The Telecommunications Industry Association has submitted comments to the General Services Administration on a proposal to adopt cybersecurity standards for the federal acquisition and contracting process, FCW reported Tuesday. Mark Rockwell writes that the group urged the GSA to allow for more flexibility in its proposed contractor security rules so innovation won’t be stifled. TIA […] More

CACI International holds a position on a potential five-year, $408 million blanket purchase agreement to provide training and related support services to a Defense Department office that works to counter improvised explosive devices. The General Services Administration‘s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center selected four contractors to work with DoD’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization under the […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Tina Kuhn, a top cybersecurity executive with Northrop Grumman Information Systems, on Northrop’s international expansion, opportunities for transformation within the government budget environment, how to “build-in” cyber defenses, and more in the cyber space. Kuhn joined Northrop in 2012 after holding a series of GovCon leadership roles focusing on intelligence and […] More

Bill Jaffe co-founded TAPE in 2003 and serves as executive vice president and general manager at the Alexandria, Va.-based SDVOSB – Service-Disabled, Veteran–Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business. Among his many leadership responsibilities, Jaffe manages TAPE’s corporate development, M&A and IDIQ activities. TAPE specializes in systems engineering and provides technological; program and management support; and training solutions […] More

This is the first part of interview with Joe Kernan, vice president of business development at SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), on his company’s non-profit organization NS2 Serves, and its mission to train veterans in information technology and help them gain employment after service. To watch a video on the program that will air […] More

Teresa Carlson serves as the vice president of the world wide public sector at Amazon Web Services where she is responsible for operations, strategy, sales and business development. The more than 20-year industry veteran is also the head public policy advisor for the global public sector at AWS and oversees revenue and partnership strategy. Prior to joining […] More

Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] More

DLT Solutions, a value-added reseller of Amazon Web Services and other information technology company’s offerings, has won a contract to provide cloud services to the Texas Department of Information Resources. The products and services available to Texas education and public-sector customers through DLT can be procured at volume discount pricing, the company said Tuesday. “Adding a […] More

Warren East, formerly CEO of semiconductor intellectual property supplier ARM Holdings, has joined the advisory board of Oxehealth, a spin-out from the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering. East will work to help Oxehealth drive its non-contact vital signs technology into the market and pursue partnership opportunities, Oxehealth said Thursday. He will also collaborate […] More

Robert Hoffman, formerly government relations senior vice president at the Washington-based Information Technology Industry Council, has joined Motorola Solutions as corporate VP and government affairs lead. He will report directly to Mark Hacker, general counsel and SVP of legal and government affairs, and be based at Motorola Solutions’ office in Washington starting in March, Motorola Solutions […] More

Bostonia Partners LLC has worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and General Services Administration to close two leases totaling $258 million for NOAA to remain at its headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. NOAA resides in two buildings at the Silver Spring Metro Center and each lease is for a 15-year term with both set […] More

Lynne Chamberlain serves as vice president of business development for Red Hat‘s public sector. The more than 20-year industry veteran has been at Red Hat since 2004 and has previously held leadership roles at Unisys, HP and NetApp. In her Q&A with ExecutiveBiz, Chamberlain discussed her work with systems integrators, some of the newest cloud offerings […] More