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Maximus’ Tom Romeo: Technology, Industry Participation Vital for Public Service Programs

Many federal agencies are responding to the public’s need for government services through modern technology and collaboration with industry, Tom Romeo, president of Maximus‘ federal services business, wrote in a Federal Times article published Tuesday. Romeo said he believes the federal government could transform customer experience this year and onward with outcomes-based and collaborative strategies. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 1, 2015, 9:21 am
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Linda Boles on Vion’s Federal Healthcare Partnerships and Roles of Big Data, Cloud

Linda Boles joined Vion in the fall of 2014 to help lead the company’s expansion aims in the federal healthcare market as director of healthcare strategies and business development. The 20-year sector veteran spent seven years at Cisco‘s U.S. public sector arm asÂ chief strategist for innovation and business development and also holds a clinical medicalÂ background. […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 30, 2015, 10:50 am
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PV Puvvada: Coalitions, Collaboration Key to Unisys’ Federal Growth Aims

PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal systems business, believesÂ that coalitions or partnerships are important to drive the company’s mission as he talks about his firstÂ few weeks inÂ his current role, FCW reported Thursday. Troy Schneider writes that Puvvada has pointed to collaboration with government and industry partners through membership in groups such as theÂ Professional Services Council […] More

by Anna Forrester March 27, 2015, 1:16 pm
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Iridium’s Matt Desch: Communications Satellite Requires High Startup Costs

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has shared his thoughts on emerging satellite broadband ventures in an interview with Via Satellite magazine. Mark Holmes writes Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, told the publication he believes the plans of SpaceX and OneWeb to build their own satellite Internet networks somewhat reflect Iridium’s approach […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 27, 2015, 12:52 pm
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Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe Combines Streaming, Cloud, Big Data for Analytics Service

Satellite and geospatial imagery vendors such asÂ DigitalGlobeÂ have worked to utilize streaming technologiesÂ forÂ data mining and analytics operations in environments withÂ high volumes of available data, TechTarget reported Wednesday. Craig Stedman writes that the company has workedÂ toÂ integrate big data, cloud computing and stream processing technologies to deliver real-time analytics. DigitalGlobe’sÂ InsightCloudÂ service, which has gone through beta tests andÂ will be […] More

by Anna Forrester March 26, 2015, 10:41 am
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Stan Ratcliffe: NCR Subsidiary to Update DoD’s Commissary Operations Mgmt System

The Defense Commissary Agency has partnered with an NCR Corp. subsidiary to build a new technology platform for the agency to manage distribution of groceries for U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families. NCR Government Systems will deliver multiple software products for DeCA’s enterprise business system modernization initiative, NCR said Wednesday. “From back-end supply chain […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 26, 2015, 9:17 am
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Janet Foutty, Deloitte Federal Head, on Digital Services Trends to Watch and STEM Workforce Construction

Janet FouttyÂ took leadership of Deloitte‘s federal practice in January 2014 after aÂ 23-yearÂ tour through the firm in roles such asÂ managing director of technologyÂ and a stint on its financial services industry leadership team. Foutty, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, offered a preview of how she thinks shared services models and other technology advancements […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 25, 2015, 12:51 pm
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Engility to Help Train Pacific Theater Forces with War Game Simulation; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments

Engility HoldingsÂ will develop simulation-based war games in support of the warfare training for Pacific Theater forces under a $34.9 million contract. The company will work to create scenarios, configure training spaces and simulate world environments through command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems, Engility said Tuesday. The contract contains a one-year base period and four […] More

by Jay Clemens March 24, 2015, 11:15 am
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Maximusâ€™ Tom Romeo, Verisâ€™ Dave McClure Urge Agencies to Integrate Data Security into Business Processes

Tom Romeo, Maximusâ€™ federal services president, and Dave McClure, Veris Groupâ€™s chief strategist, have proposed a number of steps for agencies to address the enterprise security gap in their business processes. Romeo and McClure wrote in a joint opinion piece for FCW published Friday that agencies need to apply rules, algorithms and models when integrating […] More

by Jay Clemens March 23, 2015, 11:25 am
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Pat Tracey of HP on the Federal Cloud Market in 2015, How Mobile Changes IT Thinking

Pat Tracey serves as vice president of homeland security and defense forÂ HP Enterprise Services‘Â U.S. public sector businessÂ and also leads the unit’s work with the Justice Department. The 34-year Navy veteran and retired vice admiral joined HP Enterprise Services in 2006 when it was known as EDS and also oversees the business’ services to Pentagon agencies […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 18, 2015, 1:07 pm
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John Lee: Carahsoft Keeps Eye on FedRAMP Website Redesign

John Lee, vice president of cloud solutions at information technologyÂ services provider Carahsoft Technology, has noted the redesigned website of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Lee wrote Tuesday on the Carahsoft website that the revamp works to ease cloud vendors and government customers through the FedRAMP process and reflect new information […] More

by Anna Forrester March 18, 2015, 10:58 am
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Microsoft Execs: Continuous Detection, Uniform Standards Key in Federal Cyber Defense Efforts

Many enterprise organizations will shift to a posture that sees them operate under the assumption that they have already suffered a computer security breach and cloud computing will be a factor in that approach, two cybersecurity executives from Microsoft have told ExecutiveBiz. Scott Price, general manager of the software giant’s national security group, identified that […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 17, 2015, 2:47 pm