Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions‘ Government Group, said international criminal groups from countries including Russia, Nigeria and China are using generative artificial intelligence to commit fraud and other illicit activities, Fox News reported Tuesday. Talcove cited a recently uncovered fraud-for-hire commercial posted on the dark web by a multibillion-dollar criminal organization that has […] More

Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Government Group, said international criminal groups from countries including Russia, Nigeria and China are using generative artificial intelligence to commit fraud and other illicit activities. Talcove cited a recently uncovered fraud-for-hire commercial posted on the dark web by a multibillion-dollar criminal organization that has been providing generative AI capabilities to other criminals. More

Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Government Group, said international criminal groups from countries including Russia, Nigeria and China are using generative artificial intelligence to commit fraud and other illicit activities. Talcove cited a recently uncovered fraud-for-hire commercial posted on the dark web by a multibillion-dollar criminal organization that has been providing generative AI capabilities to other criminals. More

Octo Consulting Group has received nominations in two categories of the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards for the second year in a row. The federal technology and management solutions provider was named a finalist in both the Contractor of the Year and Executive of the Year awards, the same honors it received in 2013, Octo said […] More

CAE has selected Jason Goodfriend to assume the role of interim group president of its Defense & Security business unit. He will succeed Daniel Gelston, who will stay with the company through May 2024 to support the transition, CAE announced from its Montreal, Quebec headquarters on Thursday.

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Brian McElyea, an executive with two decades of experience in cybersecurity, was appointed vice president of cyber at RELI Group. The Maryland-headquartered services provider said McElyea previously worked as mission capability leader for TRADECRAFT internal research and development organization at Peraton and brought in experience from civil, intelligence, space and private health care sectors.

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Srini Iyer, chief technology officer of Leidos’ health group, said he believes having an overall data strategy is essential to promote health equity and improve health outcomes. In an interview on Forum’s Keeping IT Brief podcast, Iyer discusses the challenges in health data management that justify why public and private health organizations should have comprehensive […] More

A Russian ransomware group called Clop gained access to data of the Department of Energy and other federal agencies, corporations and universities by exploiting a vulnerability in file transfer software MOVEit, The New York Times reported Thursday. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, described the cyberattack as “opportunistic” and noted that […] More

Executive Mosaic is excited to honor Roy Stevens, president of Leidos’ intelligence group, with a 2023 Wash100 Award in recognition of his tireless commitment to supporting the company’s U.S. intelligence and homeland security missions as well as helping grow its Australian business unit. For 10 years, the annual Wash100 Award has continued the tradition of illuminating the government […] More

Cloud plays a major role in the public sector’s overarching information technology modernization and digital transformation goals. But the cloud is still relatively new in practice, and organizations are still working through how to best leverage it.  There are many instances in which the public cloud makes sense, and many instances in which it does […] More

Gregg Melanson, executive vice president and general manager of Illuminate, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the latest trends in technology such as artificial intelligence, 5G and cloud, and how the company is working with federal agencies to address the challenges of staying ahead of the speed of innovation in the federal landscape. In addition, Melanson also discussed how recent acquisitions […] More

Gerry Fasano, president of the defense group at Leidos, has been selected to receive a Wash100 Award for 2022, the third consecutive year he’s been inducted into Executive Mosaic’s annual list of the most significant contributors to government contracting industry activity. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson noted Fasano’s selection to the Wash100 last year as a recognition […] More