Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Andy Green, an executive vice president of HII and president of the HII Mission Technologies division, as a recipient of the 2024 Wash100 Award for his leadership in advancing strategic growth through major contract wins and pushing innovation in support of warfighters. This year marks Green's 6th Wash100 win.

Vote for Green as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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Government agencies can enjoy expanded broadband communication coverage with the help of Low Earth Orbit satellite services like the one offered by Hughes, according to Rick Lober vice president and general manager of the government, defense and intelligence systems division at Hughes Network Systems. In an article Hughes released Wednesday, Lober underscored that LEO satellites can provide coverage to remote areas that cannot be reached by other forms of communication while still offering low-latency internet connection in support of a variety of applications like videoconferencing or VPN access.

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Jim Gwiazda, vice president of public sector sales at Equinix, and David Young, public policy senior manager, said in a joint blog post published Monday that through the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023, Congress directs government agencies to advance the adoption of colocation, hybrid cloud, interconnection systems and other commercial data center platforms to enable them to meet their changing mission requirements.

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With the increasing use of artificial intelligence tools and technologies in federal missions, data security and cybersecurity have become top priorities for leaders. During the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit in January, thought leaders and defense experts weighed our paths forward in a panel discussion centered around unlocking potential for R&D results with AI. 

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Federal agencies can now buy Actus, a cloud-based government purchase card management platform from Paperless Innovations, using a special item number under the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule contract. Paperless Innovations said Tuesday it has been awarded the Financial Management SIN under the MAS contract, allowing it to offer Actus to help federal government customers modernize and advance the digitization of their workflows, records management and internal controls.

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Executive Mosaic is honored to present Jill Singer, vice president of federal solutions at AT&T, as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner for advancing the adoption of 5G capabilities and promoting network modernization efforts in support of government missions. This year marks Singer’s seventh Wash100 win.

Vote for Singer as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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John Zangardi, CEO of Redhorse and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has joined Commvault's Cyber Resilience Council, which comprises cybersecurity experts from the public and private sectors to advise the company on emerging cyber trends and best practices. "Our newly formed Commvault Cyber Resilience Council will help us keep a pulse on this ever-changing landscape and enable us to continue delivering industry-leading cyber resilience to our customers," Sanjay Mirchandani, president and CEO of Commvault, said in a statement published Monday.

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Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, said information technology leaders are citing the need to implement global ethical principles and regulations to establish trust in the adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning and large language models amid the accelerated development and use of such technologies.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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Stacy Schwartz, vice president of public sector and education at cloud-based communications services provider RingCentral, said government agencies looking to support their workforce, attract and retain top talent and improve the citizen experience should deploy voice communication technologies. “By centering voice technology as a critical component in workforce operations, employees can collaborate more efficiently, serve […] More

Infinite Composites, a designer of composite pressure vessels, has entered into a strategic partnership with Leonid Capital Partners, a private investment firm that provides alternative financing solutions for U.S. government contractors. Infinite Composites said Wednesday that the financing agreement is tailored to its Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract with the U.S. Army, facilitating internal growth investments and enabling the rapid development of aerospace and transportation pressure vessels.

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Steve Orrin, federal chief technology officer at Intel, said in an article published Wednesday in FedTech Magazine that government agencies should prioritize governance and assurance as they start evaluating use cases for artificial intelligence and should protect data and training models as they work to deploy AI tools.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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Oswaldo Holguin, a finance executive whose experience spans more than three decades, has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer at research services provider Westat. He brings to the position his leadership experience and expertise in strategic planning and implementation, accounting, expansion strategies, investments and new business design, Westat said Thursday.

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