Shamlan Siddiqi, chief technology officer of NTT DATA’s public sector division, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the impact artificial intelligence is having on the U.S. government, the reason why there’s so much red tape in AI innovation, why attracting talent is such a challenge in today’s climate and how the government can implement emerging technology more effectively.

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ExecutiveBiz spoke with Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer for Accenture Federal Services, about the impact that artificial intelligence is having in the federal market, how agencies are working to implement AI, and the creative ways it could be used in the future. More

NTT DATA closed its estimated $3 billion acquisition of the former Dell Services business in November 2016 to expand information technology services and consulting work for public sector agencies with the backing of a global IT company. Shortly after the deal’s March 2016 announcement, NTT DATA Public Sector President and 2017 Wash100 inductee Tim Conway told ExecutiveBiz the […] More

“Innovation is who we are and why we were established.” Please tell our readers about your role for Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Aili Kujawa: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics lab performs research and development on behalf of the Department of Defense, NASA and other federal agencies within the intelligence community.. Our lab […] More

Melvin Greer is Chief Data Scientist, Public Sector Americas, at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for building Intel’s data science platform through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing. His systems and software engineering experience has resulted in patented inventions in cloud computing, synthetic biology, and IoT bio-sensors for edge analytics. He has received the […] More

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

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

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

Intel Corp. and San Jose, California have partnered to kick off a clean technology pilot program in the city in an effort to further economic growth, environmental sustainability and job creation. San Jose has installed a network of sensors using an Intel-built gateway for the Internet of Things with a Quark processor as part of […] 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

IBM has packaged together a slew of big data and analytics tools that are designed for cities that want to make data-driven decisions for providing public services. The company has established new Smarter Cities management centers for Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Montpellier, France in an effort to help transform the management of transport, water and emergency […] More