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HighPointâ€™s Cal Shintani: GSA, USDA Make Strides in Customer Experience Through Centers of Excellence

Cal Shintani, chief growth officer at HighPoint Global, has said there are signs of improvement in the federal governmentâ€™s effort to build up customer experience. Shintani wrote in an article that there are reports that show progress in customer experience and one of those is the Government CX InsightsÂ report, which found that citizen experience scores […] More

by Jane Edwards June 27, 2018, 5:40 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govt Should Leverage Commercial Tech for Satcom Architecture Integration

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy forÂ Inmarsat Government, has saidÂ the government should direct appropriations toward efforts that leverage commercial satellite communication platforms to establish an integrated satcom architecture. â€œFor 2019, a strong leadership is needed to apply funding resources to take full advantage of the forward-looking architecture that commercial satellite operators […] More

by Jane Edwards June 27, 2018, 5:00 am
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CTC, Sciaky Form Metal Additive Manufacturing Partnership; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â has partnered with aÂ Phillips Service Industries subsidiary to help customers develop and engineer metallic structures through the use of a three-dimensional printing technology. CTC said Tuesday itÂ will offer Sciaky‘s Electron Beam AdditiveÂ ManufacturingÂ technology in efforts to address a demand forÂ large-scale 3D-printed metal components. EBAM is designed to process nickel, tantalum andÂ titanium-based alloys used […] More

by Joanna Crews June 27, 2018, 4:02 am
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ECS Selected for 2018 ‘Top Workplace’ Award; George Wilson Comments

ECS FederalÂ has landed a spot on The Washington Post’s list of the top places to work in the D.C. metropolitan area for the fifth consecutive year. Fairfax, Va.-based ECSÂ said MondayÂ itsÂ employees completed anÂ Energage-administered survey on workplace culture and values as part of the selection process for 2018 Top Workplaces awardees. George Wilson, president of ECS and […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers June 26, 2018, 9:38 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview With Diane Gongaware, VP of U.S. Public Sector Services at Cisco Systems, Inc.

ExecutiveBiz talked with Diane Gongaware, vice president of U.S. Public Sector Services at Cisco Systems, about federal cybersecurity challenges, the governmentâ€™s progress in adopting the cloud and what products Cisco will be launching soon. “Agencies need an architectural, not piecemeal, approach that will allow them to leverage each area of the whole enterprise, like data […] More

by Jason Scott June 26, 2018, 8:30 am
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CACI Among ‘Top Workplaces’ in Greater Washington Region for 2018; Ken Asbury Comments

The Washington Post has listedÂ CACI International under the large company category of the publication’s 2018 list of top workplaces in the greater Washington, D.C., area. CACIÂ said Monday the recognition marks its fourth consecutive year on the list that was based on workforce surveys at 300 firms operating within the region. The Arlington, Va-based company has […] More

by Nichols Martin June 26, 2018, 4:18 am
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American Systemsâ€™ Peter Whitfield Gets Virginia Business CFO Award; Peter Smith Comments

Peter Whitfield, chief financial officer at American Systems, has won the Virginia Business magazineâ€™s CFO awardÂ in the large private company category in recognition of his financial knowhow and commitment to the financial community. Whitfield was chosen from a set of seven finalists and honored at the magazineâ€™s gala ceremony held Wednesday, June 20, in Richmond, […] More

by Jane Edwards June 26, 2018, 1:13 am
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Noblis Makes List of Washington Metro Region’s Top Workplaces for 5th Straight Year; Jean Cain Comments

NoblisÂ has been named to The Washington Postâ€™s annual list of 150 top workplaces in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for five years in a row. The nonprofit science and technology services providerâ€™s inclusion in the list is based on the results of an employee survey that looks at execution, alignment and other areas of workplace […] More

by Jane Edwards June 25, 2018, 5:47 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

ICF Receives $50M Air Force Cyber Support Order; Randy James Comments

ICF has secured a potential $50 million task order to provide enterprisewide technical, programmatic and advisory services for theÂ U.S. Air Force‘s cyber function realignment effort. The companyÂ said Thursday it will help transition the service branch’s primary cyberspace responsibilities from the Air Force Space Command to the Air Combat Command as part of the task order […] More

by Monica Jackson June 22, 2018, 12:40 pm
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Ken Asbury: CACI to Continue Federal IT Operations Support Through Alliant 2 GWAC

CACI International plans to offer a range of information technology services to the federal government through the Arlington, Va.-based contractor’s position on the potential 10-year, $50 billion Alliant 2Â contract vehicle the General Services Administration awarded in November 2017. The company said ThursdayÂ it aims to support customer agencies in the IT operations and maintenance, cybersecurity, cloud […] More

by Joanna Crews June 22, 2018, 5:30 am
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AECOM to Support US Navy Facility Construction Project in Australia; Vern Kuehn Comments

AECOM has landed a potential $24 millionÂ contract to help the U.S. Navy build anÂ aircraft parking apron and support facilities at a military air base located in Darwin, Australia. The companyÂ said ThursdayÂ it will construct four airfield-rated concrete, paved parking spots; install fourÂ Type III fuel hydrant pits; and relocateÂ existing fuel isolation valve pits at the Royal […] More

by Nichols Martin June 22, 2018, 3:42 am
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Hortonworksâ€™ Shaun Bierweiler on Enterprise Open Sourceâ€™s Security Edge Over Proprietary Software

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector atÂ Hortonworks, told Datanami in an interview published Tuesday about the advantage of adopting an open approach to technology development in the big data space. â€œWhen you think about integration points, and the various technologies and players coming to market, if you donâ€™t have an open approach and […] More

by Jane Edwards June 21, 2018, 11:30 am