Jeremy Goldberg, former interim chief information officer and deputy secretary of general government, technology and innovation for the state of New York, has joined the worldwide public sector organization at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). He said Friday in a LinkedIn post he aims to help drive Microsoft’s technology and infrastructure transformation …
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Microsoft Helps Form National Council for Artificial Intelligence
Organizations across the U.S. financial services, technology and academic industries, including Microsoft, have announced the formation of a new National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI). The council will work to expand technology solutions to solve challenges within industry. The council also includes the Brookings Institution, CUNY, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Mastercard, Nasdaq, Plug and Play, SUNY, University of Central Florida and Visa.
Read More »Newly Registered CMMC RPO Specializing in Microsoft 365 and Azure Government Compliance
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) reviewed and confirmed several U.S. cybersecurity and regulatory compliance consultant organizations through its recently established Registered Provider Organization (RPO) accreditation program. Among the newly registered RPO’s, Summit 7 was recently certified and accredited for its unique focus on DFARS and CMMC …
Read More »Rick Wagner: Microsoft Federal to Help Air Force Integrate Capabilities in Support of ABMS
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) federal arm and a three-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in a blog post published Monday the company will compete to develop, field and operate systems across multiple domains in support of the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System through its spot on a potential $950M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
Read More »Former McAfee CEO Christopher Young Joins Microsoft as Business Dev’t EVP
Christopher Young, former CEO of computer security software provider McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) as executive vice president of business development. He will report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and oversee the technology firm's global BD strategies that include strategic alliances, joint ventures and venture investments.
Read More »Heidi Kobylski Named General Manager of Microsoft Federal Civilian Unit
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has appointed nearly 11-year company veteran Heidi Kobylski as general manager of the technology firm's federal civilian group, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Monday.
Read More »Former Microsoft Exec Jon Love Joins Maxar as Strategic Growth VP; Tony Frazier Quoted
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has appointed Jon Love, former head of public sector partner development at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), as vice president of strategic growth, responsible for driving company efforts to secure opportunities in the global public sector. “In this role, he is going to lead efforts to help our U.S. Government customers, our closest allies, and ecosystem of industry partners harness commercial innovation in Earth Intelligence create mission force multipliers across our community,” said Tony Frazier, executive VP of global field operations at Maxar and a four-time Wash100 awardee.
Read More »Microsoft Launches Azure Space to Expand Connectivity; Tom Keane Quoted
Microsoft has launched Azure Space to store space-based data, as well as enable ground-based consumers to expand connectivity. Azure Space will link Azure’s existing cloud platform with new data centers and a network of privately owned satellites to provide high-speed internet across the globe.
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: Executive Spotlight with Amentum CEO John Vollmer on DynCorp Acquisition; SAIC Secures $753M Army Intel Support Contract; CMMC Integration Rule Change; Diane Nguyen Named Microsoft Federal CFO
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Air Force Adds 15 Companies to $950M Joint All Domain C2 Support IDIQ The U.S. Air Force has selected 15 additional companies as awardees on a potential $950M contract to build and operate systems across land, air, sea, space, electromagnetic spectrum …
Read More »Diane Nguyen Named Microsoft Federal CFO
Diane Nguyen, a more than 25-year financial and accounting leader in the GovCon industry, has joined Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) as chief financial officer of the company’s federal business, GovCon Wire has learned.
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