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Jonathan Moneymaker on Altamira’s Open Source Push and $1B Air Force Intell Contract Spot

Jonathan Moneymaker oversees areas such as corporate strategy, business development, capture and legislative affairs in his role as chief strategy officer at Altamira Corp., the company that formed out of the Invertix–Near Infinity merger last year. A former business unit general manager from Boeing, Moneymaker’s GovCon career includes leadershipÂ roles inÂ mergers and acquisitions such asÂ Anonymizer‘s combination […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 31, 2014, 3:03 pm
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Rick Ambrose: New Lockheed Commercial Space HQ in Denver Eyes Industry Support

Lockheed Martin‘s Rick Ambrose and Colorado Gov.Â John Hickenlooper led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s new commercial space business headquarters inÂ Denver this week after aÂ transition from the previousÂ headquarters in Pennsylvania. LockheedÂ said WednesdayÂ the newÂ office will house its program management, engineering and A2100 satellite operations, which deliver mobile and broadband communications services to global commercial clients. “Colorado […] More

by Anna Forrester October 30, 2014, 8:03 am
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Denny Clifford on SkyLink Aviation’s Global Market Pursuits and Partnerships

Denny Clifford joined SkyLink Aviation earlier this year as chief financial officer to manage the company’s financial affairs and participate in the strategic review process. Clifford holds more than 20 years of financial management and military experience in his role at the global aviation and logistics services company. â€œDenny brings a wealth of experience from […] More

by David Smith October 29, 2014, 4:04 pm
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Graham Plaster on The Intelligence Community LLC’s Freelance Marketplace, Workforce Trends

The Intelligence Community LLC has sought the helpÂ of the crowdÂ through the firm’s new marketplace for freelancers to promote their ideas in the nationalÂ security and intelligence arenas. BetweenÂ October 27th andÂ December 5th,Â interested individuals and companies will have the opportunity to back these ideas through theÂ open-funding platform IndieGoGo. In this two-part conversation with ExecutiveBiz, CEO Graham Plaster discusses […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 28, 2014, 3:12 pm
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

IBM’s Andy Maner: Pentagon Seeks ‘Implemented System’ for EHR Project

IBM will not make theÂ Watson cognitive computing system a large portion of the proposal that company and its partner EpicÂ willÂ provide to the Defense Department for the agency’sÂ potential 10-year, $11 billion electronic health records contract, an IBM official has told the Washington Post. â€œWeâ€™re going to bid what the government asks for.. right now theyâ€™re asking […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 27, 2014, 11:06 am
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Jeff Lush, HP Federal Civilian Segment CTO, on Gov’t IT and Where We Go From Here

Jeff Lush serves as chief technologistÂ for HP‘s federal civilian segment, where he is responsible for leveraging technologies within HP and understanding the needs of customers. Lush most recently served as a chief technology officer at Dell and was also executive chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In his conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Lush […] More

by David J. Barton October 23, 2014, 1:26 pm
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Mark Testoni: SAP to Offer US Agencies Cloud Package With ‘Secured Support’ Options

SAPÂ and its U.S. subsidiaryÂ SAP National Security ServicesÂ have developed a newÂ managed cloud package forÂ U.S. federalÂ agencies to hostÂ government and custom applications and operations. SAPÂ said ThursdayÂ itÂ workedÂ with agencies to develop aÂ portfolioÂ that combines cloud, hosted and on-premise functions to meet particular agency needs and regulatory or security requirements. The company designed the cloud offering to comply with the National Institute […] More

by Anna Forrester October 23, 2014, 11:28 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Featured, General, News

Chris Checco: Razorsight-IBM Team to Help Mobile Operators Adopt Analytics-Based Marketing to Mobile Operators

RazorsightÂ and IBM have partnered to deliver an analyticsÂ tool aimedÂ to help drive the marketing strategy of mobile operators andÂ address both customer expectations and business needs. Razorsight said TuesdayÂ that IBM’s PureData for Analytics and SPSS offerings will leverageÂ Razorsight Predictive AnalyticsÂ to help mobile operators draw business insights such as the “Next Best Action” at the point of interaction […] More

by Anna Forrester October 23, 2014, 7:02 am
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CFO Joe Donohue on Agilex’s Growth Trajectory, Strategies and His 5-Year GovCon Outlook

Joe Donohue oversees the management and oversight of financial operations at Agilex Technologies as chief financialÂ officer. Donohue’s financial leadershipÂ career includesÂ stints at bothÂ Marriott and Legent, followed by a role at Integec. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Donohue offers a five-year forecast of the GovCon sector and describes how many services contractors could reshape their portfolios. He […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 22, 2014, 3:11 pm
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Darrell Durst on Lockheed’s Partnership With DHS, State of US Cyber Workforce

Darrell Durst leads a Lockheed Martin organization that providesÂ cyber technology and services to the U.S. government in his role as vice president of cyber solutions. The 28-year engineering veteran’s background includes experience inÂ intelligenceÂ andÂ security technology initiatives forÂ national security systems and government customersâ€™ missions. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Durst discusses the company’s cyber offerings to commercial […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 21, 2014, 3:09 pm
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Louisa Jaffe on Her 5-Year Outlook for TAPE, Advice for Emerging GovCon Firms

Louisa Jaffe and her husband Bill foundedÂ Alexandria, Virginia-headquartered government contractor Technical and Project Engineering — also known as TAPE —Â in 2003. Nearly a decade later, TAPE has employees in 15 states and Washington, D.C. that provide technical services and management support to federal agencies. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Louisa describes where she wants TAPE […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 21, 2014, 2:32 pm
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Maryann Hirsch: Agencies’ Cyber Budget Requests to Continue Growth

Government agencies will continue to see an increase in their budget requests for cyber operations even as overall budgets remain flat, according toÂ KCG President Maryann Hirsch. In a piece for Security MagazineÂ published Friday,Â Hirsch wrote thatÂ U.S. Cyber Command more than doubled its funding toÂ $447 million in 2013 and theÂ Department of Homeland Security‘sÂ cybersecurity operations funding grewÂ $792 million […] More

by Jay Clemens October 21, 2014, 8:27 am