The Association of Government Accountants and Grant Thornton’s public sector arm have released a new survey describing how chief financial officers from federal and state government agencies manage the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and outlining several recommendations agency CFOs should consider as they navigate through the health crisis.
Read More »IBM’s John Kamensky on Four Recommendations to Advance Sharing of Intergovernmental Data
John Kamensky, a senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, wrote in an article published Thursday on Nextgov that agencies should go beyond the Federal Data Strategy by taking into consideration four recommendations to promote intergovernmental data sharing.
Read More »Jason Ormsby Named Aptive Chief Innovation Officer
Jason Ormsby, former quality, safety and improvement offering lead at Deloitte, has joined Aptive Resources as chief innovation officer tasked with overseeing various activities to deliver safe healthcare services.to providers and patients.
Read More »Microsoft Supports Call for Establishment of National Cyber Director
Microsoft supports the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendations and calls on Congress to act on those suggestions, such as designating a national cyber director to oversee the implementation of the national cyber strategy and coordinate efforts across the federal government to address cyber threats.
Read More »Tenable’s Marty Edwards: CISA Initiatives, New Bills Could Help Improve Operational Tech Security
Marty Edwards, vice president of operational technology security at Tenable, said recent initiatives by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and measures being introduced in Congress could help critical infrastructure owners and operators improve OT security and cross-sector visibility to address cyber threats.
Read More »Microsoft IDs Foreign Cyber Threat Groups Targeting 2020 Presidential Elections
Boeing CEO David Calhoun: Defense Industry to Get Continued Government Support
Boeing CEO David Calhoun said he believes the defense industry will continue to receive support from the U.S. government regardless of whoever wins the U.S. presidential elections in November, CNBC reported Wednesday.
Read More »Seven Industry Orgs Ask Congress to Prioritize IT Modernization Funding in Subsequent Pandemic Response Package
The Information Technology Industry Council, CompTIA, BSA | The Software Alliance and four other industry associations have called on Congress to provide funding for IT modernization and cybersecurity programs to improve response and recovery efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Industry Execs Share Financial Outlook, Insights on FY 2021 Defense Budget
Executives from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Huntington Ingalls Industries have expressed optimism on their financial performance in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, USNI News reported Monday.
Read More »Wesley Hallman: NDIA Wants to See ‘Plus-Up’ in FY 2020 Appropriations in Next Stimulus Package
Wesley Hallman, senior vice president of policy at the National Defense Industrial Association, told Defense News in an interview published Saturday that NDIA believes there should be an increase in appropriations for fiscal year 2020 as Congress considers another economic stimulus bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Peraton’s Dean Bellamy: Congress Should Address Space Traffic Management
Dean Bellamy, senior director of space strategies and development at Peraton, told Politico in an interview published Friday he believes Congress needs to initiate action to better manage space traffic as more companies launch satellites into orbit.
Read More »Govini Predicts COVID-19 Will Affect Military Readiness; Tara Murphy Dougherty Quoted
A new Govini analysis shows that U.S. military readiness is likely to see a major impact in the next few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic spreads to manufacturing hubs and military bases in the country’s western and southern areas, Defense One reported Monday.
Read More »Raytheon’s Tom Bussing on Hypersonic Weapons Development
Tom Bussing, vice president of advanced missile systems at Raytheon’s missile systems business, wrote in a Defense News commentary published Friday that it is a national imperative for the U.S. to keep its advantage in the development of hypersonic weapons.
Read More »Industry Leaders Cite Implications of Continuing Resolutions for DoD, Industrial Base
Corporate and trade group leaders discussed at the annual Outlook 2020 event how continuing resolutions impact the Pentagon and industry, Defense One reported Thursday.
Read More »General Dynamics Wants Army to Expedite Tactical Network Deployment
General Dynamics’ mission systems business has developed a system to help the U.S. Army speed up its timeline for the deployment of its tactical network to armored units amid competition with countries such as Russia and China, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday.
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