Dr. Bob Brammer is akin to an oracle of the government-contracting technology world. He began working on the Apollo program after college, an experience that launched a career in technology that has spanned decades. Now, as vice president of Advanced Technology and chief technology officer for Northrop Grumman Information Systems, Brammer shared with ExecutiveBiz his [...]
Friday marks the deadline in which the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will be accepting IT vendor proposals following the recent announcement of its search for assistance with its Linux-based information system. According to the Jan. 28 “Sources Sought” notice, NGA is researching the market availability of firms that can potentially provide services and products that could [...]
As part of the administration’s plan to review and overhaul many federal information technology programs, the Office of Management and Budget Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra issued a memorandum yesterday outlining the upcoming reform of government IT projects. The review comes as part of the OMB Memorandum 10-25, “Reforming the Federal Government’s Efforts to [...]
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 [...]
From new budgets to the appointment of a first-ever federal CIO, the pressure’s on for IT companies to anticipate what’s next in the federal IT arena. Anticipating those trends is something Shankar Pillai knows all about. As CEO of OnPoint, a government IT services firm that specializes in infrastructure, systems development, and information assurance, Shankar [...]
