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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

  • Northrop Grumman Contributes Software to Naval Academy, Presents Sperry Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Contributes Software to Naval Academy, Presents Sperry Award

    Northrop Grumman contributed $3.17 million worth of its Voyage Management System software to the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation to support midshipman training at the U.S. Naval Academy. The company said Monday the donation of 135 software licenses seeks to improve the education and development of future U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers. VMS software features the Electronic […] More

  • Leidos Sponsors Washington Wizards’ Military Night; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Sponsors Washington Wizards’ Military Night; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos sponsored the Washington Wizards’ Military Night game versus the Miami Heat at Verizon Center on Wednesday. The Reston, Va.-based company donated $100 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation for every blocked shot a piece during the season under the Defending the Rim program, Leidos said Tuesday. “We’re excited that, through our continued sponsorship of Military Appreciation Night, […] More

  • Two Healthcare Firms Pledge Support for USAID TB Diagnosis, Treatment Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Two Healthcare Firms Pledge Support for USAID TB Diagnosis, Treatment Programs

    The U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with healthcare companies Janssen and Cepheid in an effort to increase diagnostic technology and medicine access for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. USAID said Thursday Janssen has pledged to donate as much as $20 million in cash and pharmaceutical products to the anti-TB effort while Cepheid agreed to provide a rapid diagnostic system. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, […] More

  • Roger Krone: Leidos, DC United to Collaborate for Armed Forces Week Events - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roger Krone: Leidos, DC United to Collaborate for Armed Forces Week Events

    Leidos has teamed up with Major League Soccer club D.C. United to host a series of events for the second annual Armed Forces Week to acknowledge the service of active military, veterans and their families to the U.S.. Events will kick off Monday through Sept. 19 at several areas in the National Capital Region, Leidos said Tuesday. “We’re […] More

  • Federal CTO Megan Smith to Receive Nonprofit Org's 'Charging Buffalo' Award Sept. 16 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Federal CTO Megan Smith to Receive Nonprofit Org’s ‘Charging Buffalo’ Award Sept. 16

    Megan Smith, U.S. chief technology officer since September 2014, will receive the New York State Society of Washington D.C.‘s “Charging Buffalo” award at the organization’s Buffalo Nite event Sept. 16 in Washington. The nonprofit organization gives the award to city natives or those it deems “friends of Buffalo” in recognition of their career achievements and connection between the […] More

  • James Clapper to Keynote UMUC September Cyber Gala - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Clapper to Keynote UMUC September Cyber Gala

    The University of Maryland University College will host a gala Sept. 12 to raise funds in support of UMUC Foundation’s scholarships for cybersecurity students and honor key people in the field of cybersecurity. UMUC’s 2015 Cyber Gala will feature National Intelligence Director James Clapper as keynote speaker. The university will also present the Pioneer Award in Cybersecurity to John Hamre, president […] More

  • Leidos Donates to Naval Academy Foundation for 2015 Fall Cyber Lecture Series - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Donates to Naval Academy Foundation for 2015 Fall Cyber Lecture Series

    Leidos has given a donation to the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation in support of the 2015 Fall Cyber Lecture series of the Naval Academy’s Center for Cyber Security Studies. The company said Aug. 4 the lecture series will bring cybersecurity experts to discuss current issues in the field with U.S. Navy midshipmen, government employees and other event participants. […] More

  • Elbit Systems' US Arm Forms STEM Scholarship Programs; Raanan Horowitz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems’ US Arm Forms STEM Scholarship Programs; Raanan Horowitz Comments

    Elbit Systems of America has formed new scholarship programs in a move to extend the company’s support for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. The Elbit Systems subsidiary said Sunday it partnered with the Army Scholarship Foundation to establish a scholarship for the children and spouses of current and former U.S. Army members to pursue […] More

  • Maximus Donates to SC Church Shooting Victim Memorial Fund; Richard Montoni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus Donates to SC Church Shooting Victim Memorial Fund; Richard Montoni Comments

    Maximus has donated $20,000 to the Lowcounty Ministries – Reverend Pinckney Fund that seeks to support healthcare, economic programs and youth and child development efforts in Charleston, S.C. The fund is an initiative of the city of Charleston and the non-profit organization Palmetto Project, the company said Thursday. The fund is named after Rev. Clementa Pinckney, […] More

  • Raytheon Donates $100K to Polish Technical Universities; Thomas Vecchiolla Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Donates $100K to Polish Technical Universities; Thomas Vecchiolla Comments

    Raytheon Co. has donated $100,000 in educational investments to Poland’s Military University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology with the goal to further STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) studies. Each university will receive half of the amount to finance scholarships and research programs in engineering, Raytheon said Thursday Thomas Vecchiolla, president of Raytheon […] More

  • Orbital ATK Awards $135K Undergraduate Scholarships to 70 Students; David Thompson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Awards $135K Undergraduate Scholarships to 70 Students; David Thompson Comments

    Orbital ATK has awarded a combined $135,000 in scholarships to help the children of the aerospace company’s employees pursue their post-secondary education for this coming academic year. The company said Wednesday Scholarship Management Services selected 70 scholarship recipients based on their test scores, grade average, class ranking, work experience, career objectives and involvement in community and school […] More