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    FOSE Conference Called Off for 2015

    1105 Media will not hold its 37-year old government technology FOSE trade show this year, 1105 Government Group Co-President Henry Allain has told GovLoop’s DorobekInsider. The news was also reported by Jill Aitoro of the Washington Business Journal, who writes that many industry expos have seen reduced attendance by government contracting firms over the past few years. Aitoro reports […] More

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    Former DIA Director Patrick Hughes Joins Hazelwood Street Consultants

    Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes, a former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, will work as a senior consultant with Hazelwood Street Consultants and advise clients at principal and Senior Executive Service levels. The consultancy firm said Thursday Hughes will support the delivery of intelligence analytics and response services for incidents such as kidnapping for ransom, extortion and […] More

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    Stephanie Hill: Lockheed, DC School District Partner for STEM Grant Program

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with the District of Columbia Public Schools for a new grant program aimed at increasing students’ access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The multiyear initiative offers D.C. public elementary, middle and high schools a chance to work with Project Lead The Way and implement STEM courses, Lockheed said Friday. […] More

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    HP’s Marilyn Crouther Seeks Expanded Coverage for Veteran-Focused Support Project

    Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of the U.S. public sector business of HP Enterprise Services, leads the company’s partnership with the nonprofit Boot Campaign to provide support for injured soldiers. Melanie Dunham, Boot Campaign communications director, wrote in a piece published Thursday that HP’s Home of the Brave project has teamed with the organization to provide volunteers […] More

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    Executive Profile: Warren Martin, Cherry Bekaert Partner for Technology and Life Sciences

    Warren Martin serves as partner for technology and life sciences at Cherry Bekaert LLP. Martin was the founder and chief operating officer of Cammer and has also held executive roles at Cooley LLP, Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, Morgan Franklin and Claris Capital LLC. He also spent 19 years as a partner at PwC. Martin holds a bachelor’s degree […] More

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    Quentin Clark Joins SAP as CTO; Bernd Leukert Comments

    Quentin Clark, formerly corporate vice president of Microsoft’s data platform group, has joined SAP SE as chief technology officer. He will report to Bernd Leukert, executive board member of SAP products and innovation, and be responsible for the company’s effort to shape its technology brand, SAP said Thursday. “I am very pleased to have Quentin join SAP,” said Leukert. […] More

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    Leonard Hobbs Wins 2014 Leaders Portfolio Award; Louisa Jaffe Comments

    Leonard Hobbs of Technical and Project Engineering LLC has been recognized by Leaders Portfolio as a “rising business leader.” The Leaders Portfolio Awards recognize businesses and business leaders who demonstrate their commitment to a framework of leadership and ethics, TAPE said Oct. 20. “On behalf of everyone at TAPE, I want to personally congratulate Leonard on this wonderful honor,” […] More

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    INSA Appoints 4 Execs to Board of Directors, 3 to Board of Advisers

    The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has appointed executives from TASC, Noblis, CSC and PwC to its board of directors and executives from Boeing, The Carib Group and Northrop Grumman to its board of advisers. INSA said Friday it named TASC CEO John Hynes and PwC Partner Peter Seegers directors after their terms as advisers have expired, while the three new […] More

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    Executive Profile: Steve Risseeuw, SAP VP for DoD Operations

    Steve Risseeuw has served as vice president of Defense Department operations at SAP since February 2013 and is a more than 15-year information technology veteran. He oversees a range of SAP software products for the defense and commercial sectors and provides guidance on the organization’s business development, sales, account management and strategic programs. Risseeuw previously managed […] More

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    Executive Profile: John Vollmer, EVP of Operations at URS Federal Services

    John Vollmer, executive vice president of operations at URS‘ federal services business, oversees all operating activities from planning to implementation as well as the marketing, business development and technology functions of the company. He previously served as general manager of the business’ systems engineering and technology group, which provides support to the Defense Department and other agencies […] More

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    CGI Federal Wins CGP Best Veteran Hiring Program, Excellence in Partnership Award

    CGI‘s federal sector business has received an Excellence in Partnership award from the Coalition for Government Procurement, which also named CGI Federal as having the Best Veteran Hiring Program. The company said Wednesday the coalition presented the award during a ceremony in Washington and noted CGI’s program for hiring, subcontracting and teaming with military veterans. James Peake, former Department of Veterans Affairs secretary and […] More

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    Executive Profile: Leah Lackey, Communications & Marketing Director at Exelis Information Systems

    Leah Lackey serves as the communications and marketing director at Exelis‘ information systems division in Herndon, Virginia, where she oversees corporate and executive communications, marketing, public relations and brand positioning. She is also in charge of the company’s thought leadership, employee engagement, corporate philanthropy and crisis and change management functions such as strategies to address reorganizations, acquisitions and […] More