Ernst & Young LLP has announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in Greater Washington. According to Ernst & Young, “[The] group of outstanding entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders.  The winners will be revealed at a gala […] More

We had the chance to sit down with Paul Garver, Quest Software's Vice President, Public Sector. He shared with us what lessons he learned in his time abroad, where he sees IT heading next, and what things are keeping him awake at night. We also learned some of his favorite charitable endeavors and what advice […] More

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, several websites were hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack around the Christmas holiday. The company that provides directory service to a variety of websites was targeted in the attack, which left several of the sites inaccessible to some users. Once the company […] More

We brought our camera to the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons on Thursday for the Ernst & Young Executive of the Year awards.  Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and CTO Aneesh Chopra took a break from their marathon push to meet the administration’s ambitious IT goals to congratulate industry leaders and take in some top-notch surf-and-turf (or, in […] More

The Obama administration was expected to name a Cyber Czar and release a cyberspace policy review last Friday.   The administration released the 76-page “Cyberspace Policy Review”  as expected.   Unexpectedly, the administration did not name a “Cyber Czar.”  Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council and the author of the review has […] More

As any Lakers fan knows, Zen philosophy has important management applications.  Ancient Zen masters were famous for their kōan, often-perplexing one-liners “What is the sound of one hand clapping?”  Perhaps these ancient teachers were trying to communicate to their students that there are no easy answers and maybe today’s IT contracting gurus have picked up where they left off. […] More

When Rick Marcotte sets a goal, he really sets it. Back in 2004, Marcotte had just come on board as CEO of DLT Solutions, a value-added IT solutions provider of products and services for federal, state and municipal agencies and business customers. At the time DLT was sitting at the $300 million revenue range. Looking […] More

Earlier this month ExecutiveBiz highlighted ten area executives in relatively new roles who we expect to be firmly placed in the 2008 spotlight. Perhaps these executives can take their cue from another set of leaders who have grown quite accustomed to being in the middle of the action. ExecutiveBiz's “Beltway Game Changers“ recognizes 10 prominent […] More