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  • DHS Opens Application Period on Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Opens Application Period on Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative for 2017

    The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications from current undergraduate and graduate students who are interested to join the 2017 Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative that aims to develop and expand the agency’s future cybersecurity workforce. DHS said Dec. 19 the selected students will receive hands-on experience and exposure to cybersecurity operations across the department as well […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls' Newport News Industrial Business Secures Workplace Safety Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Industrial Business Secures Workplace Safety Certification

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Industrial business has received a Safety and Health Recognition Program certification from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company said Wednesday the SHARP certification recognizes small business employers that have implemented an injury prevention and safety program and utilized OSHA’s on-site consultation services. “The consultation process allowed us to review and […] More

  • Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Adds 6 New Member Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Adds 6 New Member Companies

    The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council has selected six new companies as members as the council works to facilitate idea exchanges between industry and government. The council said Thursday senior executives and professionals from large, midtier and small member companies participate in various programs and the Thought Leadership Committee that engages with administration officials […] More

  • PV Puvvada Chosen for Professional Services Council Board, Exec Committee, Civilian Agencies Panel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PV Puvvada Chosen for Professional Services Council Board, Exec Committee, Civilian Agencies Panel

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal business, has been re-elected to a three-year term on the Professional Services Council board of directors and newly elected to serve on the council’s executive committee. Unisys said Friday Puvvada was also selected to chair PSC’s Civilian Agencies Council that oversees acquisition policies and strategies of federal civilian agencies such […] More

  • Parsons' Carey Smith Named Board Secretary at Professional Services Council - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons’ Carey Smith Named Board Secretary at Professional Services Council

    Carey Smith, president of Parsons‘ federal business unit, will serve as secretary of the Professional Services Council’s board of directors and continue as member of the council’s executive committee for another term. Parsons said Wednesday Smith, who joined the PSC executive committee and board in 2015, has provided leadership on government services industry issues such as agile […] More

  • Intel Supports Obama Administration-Introduced Computer Science Education Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Supports Obama Administration-Introduced Computer Science Education Program

    Intel has made several investments in support of a computer science education program introduced by President Barack Obama dubbed Computer Science for All. The company said Monday it made the investments in support of Intel’s $300 million Diversity in Technology program that has committed to diversify the pool of available technical talent. The investments aim to establish a […] More

  • Former MDA Official John Warden Named Qualis Senior Technical Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former MDA Official John Warden Named Qualis Senior Technical Director

    John Warden, former director of assured design and processes at the Missile Defense Agency, has joined Huntsville, Alabama-based government services contractor Qualis as senior technical director. He will provide technical leadership on all engineering disciplines in support of Qualis’ customers in his new position, the company said Nov. 15. Qualis Chief Operating Officer Carlos Kingston said that Warden holds 25 […] More

  • Oracle Invests $1.4B to Support EU Computer Science Education Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle Invests $1.4B to Support EU Computer Science Education Efforts

    Oracle will invest $1.4 billion in direct and in-kind to support computer science education across member states of the European Union in support of efforts to educate 3.1 million students in 110 countries. Oracle said Thursday the contract, that includes a one-year base period and four option years, will look to offer CS, Java and Database instruction training […] More

  • National Advanced Mobility Consortium Elects New Board Members & Director of Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Advanced Mobility Consortium Elects New Board Members & Director of Operations

    The National Advanced Mobility Consortium has elected three new members to the nonprofit organization’s board of directors. NAMC said Tuesday Christopher Rohe will serve as president of the board of directors, while Michael Ladika and Gerald Lane have been appointed respectively as vice president and treasurer of the manned and unmanned ground vehicle-focused consortium. Rohe serves as senior […] More

  • Grace Hopper, Newt Minow Among Latest Medal of Freedom Recipients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grace Hopper, Newt Minow Among Latest Medal of Freedom Recipients

    Grace Hopper, former U.S. Navy admiral and a computer pioneer, and Newt Minow, former Federal Communications Commission chairman, have been awarded the final Medals of Freedom for President Barack Obama’s term in office. Hopper previously held roles with the U.S. Naval Reserve, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sperry, Association of Computer Programmers […] More

  • Paul Hobelmann to Serve as WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff VP; Jeffrey Smilow Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Hobelmann to Serve as WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff VP; Jeffrey Smilow Comments

    Paul Hobelmann will join WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff as a vice president at the company’s Arlington, Virginia office. WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff said Monday Hobelmann will lead its structural engineering practice on buildings in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and aid the company’s suite of services that covers mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering. Hobelmann has more than […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017

    The defense sector trade group Aerospace Industries Association has elected new members its executive board of governors for 2017 that includes at least 20 government contracting industry leaders. AIA said Thursday Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was chosen to serve as the association’s chairman of the board and Raytheon chief executive Thomas Kennedy was elected vice chairman. David Melcher was reappointed […] More