A new MeriTalk study has found that 59 percent of federal agencies have fielded converged infrastructure systems as part of their organizations’ data center strategies. MeriTalk said Monday the “Converged: At the Core of IT All” report, underwritten by NetApp and Cisco, is based on an online poll of 150 federal information technology leaders between May and June. […] More

Rob Davies, executive vice president of operations at ViON, will participate in a MeriTalk-hosted webcast on federal big data management to be held on Wednesday. He will discuss with federal and industry executives big data leadership, strategies related to big data management and the impact of big data on agencies’ modernization programs, MeriTalk said Thursday. Davies, an […] More

Some executives at Dell Technologies‘ RSA subsidiary, Symantec and Palo Alto Networks have expressed their support for President Donald Trump’s draft cybersecurity executive order, MeriTalk reported Thursday. Morgan Lynch writes Jeff Greene, senior director of global government affairs and policy at Symantec, said that the draft indicates Trump plans to build on the Obama administration’s cybersecurity efforts. Greene added […] More

A new MeriTalk study has found that 82 percent of cloud adopters in the public sector say their agencies or organizations will increase investment in cloud computing platforms in 2017. The report titled “Destination Cloud: The Federal and SLED Cloud Journey” is underwritten by Avnet Government Solutions and NetApp and is based on an online poll of 300 federal, local, state and […] More

MeriTalk has introduced three new cloud computing tools intended to help federal government customers adopt cloud services in compliance with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Gov Cloud Shopper initiative is designed for government buyers to estimate cloud cost based on data from FedRAMP-approved cloud service providers, MeriTalk said Monday. Under the GCS […] More

MeriTalk has released a new report that highlights potential challenges to federal cloud adoption and opportunities to increase the migration rate. The study finds that 75 percent and 53 percent of federal cloud users cite data control retention and long-term contracts, respectively, as factors that prevent them from moving other services into the cloud, MeriTalk said […] More

Executive Mosaic is proud to announce the selection of U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the newly-appointed director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, as a recipient of the Wash100 Award for 2024 for his dedication to ensuring the delivery of actionable intelligence to those who need it and for his determination to build up DIA as a world-class intelligence agency. This year marks the first time Kruse has won the prestigious award.

The Popular Vote Competition of the 2024 Wash100 Award runs through April 30, 2024. Click here to vote for Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse as one of your favorite GovCon industry leaders!

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The government contracting industry relies on partnerships to fulfill various missions for different domains. Federal agencies tap into their partners’ products and services to cater to their missions’ needs and address issues conserving defense, costs, mission effectiveness, and many more.   At the helm of advancing new technologies and solutions and promoting health relationships with […] More

Given the prevalence of electronic warfare and an industry-wide pivot from hardware to software, cloud-based applications are an increasingly crucial aspect of U.S. defense operations. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman codified the Pentagon’s Software Modernization Implementation Plan in April, which places an emphasis on the creation of software factories, hubs for the rapid and unceasing […] More

Technology is a huge part of the U.S. government. It provides a way for the public to communicate with their representatives and the government to manage its operations. Modernizing technology helps improve the government’s efficiency and transparency. If you are a government employee or an overall concerned citizen, you need to be updated on the […] More

A new study has found that 91 percent of federal cybersecurity leaders say the cybersecurity executive order signed in 2021 has made U.S. critical infrastructure and data safer. MeriTalk said Thursday it surveyed more than 150 federal cyber decision-makers in March for the Impact Assessment: Cyber EO Year One report and found that 82 percent […] More

Eighty-nine percent of 150 surveyed information technology and program managers from state and local governments said data analytics is essential to modern government. MeriTalk said it conducted the study with the help of Amazon Web Services, Intel and Pure Storage to learn how SLG organizations apply data analytics and identify the requirements of data-driven governments. […] More