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  • Verizon's Kevin Irland: Shared Services Impacts Financial, Technical, Operational Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon’s Kevin Irland: Shared Services Impacts Financial, Technical, Operational Functions

    State and local governments are increasingly adopting cloud and implementing an IT shared services model due to its financial, technical and operational promises, says Kevin Irland, a corporate communications manager at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Irland writes in a Tuesday blog post that a survey by Grant Thornton, TechAmerica and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers indicated that many governments […] More

  • Chris LaPoint on Info Security and Automation in Government IT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris LaPoint on Info Security and Automation in Government IT

    Information security may be one of the key areas in government information technology that needs automation through continuous monitoring, Chris LaPoint, SolarWinds vice president of product management, said Monday. He cited SolarWind’s latest public sector survey, which found that many agency IT departments do not consider infosec as a top skill slated for possible automation […] More

  • DLT to Host Cybersecurity Virtual Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT to Host Cybersecurity Virtual Conference

    DLT Solutions will host an online event May 7 to discuss cybersecurity-related risks and problems that the government is facing. Representatives from companies such as BMC Software, Dell, ForeScout, Oracle, Red Hat, SolarWinds and Symantec are scheduled to attend, DLT announced Thursday. Those companies will focus on continuous monitoring and identity and access management issues in […] More

  • Parkinson's Disease Program Picked for Excellence.Gov Overall Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parkinson’s Disease Program Picked for Excellence.Gov Overall Award

    The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council honored the winners of its 14th annual Excellence.Gov awards on Monday to recognize several information technology programs launched within the past year for the government. There were 31 finalists from 17 public sector agencies that competed for seven titles and were evaluated by 40 judges during a three-stage process, […] More