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  • Bluestone Invests in Open-Source Developer CTI; John Allen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bluestone Invests in Open-Source Developer CTI; John Allen Quoted

    Private equity firm Bluestone Investment Partners has made an investment of an undisclosed amount in CTI, a technology company that uses open-source architecture systems for military and security software. CTI develops advanced military and security systems meant to support command and control, electronic warfare and other operations, Bluestone said Tuesday. John Allen, managing partner of […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellows Unveil New Paper on National Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellows Unveil New Paper on National Security

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has commissioned a paper that explores the premises and the country’s core strengths and how they help shape the strategies, processes and institutions related to U.S. national security. The paper “gives us a more complete strategic picture, which can inform our research and development decisions affecting military capabilities,” […] More

  • SparkCognition to Help DoD's Innovation Unit Develop AI Tech for Air Force Enterprise Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SparkCognition to Help DoD’s Innovation Unit Develop AI Tech for Air Force Enterprise Processes

    SparkCognition has received a contract from the Defense Department‘s innovation office to provide artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to support the U.S. Air Force‘s planning, programming, budgeting and execution system. The company said Thursday it will carry out the first stage of Project Quantum to help quantitatively augment decision-making for senior officials under the contract with Defense […] More

  • John Allen, Michael Griffin, Samuel Locklear Named Senior Fellows at Johns Hopkins APL - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Allen, Michael Griffin, Samuel Locklear Named Senior Fellows at Johns Hopkins APL

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has appointed Michael Griffin, chairman and CEO of Schafer Corp., as well as military veterans John Allen and Samuel Locklear as APL senior fellows. APL said Tuesday Allen, Griffin and Locklear bring leadership and expertise to the lab’s senior fellows program that seeks to address the priorities of U.S. military leaders and senior […] More

  • Profile: John Allen, CEO and Co-Founder of Bluestone Capital Partners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Profile: John Allen, CEO and Co-Founder of Bluestone Capital Partners

    John Allen serves as CEO and co-founder of Bluestone Capital Partners, where he directs customer relationships, daily operations and strategic planning. Allen was co-owner of Windsor Group until its acquisition by BB&T Corp. in 2005 before he co-founded Bluestone. He also founded Windsor Capital Partners Fund I after he served as president of Quarterdeck Investment […] More