Weekly Roundup May 8 – May 12 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It’s been nearly a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto first dreamt up the core component of the technology known as blockchain – the decentralized, digital currency Bitcoin has evolved …

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up as advancing stocks outpaced declining 2 to 1. U.S. markets closed mixed as the economy grew at modest to moderate rates per the Bloomberg report. IBM reported weak earnings which helped hold the markets back. At market close WTI was also down $1.86 to $ …

Eric Shander, formerly acting chief financial officer, vice president and chief accounting officer of Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), has been promoted to serve as executive VP and CFO at the Raleigh, North Carolina-based software company. Shander will report directly to Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat, and oversee the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2017 — TechnoMile has hired Daniel Osborne, formerly managing director at IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Bluewolf subsidiary and an information technology veteran in the Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) ecosystem, to serve as managing director, GovCon Executive reported Monday. Osborne will be in charge of developing new and existing products and services …

Andy Malay, former director of public sector sales and business development at IBM‘s Workday business, has joined spend management software vendor Coupa Software as regional vice president for the federal government sector. He will be responsible for establishing Coupa’s value-as-a-service spend optimization model in an effort to help federal clients address contract management and procurement …

Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 21, 2017 — Jill Singer, vice president of national security at AT&T‘s global public sector business, has been chosen for this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for her leadership in the federal telecommunications sector. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector executives selected …

Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 20, 2017 — Tom Romeo, general manager of the federal services segment at Maximus, has been added to this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for his leadership in digital technology and citizen service delivery. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector executives …

TYSONS CORNER, VA., March 20, 2017 — The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — rounded out the speakers list for their 2017 Healthcare Forum to be held on March 23rd. The Healthcare Forum will present leaders in both the public and private sector discussing digital healthcare, interoperability and …

Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 7, 2017 — Chuck Prow, president and CEO of Vectrus, has been included in this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for his leadership in information technology and logistics convergence. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector executives selected by Executive Mosaic’s organizational …

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