Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer at HP Federal, discussed in an article published Monday on Federal News Network about the vulnerability of supply chains to threats highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for federal agencies to examine the specifications of a device being procured for employees who are teleworking.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has certified ORock Technologies as a Cloud Bank storage partner to help HPE server customers back up and restore data.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 6, 2020 — Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal business and a GovCon Expert, wrote in a July 22 guest post for GovCon Wire that organizations must be proactive in fortifying systems against unexpected attacks because cyber laws are unlikely to ensure full protection against current and emerging threats.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has created a laboratory in Fort Collins, Colo., that offers a live-test environment for telecommunication providers to demonstrate the fifth generation of wireless technology platforms.

Todd Gustafson, president of HP’s federal segment, has said that agencies should consider implementing strategies that combine best practices in technology procurement, policy development, talent recruitment and public-private partnerships.

Todd Gustafson, president of HP’s federal arm, wrote in an article published Tuesday on FedTech Magazine that there are three steps federal agencies should take to improve their cybersecurity posture as they pursue information technology modernization and the first is developing a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.

HP’s government arm has awarded Perspecta a contract worth more than $120M to help with the end-user hardware portion of the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Network Recompete contract, Inside Defense reported Friday.

Dave Levy, vice president of federal business at Amazon Web Services and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said there are three early lessons from the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium and one is the capability of new technology platforms to help researchers expedite their work. "Tools including deep learning and artificial intelligence are reducing time to insight for researchers around the world," Levy wrote in a blog post published Thursday.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is using high-performance computing to address the world’s need for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal business, wrote in a GCN opinion piece published Monday that zero-trust initiatives have now become an imperative for government agencies as they work to protect their information technology systems, data and employees against cyber attacks.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has partnered with the National Nuclear Security Administration to deploy an exascale computer to the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for nuclear stockpile modernization initiatives.

Mercury Systems has entered into an agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to incorporate parts from the latter’s ProLiant server offering into Mercury’s new rugged rackmount server technology.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has won a potential 10-year, $61.8M contract to provide integrated processor capacity efforts to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s operations center.

Todd Gustafson, president of HP's federal arm, has said government organizations need to recognize security issues in endpoint devices that are connected to a mobile federal workforce and implement protective measures to avoid a cyberattack. "Whatever approach an organization takes, it must accept the need for change and embrace the idea that every technology decision is a security decision," Gustafson wrote in a FedTech guest piece.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s board of directors has nominated finance veteran Charles Noski to the position of independent director and is set to hold an election on April 1 at the company's annual shareholder meeting.