CACI International has been awarded potential four-year, $45 million contract to help the FBI implement and maintain a system for managing financial and acquisition processes. This order was awarded under the bureau’s information technology supplies & support services contract vehicle known as Triple S and contains one base year and three option years, CACI said Tuesday. The […] More

Christine Halvorsen, a more than 20-year federal government veteran, has joined San Francisco-based cloud-based identity management platforms provider Okta as the company’s first chief technology officer for public sector. In this capacity, she will help federal, state and local agency customers modernize their services to streamline processes and advance zero trust adoption to secure their information technology infrastructure in support of their missions, Okta said Wednesday.

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Executive Mosaic is ecstatic to recognize Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Paul Courtney with the 2024 Wash100 Award. Courtney earns the award due to his growth-minded leadership of DHS acquisition activities, which upholds a commitment to fostering private sector collaboration.

Now that the full Wash100 list is available, the popular vote contest has begun. Vote for your 10 favorite GovCon fixtures at Wash100.com!

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most sought-after digital solutions by the federal government. AI features, such as speech recognition, expert systems, machine vision, accurate detection, and efficient processing, are integrated into warfare and security systems to reduce risks, fortify defense, and achieve mission success. While the demand for AI is rising, many organizations […] More

Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of public sector at Verizon, was named among the 2023 Wash100 Award winners in recognition of her leadership that drives massive government contract wins for the business arm and advances the 5G capabilities of customers. This marks Hallbach’s debut on Executive Mosaic’s Wash100, an annual selection of the top 100 […] More

SentinelOne has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, an initiative to drive the development of cyber defense operations planning and guidance. The company said Thursday it will offer its autonomous cybersecurity platform to help members of the collaborative enhance cyber threat information sharing. SentinelOne’s team of security researchers will provide […] More

Cloudflare has received moderate authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, underpinning the company’s ability to provide cloud and network support to critical government functions, including election infrastructure. Federal, state and local agencies can now utilize Cloudflare’s platform to address cyber requirements and enhance the delivery of citizen services, the company said Wednesday.  […] More

The Department of State has awarded Verizon a 10-year, $1.58 billion contract to furnish various internationally stationed U.S. embassy locations with information technology services. Under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task order, Verizon’s team is expected to enhance and maintain network architectures of all DOS embassies, consulars and other politically consequential locations, the New York City-headquartered company said […] More

The federal arm of security software company Seerist has added a trio of respected intelligence professionals to its board of directors. Contributing insights in defense, risk assessment, threat analysis and more, Robert Cardillo, Karen Schaefer and Ray Palumbo have joined Seerist Federal’s board, effective immediately, the Herndon, Virginia-based company said Wednesday. Jim Brooks, CEO of Seerist, described the three executives […] More

Mike McGovern, vice president of business development with Day & Zimmermann Government Services, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his first year with the company as well as his strategic goals to grow its government business and how his team is diversifying in the highly challenging and competitive federal market during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read […] More

Zoom Video Communications has achieved moderate authorization under the State Risk and Authorization Management Program for its communication and collaboration platform designed for government use. In a blog published Thursday, Matt Mandrgoc, head of U.S. public sector at Zoom, said Zoom for Government is now included in the StateRAMP authorized vendor list following the platform’s […] More

Aidis Zunde, chief operating officer of Yorktown Systems Group, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the transition he made from the U.S. military to the public sector as well as the core values of the company’s culture that drive the long term success of its workforce and growth initiatives in the federal landscape during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You […] More