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  • Cisco to Help North Carolina Train Veterans in Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco to Help North Carolina Train Veterans in Cybersecurity

    Multinational tech firm Cisco Systems is partnering with North Carolina to launch the CyberVetsUSA program to connect the state government with the industry to train veterans for jobs in the cybersecurity field. The office of the governor said Wednesday the company will work with the state’s departments of military and veterans affairs, information technology and commerce […] More

  • Blue Cedar Joins Industry Effort to Update Open Source Cryptographic Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Blue Cedar Joins Industry Effort to Update Open Source Cryptographic Module

    Blue Cedar has partnered with four other technology companies to update a cryptographic module designed to secure data transfer across web servers and connected devices. San Francisco-based Blue Cedar said Thursday it will collaborate with Open SSL, Akamai, NetApp and VMware develop a new Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2 module for the OpenSSL software library. The alliance seeks to help organizations […] More

  • IT Industry Vet Skip Liesegang Named DLT VP of Channels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IT Industry Vet Skip Liesegang Named DLT VP of Channels

    Skip Liesegang, former director of channels and distribution for the Americas at NetApp, has joined DLT Solutions to serve as vice president of channels. He will develop and enact programs that support growth and productivity for the public sector in his new role, DLT said Tuesday. Liesegang held his most recent position with NetApp for four years […] More

  • Leidos to Leverage Supplier Base Via New Partner Network; Bob Gemmill Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Leverage Supplier Base Via New Partner Network; Bob Gemmill Comments

    Leidos has established a new program that aims to advance innovation, build up program performance and facilitate the delivery of technology platforms designed to meet clients’ mission needs with the use of the company’s supplier base. The company said Wednesday the Leidos Alliance Partner Network consists of corporate strategic, technology alliance and emerging technology partners. […] More

  • NetApp Recognizes WWT as DoD Value-Added Reseller Partner; Robert Stein Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NetApp Recognizes WWT as DoD Value-Added Reseller Partner; Robert Stein Comments

    World Wide Technology has received recognition from NetApp for work as a value-added reseller of the latter company’s products to the Defense Department. NetApp selected WWT for the “Top DoD VAR Partner of the Year” award based on total revenue earned over the past four fiscal quarters, WWT said Tuesday. Robert Stein, vice president of NetApp’s public sector business, said the company […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Davis Johnson, VP of Riverbed Technology's Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Davis Johnson, VP of Riverbed Technology’s Public Sector

    As if there was not enough instability in our current political climate, Congress has plans to limit funds for the U.S. Army‘s battlefield network development program until they submit a modernization plan for its tactical communications and data networks, according to a recent report by C4ISRNET. The final annual defense policy bill contains language to […] More

  • SAP Unveils Initial Partners for Blockchain Co-Innovation Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP Unveils Initial Partners for Blockchain Co-Innovation Program

    SAP SE has announced the initial list of partners that will participate in a blockchain co-innovation program which aims to provide an opportunity for participants to explore the applications of blockchain technologies. The SAP Leonardo Blockchain Co-Innovation program looks to integrate a digital ledger system onto digital supply chain, Internet of Things and manufacturing services, SAP […] More

  • MeriTalk Study: Majority of Federal Agencies Have Adopted Converged Infrastructure Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MeriTalk Study: Majority of Federal Agencies Have Adopted Converged Infrastructure Platforms

    A new MeriTalk study has found that 59 percent of federal agencies have fielded converged infrastructure systems as part of their organizations’ data center strategies. MeriTalk said Monday the “Converged: At the Core of IT All” report, underwritten by NetApp and Cisco, is based on an online poll of 150 federal information technology leaders between May and June. […] More

  • Persistence Market Research: Next-Gen Data Storage Tech Market to Expand by 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Persistence Market Research: Next-Gen Data Storage Tech Market to Expand by 2021

    Persistence Market Research sees an expansive growth in the next generation data storage technology market by 2021 to cater to the amount of data collected from various technologies such as mobile phones, smart homes and wearable electronics. PMR said Tuesday Avago Technologies, Dell, Drobo, EMC, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, Hitachi Data Systems, HGST, IBM, Micron Technology, […] More

  • PSC Announces 2017 Board, Executive Panel Members; Accenture’s John Goodman Re-Elected Chair - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC Announces 2017 Board, Executive Panel Members; Accenture’s John Goodman Re-Elected Chair

    The Professional Services Council re-elected several executives and appointed new members to its 2017 executive committee and board of directors during its annual meeting held Thursday. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture’s federal services business; and Deb Alderson, president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions; were respectively re-elected as PSC’s chair and vice chair, […] More

  • Broadcom, Harris Vet Bill Miller Joins NetApp as CIO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Broadcom, Harris Vet Bill Miller Joins NetApp as CIO

    Bill Miller, former senior vice president and chief information officer at Broadcom, has joined NetApp in the same role of CIO and will be responsible for both the company’s information technology organization and ongoing transformation initiatives. NetApp said Wednesday Miller will manage the NetApp on NetApp and Customer-1 programs that aim to help the company’s engineering and field organizations update and demonstrate […] More