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Andy Maner: Oregon College a ‘Building Block’ for IBM-Epic Military EHR Bid Team

Leaders fromÂ IBMÂ and EpicÂ visitedÂ Oregon Health & Science University to evaluateÂ how the school could supportÂ theÂ consortium’sÂ bid for a multibillion dollarÂ contract to modernize the Defense Department‘s healthcare management systems, the Portland Business Journal reported Thursday. Elizabeth Hayes writesÂ the university’s simulation centerÂ could serve as a training facility for DoD can practice protocolsÂ for the future electronic health record system if the […] More

by Anna Forrester January 16, 2015, 10:27 am
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Peter Smith: American Systems Not ‘To a Place’ for IPO, Eyes Health IT Market

American Systems CEO Peter Smith has not closed the doors on the 100-percent employee-owned company going public but said current conditions are not yet ripe for a stock market launch, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. â€œWe consider everything â€“ going public, merging with another ESOP, staying just the way we are â€“ but we’ve […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh January 8, 2015, 11:01 am
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Xerox’s Chuck Brooks: Preparation, Commitment Key for Govt-Industry Cyber Partnerships

A new level of public-private collaboration is needed to implement data sharing, incident response and detection strategies to prevent future cyber attacks, Xerox executive Chuck Brooks writes in a Federal Times opinion piece published Tuesday. Brooks, vice president and client executive for the Department of Homeland Security at Xerox, says massive hacking incidents in 2014 […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 8, 2015, 8:38 am
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Guest Post: Jack London on Commitment to Character as a New Year’s Resolution

(Jack London is executive chairman of the board at CACI International) Many use the start of a New Year to reflect on blessings, lessons learned and goals for the coming year. I propose that we all start the year with a new, or refreshed, commitment to good character. As we look back over the past […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 7, 2015, 3:30 pm
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Bruce Smith on Triple Canopy’s Place in The Constellis Group and ‘Consumerization of Computing Platforms’

Bruce Smith serves on the executive leadership team at Triple Canopy and leads a group of information technology professionals at the Constellis Group-owned company. The three-decade IT industry veteran held executive roles at companies such as AECOMÂ and ENSR, before he joined Triple Canopy in December 2012. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Smith discusses his team’s […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 6, 2015, 4:06 pm
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Matt Truong on NCR’s State-Local Gov’t Strategy and The Public Sector Telecom Market’s Landscape

Matt Truong leads business development functions at NCR Public Sector — a subsidiary of the global consumer transaction technology provider. Within the U.S. public sector market, NCRÂ works with agencies at the federal, state and local levels to implementÂ information technology products and services for their business operations. Truong recently caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss topics […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 6, 2015, 3:20 pm
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Peg Grayson: MTN Government Adjusts Market Posture, Partnerships, Prices in 2014

MTN Government President Peg GraysonÂ said the company has worked on its market posture, partnerships and pricesÂ during 2014 to address trends in the commercial satellite industry. Grayson wrote in a piece published inÂ MilsatMagazine that budget constraintsÂ and cutbacks in military forces deployed overseas have led to lower demand fromÂ U.S. government clients for satellite services. Due to this, […] More

by Anna Forrester January 5, 2015, 10:33 am
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MarkLogic’s Idriss Mekrez: Enterprise Data Layer to Consolidate, Manage Data Silos

MarkLogic‘s Idriss Mekrez believes enterprise data layers will work to consolidate and manage data infrastructure for companies as theyÂ seek to eliminate data silo issues such as data redundancy and information security. “[An] enterprise data layer presents a streamlined and manageable approach for CIOs tasked to provide appropriate access to data while ensuring the security of […] More

by Anna Forrester January 5, 2015, 9:09 am
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GovCon Leaders Talk Federal Cyber Defense in Sony Hack’s Wake

The widely-reported cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that compromised emails written by the movie and television company’s leaders and personal information of employees took another turn Friday when the FBI publicly held North Korea’s government responsible for the hack. As covered on our sister site ExecutiveGov, the bureau said it traced the malware, lines […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 23, 2014, 1:24 pm
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Adnan Ahmed on CNSI’s Contract Vehicle Strategy and Advice for New GovCon Firms

Adnan Ahmed, president of contractor CNSI, and his three other partners founded the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company in 1994. The information technology and outsourcing services company has since grown to be a holder of prime contracts and positions on major contract vehicles. Ahmed recently sat down with ExecutiveBiz to discuss the company’s origins, offer advice for […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 19, 2014, 3:49 pm
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Randy Fuerst, Oceus CEO, on Public Safety Market Opportunities and Federal BYOD Programs

Randy Fuerst, a nearly three-decade GovCon veteran, elevated to the CEO post at Reston, Virginia-based Oceus Networks earlier this year from his prior chief operating officer role there. HeÂ joined the broadband technology contractor in 2011 from CACI International, where he served as that company’s COO. Fuerst recently caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss wide-ranging topics […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 16, 2014, 3:56 pm
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Shane Imwalle: Woolpert Eyes Drone Survey Expansion Beyond Ohio

Shane Imwalle, a senior vice president at Woolpert, sees further opportunities for the company in unmanned aircraft systems after theÂ Federal Aviation AdministrationÂ certified WoolpertÂ to fly drones on surveying missions in Ohio, the Dayton Business Journal reported Thursday. Imwalle told the newspaper the company plans toÂ add UAS piloting and data analysis jobs as Woolpert seeks to leverageÂ its […] More

by Anna Forrester December 15, 2014, 12:04 pm