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The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber) and Professional Services Council (PSC) are pleased to announce the winners of the 13th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™, the premier awards program honoring the leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector.
“For the past 13 years, the Chamber has been honored to partner with PSC to present these prestigious awards,” said Fairfax Chamber President and CEO Jim Corcoran. “We are proud to recognize such outstanding companies and executives as they are emblematic of the best of the private sector. We applaud each of the winners for their contributions to the government contracting sector and commitment to employees and our region.”
“Since we launched this program, I have been continuously impressed by the quality and effectiveness demonstrated by each public and private sector honoree as they work to meet the government’s evolving missions,” said PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway. “This was my last Gov Con Awards as PSC’s President and I can say without hesitation that the opportunity to recognize such exceptional individuals and companies has been an annual highlight of my tenure.”
In addition, as announced in September, Paul Lombardi, Former CEO, DynCorp, International was honored with induction into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ Hall of Fame for his extraordinary contributions to the industry and Anne Rung, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy at Office of Management and Budget was recognized as the 2015 Public Sector Partner of the Year. Additionally, Stan Soloway was honored with a surprise induction into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ Hall of Fame for his years of dedicated service to and support of the event. The 2015 GovCon Charity Partner was Dog Tag Bakery of Washington, DC. On the night of the awards show, $9,000 was raised for Dog Tag Bakery through direct donations from the event attendees.
Four Contractor of the Year awards and three Executive of the Year awards were presented. The 2015 Program of the Year was chosen from a large number of successful programs among the finalists from all four Contractor of the Year categories. The winner was recommended by the judges through a combination of mission achievement, financial success and customer recognition.
This year’s winners are:
Contractor of the Year (up to $25 million)
Atlas Research
Contractor of the Year ($25-75 million)
OGSystems
Contractor of the Year ($75-300 million)
CALIBRE Systems, Inc.
Contractor of the Year (greater than $300 million)
Accenture Federal Services
Executive of the Year (up to $75 million)
Ben Edson, Founder & CEO, VariQ
Executive of the Year ($75-300 million)
Y.Michele Kang, CEO, Cognosante
Executive of the Year (greater than $300 million)
John Heller, CEO, PAE
Program of the Year
PAE
Clinical and Non-Clinical Management of Ebola Treatment Units
United States Agency for International Development
Hall of Fame Inductees
Paul Lombardi, Former CEO, DynCorp, International
Stan Soloway, President & CEO, Professional Services Council
Public Sector Partner of the Year
Anne Rung, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy at Office of Management and Budget
The nominations period for the 14th Annual Awards will open in early 2016. More information will be posted to www.fairfaxchamber.org.
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