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White House Asks Tech Firms to Help Combat COVID-19; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The White House on Wednesday called on technology companies to help the government in its campaign against the new coronavirus, The Hill reported Wednesday. “The White House’s top priority is ensuring the safety and health of the American people amid the COVID-19 outbreak," Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said during a phone call Wednesday. "Cutting edge technology companies and major online platforms will play a critical role in this all-hands-on-deck effort."
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Treasury Issues Cloud Shared Service Support RFI
The Department of the Treasury has issued a request for information on vendors of Amazon Web Services offerings to support a cloud shared services program.
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BlackBerry Updates Mobile Security, Emergency Comm Platforms for Gov’t Sector
BlackBerry has updated two technology platforms designed to help government customers secure mobile communications and transmit data in the event of a critical situation.
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Microsoft Vet Kevin Dallas Named Wind River CEO
Kevin Dallas, an over three-decade information technology industry veteran, has joined cloud and cybersecurity firm Wind River as its new CEO.
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CenturyLink Joins Microsoft Azure’s Networking Managed Service Provider Program
CenturyLink has been tapped as a partner under Microsoft Azure’s Networking Managed Service Provider program to assist customers in migrating, linking, managing and augmenting their cloud environments.
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1901 Group to Modernize Business Apps Under FTC Task Order
1901 Group has landed a potential five-and-a-half-year, $6.1M task order from the Federal Trade Commission through the Information Technology Support Service blank purchase agreement to help update the agency’s business applications through the implementation of a low-code, cloud-based offering.
Microsoft Deploys ‘ElectionGuard’ Software to Secure Voting Procedures in Wisconsin; Tom Burt Quoted
Microsoft has provided new software to help ensure the security of election activities in Wisconsin, CNBC reported Tuesday.
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Former GSA Official Beth Angerman to Join Slalom; Luanne Pavco Quoted
Beth Angerman, former principal deputy associate administrator of the Office of Governmentwide Policy within the General Services Administration, will take on a client service partner role at Slalom starting Monday, FedScoop reported Thursday.
White House, US Tech Firms Work on 5G Software Development Effort
The White House is collaborating with U.S. technology firms such as Microsoft, AT&T and Dell to develop software for 5G telecommunications networks in an effort to reduce dependence on telecom equipment from China-based Huawei Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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SkyTerra Technologies Gets Government Contractor Accreditation
SkyTerra Technologies has been certified to compete for government contracts after the completion of an activation process through the General Services Administration’s System for Award Management portal.