The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is looking for public input on plans to launch a challenge focused on developing an open stack of 5G technologies to support the Department of Defense’s missions.
Read More »DataRobot VP Edward Kwartler Joins Federal Advisory Committee for Data-Based Evidence Building
Edward Kwartler, vice president for AI trust at enterprise artificial intelligence technology maker DataRobot, has been named to a recently established federal committee focused on ethical and data-driven evidence building.
Read More »Former ITA Official John Cooney to Lead SkyWater’s Government Engagements
John Cooney, a former official at the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, has joined semiconductor foundry services provider SkyWater Technology as director of U.S. government relations.
Read More »Rafael Borras Named Homeland Security and Defense Business Council President, CEO
Rafael Borras, a veteran federal government and industry leader, has been appointed president and CEO of the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council.
Read More »Census Bureau Taps Carahsoft for Qualtrics SaaS to Support COVID-19 Survey Effort
The Department of Commerce has awarded Carahsoft Technology a one-year, $2M contract to provide Qualtrics cloud-based data management services to support the Census Bureau’s COVID-19 survey operations.
Read More »Cisco’s Alan Balutis Suggests Approach to Accelerate Transition to EIS Telecom Contract
Alan Balutis, a Distinguished Fellow and senior director for North American public sector for Cisco Systems’ global strategy and consulting arm, wrote in a FedScoop article published Friday the lack of authority of agency chief information officers could be one of the reasons why agencies are slow to transition to the General Services Administration’s $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.
Read More »NOAA Seeks Tech Partner for Weather Forecasting Innovation Hub
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a potential five-year, $45M partnership opportunity to create weather forecasting models through the establishment of an extramural center. NOAA said Friday it is looking for a technology partner to help the agency establish the Earth Prediction Innovation Center.
Read More »Excella to Support JAIC’s AI Framework Dev’t Efforts Under Joint Venture Program
The National Technical Information Service has partnered with technology firm Excella to support the Department of Defense’s efforts to establish its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Read More »Jim Reagan, EVP & CFO of Leidos, Added to 2019 Wash100 for Driving Financial Operations and Value
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Jim Reagan, EVP & CFO of Leidos, has been selected to the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his role and financial expertise to drive significant value and deliver results for the company. This marks the fourth consecutive Wash100 award for Reagan.
Read More »Glenn Davidson Named Human Capital Transformation Exec at Deloitte Public Sector Arm
Glenn Davidson, former executive director of enterprise services at the Commerce Department, has joined the government and public services practice of Deloitte’s consulting business as human capital transformation executive. He will work with federal and state government clients to help them transform their agencies’ workforce strategy, human resource operations and employee experience, …
Read More »NIST Taps SRI International to Lead Quantum Science R&D Consortium
SRI International has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to lead a new consortium tasked to advance research and development efforts in quantum science. NIST said Friday the Quantum Economic Development Consortium’s responsibilities will include participating in quantum device design and …
Read More »CrowdStrike Receives FedRAMP Authorization for Cloud-Based Endpoint Protection Platform
CrowdStrike has been authorized under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to support the U.S. government in modernizing its information technology systems using the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. As a FedRAMP-certified cloud service provider, Crowdstrike will continue to serve the private sector, as well as expand its services to the …
Read More »Report: Margaret Peterlin Joins AT&T as Global External, Public Affairs VP
Margaret Peterlin, formerly chief of staff at the State Department, has been named vice president of global external and public affairs at AT&T, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Peterlin directly reports to David McAtee, general counsel at AT&T, and her appointment comes following a reorganization at the telecommunications firm’s …
Read More »Commerce-DHS Report: Private, Public Sectors Should Grow Cyber Workforce via Apprenticeships
A report by the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce calls for both private and public sectors to build up the cybersecurity workforce through “hands-on, experiential and work-based learning approaches” such as internships and apprenticeships. DHS and the Commerce Department prepared the report in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive …
Read More »LMI CEO David Zolet Named to FirstNet Board
David Zolet, CEO of management consulting firm LMI, has been appointed to the First Responder Network Authority’s board of directors. Zolet will serve a three-year term on the board that oversees FirstNet’s work with AT&T to build and run a national broadband network for first responders, the Commerce Department said …
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