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  • TechServe Alliance: 2016 IT and Engineering Employment Rises Year-Over-Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechServe Alliance: 2016 IT and Engineering Employment Rises Year-Over-Year

    A new study from the TechServe Alliance estimates the number of information technology and engineering jobs increased at respective year-to-year growth rates of 2.4 percent and 0.7 percent. The TechServe Alliance report published Wednesday says IT jobs have grown to 5,179,300 in December 2016 to represent an addition of 122,900 IT workers from the previous year’s final tally. Engineering employment has also […] More

  • General Dynamics Lands Smith & Wesson Gun Barrel Contract; James Debney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Lands Smith & Wesson Gun Barrel Contract; James Debney Comments

    A General Dynamics business unit has received a multi-year contract from Smith & Wesson to manufacture hammer-forged gun barrels for integration with the latter’s M&P pistol. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems will produce the gun barrels for the pistol that Smith & Wesson proposed to the U.S. Army in order to compete for the […] More

  • CGI, DB Schenker Extend Logistics Outsourcing Agreement; Par Fors Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI, DB Schenker Extend Logistics Outsourcing Agreement; Par Fors Comments

    CGI and DB Schenker have inked a four-year, $7.6 million outsourcing agreement to develop and manage applications for DB Schenker’s transport and logistics business. CGI will build applications intended to handle DB Schenker’s package and freight, CGI said Wednesday. “We see this new agreement as confirmation of the value we are delivering, and we look […] More

  • CGI to Help Scotland Capital City Update ICT Services Under $293M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI to Help Scotland Capital City Update ICT Services Under $293M Contract

    CGI will provide outsourced information and communications technology services to the city council of Edinburgh in Scotland under a seven-year, $293.4 million contract in support of the council’s shift toward digital services. The company said Monday the contract is part of efforts to modernize the Scottish capital’s ICT infrastructure that includes the online delivery of public services and automation of back-office processes. […] More

  • Reportstack: Health IT Outsourcing Market to See 9% Annual Growth Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reportstack: Health IT Outsourcing Market to See 9% Annual Growth Through 2019

    A new market report has projected an 8.60 percent compound annual growth rate for the healthcare and life sciences information technology outsourcing market from 2015 to 2019. Reportstack said Tuesday healthcare providers enlist third-party vendors to provide enterprise IT infrastructure and application management services. According to the report, cloud computing is among the outsourced technologies […] More

  • IBM to Open China-Based Financial Center; Shang Wenzhu Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Open China-Based Financial Center; Shang Wenzhu Comments

    IBM Corp. plans to open a Baohe, China-based financial innovation center, Anhui reported Thursday. Sha Qing writes the center will be built to facilitate financial outsourcing, international pan-financial data processing and online financial services. “We bring foreign advanced IT technology and integrate finance with more lines,” Shang Wenzhu, IBM general manager for China strategic cooperation […] More

  • Accenture, MIT Launch Employee Training Program; Mike Salvino Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture, MIT Launch Employee Training Program; Mike Salvino Comments

    Accenture has partnered with a Massachusetts Institute of Technology unit to start a training program for building knowledge and skills of Accenture employees on business processes and project management. The program is intended to guide employees in helping clients develop business strategies such as outsourcing and the first group of participants could be certified in […] More