytheon's Mike Crouse: All Org Stakeholders Have Role to Play in Data Protection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Mike Crouse: All Org Stakeholders Have Role to Play in Data Protection

    All components of an organization have a role to play in helping prevent security breaches by employees whether by accident or with intent, according to Mike Crouse, director of insider threat strategies at Raytheon. Crouse spoke to ExecutiveBiz to discuss the nature of the insider threat on the heels of the release of a company-commissioned […] More

  • Minda Suchan: Exelis Designed Sensor to ID Gases in 'Hard-to-Reach' Areas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Minda Suchan: Exelis Designed Sensor to ID Gases in ‘Hard-to-Reach’ Areas

    Exelis has finished a series of flight tests on a sensor and processing system the company built to detect potentially hazardous substances and gases by pointing in multiple directions. The company’s team in Rochester, N.Y. placed several types of materials around the region to evaluate how the sensor recorded and stored data for processing on board […] More

  • Lockheed Welcomes 28th Global F-16 Customer; Roderick McLean Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Welcomes 28th Global F-16 Customer; Roderick McLean Comments

    Lockheed Martin officially welcomed Romania to the group of countries that utilize the F-16 4th generation multi-role fighter, Lockheed said Wednesday. The Romanian Air Force will become the 28th F-16 customer when it receives 12 aircraft from Portugal in a third-party transfer. “We look forward to supporting Romania’s aircraft fleet modernization and establishing an enduring relationship as […] More

  • Kevin Westfall: Lockheed's 'Waterproof' UAV Built to Fly in Fixed-Wing, Tilt-Rotor Variants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Westfall: Lockheed’s ‘Waterproof’ UAV Built to Fly in Fixed-Wing, Tilt-Rotor Variants

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new small unmanned aerial vehicle that the company built to be waterproof and to function with autonomous flight, landing and fail-safe features. “Vector Hawk” weighs four pounds, has a four-inch vertical profile and a software-defined radio that works to help carry out mobile mesh networking tasks, the company said Tuesday. “The Vector […] More

  • Laurinda Pang Named EVP and CAO at Level 3 Communications; Jeff Storey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Laurinda Pang Named EVP and CAO at Level 3 Communications; Jeff Storey Comments

    Laurinda Pang, formerly chief human resources officer at Level 3 Communications firm, will succeed Thomas Stortz as executive vice president and chief administrative officer, the company said Tuesday. In her new role, Pang will be responsible for global company functions to include human resources, corporate strategy, corporate development, corporate communications and corporate social responsibility. Jeff Storey, president and […] More

  • Murray Sargant Joins Informatica as SVP of the Asia Pacific Region and Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Murray Sargant Joins Informatica as SVP of the Asia Pacific Region and Japan

    Murray Sargant, formerly a vice president at SuccessFactors, has been appointed Informatica SVP of the Asia Pacific region and Japan, the company said Monday. He will work out of the Hong Kong office and be responsible for business, sales and customer facing operations for the company. “To compete globally as well as regionally, companies in Asia Pacific require innovative data […] More

  • CenturyLink Breaks Through to Spring with Emboldened Presence in Arlington - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Breaks Through to Spring with Emboldened Presence in Arlington

    After forging through the Capitol area’s (extended) winter weather season, CenturyLink is heading into Spring with an updated shine and presence around the beltway. New rooftop and street-level canopy signs now adorn the firm’s federal government sales office in Arlington, displaying the CenturyLink name and pathways symbol brightly across the street from the Ballston Metro […] More