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Hitachi Vantara CTO Gary Hix Delves Into the Current State of Cloud, Cybersecurity, AI & More

Over the last three decades, Gary Hix has watched government contracting evolve dramatically, while still retaining its core principles. He’s no passive observer though: he’s played an active role at companies like Sallie Mae, Novus Consulting Group and IBM. He's currently chief technology officer at the federal arm of Hitachi Vantara.

ExecutiveBiz had the chance to talk to Hix and get his perspective on the current state of federal cloud migration, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and more.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt March 27, 2024, 11:23 am
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Seagate’s Bill Downer Shares Thoughts on Data Security & Zero Trust

Bill Downer, vice president of national programs at Seagate Federal, believes “the edge is everywhere,” no matter where the data is collected and stored. He is a strong advocate for defending data at rest, and at Seagate, he leads the company’s delivery of secure data storage products to federal agencies. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Downer discussed Seagate’s most impactful partnerships, highlighted emerging cyber threats and shared his insights on zero trust.

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by Ireland Degges March 21, 2024, 5:46 am
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Breaking Down CJADC2 With Ultra Intelligence & Communication’s James Parys

James Parys, vice president of growth and strategy at Ultra Intelligence & Communications, sat down with Executive Mosaic to talk about the importance of CJADC2, the role artificial intelligence and machine learning can play in these efforts and how these technologies and initiatives will transform operations at the tactical edge.

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by Summer Myatt March 20, 2024, 11:23 am
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Talking AI, Company Culture & Differentiators With VivSoft CEO Navin Gunalan

Navin Gunalan, co-founder and CEO of VivSoft Technologies, has led a successful 18-year career in government contracting, specializing in providing technology solutions using his capture and business development skills for state and federal markets. In a recent Spotlight interview, Gunalan sat down with ExecutiveBiz to illustrate VivSoft’s rise to prominence, chat about its use of AI and the proliferation of the technology in recent years and more.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt March 14, 2024, 11:26 am
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Zolon Tech’s Kirk Macchiavello Details Company Growth Strategy, Shares Insights on Technology Innovation

In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Kirk Macchiavello, vice president and general manager of national security at Zolon Tech, reflected on the company's expansion journey, highlighted its core values and assessed the impact of technology innovation on the federal government.

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by Ireland Degges March 8, 2024, 10:31 am
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Zolon Tech’s Kirk Macchiavello Details Company Growth Strategy, Shares Insights on Technology Innovation

In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Kirk Macchiavello, vice president and general manager of national security at Zolon Tech, reflected on the company's expansion journey, highlighted its core values and assessed the impact of technology innovation on the federal government.

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by Ireland Degges March 8, 2024, 10:31 am
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Material Security’s Dan Skinner Evaluates Shifting Cybersecurity Ecosystem

Dan Skinner, head of federal go-to-market at Material Security, began his career nearly three decades ago and has since garnered a wealth of technical and leadership experience. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Skinner assessed the ways in which the cybersecurity landscape has changed over the past few years and shared his insights on the role of the cloud on this transformation.

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by Ireland Degges March 7, 2024, 10:17 am
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How AutogenAI Has Tapped a New AI Use Case in GovCon, With CEO Elizabeth Lukas

The use cases for artificial intelligence don’t stop multiplying in the government contracting industry and since its founding in 2021, AutogenAI has developed a new one: using AI to assist the proposal writing process. Noted business leader Elizabeth Lukas came aboard the company last fall as its Americas CEO.

Recently, we sat down with Lukas to gain an understanding about AutogenAI’s unique offerings and inquire what the company’s performance tells us about the federal marketplace.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt March 6, 2024, 11:39 am
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Chief Growth Officer Zhenia Klevitsky Surveys GovCon Landscape, Explains cBEYONData’s Role & Differentiators

Zhenia Klevitsky is chief growth officer at the quickly evolving cBEYONData. She took time to sit down with ExecutiveBiz and walk us through the company’s immense offerings, enlighten us about some of its strategies and share her perspective from a quarter century in the business.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt February 29, 2024, 12:00 pm
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Booz Allen’s Contracts Lead Linda Asher Details How the Company Is Operating Ahead of the AI Curve

Linda Asher is a procurement and acquisition aficionado, heading up Booz Allen Hamilton’s contracts division as senior vice president. Working at Booz Allen for the last 19 years, Asher has watched as the company has positioned itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence investment and innovation.

In this Spotlight interview, Asher spoke with ExecutiveBiz about how the company is harnessing AI and organizing itself to always meet the government’s mission.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt February 28, 2024, 11:48 am
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Aeyon’s Mark Hogenmiller on Effective Team Management & the New Cyber Era

According to Mark Hogenmiller, chief transformation officer at Aeyon, keeping up with acquisition policies and cybersecurity demands are the responsibility of everyone on a company’s team. It is only via thorough comprehension and collaborative initiatives that government contracting companies like Aeyon keep their data secure and are able to competitively vie for new awards.

In this Spotlight interview, Hogenmiller spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the ever-evolving cybersphere and its impacts on GovCon, tools and strategies to aid data organization and more.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt February 27, 2024, 11:21 am
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HashiCorp Federal’s Melissa Palmer Shares Insights on Cloud Challenges & Opportunities in Federal Government

HashiCorp Federal President Melissa Palmer has spent over 25 years in the government contracting field. Throughout her career, she has focused on the delivery of information technology products and services related to cloud, DevSecOps, cybersecurity and more. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Palmer shared her thoughts on the current trends shaping government cloud adoption, the challenges agencies face when moving to the cloud and the opportunities cloud technology presents for public sector organizations.

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by Ireland Degges February 23, 2024, 10:26 am