Q&A | It’s been a little over a year since Lee Carrick assumed the ranks as president of Perot Systems Government Services. In that short amount of time, Carrick has built a leadership team with a strong collaborative spirit. The proof is in the numbers. Carrick’s unit picked up $300 million in re-competes this past [...]
In another sign of troubled times for the Washington Post, Kim Hart announced today she will be leaving the paper. For the past year, Hart offered Beltway readers the inside scoop on Washington’s technology community. Hart delivered news of her departure in today’s final Download column: “I have enjoyed connecting the dots between these worlds [...]
Russo-American tensions are flaring over cybersecurity. The US wants an expansion of talks similar to the 2004 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, signed by 22 nations (editorial note: neither Russia or China signed). The US-backed agreement would criminalize cyberattacks and focus on the individual crimes. On the other hand, Russia wants a treaty banning [...]
Cyber Community in 5 easy steps? OK, maybe the steps aren’t that easy, but they can simplify and improve your focus on building a more cooperative and efficient cybersecurity model across industry and government. Mark Gerencser is the author of the well known book Megacommunities and the following is taken from his recent ExecutiveBiz interview: Click here for [...]
In the wake of Obama’s release of Melissa Hathaway’s 60-day cyberspace policy review and his announcement that he will appoint a “Cyber Czar” to coordinate federal cybersecurity, we caught up with Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the House Cybersecurity Caucus. He detailed his vision for the future of the public/private partnership in Information Security [...]
As a global communications technology leader, Verizon is building next-generation broadband networks to provide customers ubiquitous broadband connectivity and mobility to meet their future needs. The appetite for new and innovative broadband services is insatiable, and with the promise of more advanced devices and applications, the company is gearing up to lead the way. For [...]
