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Anne Altman: FedRAMP Board Certifies IBM Mobile Device Mgmt Platform

IBM has been authorized to offer government agencies a cloud-based mobile device management platform through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. This is the first instance of an enterprise mobility management offering to receive a provisionalÂ authority-to-operate designationÂ from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, the company said Wednesday. IBM’s MaaS360 enterprise mobility system will beÂ available for […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 13, 2015, 10:47 am
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Scott Scheimreif on Iridium’s DoD Airtime Services Contract Work, SATCOM Tech Trends in Gov’t

Scott Scheimreif oversees Iridium‘s government programs in his executive vice president role at the McLean, Va.-based communications services contractor. HeÂ also managesÂ the company’s work under aÂ five-year, $400 million contract awarded to IridiumÂ in October 2013 for airtime services to the Defense DepartmentÂ through the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program with the Defense Information Systems Agency. Scheimreif recently spoke […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 12, 2015, 1:27 pm
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Pentagon Looks to Multifactor Verification, Biometrics for Net Security; Mark Testoni Comments

The Defense Department has started toÂ implement multifactor authentication and biometrics as aÂ new Pentagon-wide security approach in an effort to counter cyber attacks, C4ISR & NetworksÂ reported Wednesday. Justin Lee writes DoD also intends to bolster its network access security through updates to itsÂ identity and access management approach. â€œThe approach to cyber defense is expanding from its […] More

by Jay Clemens August 7, 2015, 11:37 am
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Exclusive Interview: Chuck Prow on His New Sterling Capital & CPS Roles, Envisioned Growth Areas

Our sister site GovCon Wire broke the story Wednesday morning that Chuck Prow, who more recently led IBMâ€™s global government business, has retired from the company to take a new role as a principal at investment firm Sterling Capital Group Partners and hold the president title at its portfolio company CPS-Professional Services. Sterling is veteran-owned […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 6, 2015, 2:30 pm
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Booz Allen’s Greg Wenzel: Open Digital Ecosystem in C4ISR Key to Digital Transformation Efforts

Greg Wenzel, executive vice president and C4ISR/digital solutions lead at Booz Allen Hamilton‘s strategic innovation group, believes that open architecture in the C4ISR industry can help bolster its digital transformation efforts. Wenzel wrote in a guest piece published Tuesday onÂ C4ISR & Networks that anÂ open digital ecosystem supports the integration and reuse of new technologies and […] More

by Anna Forrester August 5, 2015, 8:24 am
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Carahsoft Adds PernixData Software Offering to GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments

Carahsoft Technology will offerÂ PernixDataâ€™s FVP softwareÂ platform to public sector agencies through aÂ General Services Administration schedule in a move to help federal customers fulfill storage requirements. Carahsoft will serve as PernixData’s distributor and master government aggregator across state and local education and federal government customers, PernixData said Tuesday. Agencies will have access to the PernixData product […] More

by Jay Clemens August 4, 2015, 11:00 am
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CACI to Continue Support for DoD Financial Mgmt Systems; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI International has received a $48.6 million task order to continue its operational support for information technology systems at the U.S. Defense Department comptroller’s office. The company said Thursday it will help maintain, integrate and secure IT systems that the DoD comptroller uses to manage budgetary and accounting functions. “By leveraging our experience in business […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 30, 2015, 11:14 am
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Cisco’s Diane Gongaware on ‘Internet of Everything’ Trends in the Public Sector

Cisco describes the “Internet of Everything” concept as theÂ manyÂ connections that linkÂ people, data, process and thingsÂ andÂ technology transitionsÂ such as the “Internet of Things” to make those links happen. A 2013 white paper from Cisco estimates the IoEÂ to be a potentialÂ $4.6 trillion opportunity for the public sector through 2023Â and projects focus areas for government to includeÂ connected militarized defense […] More

by Ross Wilkers July 29, 2015, 12:30 pm
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Tom Callahan on SafeNet Assured Technologies’ Launch, Future of Cross Domain Tech

Netherlands-based digitalÂ security firm Gemalto closed its $890 million purchase of SafeNet inÂ January of this year and shortly afterward officially launched a new subsidiary focused on the U.S. federal market — SafeNet Assured Technologies. Tom Callahan, vice president of sales at SafeNet AT, ledÂ SafeNet’s federal sales team as its VP prior to the transaction and is […] More

by Ross Wilkers July 28, 2015, 2:53 pm
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Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed to Keep Gov’t Cyber Business

Lockheed MartinÂ will retain its government cybersecurity business as the company looks toÂ potentially separateÂ many of itsÂ information technology andÂ technical services segments,Â CEO Marillyn HewsonÂ toldÂ Defense News in an interviewÂ posted Monday. The company’s commercial cyber business is part of Lockheed’s IT and technical services business review, she said. “Market dynamics and changing customer priorities have made it clear that these […] More

by Jane Edwards July 28, 2015, 10:33 am
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Wes Anderson on Microsoft’s Interactive Data Push for Agencies, GovCon’s Tech ‘Drivers’

Wes Anderson serves as vice president of worldwide public sector services at MicrosoftÂ and leads a team that offers information technology services to U.S. and international government agencies. Anderson, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, previously held the VP title for U.S. public sector services at Microsoft and also created and led the […] More

by Ross Wilkers July 27, 2015, 2:07 pm
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SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: US Should Manage Cyberspace Like Battlefield

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has observed espionage methods being used in cyberspace are somewhat similar to tactics that spies use in the physical world, Defense Systems reported Thursday. He told Defense Systems in an interview that many hacking groups target the private sector and he believes the U.S. should […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 27, 2015, 10:21 am