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April 6, 2010
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Hey, Barack...
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| Welcome to a great new sponsor, Stevens Institute of Technology. We're not knocking New Jersey, but when we heard the top-notch university had a DC campus, we were relieved to know we could learn applied project management or space systems engineering without using the Turnpike. More info. |
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| What's a great way for the government to save money? Not fixed price contracts, says NavStar CEO (and founder) Joanna Alexis. When we met in her Reston office, she offered tips to protect taxpayer wallets and help small business. |
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| She says small businesses with cost effective solutions don’t have a chance to save the government money because procurement just takes too long. “Sadly, having a woman-owned designated business status doesn’t help win business. I’ve had to walk away from deals because of the lengthy procurement process. Adapting to a more commercial-like procurement would save time and money.” |
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| Admit it—after seeing this, you want to go work for NavStar (which is looking to hire a director of ops). That’s Joanna with Indre Bauza and Corinne Combeau. The company started in 1999 as an IT staffing firm, but four years ago transitioned into an IT subcontractor and teaming partner to large government primes. One cool project: supporting Treasury on a program that monitors and reports on the bank transactions of known bad guys. Back home, Joanna just adopted her fourth dog, enjoys investing in real estate, and will skim the occasional celebrity magazine: “Hang in there, Sandra Bullock!” |
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| iCore's New Digs |
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| What is iCore CEO Steve Canton's favorite number: That would be numero uno (he's showing us here; not throwing us out). We just dropped by his new McLean office, where he has 25K SF of space on Jones Branch, up the street from iCore's old space. The office features a 4K SF network operations center for the company to run its global-leading VoPI (that's Voice Over Private Internet) service. |
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| Steve got the whole company to hold up one of the four fingers allowed to be flown solo in the office. (You'll have to save the last one for the Beltway). iCore has seen 47% growth in the past year and was No. 29 on the Inc. 500 list with customers like Lumber Liquidators and Sport and Health. |
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| Payroll Partners |
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| Security isn't just for DoD, but commercial companies too. Charlie Wolf and Payroll Network, the largest independently-owned payroll management company, just signed an agreement with Shugo, which will secure and archive Payroll's business info. Since the Kensington-based company helps your paycheck reach you (and, forgivably, your taxes reach the government electronically), we will thank them on your collective behalf . . . after we clock out. |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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April 07 - Cardinal Bank - Fairfax: "Our City's Economic Future-Are We Positioned to Compete." Features Steve Fuller and John McClain from George Mason University. Old Town Hall. 7pm Info
April 08 - INPUT - 8th Annual MarketView Conference - Get the crucial edge between bidding and winning contracts. Sessions led by government CXOs and INPUT analysts include Cloud Computing, Green IT, Acquisition Reform, Data Center Consolidation, and Federal Market Forecast. Fairview Park Marriott. Info
April 14 - FedSources - 25th Annual Federal Outlook Conference: Competing in a Zero-Sum Game. McLean Hilton in Tysons. 7-11:30am. Info
April 15 - AFCEA NOVA - "Naval IT Day." All IT leaders of the Dept of Navy (Navy & Marine Corps) offer insight into needs, programs, and future initiatives, including changes like the N2/N6 merger & standup of the US CyberCommand. Plus, networking, small biz program, and exhibits from Naval commands. Sheraton Premiere, Tysons Corner. Info
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