Bill Sullivan, a nearly two-decade GovCon industry veteran, joined global software services provider Cloudera March 2016 as vice president and general manager for public sector operations in North America to help drive the company’s open source offerings for agencies. Cloudera centers its open source services for government around the Apache Hadoop software framework to help agencies manage and apply large volumes of data […] More

The Justice Department has exercised the first option under a previously awarded five-year, $65 million task order to Hill Associates Corporation for information technology management and technical support services to DOJ’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. Hill Associates said Tuesday it will continue to help the department manage wide area network, voice modernization and network infrastructure projects. The company […] More

Cisco describes the “Internet of Everything” concept as the many connections that link people, data, process and things and technology transitions such as the “Internet of Things” to make those links happen. A 2013 white paper from Cisco estimates the IoE to be a potential $4.6 trillion opportunity for the public sector through 2023 and projects focus areas for government to include connected militarized defense […] More

Barbara Humpton became chief operating officer of Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal subsidiary — in December 2014 after three years as head of business development for the organization. The 25-year GovCon sector veteran and senior vice president at SGT has been with the subsidiary since its start in 2011 and is also a veteran of Booz […] More

IBM has unveiled the Watson Health Cloud to serve as a platform for data and insights on health and wellness issues as part of the company’s efforts to expand computing functions in the health sector. The company said Monday it also pursued industry partnerships and acquisitions alongside the creation of the IBM Watson Health business unit amid an […] More

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland will deliver the opening remarks at the CyberMaryland Conference on Wednesday and Thursday, which will host representatives from academia, industry and government. “Governor O’Malley launched the CyberMaryland initiative in January 2010 to position the state as the epicenter of cybersecurity,” Dominick Murray, secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, said Friday. DBED […] More

Tim Hein serves as the vice president of contracts at ATK Defense Systems Group. He is responsible for all aspects of contract management activities including strategic agreements, export and import performance and compliance, facility use contracting, and DoD or commercial procurement regulatory compliance. Prior to this role, Hein was contracts manager at United Defense LP […] More

(HONG KONG)—Thales Group, a leader in global technology in aerospace, transportation, defense and security with over 65,000 employees in 56 countries, announced yesterday that an Innovation Hub will be opened in Hong Kong, cooperating closely with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. An Innovation Hub, what is an “incubator of ideas for academic, […] More

Information Builders has partnered with address verification firm Loqate to incorporate the latter company’s verification and geocoding technology with Information Builders’ iWay product portfolio. The companies said Wednesday that the iWay Data Quality Suite, iWay Integration Suite and iWay Master Data Suite will use Loqate Verify and Loqate Geocode in work to process business data. “In today’s data-saturated landscape, ensuring the quality and accuracy of complex data sets is critical for intelligent and […] More

William Hoover serves as the president and chief executive officer of AMERICAN SYSTEMS where he leads the development of Vision/2012, the company’s growth plan. Hoover joined American Systems in June 2005 from his role as the president and chief operating officer of Dynamics Research Corp. In his 25-year career in the information systems and services market […] More