The General Services Administration plans to open to companies two pools of the unrestricted portion of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. GSA intends to award 15 contracts under pool 2 that covers financial services and two contracts for pool 6 that includes …
Read More »Dimension Data: Gov’t a Top Cyber Attack Target in 2016 Alongside Financial Sector
A new research report from Dimension Data has found that cyber attacks against the government sector doubled from seven percent in 2015 to 14 percent to join the financial sector as the top targets of attacks in 2016. The NTT Group operating firm said Monday data that its partner companies compiled across …
Read More »CFPB Seeks Info on Potential Credit Process Applications of Alternative Data & Modeling Techniques
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants information on the potential applications of alternative financial data and modeling approaches in the credit process. Responses to the request for information could help CFPB understand benefits and risks related to financial service providers’ use of alternative data and modeling techniques, the bureau said in a …
Read More »Dawn Scalici on Thomson Reuters’ Government Market Strategy & Data Priorities at Agencies
Dawn Scalici joined global media and information services company Thomson Reuters in July 2015 as its first global government business director after a three-decade career in the U.S. intelligence community that included roles at the CIA, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Department of Homeland Security. At Thomson Reuters, she oversees efforts to build …
Read More »SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Digital Pattern Identification Key in Counterterror Efforts
Terrorists often leave behind digital evidence that could indicate their travel plans and financial activities prior to an attack and technology to find and monitor those footprints is starting to be applied in investigations by law enforcement agencies, the CEO of SAP National Security Services told CNBC Monday. Mark Testoni said some of those …
Read More »Executive Profile: Colleen Davis, US Public Sector Finance VP at HP Enterprise Services
Colleen Davis is vice president of finance for the U.S. public sector business at HP Enterprise Services, where she leads work to plan and direct financial and accounting activities for that business unit. Davis also services on the financial leadership team at HP Enterprise Services. Prior to her current role, she served …
Read More »Executive Profile: Melissa Carson, Unisys Federal Systems CFO
Melissa Carson serves as chief financial officer for Unisys Federal Systems, where she is responsible for accounting, reporting, government compliance and financial planning processes. She also helps oversee the business unit’s operations, IT and procurement functions. The 25-year financial leadership veteran has held other roles for Unisys’ North America public sector and global …
Read More »Harris Vet Gary McArthur Appointed CH2M HILL CFO
Gary McArthur, chief financial officer at Harris Corp. since 2006, will join engineering and construction consulting firm CH2M HILL as executive vice president and chief financial officer on Aug. 4. JoAnn Shea, acting CFO at CH2M HILL since February 13, will return to her full-time positions as chief accounting officer and controller, the …
Read More »Ciber to Update Denver Public Schools’ Business Info Systems
Ciber will work with the Denver public school district to update the district’s financial, procurement and business information systems. Infor’s Financial Suite is intended to give the schools visibility into business data and help produce financial and operational reports, Ciber announced Thursday. The Financial Suite includes general ledger, grant management, …
Read More »Charlie Thomas: Real-Time Analytics Key to Customer Experience
Mobile operators are increasingly looking to real-time analytics as a means to help customers address issues with their devices as service providers aim to proactively address those situations and deliver a positive customer experience, Razorsight CEO Charlie Thomas has told Pipeline. Action on the part of operators would occur before …
Read More »Accenture to Develop Energy Firm’s SAP Systems; Andrew Marks Comments
Accenture will develop a set of SAP systems intended to integrate supply chain systems and financial records for oil and gas, exploration and production group Tullows Oil. The two companies will collaborate to administer a module to apply SAP enterprise resource planning applications that manage financial accounting as Tullow Oil …
Read More »IBM Helps Public Sector Bank Implement Financial Analytics Platform; Jeby Cherian Comments
IBM will help a public sector bank implement an analytics system intended to help manage financial management processes as well as forecast, budget and manage liquidity. The Central Bank of India has used the company’s technology for its budgeting exercise and aims to automate corporate performance management activity, IBM said …
Read More »ICF GHK to Help Form Plans for Urban Infrastructure Project; Jeanne Townend Comments
An ICF International subsidiary has won a 30-month contract to help build programs intending to provide basic services and infrastructure to an urban community in India’s Madhya Pradesh state. ICF GHK will be responsible for helping establish private-public partnerships, land and water policies and plans and pilot programs intended to …
Read More »CGI to Install New State Financial Mgmt, ERP System; Dave Delgado Comments
CGI Group has won an eight-year, $53 million contract to provide a financial management system to the state of Arizona as the state aims to move to an enterprise resource planning system. The state will retire its 20-year legacy system and other systems used by agencies, then move to the …
Read More »Savvis Builds Data Center Connection Portal for Businesses; Drew Leonard Comments
A CenturyLink subsidiary has launched an online portal to help customers connect with other businesses across its data centers and help them pursue growth opportunities. Savvis’ ClientConnect aims to help clients such as financial and health services firms interconnect and share offerings with other Savvis customers from its data centers …
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