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Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $5.4 million contract to maintain the applications estate of England’s Highways Agency, Government Computing Network reported Friday. David Bicknell writes Lockheed will work to provide information technology services to the Highways Agency and modernize its applications tower for two years under the G-Cloud III framework. “Lockheed Martin understands […] More
Exelon and Pepco Holdings are seeking approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the proposed merger between the two energy companies. The transaction seeks to create a utility that would distribute electricity and natural gas to customers in the mid-Atlantic region, Exelon said Friday. Both utilities expect the regulatory agency to hand down a decision […] More
Parsons Transportation Group has been awarded a $7 million contract to provide management services for a streetcar program in Northern Virginia, RailwayAge reported Monday. Douglas John Bowen writes the Columbia Pike streetcar program is intended to connect two separate lines from Fairfax County to Arlington. “This high-capacity modern streetcar program for the Columbia Pike and […] More
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will update and maintain a web-based platform for the Air Force and build the system to help military units collaborate on mission and crisis planning activities. The company will add new tools to the Global Adaptive Planning Collaborative Information Environment system for commanders to manage campaign assignments and form contingency plans, Northrop said Monday. Northrop […] More
Paul Sagan has been elected to the board of directors of VMware Inc., effective immediately, to fill the spot left by David Goulden. Sagan, a partner at General Catalyst Partners, also serves as a director at EMC Corp. and iRobot Corp., VMware announced. During his career, Sagan also served various positions at Akamai Technologies Inc., […] More
The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Profit, a nonprofit operating in the state of Maryland, has enlisted Ron Hawkins as its new account manager for the Eastern Shore and Anne Arundel County areas operations. Hawkins will help MD MEP in its goal to grow and strengthen the manufacturing industry in the state, as well as its client […] More
Bechtel has won an engineering and technology innovation award from Fiatech’s CETI Award for its use of radio frequency identification technology on its liquefied natural gas projects in Australia. Bechtel won the CETI Award in the intelligent and automated construction jobsite category, the company announced Tuesday. Bechtel used the Atlas RFID Solutions Inc.-developed Jovix system […] More
Fulcrum has been selected for the 2014 Helios Apollo “Tessera” Award by a panel of senior human resources executives and industry leaders for conducting activities and programs centered on employee development and engagement. The Centreville, Va.-based technology firm was presented the award during last week’s Helios HR awards ceremony in Virginia, Fulcrum said Thursday. “This award recognizes all facets of […] More
Patrick de Castelbajac has been appointed CEO of French aviation firm ATR, a joint venture of Airbus Group and Finmeccanica‘s Alenia Aermacchi. Airbus said Monday the appointment follows the end of Filippo Bagnato’s four-year mandate as CEO in May. De Castelbajac has experience in both legal and aeronautical fields, previously working with MBDA before joining Baker & McKenzie as a lawyer. He […] More
IntelliDyne has won Helios HR‘s 2014 Helios Apollo Award in the Tria category for work to conduct programs and activities centered on employees’ professional development and engagement. The company was presented the award at a ceremony hosted by Helios HR last week after being selected by a panel of human resources executives and industry leaders, IntelliDyne said […] More
Kim Stevenson, corporate vice president and chief information officer of Intel, has been appointed to the board of directors at enterprise data management firm Cloudera. “Kim’s experience and strategic role as CIO of Intel are particularly valuable as she represents the voice of the customer and has a deep understanding of how data and insight can transform […] More
Louisa Jaffe, CEO and president of Technical and Project Engineering, has been re-appointed to the advisory board of the National Contract Management Association for program year ending June 30, 2015. Jaffe has been a member of the NCMA’s board of advisors since 2008, providing guidance to national officers on contract management issues, TAPE said Monday. “With each year […] More
