Rosalind Kadasi, chief financial officer of Amyx, is set to retire from her position on July 1 after more than five years in the job. Rosalind Kadasi Amyx said Wednesday it appointed Ryan Marsden, who most recently served as CFO at Integral Consulting Services, to succeed Kadasi as finance chief effective June 13. William Schaefer,...
Over the last year, the U.S. government has cracked down on cybersecurity. Following the May 2021 issuance of the White House’s executive order on improving the country’s cybersecurity, federal agencies and their commercial service providers have been focused on complying with more stringent security standards while protecting themselves fr...
As the U.S. Army forges ahead with its transformational modernization efforts, the service is focusing on data and leveraging it as a center of gravity for a host of critical capabilities. According to the Army Digital Transformation Strategy, published in October 2021, “The Army must adapt a data-driven mindset and embrace digital transforma...
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...
Now, more than ever, cybersecurity and zero trust are at the top of the U.S. government’s priorities. In today’s increasingly complex geopolitical environment — across all domains — protecting and fortifying data is the first and foremost focus for public and private sector leaders alike. “Data is being used today to drive a lot of...
For the Social Security Administration, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 was the impetus for a much-needed digital transformation that has ushered the agency into a new era of speed, accuracy and efficiency. During his keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual CIO Summit, Sean Brune, SSA’s chief information o...
The Department of Homeland Security has released a draft solicitation for a potential five-year, $40 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide crowdsourced vulnerability discovery and disclosure services across DHS networks, software, web applications, hardware and other information systems as part of efforts to improve the...
Steve Orrin, chief technology officer and senior principal engineer at Intel Federal, published the second part of his first featured article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Wednesday. GovCon Expert Steve Orrin provides an insightful look into the current cybersecurity space as federal agencies work to address the chal...
Craig Martell, former head of machine learning at Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT), has been named chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense. He will oversee efforts to advance the adoption of data, AI, analytics and digital platforms to provide warfighters decision advantage on the battlefield, DOD said Monday. “With Craig...
GovCon Wire recently spoke with Doug Barton, chief technology officer of the Leidos Health Group, to discuss the challenges in the company’s digital transformation efforts to address the significant mission gaps and future needs as well as drive innovation for greater capabilities. In addition, Barton also provided a first-hand look into how the...
