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    Parsons Team Receives $3M in Bonus Funding in NY Reconstruction Plans; Todd Wager Comments

    Parsons and the New York Southern Tier Communities of Broome, Tioga and Sidney have received the Best Regional Collaboration award in the NY Rising to the Top Competition for their post-disaster reconstruction and rebuilding plans. The team’s plans included a Regional Resiliency Summit to gather sector and stakeholder feedback and a Regional River Initiative to discuss issues and opportunities in watershed resiliency, […] More

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    Steve Bolze: GE Forms Commercial Software, Analytics Leadership Role

    Ganesh Bell, formerly an executive at ServiceSource, has joined GE as chief digital officer and general manager of commercial software and analytics within the company’s power and water business. Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power & Water, said Thursday the new role was created to develop and market new analytics and software offerings. […] More

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    Level 3 Communications’ Maggie Chan Jones Named WICT Rocky Mountain’s Woman of the Year

    Maggie Chan Jones, senior vice president at Level 3 Communications‘ North America marketing practice, has been named the 2014 Woman of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications. Level 3 said Thursday the award was given at WICT’s 15th Annual Walk of Fame event last week, honoring industry leaders who demonstrate the […] More

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    Lockheed F-35 Internship Program Hits 10-Year Milestone; Steve O’Bryan Comments

    Lockheed Martin has completed the 10th year of its F-35 internship program and technology partnership with Technical University Delft and Fokker. Steve O’Bryan, Lockheed vice president of F-35 program integration and business development, said Thursday the company has been working with TU Delft and Fokker to develop programs to help educate the future technology workforce. “Success […] More

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    Mark Baur Joins EMC as Scotland Channel Development Manager; Martin Brown, Terry Beale Comment

    Mark Baur, a 28-year industry veteran, has joined EMC Corp. as channel development manager for Scotland, MicroScope reported Friday. Simon Quicke writes Baur will be based at EMC’s Livingston site. He will work to help the company further its channel relationships with resellers and identify key vertical markets in Scotland, according to the report. Martin […] More

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    Bostonia Partners’ Josh Evans Named National Federal Dev Association Regional Director

    Josh Evans, a senior director at Bostonia Partners, will join the National Federal Development Association’s New England Chapter as regional director following the NFDA’s creation of six regional chapters. NFDA formed the new chapters to foster public-private collaboration and work with parties such as commercial brokers, asset managers, financial intermediaries and contracting officers, Bostonia said Monday. Evans, […] More

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    Serco Awarded for Subcontracting to Vet-Owned Small Businesses; Darryl Scott Comments

    Serco has received the Champions of Veteran Enterprise Award from the National Veteran Small Business Coalition for providing contracting opportunities to small businesses owned by veterans and service-disabled veterans. The company will be presented the award at the 2014 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium on June 17 for subcontracting 14.3% to such businesses and exceeding the 3-percent goal mandated by […] More

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    CGI Federal Wins Prime Position on $22B DHS EAGLE II Contract; James Peake Comments

    A CGI Group subsidiary has been chosen as a prime contractor under the Department of Homeland Security‘s Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II vehicle on the Functional Category 1, Unrestricted track. As one of 68 awardees, CGI Federal can compete for tasks under the seven-year, $22 billion, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the delivery of technology services, the company […] More

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    Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons to Raise $15K for Vets’ Education, Training at Golf Fundraiser

      Parsons will host the seventh annual Charity Golf Classic at the Augustine Golf Club on June 9 to raise $15,000 to support a variety of programs and services of the Institute of Veterans Education and Training. The company said Thursday the tournament is expected to fund efforts on the education, training, job placement, life management and outreach to potential […] More

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    James Ellis Jr. Named Level 3 Communications Board Chairman; Jeff Storey Comments

    James Ellis Jr., a member of the Level 3 Communications board of directors for more than nine years, has been appointed chairman of the board following Walter Scott Jr.’s retirement. “Jim brings more than 40 years of experience in managing and leading complex, technology-focused organizations to this appointment,” Jeff Storey, Level 3 president and chief executive officer, said […] More

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    Sotera Awarded Prime Spot on DHS’s $22B EAGLE II Contract Vehicle; Deb Alderson Comments

    Sotera Defense Solutions has won a prime position to compete for task orders under the Department of Homeland Security‘s Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II contract vehicle for the Functional Category 1 Unrestricted track. “This vehicle provides an excellent opportunity for Sotera and our teaming partners to deliver a wide range of mission-critical IT services and […] More