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Rick Wagner on ManTech’s Cloud & Big Data Emphasis for Intell Agencies, ICITE’s Outlook

Rick Wagner joined ManTech International in June to lead the Fairfax, Va.-based company’s advanced technical solutions business unit as senior vice president and general manager. The more-than two-decade GovCon veteranÂ oversees an organization that collaborates with U.S. intelligence agencies on enterprise information technology initiatives and emerging tools such as cloud computing, analytics and big data. ExecutiveBiz […] More

by Ross Wilkers September 1, 2015, 1:54 pm
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

Horace Blackman: Lockheed to Support VA Through Subsidiary’s Medical Scheduling Tech Contract

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with Lockheed Martin-owned company Systems Made Simple to update an infrastructure that VA uses to schedule medical appointments for veterans. Systems Made Simple said Monday that VA’s Medical Appointment Scheduling System will be built to help manage the department’s electronic health records, clinical workflow and scheduling activities. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 1, 2015, 9:06 am
in Executive Spotlight, General, Industry News, News

Dan Bennewitz, John Lind: QTS Targets Hybrid IT, Cloud Growth Through Carpathia Buy

QTS aims to grow its offerings for federal government and commercial enterprises to manage hybrid information technology environments through its $326 million acquisition of Carpathia that closed in June, two QTS executives have told ExecutiveBiz. Those environments present the combined company with an opportunity to shift agencies away from a â€œone-size-fits-allâ€ approach for their IT […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 31, 2015, 1:31 pm
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Matt Desch: Iridium Put $3B Toward 66-Satellite Constellation

Iridium CommunicationsÂ has spent $3 billion on itsÂ program to launch 66 satellites that will work to offer airline companies satellite-based air traffic surveillance services, CEO Matt DeschÂ toldÂ The Globe and Mail for an articleÂ published Sunday. Eric Atkins writesÂ those satellitesÂ will carry instruments to collectÂ information such as aircraft speed and location in an effort to help airlines manageÂ fuelÂ usage andÂ flight […] More

by Anna Forrester August 31, 2015, 9:15 am
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SAP NS2 Vet Training Program Shifts Focus to Analytics; Mark Testoni Comments

TheÂ SAP National Security Services training program for veterans is moving forward to its fourth session with an analytics-focused curriculum in response to feedback from prospective employers, FCW reported Thursday. Sean Lyngaas writes that theÂ NS2 Serves-run program has shifted from enterprise resource planning courses to analytics in efforts to meet the growing demand for analytical skills. […] More

by Anna Forrester August 28, 2015, 5:18 am
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

Roger Krone: Leidos to Lead DoD Health Record System Modernization Team

Leidos will lead a health information technology consortium to build, integrate and deploy a commercial electronic medical records platform for the U.S. Defense Department under a potential $4.3 billion contract. “We are honored to have been selected as the best-value solution for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract,” Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 20, 2015, 5:57 am
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AECOM Adds Army Depot Logistics Support Task Order; Randy Wotring Comments

AECOM has received a potential $92 million task order under the General Services Administration‘s Logistics Worldwide schedule to performÂ depot maintenance support workÂ atÂ theÂ Corpus Christi Army Depot inÂ Texas. The company said TuesdayÂ the task order has a one-year base period and two one-year option periods. “AECOM will provide all of the mechanics and specialties services needed for aircraft […] More

by Anna Forrester August 18, 2015, 11:59 am
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Guest Post: Susan Penfield on How to Build, Foster a ‘Culture of Innovation’

(Susan Penfield is an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton) Culture isnâ€™t created by chance. Itâ€™s engineered, practiced, disciplinedÂ andÂ starts with people. Creating collaborative spaces that foster collisions of ideas between smart people with diverse experiences and expertise produces better, faster, more relevant technologies and processes. The idea of a culture of innovation is that […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 17, 2015, 1:49 pm
in Featured, General, Mobility, News

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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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
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

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