Harish Luthra, CEO of SAP National Security Services, said SAP NS2’s partnership with Microsoft enables the deployment of software on cloud environments of government and public sector agencies without compromising the security of mission-critical workloads. Microsoft and SAP have created a secure cloud model that helps government and public sector agencies transform their mission-critical data […] More

SAP‘s National Security Services subsidiary has received provisional authority to operate from the Defense Information and Systems Agency for its cloud-based integrated business planning software for supply chain management and transformation. The authorization allows Department of Defense agencies to deploy the supply chain planning platform in a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified secure cloud […] More

SAP National Security Services has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based enterprise resource planning platform that could enable government customers to manage their digital transformation efforts. The SAP S/4HANA Cloud, PCE private cloud edition achieved the certification from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, allowing government clients to deploy […] More

Technology consulting firm Groundswell has established an innovation laboratory in order to deliver SAP offerings to its customers in the federal government. The company said Wednesday it will employ project managers, developers and architects who will collaborate with SAP to create new services aimed at addressing gaps in agencies’ operations and administration. Groundswell’s SAP Innovation […] More

Lockheed Martin has broadened its 25-year strategic partnership with SAP to add tools to support its business and digital transformation program. The expanded relationship centers on the use of the Rise with SAP software platform for the cloud-based transition of Lockheed’s OneLM Transformation Program, SAP said Wednesday. Under the new agreement, Lockheed will use Rise […] More

Carmen Krueger leads the SAP U.S. Regulated Industries practice, which encompasses federal, state, and local government, as well as the higher education, aerospace and defense, health care and utilities industries. She is responsible for overseeing strategy, business operations, revenue performance, customer relationships and overall customer satisfaction throughout the United States. Since joining SAP in 2005, […] More

Fairbanks Morse Defense will relocate its training and service center from Norfolk, Virginia, to a new campus in Chesapeake in a push to expand its capabilities to deliver service support for military customers. FMD said Wednesday it is investing $13 million in the 45,000-square-foot facility located near the largest fleet concentration area of the U.S. […] More

Executive Mosaic has named Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services, as an inductee into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award, the annual selection of leaders with staying power and influence in the government contracting community. His seventh Wash100 recognition in the award’s nine-year history underscores his counter-cyberterrorism thought leadership. Testoni’s full Wash100 […] More

SAP National Security Services plans to offer SAP Ariba platforms to U.S. federal, local and state government agencies, defense and aerospace, utilities and other regulated industries through its portfolio to help modernize their supply chain and procurement operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. SAP Ariba platforms are designed to “help procurement leaders enhance visibility into spend, increase efficiency across the supply chain, reduce costs and risks, and gain data-driven insights to drive more strategic operations from sourcing and orders through invoice and payment,” Harish Luthra, president for the Secure Cloud at SAP NS2, and John Wookey, president of SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network, wrote in an article published Monday.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services, as an inductee into the 2021 edition of the Wash100 for advocating government and industry partnerships to help organizations protect infrastructure with the use of commercial technology. This represents the sixth Wash100 selection for Mark Testoni.

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Messaging applications Telegram and Signal saw an increase in downloads worldwide between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10 after Facebook-owned WhatsApp issued an update to its privacy policy on Jan. 4, CNBC reported Tuesday.

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Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a four-time Wash100 Award winner, issued a memo in mid-December formalizing the creation of a program that would provide participating defense contractors more access to special access programs or classified initiatives, the Air Force Magazine reported Monday.

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