In government contracting, dedicated professionals are under assault on a daily basis from a foe that often escapes discourse: complex and ambiguous wording. From fuzzy Washington terms like “Waste, Fraud and Abuse” and web 2.0 portmanteaus like “webinar” to business jargon like “thinking outside the box,” communicating clearly, candidly and concisely becomes more difficult every [...]
Dr. John Loonsk, chief medical officer for CGI Federal Inc and former interoperability director at the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), said Obama’s call for a cross-governmental task force to strengthen coordination of health IT among federal agencies is “the latest in a series of efforts to appropriately engage federal agencies in national health [...]
Britain isn’t prepared for cyber attack either. The Falkland Islands were invaded by Argentina…again…figuratively speaking. Carlos Solari joined CSC as their Cyber VP. SAIC won a task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Harris Corporation won an IT task order from the Air Force. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced a new NGA director. [...]
Dr. Bob Brammer is the Vice President for Advanced Technology at Northop Grumman Information Systems. Security Magazine named Dr. Brammer as one of the 25 most influential people in the security industry by Security Magazine. Here at ExecutiveBiz, we named Dr. Brammer, as one of the top ten CTOS to watch in 2009. Now in [...]
The past 10 months have been very active in the field of cybersecurity. In May 2009, Melissa Hathaway published her findings from the 60 day Cyberspace Policy Review. In December 2009, President Obama announced that Howard Schmidt would hold the position of Cybersecurity Coordinator at the White House. In January, search engine giant Google announced [...]
ExecutiveBiz recently sat down with Mark Testoni, President of SAP Public Services. He told us the three keys to growth in a tough economy, how SAP attracts and retains the top talent in the software industry, and why Tony Bennett is the most enduring talent in music today. Read on to find out more. ExecutiveBiz: [...]
Attain announced 26 new contract wins. SAIC won a $351 million Navy engineering contract. The DoD lifted its ban on thumb drives. Ed Gascon and Scott Reagan will run Government Acquisitions for Apptis. Martha Johnson, the new GSA administrator, discussed her priorities. The EPA’s new website is a model for agency transparency. One school district [...]
