Curtiss-Wright will take part in a multidisciplinary team working on the Secure Automation for Advanced Reactor Innovation initiative aimed at developing digital twin technologies to be installed in nuclear power plants. The University of Michigan-led Project SAFARI is one of the nine programs under the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s Generating Electricity Managed by Intelligent Nuclear […] More

Eric Malawer, managing director and CEO of BluVector, a cybersecurity technology company, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s work with Comcast Government Services, LLC, as well as how artificial intelligence and machine learning have shaped the marketplace. Malawer also discussed the shortage of talent in the cybersecurity field in addition to the ways BluVector addresses and solves challenges for its customers. 

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Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced on Wednesday that Michael Scruggs, previously with IBM, has joined the company as its new senior vice president of Artificial Intelligence (AI), effective immediately. Scruggs will lead SAIC’s expansion and innovation in the areas of predictive analytics, machine learning, robotic process automation, and intelligent edge.

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Rehan Sadiq, the director of Strategic Alliances with Trifacta, who is responsible for the Public Sector vertical as well as the Global AWS ecosystem, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding how the company’s offerings have enabled both commercial and federal clients to leverage data to gain deeper insights in a landscape with overwhelming data challenges.

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Carahsoft Technology has agreed to market end-to-end digitization tools developed by ClearInfo to federal government clients through the Reston, Virginia-based company's reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract.

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Vertosoft and DataRobot have been awarded an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the Army’s Office of Financial Operations and Information and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s (OSD) Comptroller to resolve financial and accounting errors without human intervention. DataRobot will integrate its enterprise AI platform with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software to categorize unmatched transactions.

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Christopher Copeland, managing director and chief technology officer (CTO) of Accenture Federal Services (AFS), recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his promotion to the CTO role. AFS announced Copeland’s appointment in Sept. 2020, where he will develop the company’s future-looking technology vision and strategy and oversee AFS’ focus on IT modernization and transformation. 

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Rick Strasser and Gurnaik Dosanjh of IBM wrote in a joint article published Thursday on Federal Times that government agencies pursuing payroll modernization projects should consider the triad of people, process and technology.

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Accenture has formed Accenture Cloud First under a three-year, $3 billion investment. The division will help clients accelerate digital transformation to increase speed and scale. Accenture has appointed Karthik Narain to lead Accenture Cloud First and join the Global Management Committee, effective October 1. Accenture Cloud First is a multi-service group of 70,000 cloud professionals that will leverage Accenture’s industry and technology capabilities and ecosystem partnerships.

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Dan Wilbricht, vice president of Ivanti's public sector business in the Americas, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the internal advancements of automation, cloud and managed services. He also discussed external technology initiatives, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Certified Information Systems Auditor’s (CISA) Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) policy 3.0, and the potential future of the technology sector.

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The Defense of Defense's innovation arm has selected Respond Software to develop a system for automating the process to monitor and analyze potential cybersecurity threats on the U.S. Air Force network. Respond Software said Wednesday it will create a prototype of the Intelligent Decision Automation Platform to support USAF's cyber defense operations as the military branch aims to cut reliance on single-purpose and labor-intensive systems.

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Veritone has appointed Thor Valdmanis as senior vice president of Corporate Communications; Locke Truong as vice president of marketing for Media and Entertainment and Monetization; and Ryan Bazler as vice president of Marketing for aiWARE, the company announced Monday.

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