To comment on Microsoft’s development of machine learning and cloud infrastructure, the usability of as-a-Service offerings and the widespread usage of artificial intelligence in the federal marketspace, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Microsoft’s Scott Price, General Manager of the company’s National Security Group. “Any agency leaning forward to drive artificial intelligence and …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: An Interview with Terry Hagen, President of Aerospace & Technology at Jacobs Engineering
In December, Jacobs Engineering finalized its nearly $3.3 billion-acquisition of CH2M as part of its 2018 reorganization into three global business lines: Aerospace, Technology, Environmental and Nuclear; Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities; and Energy, Chemicals and Resources. The company – which posts $15 billion in combined revenue and has a …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: An Interview with Chris Barnett, VP of Technology & CTO of General Dynamics IT’s Intelligence Solutions Division
Now is an exciting time to be involved in the world of technology development, as the vehicle of innovation continues to accelerate forward into the future. The ‘technolution’ that we’re seeing in cyber security, unmanned systems, information and data technology, advanced weaponry and renewable energy, to name a few, is …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: An Interview with Rob Davies, EVP of Operations at ViON Corp.
With federal IT budgets under attack and the need to enhance technological capabilities more quickly, agencies are turning to companies like ViON Corporation to provide technology as-a-Service. It was announced in November last year that ViON Corporation, a cloud service provider and IT infrastructure company, had been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: An Interview with Jeremy Wensinger, Peraton’s COO
“At the end of the day, it’s all about delivering the right solutions and technologies to help our customers achieve mission success.” At the recently-held Border Security Expo 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, industry leaders, partners, sponsors and business professionals came together to stoke coals in addressing how transnational criminal …
Read More »Report: 77 Percent of Federal IT Managers Say MGT Will Help Meet DCOI Goals
A recent study underwritten by ViON and Hitachi Vantara Federal has found that approximately half of a surveyed 150 federal IT managers and decision makers believe that data centers do not currently meet mission needs. MeriTalk announced the details of its new report, “Data Center 2020: Federal Modernization in Focus” …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Robin Lineberger, Deloitte’s Global and U.S. Aerospace & Defense Lead
“Mark my words: A combination of airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come.” –Henry Ford, 1940 The future is here, and with the advent of unmanned aerial systems, autonomous vehicles and the impossibly well-connected Internet of Things, that which was science fiction is now science …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ray Spicer, Director of Defense and Intelligence for IBM U.S. Federal
Artificial intelligence has seen a massive uptake in the past decade, as major tech companies and up-and-coming start-ups plant their roots in AI-related disciplines like machine learning, natural language processing, image recognition and neural networks. As of 2018, the seeds of innovation are blossoming as human interest in the nonhuman …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with PV Puvvada, President of Federal Systems at Unisys
What a time to be alive, especially in the business of government IT. Several policy, business and technology trends are converging to provide game changing opportunities for government agencies to leverage and improve their mission outcomes. The U.S. government is making moves toward a comprehensive approach in modernizing information technology …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Gay Porter, VP of Engility’s Technical Solutions Group
Going from an idea to an act of innovation comes naturally to some, others met with mild confusion in the design, inception, implementation or aftermath stages of taking a concept to market. In an area of industry like GovCon, the approach to this potential roadblock is just as important as …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with John Goodman, CEO of Accenture
Accenture–already recognized as a highly-modern, hi-tech company on the rise–is working to redefine how the federal government community uses new digital technologies (i.e. cloud, analytics, cyber, artificial intelligence). In an exclusive interview with John Goodman, the newly-appointed chief executive officer of Accenture Federal Services, ExecutiveBiz got him to open about …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Brian Fisher, SVP & General Counsel of Alion Science & Technology
Making innovative impacts across industry from the lab to the battle space, Alion Science and Technology supports clients across six core capability areas: ISR Technology; Live, Virtual, Constructive Training; Modernization and Sustainment; Network and Software Engineering; Systems Engineering and Integration; and Weapons Platforms. To comment on what values drive the …
Read More »In The News: Maj.-Gen. Patricia A. Frost, Director of Cyber, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army G-3/5/7
In the current state of military affairs on and off the cyber battlefield, the heat is on for developing electronic warfare strategies; the demand for specialized cyber teams is high, and the pace of electronic warfare development is slow to build. On the strategic front of fighting code with code, …
Read More »In The News: Ret. Brig.- Gen. Frank Kelley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems
By land, air or sea, unmanned systems are a technological marvel in today’s efforts in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as mine warfare, electronic warfare and command and control operations. Some of the benefits to unmanned systems are reducing risk to U.S. sailors and marines, as Deputy Assistant Secretary …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Lou Von Thaer, President & CEO of Battelle
Every day, scientists work to further man’s understanding of the world around us, attempting to devise solutions and further comprehension in planning for the future. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, companies like Battelle conduct research and development, design and manufacture modernized products, and deliver services …
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