What’s the next great frontier in technology innovation? For Ed Swallow, the answer comes down to two words: Space. And STEM. “The marketplaces have changed…
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Each year FCW requests nominations for the Federal 100. The criteria is as follows: 1. Anyone in the federal IT community is eligible. 2. The…
As technology continues to evolve and change with an even faster clip, the federal government must find new ways to keep up with this pace…
The White House will celebrate a “Week of Making” June 12-18, 2015, which will coincide with the National Maker Faire, held June 12-13 at the…
Rockville, Md.-based Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 2 the appointment of Art Ibers as the new Vice President of Exploration and Mission Support for its Information…
The WashingtonExec STEM Council’s will host the 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7, 2015, at the Nysmith School for the Gifted, in Herndon, to bring together…
WashingtonExec’s STEM Executive series spotlights local government and private sector executives and their insights about the shortage in STEM workers/local pipeline gap. We’ll publish the…
High school-aged students whose parents convey to them the importance of mathematics and science courses are more likely to enroll in STEM classes during high…
Accenture has today announced its launch of its Accenture Cloud Platform (ACP), which provides services and solutions designed to help integrate and manage the hybrid…
Last week, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) announced the upcoming STEM Career Fair for area middle and high schools students September 27-28 at the Dulles Town…
On May 20th 2013, the STEM Education and Workforce Caucus Inaugural Briefing entitled “Stakeholder Responses to the President’s FY14 STEM Proposal” brought a packed room…
Accenture Federal Services has won a five-year, $24.4 million contract from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in an effort to help modernize the organization’s…
Daniel J. Menelly is the Vice President of STEM Education at the Liberty Science Center. He is also an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator at the…
WashingtonExec 2013 Government Contracting Outlook Series: The new year brings big changes for the Federal IT industry, and WashingtonExec is back with its Government Contracting…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has selected Unissant, Inc. to support it’s tax collection system. Joining the team is SAIC, which is one of the…
Unissant, Inc. has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Information Dissemination Branch (IDB) to manage and operate NSF’s internal and public facing web…
The TechAmerica Foundation Big Data Commission released its much anticipated 40 page report, “Demystifying Big Data: A Practical Guide To Transforming The Business of Government,”…
Dr. Suzanne Iacono is at the forefront of Big Data research at the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. She…
The National Science Foundation is celebrating the first year of its entrepreneurial I-Corps program with a special event today, showcasing some of the technologies that…
Recently, Booz Allen Hamilton Corporation appointed Admiral Thad Allen (United States Coast Guard, Retired) as the new Senior VP. Allen will join the firm’s Justice…
The 2nd Annual Cybersecurity Summit is scheduled to take place on September 27, 7:00am – 5:00pm at 1777 F Street, NW in Washington, DC. Many…
Lou Von Thaer, President of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems will collaborate with Virginia Tech as an affiliate of the…
Space exploration continues to accelerate in 2026, fueled by sustained federal investment and an expanding commercial ecosystem. While NASA works to advance human spaceflight, lunar…
Once a buzzword, now the norm, cloud has become the standard for digital environments everywhere. As government agencies use this technology to modernize and transform,…
When Tom Vecchiolla stepped into the president and chief executive role at QinetiQ US on Jan. 20, 2025, he inherited a business in transition. The…
In the opening months of CACI’s fiscal year 2026, Grant DeMola ushered in historic wins delivering more than $2.4 billion in new contract awards across…
Josh Jackson has been named CEO of Valkyrie Enterprises LLC, bringing extensive experience in defense technology and federal contracting, most recently as head of the…
Amid international conflicts and evolving administrative and national priorities, contractors and government officials navigated tricky terrains. But despite political changes and a changing workforce, these…
When Kathleen Naeher accepted what she thought would be a “temporary” CIA job, the recent graduate had no idea what walking across that emblematic seal…
When Hurricane Harvey tore into Texas in late August 2017, neighborhoods filled with chest-deep water in hours. Streets vanished under the current, and hundreds of…