Adm. (Ret) William Fallon was named CEO at NeuralIQ Government Services. L-3 won an F-16 mission training center support deal. Jeff Zients wants to change the government’s hiring and appraisal systems. Aneesh Chopra delivered Michelle Obama’s anti-childhood obesity message to the 10th Annual Game Developer’s Choice Awards. Microsoft’s e-health research is tapping the Xbox 360 [...]
Earlier this month, Aneesh Chopra and Vivek Kundra announced the launch of the Open Government Directive. In case you missed it, Jon Stewart recently criticized the launch of Open Government on The Daily Show, which you can view here. In response to the criticism, Aneesh Chopra responded in an exclusive interview with ExecutiveBiz. View Chopra [...]
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will address the Potomac Officers Club at a breakfast event on February 4th, beginning at 8:15 AM. Senator Webb served with distinction as a combat Marine platoon commander in Vietnam, earning the silver star, the Navy Cross, two bronze stars and two purple hearts at the infamous An Hoa Basin west [...]
On Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Federal Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, and Federal Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra, announced the arrival of the Open Government Directive. This was done as a live web chat at 11:00 am Eastern time that was open public. At the end of the announcement, they took time for a few [...]
In just a few short weeks, 2010 begins — the dawn of a new decade. The question now is: Who’ll be leading change in and around government contracting? We’ve got a few suggestions. For the second consecutive year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Top 20 People to Watch. From government leaders to CEOs, policy [...]
When you think “networking,” words like “self-promotion” may come to mind. If so, it’s time to rethink your strategy. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra offered a compelling counter-strategy in a recent talk before a group of entrepreneurs in Burlingame, Calif. His approach? Call it selfless networking. That approach has been so successful for Chopra, he credits [...]
It’s a good time to be a geek. Hoping to jump-start a flagging vision for stronger cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (right) has announced the department will hire as many as 1,000 cybersecurity professionals over the next three years. The announcement came Thursday as Napolitano kicked off National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. “This [...]
