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Maximusâ€™ Tom Romeo: Case Management, BPM Can Help Agencies Streamline Operations

Tom Romeo, president of federal services at Maximus, has said the adoption of case management and business process management practices could help federal agencies manage workflow processes as they continue to use legacy information technology systems and modernize IT platforms. Romeo wrote in an FCW commentary published Thursday that BPM works to improve operational agility […] More

by Jane Edwards October 30, 2015, 9:41 am
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AWS’ Max Peterson: Cloud Tech Demand Presents Employment, Economic Opportunities

Max Peterson, a general manager at Amazon Web Services‘ global public sector business, has saidÂ the cloud computing market couldÂ create as many as 14 million new jobs during 2015, BusinessNewsAsia reported Wednesday. “Cloud represents a huge opportunity for good jobs and economic development,” Peterson told the audience during his keynote speech Wednesday at Cloud Expo Asia […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 29, 2015, 11:23 am
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GovCon Firms Eye Digital Defense Contracting Activity; Nadia Short Comments

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics are potential bidders on the Defense Departmentâ€™s $460 million digital services contract in support of U.S. Cyber Command, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Chris Strohm writes the Pentagon has increased spending on cyber over the past two fiscal years even as spending declines on other programs. Nadia Short, vice president and […] More

by Jay Clemens October 29, 2015, 8:05 am
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Greg Resutek on ASRC Federalâ€™s Space Market Aims, His â€˜Situational Leadershipâ€™ Approach

Greg Resutek joined Bethesda, Md.-based engineering services contractor ASRC Federal in June 2014 as chief operating officer alongside his former URS Corp. colleague Mark Gray, who was named CEO. Resutek also held the role of acting chief financial officer at ASRC Federal until the company appointed former Northrop Grumman executiveÂ Gordon Foster to the CFO post. […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 27, 2015, 12:13 pm
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HHS Unveils New Tools on HealthCare.gov; Tom Romeo Comments

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched the updated federal health insurance marketplace for users in 38 states who want to either enroll or renew their health plans for 2016, USA Today reported Friday. HHS opened the HealthCare.gov website for browsing Sunday with a new tool that helps users calculate out-of-pocket costs for […] More

by Jane Edwards October 26, 2015, 10:45 am
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Booz Allenâ€™s Greg Wenzel: Open Architecture-Based C4ISR Could Help in Interoperability, Situational Awareness

Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has told C4ISR & Networks that an integrated command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system could help achieve interoperability and enhance situational awareness for troops. Wenzel said in an interview published Thursday that agencies and military organizations should advance the use of government-owned […] More

by Jane Edwards October 23, 2015, 12:15 pm
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Lockheed Delivers Denmark’s 1st MH-60R Order to Navy; Stephanie Hill Comments

Lockheed MartinÂ has delivered Denmark’s first order of the Sikorsky-builtÂ MH-60R helicopter to the U.S. NavyÂ ahead of a scheduled series of tests. The company said ThursdayÂ the helicopter is the first of nine plannedÂ MH-60R purchases by Denmark to support search-and-rescue, surveillance, anti-surface warfare and anti-piracy operations. TheÂ MH-60RÂ will undergo validation tests on the configuration modifications before the Navy delivers […] More

by Anna Forrester October 23, 2015, 12:01 pm
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Army Renews Globalscape Info Exchange Product Contract; Michael Shrader Comments

The U.S. ArmyÂ has renewed an IT maintenance and support contract withÂ GlobalscapeÂ for the company’sÂ Enhanced File Transfer platform and CuteFTP client software. Globalscape said ThursdayÂ the contract covers the use of EFT and CuteFTP in support of theÂ Standard Army Maintenance System-Enhanced logistics programÂ andÂ CarahsoftÂ will distribute the software across the branch. Michael Shrader, vice president for intelligence and innovative solutions […] More

by Anna Forrester October 23, 2015, 8:19 am
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Serco to Update US Navy Personnel Readiness Tools; Dan Allen Comments

Serco Inc. has received a $15.4 million contract to refresh the tools for the U.S. Navyâ€™s staffing processes in order to help the client prioritize personnel resources. The company said Thursday it will develop process tools and analyze data to assist in the Navyâ€™s Street to Fleet initiative meant to forecast potential staffing requirements. The […] More

by Jay Clemens October 23, 2015, 5:12 am
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Chris Sullivan on Tech’s Role in Serco US Arm’s Business Strategy, CIO-Exec Collaborations

Chris Sullivan joined Serco Inc. — theÂ North AmericanÂ subsidiary ofÂ Serco Group — in January 2013 as chief information officer to overseeÂ strategic direction, operation and overall business management of information technologyÂ systems. The 27-year IT and GovCon veteran previously held the CIO role at Computer Sciences Corp.’s North American public sector for four years. ExecutiveBiz recently spoke to […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 21, 2015, 1:01 pm
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govâ€™t, Commercial Satellite Sector Should Address In-Orbit Collisions Through Collaboration

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president atÂ Inmarsat,Â has called on the U.S. government and commercial satellite vendorsÂ to collaborateÂ inÂ the development of policies on the safety of satellite launches and seek toÂ reduce the risk of in-orbit collisions. Cowen-Hirsch wroteÂ in aÂ SpaceNewsÂ op-ed published TuesdayÂ that inactive satellites and debris constitute the majority of approximately 23,000 man-made objects the Defense Department tracks […] More

by Jane Edwards October 14, 2015, 8:42 am
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Brian McKeon on Booz Allen’s Systems Architecture Approach for the Army, Cyber Requirements Outlook

Brian McKeon helps lead Booz Allen Hamilton‘s systems engineering and integrationÂ work for the U.S. Army in his role as an executive vice president at the McLean, Va.-based consulting contractor. He oversees a portfolio that emphasizesÂ C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillanceÂ and reconnaissance)Â offerings in the Army market for Booz Allen. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, McKeon […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 13, 2015, 1:09 pm