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DLT Lands Spot on DoD Enterprise Software Contract; Brian Strosser Comments

DLT Solutions has secured a position under a potential five-year, $40 million blanket purchase agreement to deliver enterprise software to the Defense Department. TheÂ enterprise software initiative BPA was awarded by the U.S. Army‘s Contracting Command on behalf of DoD and the contract includesÂ Quest enterprise management software products and services, the company said last Thursday. DoD […] More

December 6, 2017, 5:01 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Michael Finnern, Director of Training and Learning Solutions at Engility

Every day is a chance to grow, to learn and make gains into a better, more capable version of you. Last week, members of the defense, security and training industries attendedÂ theÂ Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, FL to come together on how we can make a better training workforce. I/ITSEC,Â the world’s […] More

December 6, 2017, 5:00 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Barbara Humpton, President & CEO of Siemens Govt Technologies

The 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy once said in a famous address before the Irish Parliament that:“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were and ask ‘why […] More

November 30, 2017, 6:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Dave McOmber, EVP of Public Sector & Federal Sales for QTS

The IT world is shifting. New tech, new infrastructure, the new consumer. The modern age–what a time to be alive. The future is bright, but also highly variable, tinged with uncertainty. Someone working to make the uncertain, certain, is David McOmber, Executive Vice President of Public Sector & Federal Sales at QTS Realty Trust, Inc. […] More

November 27, 2017, 6:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Mona Bates, CIO & VP of Information Technology for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

Information Technology is evolving at a rapid rate–and so are the cyber threats, defying traditional cybersecurity measures across multiple domains. A 20-year IT veteran with a vision of what comes next is Mona Bates, Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. Bates has held multiple senior leadership positions […] More

November 17, 2017, 4:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Mark Rayha, VP/CFO of General Dynamics Mission Systems

Mark Rayha sees his position as vice president and CFO for General Dynamics Mission Systems as far more than keeping an eye on financial results and forecasting emerging trends, opportunities for growth and financial ‘headwinds.’ Throughout his more than 20-year career with General Dynamics, Rayha has come to see that a financially healthy and growing […] More

November 16, 2017, 4:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Jill Singer, VP of National Security for AT&T Public Sector

“Balancing our domestic U.S. needs with our international responsibilities as the global leader wasnâ€™t easy in the past; it isnâ€™t easy now, and wonâ€™t be easy tomorrow…as a nation, we never shy away from doing the hard work and we will continue to earn the worldâ€™s respect.” At the forefront of what is innovative in […] More

November 15, 2017, 9:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Rick Lober, VP/GM of the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division at Hughes Network Systems

“I grew up as a kid watching the Apollo missions to the moon–what a great motivator to move into a career in engineering.” Space 2.0. The â€œnew space.â€ What is really at stake for our place in space for 2018? With massive innovations in integrated technologies and satellite components, the community needs to come together […] More

November 14, 2017, 4:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Cynthia Shelton, Area Vice President for Special Program Sales at CenturyLink

“Women make up only 10 percent of the cybersecurity career field and there are over one million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in the US alone.” The future is here, undeniably bringing with it a hefty amount of challenges across the cybersecurity sector at our door. But when a cyber attack comesâ€“are we ready? CenturyLink Area Vice […] More

November 8, 2017, 7:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ron Sullivan, VP/GM of Public Sector for InterSystems Federal

â€œAll of us think better than any one of us.â€ EM: Letâ€™s start with your background. You have twenty years working in the federal sector. Ron Sullivan: I am just one of the old guys because I had twenty years in the military, about ten of which I worked in the Medical IT arena back […] More

November 6, 2017, 2:00 pm
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Karen Shields, VP of Health Markets for Serco Inc.

EM: Could you tell our readers what Serco does, or will be doing in the Health sector? Karen Shields:Â Our focus in the Health sector will be very much focused on supporting those in need of services and ensuring program integrity in that delivery area. We want to specialize in enrollment and verification of/for consumers and […] More

November 3, 2017, 4:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Stu Dyer, Business Development Director for CyrusOne

“Any agency and any customer that is looking for a robust enterprise data center co-location facilities across all of our locations, big or small, we have the ability to service them.” EM: Letâ€™s start with your background and experiences and how that prepared you for your current role. Stu Dyer:Â My career has been in building […] More

November 2, 2017, 4:30 am