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Diane Murray on Her Agenda for Deloitte’s Federal Civilian Sector; Data Mgmt & Biz Intell Trends at Agencies

Diane Murray transitioned into the role of federal civilian sector leader at consulting services contractor DeloitteÂ earlier this yearÂ as the next step in her respective 18-year information technology and professional consulting careers. The firm also cited Murray’s background in areas such as IT governanceÂ and program management,Â business intelligenceÂ and data managementÂ upon the announcement of her new position at […] More

by Ross Wilkers April 13, 2016, 2:15 pm
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Polycomâ€™s Sean Berg: Public Sector Agencies Seek Collaboration Tools for Unified Communications, Workflows

Sean Berg, vice president for Polycomâ€™s public sector business,Â has said aÂ “workplace of the future” concept continues to evolve for public sector agencies as mobile device use grows and millennials enter the workforce. Berg told Public Sector View in an interview posted Thursday that one trend he observes isÂ growth in usage of video collaboration platforms that […] More

by Jane Edwards April 8, 2016, 11:08 am
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Exclusive: NTT Data & Dell Federal Services Leaders Detail Post-Combination Market Strategy

The government technology and professional services market received a new layer to its mergers-and-acquisition landscape Monday upon the news that the system integration subsidiary of Tokyo-basedÂ Nippon Telegraph and TelephoneÂ will purchase Dell’s services business for $3.05 billion. Through the deal, Dell’s federal government services business will combine with the similarÂ unit insideÂ NTT DataÂ in a moveÂ executives at both […] More

by Ross Wilkers April 1, 2016, 2:30 pm
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Roger Krone: Leidos Eyes Client Range Expansion Through Merger With Lockheed Services Business

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO ofÂ Leidos, has said his company’s impending merger withÂ Lockheed Martinâ€™s information systems and global solutions businessÂ is part of Leidosâ€™ goal to pursue other market opportunities and expand its clientÂ baseÂ in an interview withÂ Forbes posted Wednesday. â€œ[W]e will use this transaction as an opportunity to redefine our swim lanes â€” not walking away […] More

by Jane Edwards March 31, 2016, 12:03 pm
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CFO David Keffer on CSRA’s Entry to GovCon Market & Wall Street, Strategy for 1st Year of Business

Falls Church, Virginia-basedÂ CSRA made its highly-anticipated entry into the governmentÂ contracting market Nov. 30 and in conjunctionÂ started tradingÂ on the New York Stock Exchange as a public company listed in both the S&P 500 composite index and Executive Mosaic’s GovCon IndexÂ of 30 contractor stocks. CSRAÂ formed through a mergerÂ of the former Computer Sciences Corp. North American public sector […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 30, 2016, 1:00 pm
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SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Digital Pattern Identification Key in Counterterror Efforts

Terrorists often leave behind digital evidence that could indicate theirÂ travel plans and financial activities prior to an attack andÂ technology to find and monitorÂ those footprints is starting toÂ be applied in investigations by law enforcement agencies, the CEO of SAP National Security Services told CNBC Monday. Mark Testoni said some of those digital evidence identification tools already […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 29, 2016, 1:35 pm
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Globecomm Lands Overseas IPTV Service Delivery Contract With US Govt Agency; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

Globecomm has received a potential five-year contract from an unidentified U.S. government agency to provide managed Internet Protocol-based television services to thatÂ organizationâ€™s deployed staff in overseas locations. The company said Tuesday the contract has a base term of one year withÂ four one-year options and covers services under its Globecomm Programmed Video Solutions/TV offering. Services will […] More

by Jane Edwards March 23, 2016, 10:10 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Collaboration Key in DoD’s Adoption of Commercial Satcom-as-a-Service Model

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president ofÂ government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat‘s U.S. government segment, has said she believes partnerships could help usher in a new model for the Defense Department to procure satellite communications technology from industry. She wrote in a blog article published Friday that some government and industry executives provided their insights on […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 21, 2016, 9:13 am
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Lockheed’s Systems Made Simple Lands VA Claims Processing Task Order; Horace Blackman Comments

Systems Made Simple has been awarded a five-year task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs process disability claims and streamline the delivery of benefits to retired service personnel. The Lockheed Martin-owned company won the task order through the Transformation Twenty One Total Technology contract worth approximately $262 million, Lockheed said Thursday. Systems Made […] More

by Jane Edwards March 18, 2016, 11:42 am
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HDS Federalâ€™s Mike Tanner: Proper Use of Big Data Can Bring â€˜Societal Changesâ€™

Mike Tanner, president and CEO ofÂ Hitachi Data Systems Federal Corp., has said large volumes of data driven by the adoption of Internet-of-Things-based devices can bring societal changes and improve peopleâ€™s lives when used correctly, Fedscoop reported Thursday. Billy Mitchell writes Tanner made the remarks at the Hitachi Data Systems Social Innovation Summit in Washington Thursday. […] More

by Jane Edwards March 11, 2016, 12:18 pm
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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed-Boeing Team Seeks ‘Prudent’ Approach to Vulcan Rocket Development

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president ofÂ Lockheed Martinâ€˜s space systems segment,Â has said Lockheed and BoeingÂ are committed to fund the development of their 50-50 joint ventureâ€™s Vulcan rocket, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes Ambrose told a press briefing at the Satellite 2016 conference in Maryland that uncertainty on how to move away fromÂ the Russia-built RD-180 […] More

by Jane Edwards March 11, 2016, 9:06 am
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NCR Govt Lead Stan Ratcliffe on Self-Service Tech’s 2016 Prospects & The Future of ‘eGov’

NCR Government Systems — the kiosk and ATM machine maker’s federal subsidiary — works to bring the parent company’s self-checkout and check-in technologies to U.S. government agencies seeking to change their transactions and interactions with civilians and other constituents. The Germantown, Maryland-based subsidiaryÂ received two boosts to its pipeline in 2015 through a potential 10-year, $256 […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 10, 2016, 2:30 pm