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1901 Group to Help Migrate Peace Corps Data Center to Hybrid Cloud
Information technology services provider 1901 Group received a contract under the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 vehicle to help the Peace Corps transition data center operations to a hybrid computing environment.
Chenega, MedCognition Partner for Military Medical Simulation Training Initiative
Chenega Corp.'s healthcare services subsidiary and MedCognition will collaborate on a project to develop augmented reality-based training modules for trauma care in the U.S. military sector.
Army Eyes Six OTA Awards Under ‘Enterprise IT as a Service’ Program
The U.S. Army plans to award six contracts under the Enterprise Information Technology as a Service program using its “other transaction†authority, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. “We are using the OTA process to do the prototyping of how to execute EITaaS more rapidly,†Tara Clements, a spokesperson for the Army’s program executive office for enterprise information systems, said in an email.
Microsoft Aims to Secure Voting Systems With Open-Source Software Development Kit
Microsoft has introduced an open-source platform designed to make elections more secure and allow voters to privately track their votes. ElectionGuard is a free software development kit under the company’s Defending Democracy Program meant to enable third-party organizations and voters to validate election results, Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post published Monday.
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Erin Gallagher Named Microsoft Business Development Lead
Erin Gallagher, formerly a specialist leader at Deloitte, has been appointed business development director at Microsoft, G2Xchange ETC reported Thursday. Gallagher will oversee strategic business development and expansion strategies for customers in federal civilian markets.
Former Cloudera Exec Tim Solms Joins Dun & Bradstreet as GM for Gov’t Business
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 25, 2019 — Dun & Bradstreet hired Tim Solms, formerly vice president and general manager of Cloudera‘s (NYSE: CLDR) U.S. public sector business, to take the role of GM for the commercial data and analytics firm’s government segment, GovCon Wire reported April 16. Solms, a U.S. Army veteran who has also […] More
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Navy Eyes CAE Data Analysis Suite for Aviation Training
CAE is in talks with the U.S. Navy to deliver the company’s CAE Rise data analytics system to support the service’s aircrew training efforts and potentially address pilot shortages, Rotor and Wing International reported Wednesday.
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InterSystems Data Platform Connector Now Available for Use With Microsoft Power BI
InterSystems is now offering its data platform connector to users of Microsoft's Power BI business analytics service, supporting digital transformation initiatives. The IRIS connector is designed to help Power BI users access the IRIS data platform, which streamlines and speeds up digital transformation, InterSystems said Friday.