How veterans boost your bottom line

Veterans will continue to struggle in corporate America more so than their civilian counterparts. While the national unemployment rate stands at 7.6 percent, nearly 10 percent of vets are without work.

It’s true that job creation has been paltry over the past few months, but the problem will only exacerbate as sequestration finally takes hold. Active duty personnel will be given “RIFs” or notice by the Defense Department that they will be released from service as their positions are eliminated. That will mean more vets looking for work in the coming months, and the likelihood of finding employment will be as daunting as ever.

Another contractor admits to bribery charges

The body count surrounding the Nova Datacom-Army Corps of Engineers bribery and kickback scandal continues to grow, reaching 15 guilty pleas on Thursday.

This time it is Min Jung Cho, the president of the now defunct company, who admitted to her role in a conspiracy that saw nearly $30 million in bribes and kickbacks paid.

Business Integra wins $59.9M State Department IT contract supporting security efforts

Business Integra has won a $59.9 million IT support services contract to help the State Department with Diplomatic security.

The company won a contract to provide a full range of administrative and technical services, such as program management, administrative support, system engineering, architecture, system development and other IT support services.

The contract will support the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security Administration and IT Support Services.

Business Integra's team includes CACI International, Northrop Grumman and WR Systems.

GD completes design of unmanned submarine

General Dynamics has completed the critical design review for Knifefish, an unmanned underwater vehicle that will hunt mines, one month ahead of schedule. 

The company will now begin the development of the system hardware and software and will build three engineering development modules, the company said in a release.

Chertoff Group picks new senior advisor

The Chertoff Group has named Greg Oslan senior advisor, where he will work with the company’s team to help other companies leverage their innovative strengths, facilitate a strong partnership with the federal government and expand their service offerings into larger national and international markets. Read More

BAE Systems wins $8.3M contract for mine disposal system

BAE Systems has won a $8.3 million contract modification to provide the Navy with program management, calibration, maintenance and engineering services support as part of an effort to upgrade a mine disposal system.

The company's maritime services division in BAE's electronics business will take on the work, which is part of the Archerfish system.

The silver lining to plummeting PC sales

I read and mostly dismissed the headlines from earlier this week that PC sales slumped in the last quarter, falling 13.9 percent.

International Data Corp., the market research firm that tracks these things, said it was the biggest quarterly drop ever.

Obviously, PCs and laptops aren’t the technology driver they once were. The power of smartphones and tablets has usurped that role, but the rise of mobile devices is more about the network than the device.

Who made March's biggest hires?

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include four new hires at Artel LLC that we reported on during the month of March .

The pace of personnel moves may have slowed from January and February to March, but the month still saw a variety of executive hires and promotions as well as some high-level departures too.

New QinetiQ North America CEO shapes his C-suite

QinetiQ North America has named Mark Hewitt executive vice president and chief strategy officer, where he will lead strategy formulation, corporate development and strategic investments.

He will also oversee business development activities and will lead the company’s defense and commercial innovation programs, the company said in a release. Read More

Salient Federal Solutions taps two new VPs

Salient Federal Solutions has named two new people to its executive team who will enable the company to maintain a strategic focus on the integration of technology, systems and solutions, said Bill Parker, Salient chief operating officer.

The company has named Sujey Edward vice president of its Agile Center of Excellence, who will focus on best practices for delivering scaled agile solutions to agencies and organizations, Salient said in a release. Read More