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  • Accenture Federal Arm Plans 300 New Jobs at San Antonio Tech Center to House SAP HANA Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Federal Arm Plans 300 New Jobs at San Antonio Tech Center to House SAP HANA Hub

    Accenture‘s U.S. federal government subsidiary plans to hire up to 300 workers by the end of 2016 as the business works to expand its technology and innovation center in San Antonio, Texas. The San Antonio facility will also house an organization dedicated to SAP‘s HANA in-memory technology platform designed to help users apply analytics in functions such as logistics, […] More

  • AECOM to Develop ‘Hyperloop’ Test Track for SpaceX Transport Pod Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM to Develop ‘Hyperloop’ Test Track for SpaceX Transport Pod Competition

    SpaceX has tapped AECOM to design and develop a Hyperloop test track for a SpaceX-hosted competition that aims to promote innovation among university students and speed up the development of Hyperloop prototypes. Hyperloop is a type of transport system that would travel up to 760 miles per hour through a network of air-cushioned pods and […] More

  • SAIC’s Tony Moraco to Keynote NVTC Titans Series Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC’s Tony Moraco to Keynote NVTC Titans Series Event

    Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., will deliver a speech at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s 2016 Titans Series event. Moraco will discuss his views on innovation and how he leads SAIC when it comes to the delivery of services to commercial and federal government clients, NVTC said Wednesday. Titans Series will be held at […] More

  • Booz Allen: Govt to See Increased Agile Processes, Cultural Shift in 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen: Govt to See Increased Agile Processes, Cultural Shift in 2016

    Booz Allen Hamilton predicts that lean processes for IT development and a shift toward a collaborative culture will drive government technology acquisitions in 2016. The company said Monday agile processes and partnerships with Silicon Valley are two trends that agencies will see as they work to meet mission requirements and reduce costs. “In the year ahead, agency leaders will […] More

  • William Perry: DoD Should Offer Industry Guidance Amid Consolidation Wave - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    William Perry: DoD Should Offer Industry Guidance Amid Consolidation Wave

    Former Defense Secretary William Perry has urged the Defense Department to offer “straightforward” advice to defense companies amid a flurry of merger and acquisition deals that he believes have substantially lessened market competition, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Sandra Erwin writes post-Cold War spending cuts at the department prompted Perry to convene a meeting with industry executives in […] More

  • DigitalGlobe: Budget, Innovation Framework Key for Govt-Industry Satellite Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe: Budget, Innovation Framework Key for Govt-Industry Satellite Partnerships

    DigitalGlobe has said it believes the U.S. government should develop innovation and budget management strategies to ensure continued partnership between commercial satellite services providers and their public-sector customers. In a blog article published Tuesday, the company cited the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s EnhancedView program as one example of how industry can help address the earth imagery needs of defense and intelligence […] More

  • Booz Allen-Xerox PARC Team to Eye Sensor Tech, Internet of Things - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen-Xerox PARC Team to Eye Sensor Tech, Internet of Things

    Booz Allen Hamilton and Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary have partnered to offer technical expertise to government and commercial organizations as both companies aim to help clients address their mission and business challenges. Michael Farber, a Booz Allen executive vice president, said Thursday the alliance will also explore strategies to integrate PARC’s sensor technology and printed electronics offerings into Booz […] More

  • CenturyLink CIO Bill Bradley Receives Global CIO Breakaway Leadership Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink CIO Bill Bradley Receives Global CIO Breakaway Leadership Award

    CenturyLink Chief Information Officer Bill Bradley has received a Global CIO Breakaway Leadership Award at the 2015 Global CIO Executive Summit in October. The company said Monday the award recognizes Bradley’s leadership in IT transformation initiatives and support for innovation. He helped modernize the IT organization through the use of Agile principles, workload migration to cloud, enterprisewide application services and workforce mobility, […] More

  • PSC Unveils Study of Federal CTO Role in Innovation Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC Unveils Study of Federal CTO Role in Innovation Efforts

    A new ongoing study by the Professional Services Council will focus on the emerging roles and responsibilities of chief technology officers at federal agencies, particularly in agency efforts to drive innovation. PSC said Monday its innovation committee co-chairs Robin Lineberger of Deloitte and Casey Coleman of Unisys will lead the study. “The results of this study will further our collective understanding […] More

  • Northrop to Present 4 New Microelectronics Tech at DARPA Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Present 4 New Microelectronics Tech at DARPA Forum

    Northrop Grumman will feature new microelectronics technologies at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s “Wait, What?” forum this week in support of the agency’s efforts to facilitate future technology. The company said Wednesday it will demonstrate four technologies that work toward DARPA’s goal of using innovation to bolster the national security mission. Northrop highlighted its development of terahertz […] More

  • Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups

    Washington-based business incubator 1776 has launched a $12.5 million seed fund for pre-Series A startups in the fields of education, energy, health, smart cities and transportation. The company said Tuesday it is looking to invest in early-stage businesses that can potentially disrupt regulated industries. “Technology is permeating the global economy and unmooring it from its industrial era […] More

  • ICF's Interactive Agency Wins Award for Work on Amway Website - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF’s Interactive Agency Wins Award for Work on Amway Website

    An ICF International business unit has received the 2014 Vendor of the Year for Innovation award from Amway for its work in developing the Amway MyBiz website and Amway Business Owners applications. ICF said Tuesday Amway awarded ICF Interactive the 2015 CIO Award earlier this year for its contributions in the MyBiz launch. The company utilized an agile development process, collaboration and […] More