Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) has received European Commission clearance and other antitrust approvals required for the company’s proposed acquisition of Missouri-based health information technology maker Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN). Oracle agreed to acquire Cerner for approximately $28.3 billion through an all-cash tender offer in December and the Austin, Te...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Todd Probert, president of National Security and Innovative Solutions at CACI and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, to talk about his career with the multinational professional services and information technology company as well as its recent growth initiatives. The Q&A also tackle...
As the threat of ransomware and cyber attacks continues to rise, organizations are rethinking their cybersecurity strategies, budgets and processes in order to strengthen their cyber posture and improve their ability to mitigate hacks. However, some organizations are not evolving quickly enough. A recent study by ThoughtLab, and co-sponsored by...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has secured a potential five-year, $622.5 million contract to help manage the security and privacy of information technology processes across the NASA enterprise. The company will work with NASA’s Office of Chief Information Officer under the Cybersecurity and Privacy Enterprise Solutions and Services contract, also...
Barry Duplantis, vice president and genera manager of North America Public Sector business at Mattermost, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding Mattermost’s key markets of interest and how the company’s offerings are relevant to the public sector. In addition, Duplantis discussed the federal government’s communication tools consideration...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded 56 positions on a potential 10-year, $10 billion contract vehicle for services supporting military medical research and development programs. DHA received a total of 126 proposals from 61 offerors for the OMNIBUS IV multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via SAM.gov, the Department of D...
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has conducted a survey regarding efforts at federal civilian and defense agencies to implement zero trust cybersecurity policies in accordance with President Biden’s May 2021 executive order. The “Agency Guide to Zero Trust Maturity” study polled 300 government officials to gauge w...
Adam “AJ” Jarnagin, CEO and founding partner of EXPANSIA, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding the company’s mission to drive technology advancement and digital transformation efforts at the edge for federal and intelligence agencies. In addition, Jarnagin also discussed EXPANSIA’s recent contract award to provide the AGORA Di...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) saw its first-quarter revenue for the fiscal year 2022 climb 5 percent to $3.5 billion and posted $177 million in net income and diluted earnings per share of $1.25 during the quarter. The Reston, Virginia-based technology services contractor said Tuesday the sales growth from the prior-year period across reportable segments was ...
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, health care organizations were forced to modernize at a rapid pace in order to handle the massive influx of patients, adapt to constantly changing federal guidelines and address quickly-evolving medical needs. Over the past two years, the health care industry has initiated a slew of...
