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  • Executive Profile: John George, ICF SVP and CIO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: John George, ICF SVP and CIO

    John George serves as senior vice president and chief information officer at ICF International, which he joined in 2012 from a prior role at Vangent as chief information and innovation officer. At Vangent, he led the implementation of technology the company used for customer-facing and internal systems. His private sector career includes technical and management […] More

  • Executive Profile: Mark Guthrie, Lexmark Government Solutions VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Mark Guthrie, Lexmark Government Solutions VP

    Mark Guthrie serves as vice president of Lexmark Government Solutions. Since January 2010 he has led the organization responsible for delivering offerings and services intended to help federal government personnel around the world achieve mission objectives.  Prior to his current role, Guthrie led Lexmark’s federal solutions team as its director for eight years. He was also […] More

  • AT&T's Kay Kapoor Receives ACT-IAC's Top Award at 2014 Leadership Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T’s Kay Kapoor Receives ACT-IAC’s Top Award at 2014 Leadership Conference

    Kay Kapoor, president of AT&T‘s government solutions business, has received the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council. ACT-IAC said Monday the award is named after a civil servant who sought to bolster mentorship and relationships between industry and government and is the highest award given to members of the organization. […] More

  • AT&T Extends Cloud Networking Service to IBM SoftLayer Platform; Jim Comfort, Jon Summers Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Extends Cloud Networking Service to IBM SoftLayer Platform; Jim Comfort, Jon Summers Comment

    AT&T has moved to help clients adopt cloud computing technologies by extending its cloud networking service to IBM‘s SoftLayer cloud infrastructure. The companies sought to help customers of AT&T’s virtual private network connect information technology systems to SoftLayer’s cloud services through the AT&T NetBond platform, AT&T said Thursday. “Together, we’re making the network as flexible as the cloud and giving enterprises confidence they can migrate […] More

  • AT&T Unveils New Cloud Storage Platform for Gov't Data; Kay Kapoor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Unveils New Cloud Storage Platform for Gov’t Data; Kay Kapoor Comments

    AT&T has launched a cloud-based storage platform with federal security requirement compliance features designed for government agencies. The multi-tenant cloud offering incorporates features, policies, capabilities and EMC Atmos technology tools that are built as similar to AT&T’s commercial cloud platform, the company said Tuesday. “Our new STaaS for Government offer delivers the key attributes Federal buyers […] More

  • Douglas Freimuth: ACS, AT&T, IBM Demo Cloud-to-Cloud Networking Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Douglas Freimuth: ACS, AT&T, IBM Demo Cloud-to-Cloud Networking Model

    IBM has partnered with Applied Communication Sciences and AT&T to develop a technology that aims to reduce the provisioning time for cloud computing systems from days to seconds. The companies built the cloud-based architecture through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s CORONET program, IBM said Tuesday. DARPA aims for the industry team to commercial the […] More

  • IBM and California Dep't of Technology present CalCloud platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM and California Dep’t of Technology present CalCloud platform

    The California Department of Technology and IBM have announced the implementation of CalCloud, a new technology model powered by cloud computing to build and deliver government services and savings. The CalCloud platform is now available to all state and local government agencies with a subscription, the first of its kind to be implemented in the U.S. […] More

  • AT&T to Provide IP Systems to US Embassies For $275M; Kay Kapoor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Provide IP Systems to US Embassies For $275M; Kay Kapoor Comments

    AT&T‘s government solutions segment has received a five-year, $275 million task order from the State Department for IP telephony systems at U.S. embassies and consulate offices around the world. The task order under the Foreign Post Telephone Replacement Program was awarded via State’s GSA Connections II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, AT&T said Monday. “AT&T Government Solutions is proud to serve […] More

  • AT&T Appoints Glenn Hutchins to Board of Directors; Randall Stephenson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Appoints Glenn Hutchins to Board of Directors; Randall Stephenson Comments

    Glenn Hutchins has been appointed to AT&T‘s board of directors and will serve on the corporate development and finance committee. The three-decade finance veteran is a co-founder and former co-CEO of Silver Lake, a technology investing firm with more than $23 billion under management, AT&T said Friday. “Glenn is one of the world’s pre-eminent technology investors and will be a […] More

  • Cisco Acquires Tail-f Systems for $175M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco Acquires Tail-f Systems for $175M

    Cisco announced Tuesday their intention to acquire privately held Tail-f Systems for $175 million, a plan set in motion by AT&T to reshape and virtualize telecommunications networks in the cloud. Cisco aims to incorporate Tail-f into its cloud and virtualization group to increase marketability in telecom infrastructure, the company said in the release. Hilton Romanski, […] More

  • AT&T to Offer HP Cloud Services; Andy Geisse, Martin Fink Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Offer HP Cloud Services; Andy Geisse, Martin Fink Comment

    AT&T has moved to grow its cloud ecosystem with the addition of Hewlett-Packard’s cloud services offerings. Clients of AT&T will gain access to HP’s Helion cloud portfolio through AT&T NetBond by using virtual private networks, AT&T said Monday. Andy Geisse, CEO of AT&T Business Solutions, said the company intends to meet customer demand for security […] More