Serving as the head of a business portfolio of value-driven technology solutions and services at Dell Services Federal Government is a challenge for the most seasoned executive, but Eleanor Desai is up to the job.  She and her team are at the forefront of Dell“™s transformation to becoming an IT services powerhouse that offers a […] More

Photo: Jim Burke, Harris Corp. Jim Burke serves as corporate vice president of Harris Corporation, with responsibilities that include developing and implementing the company“™s brand, messaging, media relations, Internet, annual report, senior management communications and various other communication initiatives. Before his career in PR, Burke was an award-winning reporter, writer and associate editor with multiple […] More

Deloitte is expanding on its recent acquisitions of DOMANI Sustainability Consulting LLC, and ClearCarbon Consulting, Inc., hiring Daniel Aronson and Jacob Madsen to join its team. Aronson joins Deloitte’s sustainability services group from IBM, where he gained experience merging corporate with social responsibility consulting for IBM’s strategy and transformation practice and served as global offering […] More

Although much of the recent buzz surrounding cyber attacks has highlighted the possibility of retaliation, the million-dollar question remains: How do you strike back when you do not know who your enemy is? “The simple answer is that you can“™t, and the longer answer is that it“™s really hard and will probably take more time […] More

On the heels of a recent study warning about mobile malware emerging as the new frontier of cyber crime comes another report that discusses the evolution of both smart devices and the threats that target them. The “Smartphone Malware Report,” by Panda Security and Spain’s National Cyber-Security Advisory Council, follows the historical milestones of mobile […] More

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has named Lee D. Roberts to its board of directors and appointed him to the compensation committee of the board. Roberts serves as CEO and president of BlueWater Consulting, LLC, a high-tech management consulting company. Prior to his role there, he was general manager and vice president for document, content and […] More

Technology blog GigaOm.com has named the Top 50 Cloud Innovators of 2011, and companies such as Cisco, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Juniper, Red Hat and Verizon made the list. The cloud division of the site called the Structure started a cloud conference and crafted the list after noticing the cloud trend around 2008. The Structure channel […] More

Judy Marks will step into her new position today as lead of Siemens freshly launched federal business unit. In its bid to increase its federal presence, Siemens chose the 27-year veteran of Lockheed Martin to help the company double its federal sales. In an interview with The Washington Post, Eric Spiegel, president and CEO of […] More

The Washington Business Journal honored philanthropic-minded D.C. metro area companies last night at its annual Philanthropy Awards. Through monetary donations and volunteerism, many government-contracting firms gave back to the community in 2010. WBJ spotlighted those that rose above. Lockheed Martin lead the way with local donations of $5.6 million and 180,000 volunteer hours. Northrop Grumman […] More

CTOs in the government contracting industry have seen their roles elevated, thanks to the demands that come with the technological advances of the last five years. Corporations depend on technology to help advance their companies, like humans depend on oxygen. It“™s almost impossible to have one without the other. The challenge for companies is how […] More

Technology luminaries will grace the stage next week when CRN Partner Connect launches its Free Channel Seminars next week. The U.K. event will host keynote addresses from Google“™s Peter Lorant, Barry Ridgeway and James Akrigg of Microsoft and David Chalmers and Kevin Matthew of HP. Simon Baker, software group cloud leader for IBM“™s U.K. Division, […] More

With the elimination of Osama bin Laden, concerns of retaliatory strikes are growing. Add to that the anniversary of Sept. 11 quickly approaching and the United State“™s military involvement in the Middle East continuing to anger America“™s enemies, it“™s no wonder the Intelligence Community is bracing for some type of attack. While the Department of […] More