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  • NNSA Receives Final Turbine Blades for Siemens-Built Wind Farm; Judy Marks on Gov't Energy Goals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NNSA Receives Final Turbine Blades for Siemens-Built Wind Farm; Judy Marks on Gov’t Energy Goals

    The National Nuclear Security Administration has received the final wind turbines for a wind farm in Amarillo, Texas that is being built by Siemens Government Technologies, the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal business organization. Siemens has set the operational date for the Pantex Renewable Energy Project as July 31, 2014 — nearly a year after NNSA and […] More

  • Carlos Fernandes Named Director of the Cybersecurity Center at Salient Federal; Bill Parker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carlos Fernandes Named Director of the Cybersecurity Center at Salient Federal; Bill Parker Comments

    Carlos Fernandes has been named director of Salient Federal Solutions’ cybersecurity center of excellence where he will be responsible for the company’s cybersecurity strategy and growing the innovations offered by the CSCoE, Salient said Thursday. Fernandes served as founder, managing principal and CEO of cybersecurity consulting services company Agile Cyber Security Solutions prior to the Salient […] More

  • Chuck Brooks: New Software, Tools Push Agencies to Make Documents Electronic - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chuck Brooks: New Software, Tools Push Agencies to Make Documents Electronic

    Government agencies are increasingly looking to adopt practices of their counterparts in the private sector for taking paper documents and transforming them into an electronic format, according to Chuck Brooks, vice president and client executive for the Department of Homeland Security at Xerox. A former legislative affairs director for DHS’ science and technology directorate, Brooks […] More

  • CSC, HCL Technologies to Create App Modernization Delivery Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSC, HCL Technologies to Create App Modernization Delivery Network

    Computer Sciences Corp. and HCL Technologies are partnering to create an application modernization delivery network that is intended to help clients transition into a cloud computing platform. The team’s first delivery centers will be based in Bangalore and Chennai and the companies plan to share cloud application modernization revenue and direct costs, CSC announced Wednesday. “Enterprises today […] More

  • Leonard Genna: L-3's Intl Customers Want 'Live Virtual Constructive' Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonard Genna: L-3’s Intl Customers Want ‘Live Virtual Constructive’ Tech

    L-3 Communications‘ international customers are increasingly seeking to acquire simulation systems that multiple people can participate in as they want to create a virtual battlespace for training, L-3 Link Simulation & Training President Leonard Genna told Defense News in an interview published Monday. Genna described the goal of the “live virtual constructive” scenarios as being able […] More

  • Jeff Trauberman on his Work With Boeing's Cyber Engagement Center & the Role of Commercial Tech in the US Space Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Trauberman on his Work With Boeing’s Cyber Engagement Center & the Role of Commercial Tech in the US Space Program

    Jeff Trauberman oversees a diverse set of programs and projects at Boeing in his role as vice president of space, intelligence and missile defense for government operations. The nearly two-decade company veteran overviewed his roles and responsibilities in a July 2012 conversation with ExecutiveBiz, where he also gave insight into the company’s push for a […] More

  • Ian Dix Named VP of Business Marketing at CenturyLink - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ian Dix Named VP of Business Marketing at CenturyLink

    Ian Dix has been named vice president for business marketing at CenturyLink where he is responsible for the business solutions group’s product, program and field marketing. Prior to CenturyLink, the more than 25-year marketing veteran served as senior vice president of marketing and market development at Trilogy Software. Dix was chief marketing officer at Xtendwave, SafeNet […] More

  • MTSI Reveals 'Defense-Grade' Turnkey Threat Intell Tool; Jim Blom Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI Reveals ‘Defense-Grade’ Turnkey Threat Intell Tool; Jim Blom Comments

    Modern Technology Solutions Inc. and GuardTime have unveiled a new keyless signature infrastructure appliance that is intended to gather threat intelligence and help users respond to incidents. GuardView Videri is built to comply with security standards set by the Defense Department and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the companies said Monday. Jim Blom, president of Guardtime USA, said the company […] More

  • Poland to Buy $76M in Exelis Air Traffic Mgmt Radars - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Poland to Buy $76M in Exelis Air Traffic Mgmt Radars

    Exelis has been awarded a $76 million contract from Poland’s government covering air traffic navigation radars and services as the country seeks to facilitate standardization within its own armed forces and with NATO allies. Poland intends to have 14 Exelis-built radars upon completion of the contract and further build up its mobile ground control approach capabilities […] More

  • Ball Aerospace to Test Laser Weapons for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace to Test Laser Weapons for Air Force

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has won a $9,133,111 contract to help the U.S. Air Force evaluate damage capabilities of laser weapons and target system vulnerabilities. The company is receiving $731,000 in fiscal 2013 research and development funds at the time of award for work under the Advanced Laser Effects Research program, the Defense Department said Thursday. Four […] More