Paul Burnette, vice president and director of the Software Accelerator at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said the federal government should collaborate with industry to develop and field “hardened, optimal code” and advance the adoption of the SecDevOps approach to protect software from potential cyberattacks. Burnette wrote that SecDevOps provide...
Chad Haferbier, vice president of multidomain operations solutions at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said agencies seeking to advance modernization should transition to open-architecture, nonproprietary frameworks that “enable rapid, iterative improvements.” “Open architectures also enable agencies to prioritize interoperability and data sharing between...
Meghan Good, vice president and director of the Cyber Accelerator at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said government agencies looking to counter cyberattacks should continuously validate activities in their information technology environments through zero trust implementation and look for industry partners that could help accelerate their adoption of the secur...
Derrick Pledger, vice president and director of the Digital Modernization Accelerator at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said establishing deep strategic partnerships with other companies could help facilitate the development of new capabilities and platforms that could help address mission challenges facing federal agencies. Pledger wrote that there are three...
Kori Ann Edwards, managing director of operations in the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, said Go Utah has doled out more than $200 million in financial grants to the state’s businesses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and used the cloud to help in the distribution of relief funds. “Leveraging a cloud-based platform...
Courtney Hawkins, health and human services industry executive at Salesforce’s (NYSE: CRM), global public sector, said adopting cloud-based technologies could help public health agencies accelerate the deployment of services to meet the needs of citizens during a pandemic and other health emergencies. “Agencies could leverage cloud-based, low- o...
Hugh Gamble, vice president of federal government affairs and public policy at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies should integrate sustainability into their information technology modernization efforts to help address the challenges posed by climate change. Gamble wrote that agencies seeking to achieve zero-net emissions should come up...
Paul Tatum, executive vice president of solution engineering at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies looking to accelerate efforts to meet customer needs should prioritize information technology modernization while ensuring the adoption of secure platforms and having a strong partner ecosystem. “By leveraging modern technologies, agenc...
Tahera Zamanzada, a principal for digital strategy at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies seeking to recruit and employ tech-savvy workers should evaluate and reconcile their recruiting processes and technology tools, provide employees with opportunities to acquire technical skills and implement policies to “create a welcoming environ...
Nasi Jazayeri Nasi Jazayeri and Mia Jordan of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) said government agencies looking to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens in today’s rapidly changing environment should adopt cloud-based technologies and make a commitment to continuous innovation. Jazayeri and Jordan said agencies should come up with an “agile ...
