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Teresa Carlson, AWS Public Sector VP, Named to 2019 Wash100 for Her Efforts Using Cloud-Based Apps to Innovate in Government Markets
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector business at Amazon Web Services, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 “” Executive Mosaic's annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena “” for her efforts to use cloud-based platforms and applications to inspire innovation in government markets. This marks Carlson's fifth consecutive Wash100 win.
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in NewsVA Seeks Potential Sources of Enterprise Software Test Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for potential industry sources of software testing services to support VA's information technology modernization initiatives.
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in Contract Awards, News
Optum to Manage Part of VA Community Care Provider Network
Optum‘s public sector business has received contracts to manage three regions of the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ network of care service providers. The company will work to manage parts of the Community Care Network, VA’s new contract vehicle for procurement of community health care services that comply with industry standards, the department said Monday. “As […] More
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ForeScout to Participate in NIST Internet-of-Things Security Research Project; Katherine Gronberg Comments
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has tapped ForeScout Technologies to take part in a research project that seeks to protect internet of things-“based devices and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. ForeScout said Wednesday it will work with NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence on the IoT security project to implement best practices and […] More
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in Featured, General, Industry News, News
Anthony Robbins: NVIDIA's GPU Tech Conference to Feature Panel Discussions on Artificial Intelligence
NVIDIA will kick off the third annual GPU Technology Conference on artificial intelligence on Oct. 22 at the Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. Anthony Robbins, vice president for the North American public sector at NVIDIA, wrote in a blog post published Monday the three-day GTC DC event will include panel discussions and forums on AI policy and […] More
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DHA Taps ASRC Federal to Support Connected Health Services; Mark Gray Quoted
ASRC Federal‘s technical services business has received a five-year, $26M contract to deliver program and project management support for the Defense Health Agency‘s Connected Health Program. The company said Tuesday it will provide these services to help the DHA manage clinical communities, as well as the agency’s three working groups. These include the mobile health […] More
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Perspecta-Havas Health JV Named Analytics Company of the Year; Mac Curtis Comments
HVH Precision Analytics has received the Pharma Tech Outlook magazine's Company of the Year recognition for its work in the life sciences and pharmacy field as an analytics tool and services provider. HVH was named to the magazine's list of top 10 analytics platforms providers selected by a panel of CEOs, chief information officers, venture […] More
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BitSight Survey: Botnet Attacks Prevalent Among Govt Contractors
A new survey by cybersecurity company BitSight says botnets have become widespread among government contractors specifically for manufacturing and health care firms, e-End reported Friday. BitSight polled at least 1,200 federal government contractors and found that health care firms have recorded a data breach incidence rate of 8.2 percent since January 2016, followed by aerospace […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
MetLife to Continue Service as VA Dental Insurance Provider
The Department of Veterans Affairs has named MetLife as the official provider of dental insurance products and services for approximately 8.6 million eligible military veterans currently enrolled in the VA healthcare program. VA’s Dental Insurance Program also seeks to provide an opportunity for Civilian Health and Medical Program beneficiaries to acquire voluntary dental insurance, MetLife said Thursday. MetLife served as the initial provider […] More
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Thales e-Security's Wayne Lewandowski: Study Finds Federal Data Breaches Up 34% in 2016
Wayne Lewandowski, vice president of federal business at Thales e-Security, has said the level of spending increase in cybersecurity is lower than any other industry due to rising incidents of data breaches and lack of federal budget, Defense Systems reported Friday. Lewandowski said an independent study on cyber attacks found that data breaches affecting U.S. […] More
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Paul Bleicher: Merck, Medica, Harvard, UMB Join Optum’s Big Data Lab
Optum Labs CEO Paul Bleicher said he anticipates a growth in the research facility's studies on health and wellness with the recent addition of four new collaborators. Joining the innovation center's roster of stakeholders are the Department of Health Care Policy of Harvard Medical School, Minnetonka-based Medica Research Institute, Merck of Germany, and the University of […] More
