IBM (NYSE: IBM) received a potential $275M contract from the Defense Microelectronics Activity to help secure the supply chain that provides semiconductor products and services to the military. The Department of Defense said Tuesday IBM will work to establish manufacturing flows at contractor fabrication facilities as part of the Trusted …

Andrew Borene, a certified information systems security professional and former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, has been appointed senior director of the federal national security group at Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC). He will lead a team that offers integrated technology platforms and services meant to help government clients defend against cyber threats, …

The Department of Justice has completed its assessment of the proposed $34B acquisition of Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) by IBM (NYSE: IBM). IBM also secured a notice of early termination of the required waiting period for the transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, the company said Friday …

Maria-Paz Barrientos, formerly a vice president and partner at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been appointed managing director of federal health at Deloitte, G2Xchange Health reported Tuesday. She assumed her new role after a 17-year career at IBM and with more than two decades of experience in enterprise-wide transformation efforts and …

Peter Porter, formerly a certified client executive at IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) public sector business, joined Oracle (ORCL) as director of federal system sales, G2Xchange ETC reported Monday. He has more than 30 years of technology sales experience and is responsible for leading a team of professionals that offers Oracle systems …

Juliane Gallina, who currently leads key accounts at IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) U.S. federal business, will assume the chief information officer role at the CIA on April 1, Federal Times reported Tuesday. She will succeed John Edwards, who will continue to serve as deputy chief operating officer at the agency. “Welcoming …

Michelle Howard, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has been elected to serve on IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) board of directors beginning on March 1. The 35-year military veteran retired in December 2017 after she served as commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples and U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa, …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 25, 2019 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) will operate and maintain two online contracting data repositories under the purview of the General Services Administration as part of a $24.5M contract from the agency, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday …

Kevin Eagan, a more than three-decade information technology veteran, has been appointed to serve as a senior vice president and chief digital officer at Cubic (NYSE: CUB) beginning on March 25. Bradley Feldmann, chairman, president and CEO of Cubic, said in a statement published Monday that Eagan brings to the company his experience in IT …

Kris Lovejoy, former CEO of network security technology provider BluVector, has joined EY as global cybersecurity leader. She succeeds Paul van Kessel, who is due to retire in June, and will oversee EY’s cybersecurity operations and service offerings in her new position, the company said Wednesday. Lovejoy previously served as president of Acuity Solutions, the former Northrop …