NTT DATA closed its estimated $3 billion acquisition of the former Dell Services business in November 2016 to expand information technology services and consulting work for public sector agencies with the backing of a global IT company. Shortly after the deal’s March 2016 announcement, NTT DATA Public Sector President and 2017 Wash100 inductee Tim Conway told ExecutiveBiz the […] More

Dan Allison, formerly managing director of technology and healthcare consulting firm DEAllison Enterprises, has joined Dell Services as vice president and global general manager of the firm’s healthcare and life sciences division. Dell said Thursday Allison will oversee the company’s strategic initiatives and engagement programs for clients in life sciences and healthcare markets. Allison, a […] More

Dell Services and Baystate Health’s technology center TechSpring have introduced programs that aim to improve the provision of care for patients with chronic conditions through telehealth and predictive analytics. Dell said Tuesday it will work to collect claims, socio-economic and clinical data from several patient populations in an effort to help TechSpring home in on […] More

Dr. Nick van Terheyden, formerly chief medical information officer at Nuance Communications, has joined Dell Services’ healthcare and life sciences business as chief medical officer. Dell said Monday van Terheyden will report to Sid Nair, vice president and global general manager of HCLS business at Dell Services, and will oversee strategic initiatives for the company’s […] More

Perspecta has secured a spot on a $700 million multiaward blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to help it conduct national security and background investigations. The company said Tuesday it offers a full range of services that agencies can use for detection, investigation and reduction of mission risks.

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Dell EMC has introduced new software and services designed to defend and protect data from ransomware and other cyber attacks. The company said Wednesday its Cyber Recovery software includes security analytics, workflow and automation tools to help users isolate critical data in the event of a cyber incident and facilitate data retention within the CR Vault. “Malicious […] More

Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer of Dell EMC’s federal business, has said the move to centralize nonmission-critical information technology systems would help the federal government build up its cybersecurity posture through a reduction in the network’s attack surface, MeriTalk reported Monday. His remarks are in response to the August release of an IT modernization report by the White […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has partnered with Dell EMC to integrate the companies’ business intelligence software and cloud migration service offerings. SAIC said Thursday its Cloud Migration Edge services suite will incorporate Dell EMC’s Adaptivity platform designed to analyze an organization’s application portfolio and facilitate the decision-making process for technology investments. “Our partnership with SAIC, centered on […] More

Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer at Dell EMC’s federal business, has said engineering and microservices are some of the factors that have driven most government agencies’ strategies as they transition from legacy information technology systems to hybrid cloud platforms, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. “The definition of cloud has really, really changed, and it’s really about your engineering […] More

The government technology and professional services market received a new layer to its mergers-and-acquisition landscape Monday upon the news that the system integration subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nippon Telegraph and Telephone will purchase Dell’s services business for $3.05 billion. Through the deal, Dell’s federal government services business will combine with the similar unit inside NTT Data in a move executives at both […] More

LCG has received a $17.5 million contract to maintain the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration help desk operations. The company will collaborate with HRSA’s office of information technology to deliver information and services to people, organizations and state governments on behalf of HRSA, LCG said Thursday. Matthew Briddell, a […] More

Dell has expanded its digital business services on Pivotal’s cloud foundry in a move to help public and private sector customers deploy applications on Pivotal’s platform-as-a-service. Clients will work to migrate, develop and integrate applications on the Pivotal cloud foundry in collaboration with Dell, Dell said Tuesday. Raman Sapra, executive director and global head of Dell Digital […] More