GovCon Wire

Cisco CEO John Chambers Talks Cloud Computing

According to IDG Enterprises' "CEO Interview Series," "We think the ultimate intersection will be a confederation, where it is completely transparent to the end user, the CIO and up," said Cisco CEO John Chambers. "Completely transparent to the end user what combination of physical, virtual, public clouds ...

Microsoft’s Teresa Carlson on the Future of Cloud Computing

According to ExecutiveBiz: "If there’s any one IT initiative to watch this year, she tells us, it’s the cloud. 'The big question for agencies is how to walk into the cloud, and then eventually jog and run,' says Carlson. That question has one immediate answer: Dialogue — and lots of ...

Northrop Reaches Infrared Production Milestone

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has announced the delivery of the 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) aircraft self-protection system to the U.S. Government. Representatives of the U.S. Navy and Air Force were on hand to commemorate the event, which took place at the company's facility in Rolling Meadows, Ill. "Your IRCM system is a ...

Boeing Honored By National Space Club

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has won the National Space Club's 2010 Nelson P. Jackson Award for fielding the first three Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, the highest-capacity military communications satellites in the U.S. Department of Defense arsenal. The National Space Club is a nonprofit organization that fosters excellence in space activities by promoting ...

Harris’ Lucrative MET Contract Moves to New Phase

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has successfully completed the Critical Implementation Review for the U.S. Army's Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. Completion of this critical review establishes the design baseline of the terminals. It enables the 10-year program to move into the next phase, which includes manufacturing, coding, integration, test and certification ...

Lockheed’s Christopher Gregoire VP, Controller

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has named Christopher Gregoire VP and controller effective Mar. 29, 2010. Gregoire will succeed acting Controller Mark Bostic. Bostic will continue his position as Vice President, Accounting, for the Corporation after serving more than seven months in the capacity of acting Controller. In his new position, Gregoire will ...

G&B’s Jackie Everett Named to GITEC Executive Advisory Committee

G&B Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VSE Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VSEC), appointed Vice President of Business Development Jackie Everett to the Government Information Technology Executive Council (GITEC) ...

Cyveillance to Offer IP Block List to Curb Network Exposure

Cyveillance will offer its Cyveillance IP Block List, in an effort to reduce network and user exposure to live threats through real-time data feeds. As online malicious activity continues ...

Tuesday’s Featured Job: Senior Business Development Manager (IC) at General Dynamics

Senior Business Development Manager (Intelligence Community) Specific Responsibilities: The Intelligence Engineering Line of Business (IE LOB) spans the four business areas of Defense Transformation Systems (DTS); Critical Infrastructure Protection Solutions (CIPS); Mission Engineering and Intelligence (ME&I); and Information Assurance and Systems Security (IA&SS), with annual revenue of approximately >$300M. The Vice President ...

Admiral William Fallon Named CEO at New NeuralIQ Government Services

NeuralIQ, Inc. has established NeuralIQ Government Services, Inc. in Alexandria, VA with Admiral William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy (Retired) as Chief Executive Officer. The Government Services Company, providing sales and service to federal, state and local government agencies, is a subsidiary of NeuralIQ Inc., headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. The company's ...