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  • Parsons Transfers Corporate HQ to Washington Metro Area; Chuck Harrington Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Transfers Corporate HQ to Washington Metro Area; Chuck Harrington Quoted

    Parsons has decided to transfer its corporate headquarters from Pasadena, Calif., to the Washington, D.C. area in line with the company“™s growth efforts in critical infrastructure, intelligence and defense markets. Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, said in a statement published Thursday the move seeks to support the company“™s concentration of employees in the Washington capital region and is driven by investments, acquisitions and other strategic actions in the past decade.

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  • Genesys Works Expands IT Internship Program to National Capital Region; George Newstrom Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Genesys Works Expands IT Internship Program to National Capital Region; George Newstrom Comments

    Genesys Works has expanded its information technology internship program for high school students from low-income families to Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The non-profit organization will collaborate with Fairfax County public schools to carry out the expansion which was made possible partly through AT&T‘s $500,000 contribution, Genesys said Monday. George Newstrom, Dell Services Federal Government vice […] More

  • Gerald Carlson Appointed KPMG DC Area Managing Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gerald Carlson Appointed KPMG DC Area Managing Partner

    Gerald Carlson will serve as managing partner for KPMG LLP‘s operations in the Washington area starting Dec. 1. and will oversee 2,500 employees in six offices, BizJournals reported Wednesday. Kelsey Koenen writes that Carlson will succeed Candace Duncan, who has announced her retirement from the firm after a 35-year career. Duncan has led Washington operations since […] More

  • Turner Construction Begins Work On Disabled Veterans Memorial In DC - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Turner Construction Begins Work On Disabled Veterans Memorial In DC

    Turner Construction Company has begun work on the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in downtown Washington, D.C., that was designed to commemorate the disabled veterans of the military. For the memorial, Turner Construction will create a star-shaped reflecting pool and four-inch walls that will have quotations and imagery that represent veterans’ experiences, the company […] More

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  • QinetiQ NA to Display Robotic Systems at Unmanned Tech Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ NA to Display Robotic Systems at Unmanned Tech Forum

    QinetiQ North America will display its portfolio of remotely-operated robots at an upcoming event in Washington hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. This year’s AUVSI Unmanned Systems exhibition is scheduled for Aug. 12 through Aug. 15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, QNA said Tuesday. QNA will host an booth to […] More

  • D.C. Tech Community Shares Ideas on How to Draw New Business to Area - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    D.C. Tech Community Shares Ideas on How to Draw New Business to Area

    Members from the D.C. technology community recently sent a letter to city officials with recommendations on how to promote small business expansion around the area, The Washington Post reports. The move mirrors the D.C. Council’s upcoming decision on whether or not to allow a $32.5 million tax credit for the web-based firm, LivingSocial, which if […] More

  • NJVC Raises $26K for USO; Jody Tedesco Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NJVC Raises $26K for USO; Jody Tedesco Comments

    NJVC announced Wednesday it raised $26,300 to benefit the USO Metropolitan Washington and USO of Missouri, Inc. The money was generated through its 10th annual golf tournament on May 7 at Belmont Country Club in Ashburn, Va. The Vienna, Va.-based firm said the event attracted more than 140 participants ranging from service men and women […] More

  • Battelle to Feature Geology Experiment At DC Science, Engineering Expo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle to Feature Geology Experiment At DC Science, Engineering Expo

    Battelle will feature a geology experiment at its booth during a science and engineering conference Saturday and Sunday in Washington, the institute announced Wednesday. The USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo will occur at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Thirty-five employees will attend the free festival, which is expected to attract more than 750,000 […] More

  • Dell, Red Cross Launch Social Media Operations Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell, Red Cross Launch Social Media Operations Center

    Dell and the American Red Cross have launched a digital operations center at the Red Cross“™ national disaster operations center in Washington. The center is the first social media-based operation focused on humanitarian relief, demonstrating the role social media plays in emergency situations. Dell said the center is modeled after its social media listening command […] More

  • Dell to Support Navy Submarines with Engineering, Management - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell to Support Navy Submarines with Engineering, Management

    Dell’s federal government unit, Dell Services Federal Government, has won a $9,786,225 contract modification to support Ohio and Trident class submarines. The Pentagon announced Dell will provide program management, engineering, logistics and financial management. Dell will complete the work in Washington by February 2012. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington is the contracting activity. More

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  • Northrop to Present at U.S. Army Expo on Military Radar, Tech Advances - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Present at U.S. Army Expo on Military Radar, Tech Advances

    Northrop Grumman will brief reporters on its advances in developing and producing U.S. military systems at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Oct. 12, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Topics will include the Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar, Common Infrared Countermeasures, the Heterogeneous Airborne […] More

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