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  • David Wennergren: Agencies Need IT-Savvy Acquisition Personnel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Wennergren: Agencies Need IT-Savvy Acquisition Personnel

    David Wennergren, senior vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council, believes government agencies need what he called information technology-savvy acquisition professionals to achieve their goals, FCW reported Friday. Wennergren said the government lacks enough federal technology professionals to perform IT development works at present, Sean Lyngaas and Mark Rockwell report. He told FCW […] More

  • PSC, California Tech Council Partner to Help Early-Stage GovCon Firms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC, California Tech Council Partner to Help Early-Stage GovCon Firms

    The Professional Services Council has teamed up with the California Technology Council in an effort to help early-stage firms and entrepreneurs offer their technological platforms and services to federal agencies through the government procurement process. The memorandum of understanding calls for PSC and CTC to collaborate through content development and participation in each other’s events, PSC […] More

  • Executive Profile: Joseph Chioda, Business Development VP at BAE Systems Inc. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Joseph Chioda, Business Development VP at BAE Systems Inc.

    Joseph Chioda serves as vice president of business development for the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., the British defense and aerospace company’s U.S. subsidiary. He has nearly three decades of corporate development, project management, strategy and planning, business capture and software development experience in the defense sector. In his current role, Chioda is responsible […] More

  • 2015 Washington Govcon Award Finalists Unveiled, Paul Lombardi to Get Hall of Fame Induction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2015 Washington Govcon Award Finalists Unveiled, Paul Lombardi to Get Hall of Fame Induction

    The Professional Services Council and Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce have named the finalists for government contracting vendor and executive honors at the 13th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Nov. 5. PSC said Thursday the awards recognize the leadership, commitment and innovation of businesses and leaders in the Washington metropolitan area’s government contracting community. “Each year we are privileged […] More

  • Stan Soloway to Leave PSC President, CEO Roles; Ellen Glover Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stan Soloway to Leave PSC President, CEO Roles; Ellen Glover Comments

    Stan Soloway has announced plans to leave the Professional Services Council after 15 years as president and CEO of the trade association that represents several government contractors. Soloway said Wednesday he will continue to serve in his roles until the organization finds a replacement and begins the transition process. Anne Altman, general manager at IBM […] More

  • GovCon Orgs Raise Their Concerns on WH Regulation Compliance Costs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Orgs Raise Their Concerns on WH Regulation Compliance Costs

    The Aerospace Industries Association, Information Technology Industry Council, National Defense Industrial Association and Professional Services Council believe that recent executive orders on government contracting have increased the cost of compliance to regulations for the sector. In a letter sent Aug. 3 to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, the […] More

  • David Wennergren: Cyber Strategy Needs Info Sharing, Security Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Wennergren: Cyber Strategy Needs Info Sharing, Security Components

    David Wennergren, senior vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council, has cited data sharing and security as among what he sees as necessary elements for a cyber strategy. Wennergren, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, wrote in an opinion piece for FCW published Thursday that a focus on “secure information sharing” […] More

  • PV Puvvada Gets 2015 Eagle Award for Federal IT Work; David Wennergren Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PV Puvvada Gets 2015 Eagle Award for Federal IT Work; David Wennergren Comments

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal systems business, has received Federal Computer Week’s Eagle Award as the industry recipient for 2015 for his work in federal government information technology. Unisys said Monday Puvvada has led the company’s IT programs with agencies such as the Justice Department, General Services Administration and Internal Revenue Service. He has also contributed his […] More

  • IBM Vet Anne Altman Appointed to SPX Board; Christopher Kearney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Vet Anne Altman Appointed to SPX Board; Christopher Kearney Comments

    Anne Altman, general manager of U.S. federal and government industries at IBM, has been appointed a member of the board of directors at manufacturing firm SPX Corp. and will serve a three-year term. SPX Chairman, President and CEO Christopher Kearney said Monday Altman brings experience in marketing, workforce optimization and organizational management. “Drawing on her many years of experience with IBM, Anne is well […] More

  • Neil Albert on OASIS as 'Potential Catalyst' for MCR and Potential Acquisition Reform Initiatives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neil Albert on OASIS as ‘Potential Catalyst’ for MCR and Potential Acquisition Reform Initiatives

    Neil Albert, vice chairman of MCR LLC, oversees strategic operations at the McLean, Va.-based professional services contractor and led the company as CEO from 1999 to 2012. Albert previously spoke to ExecutiveBiz one year ago to overview his 26-year career at MCR and discuss the evolution of the GovCon market during his almost three decades of […] More

  • Professional Services Council Buys TechAmerica Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Professional Services Council Buys TechAmerica Foundation

    The Professional Services Council purchased the TechAmerica Foundation from CompTIA in a deal that sees the foundation’s annual Vision Forecast and Conference and other initiatives continue under the auspices of the PSC. “As we evaluated our strategic direction, we recognized that the activities of the TechAmerica Foundation could be better served by an organization aligned to […] More

  • ICF's Ellen Glover Re-Elected PSC Chair, Committee Shuffles Exec Panel and Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF’s Ellen Glover Re-Elected PSC Chair, Committee Shuffles Exec Panel and Board

    Ellen Glover, an executive vice president at ICF International, has been reappointed chairwoman of the board of directors of the Professional Services Council. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture Federal Services, and Kathleen Flanagan, president and CEO of Abt Associates, were respectively re-elected as vice chair and secretary, PSC said Thursday. Twelve executives from […] More