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The General Services Administration has awarded two pairs of contractors and small business partners for their work and performance under the agency’s mentor-protege program over the past year. Jeff Woodworth writes in a GSA blog post Monday that Science Applications International Corp. and Knight Point Systems received the Mentor of the Year award, while their respective partners Penobscot […] More
Donald D. Graul, formerly executive vice president of design-build construction at Parsons Construction Group, has been promoted to president of the firm’s division. Parsons said Monday Graul will succeed Garry Higdem and oversee the company’s construction business in North America. “His strong industrywide relationships… expertise in strategy development and team building, will continue to be key […] More
Devon Engel currently serves as vice president and general counsel of General Dynamics‘ mission systems business, where he heads government contracting and other legal functions. He joined the company in 2001 following its acquisition of Motorola‘s integrated information systems group, which is now part of General Dynamics Mission Systems. Engel began his work on government contract law […] More
Mutualink has won the President’s E Award from the Commerce Department for the company’s contribution to expanding the U.S. exports. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker handed the award to Joe Mazzarella, vice president and chief legal counsel of Mutualink, during a ceremony at the department, Mutualink said Monday. The award program has begun in 1961 under […] More
Max Peterson serves as director and general manager for Amazon Web Services’ worldwide public sector, with responsibility in forming partnerships with system integrators, service providers, independent software vendors and value added resellers. At AWS, Peterson leads a team that works to identify and capture public sector contracts and perform program management before and after the […] More
The Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Chamber of Commerce in Pennsylvania will hold the 25th Annual Showcase for Commerce from May 27 to 29 to exhibit new defense technologies and discuss current government contracting trends. Attendees will have an opportunity to connect with government officials and acquisition leaders, defense contractors and subcontractors, as well as potential business partners, the chamber said […] More
The CTO Roundtable organization will be holding their tenth summit, “When Drones Fly†on June 11 and will feature what the group calls a “drone petting station” for attendees. A team of innovators from Gannett will exhibit unmanned aerial systems at the site during the event, CTO Roundtable said. Lance Sherry, executive director for the Center […] More
Dan Mennel, formerly managing director at KPMG, has been appointed as a partner to oversee Grant Thornton’s San Jose, California-based strategic federal tax services group. He has worked at companies in aerospace, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors and dealt with issues concerning research and development tax credits, Grant Thornton said Tuesday. “Dan’s broad and deep knowledge […] More
A subsidiary of Northrop Grumman has won the 2015 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence from the Small Business Administration in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide small businesses opportunities to serve as subcontractors and suppliers. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet presented the award on May 8 to the global supplier diversity program-office at Northrop […] More
Kevin DaSilva, formerly vice president and group chief financial officer for developed markets at Covidien, has joined Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) as VP of treasury. He will succeed Richard Goglia and report to Toby O’Brien, chief financial officer at Raytheon, the company said Friday. DaSilva’s appointment awaits approval by Raytheon’s board of directors at its next […] More
The Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct has chosen Health Net Federal Services to join its steering committee to help craft policies aimed at promoting ethical conduct among companies that deliver services and supplies to the U.S. armed forces. Health Net will also join as a member of the working group of DII, which is […] More
Amazon Web Services has unveiled a new cloud program intended to help educators train students on cloud applications. AWS Educate is designed for educators to find cloud-related course content, integrate cloud technology into their curriculum and conduct actual cloud-related training with students, AWS said Thursday. “Based on the feedback and success of our grant recipients and […] More
