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CGI Secures $267M CDM Contract from DHS to Improve Cybersecurity for Federal Agencies; Stephanie Mango Quoted
CGI has been awarded a six-year, $267M task order to provide cybersecurity consulting services under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program, the company announced on Wednesday.
Renato DiPentima Joins Gunnison Consulting Group’s Board of Directors; Gil Dussek Quoted
Gunnison Consulting Group, a leader in software development, data analytics and enterprise system testing for U.S. federal government customers, has appointed Renato DiPentima to its board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday.
Deloitte’s Marc Mancher on Federal Robotic Process Automation Adoption
Marc Mancher, a principal at Deloitte, said federal agencies have been slow to adopt robotic process automation and are more likely to scale bots horizontally into new use cases, FedScoop reported Monday.
Federal Gov’t Needs Private Sector to Back Tech R&D Projects; GDIT’s Yogesh Khanna Quoted
Industry and government executives said the federal government, which used to be a monolith when it comes to technology research and development, needs the support of the private sector in order to fund R&D work on new technologies amid tight budgets and other challenges, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Yogesh Khanna, chief technology officer at General Dynamics Information Technology, noted that even large companies do not have extensive financial resources to back massive R&D programs.
Comcast Business Taps Ken Folderauer to Head New Federal Gov’t Division as VP
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 16, 2019 — Comcast Business unveiled a new public sector division earlier this month that will operate under the leadership of recently hired Vice President Ken Folderauer, formerly head of the Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) national security group’s communications services unit, GovCon Wire reported April 2. The Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) subsidiary said […] More
David Berteau, CEO of Professional Services Council, Selected to 2019 Wash100 for US Government Procurement, Funding Push
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for leading the efforts to improve the government’s procurement and funding issues. This marks the second Wash100 award for Berteau in the last three years. Â
AWS, Leidos Execs on Cloud and Agencies’ Need to Focus on Mission Outcomes
Brett McMillen of Amazon Web Services and Keith Johnson of Leidos discussed in a Federal News Network article published Tuesday about the need for government agencies to focus on mission outcomes when adopting cloud and other technology platforms. McMillen, director of federal government at AWS, said he thinks the latest technologies may not always address the needs and requirements of agencies and citizens.
AWS’ Brett McMillen, Leidos’ Keith Johnson on How Federal Gov’t Can Make Cloud-Based Data Usable
Brett McMillen of Amazon Web Services and Keith Johnson of Leidos discussed in an article published Tuesday on Federal News Network the presence of data in the cloud and how to leverage data to build up citizen services. “The question is how do you make that data usable, not only for the agency that collected it but throughout the agencies of the federal government? … It should be available to commercial entities and citizens,†said McMillen, director of federal government at AWS.
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Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras on Acquisition Reform, Authorities in Federal Government
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Wednesday that he believes the federal government passed a critical point this year when it comes to procurement reform. He mentioned the agencies’ efforts to integrate commercial technologies and other capabilities into its tech platforms. “But […] More
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Engility Books Government Training, Logistics Support Contracts; Scott Whatmough Quoted
Engility has secured $27M in contracts to provide global training services and logistics management support to federal customers. The company said Tuesday it will also provide individual skills and collective training, procurement and advisory and assistance services through the contracts. Scott Whatmough, senior vice president of Engility’s defense and security group, said the company has […] More
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Horacio Rozanski: Booz Allen Eyes Gov’t AI Market Potential
Booz Allen Hamilton CEO Horacio Rozanski said during a recent earnings call the company has invested in artificial intelligence as the Defense Department and federal agencies tap into the technology, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. “We see this as the beginning of something. The market for [AI] is here and Booz Allen is well prepared to capture it,†Rozanski added. […] More