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Leidos-Led Partnership Deploys Federal EHR to 100% of DOD Facilities; Liz Porter Quoted

Leidos and its partners achieved full deployment of the Federal Electronic Health Record system to all Department of Defense garrison facilities worldwide following the most recent one at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health implemented the MHS GENESIS as part of a joint effort between DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs at Lovell FHCC, the company said Thursday.

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by Christine Thropp March 28, 2024, 10:33 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Events, News

Experts Expound on Efficiency Benefits of AI

Government technologists are cultivating a cautiously optimistic view on AI, enticed by its many applications while attempting to institute checks and balances so that the tools do not overstep or malfunction. “AI will revolutionize humanity…but like anything, you don't go blindly running into it. You run towards, hopefully aware of some of the pitfalls and the challenges,” said Stephen Wallace, chief technology officer at the Defense Information Systems Agency on a panel at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual AI Summit.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt March 27, 2024, 11:37 am
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Saab to Build New Munitions Facility in US, Manufacture Weapons & Missile Systems

Saab has announced plans to build a new munitions facility in the U.S. The Swedish defense and security company said Tuesday it is growing its footprint in America and the new facility could boost munitions production capacity and strengthen its global supply chain.

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by Aidan Daly March 27, 2024, 11:26 am
in Executive Spotlights, News

Hitachi Vantara CTO Gary Hix Delves Into the Current State of Cloud, Cybersecurity, AI & More

Over the last three decades, Gary Hix has watched government contracting evolve dramatically, while still retaining its core principles. He’s no passive observer though: he’s played an active role at companies like Sallie Mae, Novus Consulting Group and IBM. He's currently chief technology officer at the federal arm of Hitachi Vantara.

ExecutiveBiz had the chance to talk to Hix and get his perspective on the current state of federal cloud migration, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and more.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt March 27, 2024, 11:23 am
in Executive Moves, News

Christine Centa Named Chief People Officer at HashiCorp

Multi-cloud infrastructure automation software provider HashiCorp has promoted Christine Centa to the position of chief people officer. In her new role, Centa will be responsible for all functions related to human resources, including talent acquisition and development, benefits and compensation and HR systems and analytics, HashiCorp said Tuesday.

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by Jerry Petersen March 27, 2024, 10:59 am
in News, Wash100

Microsoft Federal Leader Candice Ling Debuts on Wash100 for Driving AI Innovation

Candice Ling, federal sector leader at Microsoft, was inducted into Executive Mosaic's 2024 roster of Wash100 awardees for driving innovation in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. 2024 marks Ling’s debut on Executive Mosaic's annual selection of 100 government and government contracting industry leaders.

Vote for Ling as one of your favorite awardees at Wash100.com. This year's popular vote competition runs through April 30, so cast your 10 votes now!

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by Christine Thropp March 27, 2024, 10:59 am
in Cloud, News

Accenture Federal Services, Microsoft Introduce Collaborative Cloud Modernization Support Offering; John Goodman Quoted

Accenture Federal Services has teamed with Microsoft to support federal agencies and other national security-focused organizations looking to optimize their cloud technologies. Through the new Cloud Modernization and Migration Factory hosted on Microsoft Azure Government, the partners will help public sector organizations and industry customers achieve the security standards necessary to operate in the national security realm, Accenture Federal Services announced from its Arlington, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday.

Accenture Federal Services is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6. Register now!

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by Ireland Degges March 27, 2024, 10:52 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Lumen, Zscaler to Support Agencies With Zero Trust Network Access Offering; Jason Schulman Quoted

Lumen Technologies and Zscaler have teamed up to offer a managed zero trust network access service designed to help government agencies and affiliates mitigate cybersecurity risks by safeguarding access to their critical data and infrastructure.

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6 and hear cyber experts, government and industry leaders discuss the latest trends and the dynamic role of cyber in the public sector. Register here.

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by Jane Edwards March 27, 2024, 10:27 am
in Contract Awards, News

Iron Bow Partners With Peraton on $2.8B SOCOM SITEC 3 Task; Tarik Reyes Quoted

Iron Bow Technologies and Peraton will collaborate to deliver advanced information technology and network services to the U.S. Special Operations Command under the latter company's previously awarded eight-year, $2.8 billion task order. Under the Special Operations Forces IT Enterprise Contract 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance task order, which Peraton received in November 2023, Iron Bow said Tuesday it will contribute to IT modernization initiatives, provide technology evaluation and innovation and support daily mission requirements.

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by Kacey Roberts March 27, 2024, 10:10 am
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Parsons Secures Air Force Task Order for GARDEM Software Baseline Development

Parsons has secured a three-year, $28 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance command and control and space software baselines for the Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance toolset. The company said Tuesday it will help AFRL continuously research, develop, prototype, integrate, test, demonstrate, deploy and maintain technologies and concepts throughout the contract life cycle.

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by Naomi Cooper March 27, 2024, 10:09 am
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Relias Workforce Enablement Offerings Get FedRAMP ‘In Process’ Status; Chris Nelson Quoted

Relias, a North Carolina-based healthcare services provider, has attained an "In Process" designation for its workforce education and enablement services under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Tuesday the designation signifies its ongoing pursuit of a FedRAMP Agency authorization for its services.

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by Kacey Roberts March 27, 2024, 9:45 am
in News

SDA Posts Solicitation for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma Constellation

The Space Development Agency has released a request for proposals for the procurement of 20 Gamma variant satellites for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s transport layer. The Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma constellation will include a warlock mission payload, a unique capability designed to close future kill chains through the PWSA, according to a notice posted on SAM.gov Tuesday.

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by Naomi Cooper March 27, 2024, 9:41 am