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  • Pentagon Leaders, Trade Associations Discuss Defense Industry's Environment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pentagon Leaders, Trade Associations Discuss Defense Industry’s Environment

    Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall met with three defense trade associations in an effort to understand and address issues that affect the aerospace and defense industry. CEOs and senior executives from the National Defense Industrial Association, Aerospace Industries Association and the Professional Services Council discussed acquisition and budget challenges within the […] More

  • Grant Thornton: Gov't CIOs Face Challenges in IT Workforce, Management, Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton: Gov’t CIOs Face Challenges in IT Workforce, Management, Processes

    Grant Thornton‘s public sector business has released two annual surveys that show government information technology executives want to boost IT workforce recruitment and address challenges in IT infrastructure, management and processes. The advisory firm said Monday its Delivering Results While Preparing for Transition survey focused on 41 federal agency CIOs and other IT officials while The Adaptable […] More

  • Joni Fernbaugh Joins Noblis as Business Dev't Director; Pat Brosey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joni Fernbaugh Joins Noblis as Business Dev’t Director; Pat Brosey Comments

    Joni Fernbaugh, formerly director of strategic and clinical programs at IMS Health, has been named director of business development at Noblis. Fernbaugh will also serve as a subject matter expert for the nonprofit science and technology organization’s health innovation-related missions, Noblis said March 7. “Her practical experience managing oversight of federal health strategic planning and operations […] More

  • Former PSC Head Stan Soloway Forms Celero Strategies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former PSC Head Stan Soloway Forms Celero Strategies

    Stan Soloway, formerly CEO of the Professional Services Council, has founded Celero Strategies LLC in an effort to help companies grow their federal market presence. Soloway said Monday “Celero will be focused on helping companies adapt to and succeed” in a market that he describes as “undergoing massive changes.” “We have also built a unique […] More

  • PSC, TECNA Forge Public-Private Sector Collaboration; Skip Newberry, Stan Soloway Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC, TECNA Forge Public-Private Sector Collaboration; Skip Newberry, Stan Soloway Comment

    The Professional Services Council and the Technology Councils of North America have partnered to help coordinate policies and form business relationships between the private and public sectors. Stan Soloway, president and CEO of PSC, said in a statement released Tuesday the alliance will assist member associations of TECNA in their federally focused programs. “[They] will […] More

  • Unisys’ PV Puvvada Gets 2015 FedScoop Industry Leadership Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ PV Puvvada Gets 2015 FedScoop Industry Leadership Award

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal systems business, has received FedScoop’s Industry Leadership award in recognition of his work in the field of federal information technology, FedScoop reported Friday. FedScoop founder and CEO Goldy Kamali presented the awards in nine categories to 50 industry and government leaders in the federal IT sector during an awards ceremony held Thursday at […] More

  • Paul Lombardi, Stan Soloway Inducted Into Hall of Fame at Greater Washington GovCon Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Lombardi, Stan Soloway Inducted Into Hall of Fame at Greater Washington GovCon Awards

    Former DynCorp International CEO Paul Lombardi and Stan Soloway, the departing president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, have been inducted into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Hall of Fame. Other winning executives and companies at the 13th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards were named in a ceremony held Thursday. The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and Professional […] More

  • Paul Lombardi to be Inducted Into Greater Washington GovCon Hall of Fame - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Lombardi to be Inducted Into Greater Washington GovCon Hall of Fame

    The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council will induct former DynCorp President and CEO Paul Lombardi into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony that will be held Nov. 5, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Lombardi began his career with the McLean, Virginia-based defense company as […] 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

  • PSC: Congress Should Offer Contractors Reimbursement Funds If Gov't Shuts Down - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC: Congress Should Offer Contractors Reimbursement Funds If Gov’t Shuts Down

    The Professional Services Council has called on Congress to introduce an appropriations bill that would include language to reimburse federal contractors for their support services in the event of a U.S. government shutdown. PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway said in a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations committees that a law enacted during […] More

  • Eagle Ray CEO Babs Doherty to Serve on PSC CEO Search Panel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eagle Ray CEO Babs Doherty to Serve on PSC CEO Search Panel

    Babs Doherty, president and CEO of information technology contractor Eagle Ray, has been selected to serve as a member of the CEO search committee of the Professional Services Council. Doherty will work with Anne Altman, general manager at IBM, in PSC’s efforts to find a successor for the trade group’s departing President and CEO Stan Soloway, Eagle […] More