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  • Orbital ATK to Repair Iraq’s Trainer Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Repair Iraq’s Trainer Aircraft

    The U.S. government has awarded Orbital ATK a contract to provide repair services for Iraq’s trainer aircraft. The contract covers the Iraqi air force’s five Cessna Caravans and 12 Cessna 172 Skyhawk planes, Orbital ATK said Thursday. Cary Ralston, vice president and general manager of defense electronic systems division at Orbital ATK’s defense systems group, […] More

  • Mitre Elects Former DoD Official Paul Kaminski to Board of Trustees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Elects Former DoD Official Paul Kaminski to Board of Trustees

    Paul Kaminski, a former Defense Department undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, has joined Mitre‘s board of trustees. The nonprofit said Thursday he currently serves as president and CEO of Technovation, a consulting company that helps clients develop business and investment strategies related to aerospace and defense technology. Jason Providakes, Mitre president and CEO, said Kaminski will contribute […] More

  • CTC Gets Cogswell Award for Security Practices; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Gets Cogswell Award for Security Practices; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won the Defense Security Service‘s 2017 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award in recognition of the company’s security practices that comply with National Industrial Security Program requirements. CTC said Thursday the award also recognizes company facilities that have supported other cleared facilities on the implementation of security strategies . “Concurrent Technologies […] More

  • Kate Schuelke Joins Seagate as SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kate Schuelke Joins Seagate as SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

    Kate Schuelke — formerly senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Intel‘s Altera Corp. subsidiary — has been appointed SVP, chief legal officer and corporate secretary at data storage company Seagate Technology. She will report to Seagate CEO and Chairman Steve Luczo and lead global security and government relations teams under her new roles, the […] More

  • David Zolet Named as LMI's Next President and CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Zolet Named as LMI’s Next President and CEO

    LMI, a federal government management consulting firm, announced Thursday that David W. Zolet, former executive vice president of CSC, will become its 11th president and chief executive officer. “We’re confident that Dave’s proven leadership and experience are just what LMI needs to grow and expand its mission to improve the management of government,” said Michael […] More

  • AT&T's Stacy Schwartz: Workforce Diversity Supports Tech Devt Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T’s Stacy Schwartz: Workforce Diversity Supports Tech Devt Efforts

    Stacy Schwartz, vice president of public safety within AT&T‘s government solutions business, told Federal News Radio in an interview published Tuesday she has worked to hire a diverse team within her organization to gain different perspectives on how to use and develop technology. “I think that does give us a competitive advantage, because we’re coming in to […] More

  • Orbital ATK Opens Satellite Engineering Facility in Arizona; Rick Kettner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Opens Satellite Engineering Facility in Arizona; Rick Kettner Comments

    Orbital ATK has opened a 60,000-square-foot engineering facility next to the company’s satellite assembly and testing hub in Gilbert, Arizona. The company said Wednesday it aims to create 155 full-time positions over the next five years through the expansion project that will increase Orbital ATK’s total footprint in Arizona to nearly 850,000 square feet. Rick Kettner, Orbital […] More

  • Leonardo, IMP Add CAE, Rockwell Collins, GE to Cormorant Helicopter Upgrade Industry Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo, IMP Add CAE, Rockwell Collins, GE to Cormorant Helicopter Upgrade Industry Team

    Three companies have joined Leonardo and IMP Aerospace & Defence as part of an industry team that aims to help modernize Canada’s fleet of EH101/CH-149 Cormorant helicopters designed for search-and-rescue missions. Team Cormorant is composed of Leonardo Helicopters, IMP, CAE and the Canadian businesses of Rockwell Collins and GE, Leonardo said Tuesday. The industry team also intends […] More

  • Cisco’s Carl De Groote: Highly Skilled Workforce, Automation Key to DoD’s Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco’s Carl De Groote: Highly Skilled Workforce, Automation Key to DoD’s Cybersecurity

    Carl De Groote, senior director for Defense Department programs at Cisco Systems, has said DoD should combine highly skilled cyber professionals with automated technology in efforts to protect its networks and data from cyber attacks and facilitate response to such threats. De Groote wrote in a guest piece for Signal Magazine he believes that automated machines can help combatant commands evaluate […] More

  • Kratos to Produce Aerial Target Systems Under Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Produce Aerial Target Systems Under Navy Contract Modification

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a $34.6 million contract modification for the low-rate initial production of subsonic aerial target drone systems. Kratos said Wednesday the fiscal 2017 LRIP is the first annual production order for the BQM-177A drone system. The company also secured a $2.5 million contractor logistics support contract […] More

  • BAE, Leonardo Enter Precision-Guided Munition Tech Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Leonardo Enter Precision-Guided Munition Tech Partnership

    BAE Systems and Leonardo have formed a partnership to further develop a family of precision-guided munitions for a range of weapons systems designed to help U.S. and allied forces counter land, maritime and aerial threats. The companies will work to adapt Leonardo’s family of precision-guided projectiles – Vulcano – for use with BAE’s Mk 45 […] More