Tom Anderson leads Wyle’s Information Systems Group. He spoke with ExecutiveBiz about cyber, OCI and his firm’s place in the business. ExecutiveBiz: Why did you join Wyle at this time? Tom Anderson: When I joined Wyle in March of this year, I found myself having enjoyed experiences in both large and small companies, and I [...]
Just as the Pentagon feared that the money to fund troops was about to run out, the House Appropriations Committee passed a bill yesterday that allocated almost $59 billion towards funding for war efforts in Afghanistan and other programs. The House voted 308-114 on the legislation, which dedicates nearly $37 billion to the additional 30,000 [...]
Mike Bradshaw, director of Google’s federal services, is excited about the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification for the company’s “Google Apps for Government” cloud computing services, which happened earlier this week. After meeting primary federal IT security measures, Google was certified for passing the security controls under FISMA and, now, a full suite [...]
Google has announced that it has received the first Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification for its Google Apps government cloud computing services, making it the largest contender in the federal adoption of the cloud. During an interview with Federal News Radio, Google Business Development Executive David Mihalchik explained that Google is now certified [...]
Your product is your people. Holding on to them isn’t easy. Not when it comes to current challenges faced by government contracting. The list of challenges is long, topped by the prevailing question over insourcing. While no one knows for sure where the issue will land, contractors are already seeing more seasoned — and difficult [...]
A company’s greatest asset is its people. That’s something that Jerry Calhoun keeps front and center in his role as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Vangent. Ever since Calhoun joined the Arlington, Va.-based provider of information management and strategic business outsourcing services in March 2006, he’s focused on ensuring that everyone, from the [...]
Everyone’s fishing from the same pool of talent. For defense contractors, it’s the top issue of the day. For Rich Lakis, it’s one that’s being met head-on. As Senior Vice President of Human Resources for L-3 Services Group (a division of L-3 Communications, the sixth largest US defense contractor), Lakis holds to one overarching philosophy: [...]
