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Joshua Marcuse, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Google Global Public Sector, Wins 2021 Wash100 Award for Leading Digital Transformation Efforts; Forming Key Partnerships

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Joshua Marcuse, head of strategy and innovation for Google Cloud's global public sector business, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and efforts to advance digital transformation, tech capabilities and drive industry partnerships. This marks Joshua Marcuse's second consecutive Wash100 Award.

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by William McCormick April 5, 2021, 10:23 am
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Teresa Carlson on AWS’ Cloud Implementation Standards Dev’t, Global Training Accessibility Efforts

Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector business at Amazon Web Services and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said that industry and government cloud adoption challenges similarly encompass issues in data and operational standards.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers December 22, 2020, 6:13 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

Accenture’s George Franz, Kristen Vaughan: DoD Needs Highly Skilled Workforce to Achieve Cyber Resilience

George Franz and Kristen Vaughan of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a joint opinion piece published Wednesday on C4ISRNET that there are four steps that could help Department of Defense organizations advance workforce development to improve their cyber resilience and one is assessing the talent they will need in the next five years.

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by Jane Edwards August 27, 2020, 4:33 am
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Gov't, Industry Eye Alternative Hiring Criteria for Cyber Positions

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to implement hiring practices that go beyond educational attainment requirements and focus on factors such as applicant skill sets and diverse backgrounds, Nextgov reported Thursday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers September 6, 2019, 9:06 am
in News

Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy, Louisiana & Arkansas Governors Call for Nationwide Cybersecurity Collaboration

Govs. John Bel Edwards and Asa Hutchinson, together with Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy, are calling for more interstate collaboration and public-private partnerships to address growing threats to U.S. cybersecurity.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers May 15, 2019, 6:35 am
in Government Technology, News

Raytheon's Thomas Kennedy on Key Takeaways From National Cyber Strategy

Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, has said there are five key takeaways from the White House's updated National Cyber Strategy and one of those is the Trump administration's position that cyber crime is a national security threat. Kennedy wrote in a Fox Business opinion piece published Monday that through the strategy, the administration made clear that one of its key priorities is to address intellectual property theft.

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by Jane Edwards January 29, 2019, 6:39 am
in General News, Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Forcepoint“™s Eric Trexler: Automation, “˜National Guard“™ Could Help Agencies Maintain Stable Cyber Workforce

Eric Trexler, vice president of global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, has said agencies should initiate efforts to hire and retain a stable pool of cybersecurity professionals and one of those measures is to establish a cyber “National Guard.“ Trexler wrote in a Nextgov article published Friday that the National Guard initiative would provide agencies with […] More

by Jane Edwards December 10, 2018, 3:26 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Lockheed Helps Develop University of Central Florida’s Cyber Innovation Lab

Lockheed Martin has provided $1.5M to the University of Central Florida to support the creation of a cyber laboratory in an effort to foster interest in entering the cybersecurity workforce. The 970-foot Lockheed Martin Cyber Innovation Lab will be situated within UCF's Engineering I building and will host classroom work as well as cyber defense […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 28, 2018, 12:53 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

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 order that seeks to strengthen […] More

by Jane Edwards May 31, 2018, 7:39 am
in Industry News, News

CompTIA Study: Nearly 75% of Gov’t Officials Support Smart City Tech Dev’t

A new survey from nonprofit technology association CompTIA says almost 75 percent of government officials are optimistic about the development of smart city technologies. The “Building Smarter Cities and Communities” report includes responses from 350 government personnel about their views regarding smart cities, CompTIA said Thursday. Respondents indicated expected benefits from smart city platforms such as operational efficiencies, […] More

by Ramona Adams October 6, 2017, 12:51 pm
in Cybersecurity News, News

BAE Seeks to Build Up Workforce as UK Launches Cybersecurity Hub

BAE Systems plans to add 80 additional cyber graduates to its workforce this year and collaborate with CyLon in a push to develop cyber capabilities in the British aerospace and defense company’s supply chain. BAE said Tuesday the move seeks to address future demand in cyber skills with the launch of the U.K. government’s National Cyber Security Center. The center […] More

by Scott Nicholas February 15, 2017, 2:50 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras: ‘Collective Effort’ Needed to Address Cyber Workforce, Other Challenges

Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon‘s intelligence business segment, has said the U.S. needs what he describes as a “proactive and collective effort” to address future cybersecurity needs. Wajsgras wrote in a blog post published Thursday that the National Cyber Security Awareness Month calls for all stakeholders to reinforce their efforts to protect the entire cyber infrastructure. He said […] More

by Jay Clemens October 4, 2016, 11:09 am

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