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Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce that Jay Bellissimo,  chief operating officer for Vonage, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and success driving company growth and advancing innovation in cloud communications and other key technologies. This marks the first-time that Bellissimo has received the government contracting (GovCon) sector’s most prestigious award.

Maximus announced on Thursday its appointment of Teresa “Terry“ Weipert as general manager of the company“™s U.S. Federal Services Segment. Weipert will replace the retiring previous Wash100 Award recipient Thomas Romeo. Romeo will stay with the company until July to assist with the transition and then serve on Maximus“™ advisory board.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has launched a new integrated device manufacturing strategy to help the company advance innovation and drive product leadership. Gelsinger said in a statement published Tuesday the company will use the IDM 2.0 strategy to design and manufacture products in the “best way possible for every category we compete in.“

John Phillips, a more than 20-year enterprise software sales management veteran, has joined automated testing services provider Tricentis as vice president for public sector. Phillips will oversee Tricentis' public sector go-to-market approach and build strategic partner relationships under his new capacity.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 9, 2021 “” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) appointed Joseph Cubba, formerly an IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, as chief growth officer to oversee its profit, sales and revenue growth strategies, GovCon Wire reported March 2.

IBM and Moderna have announced plans to collaborate to conduct a pilot of open technology-based approaches to improve visibility into the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain and monitor vaccine administration in real time.

Zachary Lemnios and Terry Halvorsen of IBM said the U.S. should invest in the domestic microelectronics supply chain, including research and development, to ensure the security of these microchips, maintain the country's edge in innovation and reduce dependence on foreign-made semiconductors.

Lumen Technologies helped IBM integrate the latter's distributed cloud into a platform that allows users to access cloud services at the edge, near real time. The distributed cloud service, known as IBM Cloud Satellite, now operates on the Lumen edge platform through which customers may access cloud services in multiple types of environments, Lumen said Monday.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company will sharpen its focus on partnerships to drive revenue during the next five years in a push to become known as the leading global hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence provider, CRN reported Monday. “I want our partners to be the best at establishing a hybrid architecture at our clients and establishing an AI footprint at our clients,“ Krishna told the publication.

Linda Bixby, director of academic programs at LMI, has been appointed to join the advisory board of the Pennsylvania State University's Center for Supply Chain Research. The center is established to educate and conduct research efforts on supply chain management and build a community of students and members from industry and academia.

John Kamensky, a senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, wrote in an article published Thursday on Nextgov that agencies should go beyond the Federal Data Strategy by taking into consideration four recommendations to promote intergovernmental data sharing.

Peter Tao, a former IBM executive, has joined information technology company Digital Management Inc. to serve as vice president for federal civilian, G2Xchange reported Friday. Tao formerly served as IBM's account manager for the State Department and industry-related projects.

IBM and Salesforce have teamed up to help government agencies, businesses and schools verify an individual's health and vaccine status to enable them to safely reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership will facilitate the integration of IBM Digital Health Pass with the Salesforce Work.com platform to provide organizations with a single tool for making data-driven decisions as they work to streamline communications, initiate actions and reduce risks.

An IBM cybersecurity task force has identified a new phishing campaign that targets logistics operations across the supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines.

DLT Solutions, a Tech Data subsidiary, will distribute IBM-made cloud and software technologies across the U.S. public sector under a new partnership. DLT said Thursday it will offer IBM's hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other types of software through the Cloud Navigator Program that extends reach across the company's partner network and boosts visibility of cloud investments.