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  • Nick Hutchinson Named BD Director for Parsons' Transportation Unit; Mike Johnson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nick Hutchinson Named BD Director for Parsons’ Transportation Unit; Mike Johnson Comments

    Nick Hutchinson has been appointed business development director within the transportation business unit at Parsons, the company announced Thursday. Hutchinson, who is based in the company’s Washington office, has been with Parsons since 1997 and most recently served as director of operations for shared services. In the new position, he will be responsible for building […] More

  • Lisa Davis to Head Communications for Northrop's Electronic Systems Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lisa Davis to Head Communications for Northrop’s Electronic Systems Sector

    Lisa Davis, formerly corporate affairs vice president of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals‘ MedImmune biologics arm, will join Northrop Grumman as VP of communications for its electronic systems business on June 18. Davis will be part of Northrop’s communications council and electronic systems management team and oversee the planning and implementation of communication strategies, the company said Thursday. “Lisa brings extensive leadership experience […] More

  • JLL Appoints 34 New Int'l Directors; Colin Dyer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    JLL Appoints 34 New Int’l Directors; Colin Dyer Comments

    JLL has named 34 new international directors across its global offices and the LaSalle Investment Management subsidiary for their services to clients, corporate growth, teamwork and collaboration. Colin Dyer, JLL CEO, said Wednesday the company made the appointments as part of its push to increase JLL’s global presence and market position. The new international directors are grouped by […] More

  • Air Force Vet Bill Tart to Lead ASRC Federal's UAS Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Vet Bill Tart to Lead ASRC Federal’s UAS Initiative

    Bill Tart, formerly director of the U.S. Air Force‘s remotely piloted aircraft division, has joined ASRC Federal as director of the company’s unmanned aerial systems initiative. Tart holds more than 24 years of experience with Air Force programs and led the branch’s UAS programs in his previous role there, ASRC Federal said Thursday. “Bill’s extensive […] More

  • Ted Davies, President of Unisys Federal Systems, Elected ACT-IAC Exec Vice Chair - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ted Davies, President of Unisys Federal Systems, Elected ACT-IAC Exec Vice Chair

    Ted Davies, Unisys corporate vice president and president of its federal systems unit, has been appointed executive vice chairman at the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council. He is slated to be named as the nonprofit organization’s board chairman next year, Unisys announced Friday. “ACT/IAC plays a unique role in facilitating the collaboration between government […] More

  • James Fowler, Jason Hanson, Thomas Westrick Selected for GE VP Roles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Fowler, Jason Hanson, Thomas Westrick Selected for GE VP Roles

    General Electric has promoted James Fowler as vice president of the firm’s capital business and appointed Jason Hanson and Thomas Westrick to VP roles at its healthcare unit. Fowler, a 14-year GE veteran, has held information technology leadership positions within the company’s power and water, corporate and aviation subsidiaries, GE said Friday. Westrick, who joined […] More

  • Banking IT Security, Client Management Issues Highlighted in Verizon-Hosted Panel Discussion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Banking IT Security, Client Management Issues Highlighted in Verizon-Hosted Panel Discussion

    A panel of financial industry experts gathered at a Verizon-sponsored event Tuesday in New York to discuss technology and customer relationship issues facing retail banking and wealth management companies. Verizon said Wednesday that Niti Badarinath, head of mobile and money movement at US Bank, and Chandan Sharma, global managing director of financial services at Verizon, […] More

  • Intel Deploys ‘Smart City’ Tech in San Jose - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Deploys ‘Smart City’ Tech in San Jose

    Intel Corp. and San Jose, California have partnered to kick off a clean technology pilot program in the city in an effort to further economic growth, environmental sustainability and job creation. San Jose has installed a network of sensors using an Intel-built gateway for the Internet of Things with a Quark processor as part of […] More

  • DLT Unveils Cloud Product Navigation Initiative; Rick Marcotte Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT Unveils Cloud Product Navigation Initiative; Rick Marcotte Comments

    DLT Solutions has launched a fresh initiative for public sector customers to search for cloud computing products, services and contract vehicles. The Cloud Navigator is developed to provide users with access to various offerings, managed services, contracts, pay-as-you-go billing, account management and back office services, DLT said Wednesday. “In 2011, we introduced the DLT cloud […] More

  • LexisNexis Unveils New Business Risk Assessment Tool; Tom Brown Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LexisNexis Unveils New Business Risk Assessment Tool; Tom Brown Comments

    LexisNexis Risk Solutions has introduced a new offering to help clients identify and evaluate potential risks to their businesses. The Business Risk Information tool works to connect public sources, business repositories and patent-pending architecture, LexisNexis said Wednesday. “Now our customers will have greater coverage of smaller businesses and associated people and greater accuracy through our […] More

  • Loren Thompson: Jerry DeMuro Emphasizes Cash Flow, Shareholder Value as BAE's US Chief - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Loren Thompson: Jerry DeMuro Emphasizes Cash Flow, Shareholder Value as BAE’s US Chief

    Gerard “Jerry” DeMuro, president and CEO of BAE Systems‘ U.S . subsidiary, has implemented strategic initiatives since taking the helm in February with the aim of helping the business maintain a steady cash flow and shareholder value, Forbes reported Tuesday. DeMuro joined BAE Systems Inc. from General Dynamics as defense spending cuts were starting to hit the […] More

  • Lockheed Updates the Marine Corps Air Operation System; Rob Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Updates the Marine Corps Air Operation System; Rob Smith Comments

    Lockheed Martin has finished modernization work on the Marine Corps system used to coordinate all flying operations, Lockheed said Wednesday. The Theater Battle Management Core System, originally developed by Lockheed Martin, links the command and control systems for all of the U.S. service branches to create a synchronized air battle management system. “Replacing 18 years […] More