Natalie Fedie, vice president of customer success at cloud platforms provider Granicus, has said government agencies that seek to facilitate citizen engagement should map the œcitizen journey. Fedie wrote that in order to map the citizen journey, agencies should know the methods used by the public to interact with a government institution or se...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3l_UmU2Yfc 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force gasp through an eight-week Marine Corps Combatant Divers Course at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Six instructors from the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, in Panama City, Florida, attempted to tear the Marines out of t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 2, 2017 ” Melvin Greer, director of data science and analytics at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), has received recognition from Black Data Processing Associates for his work in information technology, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. BDPA said May 16 it will present Greer with the Lifetime Achievement Award during a ...
Weekly Roundup May 29 – June 2 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Unmanned systems are starting to be more and more ubiquitous in our daily lives. While they’ve been in use in the defense industry for decades, increased attention from the commercial...
Kelly Ayotte, former senator for New Hampshire and chairperson of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s readiness and management support panel, has joined the board of directors of BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary. The company said Friday Ayotte will serve a three-year term on the board. “Sen. Ayotte brings valuable skil...
Researchers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) are using drones to detect submerged and buried mines using a system sponsored by the Office of Naval Research™s (ONR) TechSolutions program. Designed to safely remove explosive ordinance in both coastal surf and shallow-water, the Mine Warfare Rapid Assessment Capability system (MIW RAC) c...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $200 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help 13 foreign military sales customers sustain Sniper advanced targeting pods and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night navigation pods. The Defense Department said Thursday work will include depot-level repair and retu...
Jeff Storey, president and CEO of Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT), will serve as president, chief operating officer and board member at CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) once the Monroe, Louisiana-based telecommunications firm completes its planned $34 billion acquisition of Level 3. Storey will succeed CenturyLink CEO Glen...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 1, 2017 ” PV Puvvada, president of Unisys™ (NYSE: UIS) federal systems business, has said he believes agile acquisition and increased training for the information technology workforce will work to drive IT modernization efforts at federal agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Puvvada, an inductee into Execut...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 1, 2017 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a spot in Military Times’ list of Best for Vets Employers in 2017 for the company’s employment programs for military veterans, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. CTC said May 25 that 32 percent of its new hires and 15 percent of its total workforce...
