Stephen Magill, vice president of product innovation at Sonatype, said federal agencies seeking to ensure a secure software supply chain should focus more on open-source software and open-source library being used. Magill discussed the open-source library and how its popularity is associated with security vulnerability. “We advocate paying attenti...
James Ebeler, chief technology officer of Three Wire Systems, recently spoke with GovCon Wire to discuss joining the company back in February as well as his strategic goals in the role for the rest of 2022 and beyond. In addition, Ebeler also shared his insights regarding the core values of the company culture at Three Wire Systems and...
Daniela Walrath, a human resources professional with over two decades of industry experience, has started her new role as chief people officer at QinetiQ’s U.S. subsidiary. She will oversee talent acquisition, people management and other HR functions in her new position, QinetiQ said. Walrath most recently served as chief HR officer and senior vic...
Prakash Sethuraman, chief information security officer at CloudBees, said federal agencies looking to address the complexity of software security and compliance should advance the adoption of automation and continuous authorizations to operate. “In the world of microservices, public cloud-native applications and high-frequency releases, ATOs that ...
In the most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Dawn Pinto, chief financial officer for Critical Mission Solutions with Jacobs, to discuss her reasons for joining the company and her strategic goals. She also shared Jacobs’ efforts to recruit and retain talent in the federal landscape and the challenges facing the bus...
Andrew Storms of Copado and Sarvinder Sandhu of Radiant Infotech said government agencies looking to accelerate secure application development while maximizing the potential of the cloud, meeting digital transformation objectives and driving citizen engagement should adopt low-code DevSecOps platform. “A low-code DevSecOps platform offers a user-f...
Following the completion of the all-stock merger between Vectrus and Vertex that resulted in the establishment of V2X, Chuck Prow, CEO of the new and more diversified company, engaged in a Q&A with GovCon Wire to share the early discussions about the combination and to expound on the rationale behind the transaction. The eight-time recipient...
Madison Dearborn Partners has agreed to purchase a controlling interest in government procurement software provider Unison from global investment firm Carlyle (Nasdaq: CG) for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2022 and the investment will help Unison advance its growth initiatives and expand its ...
GovCIO has received a potential five-year, $390 million follow-on contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue providing information technology program and technical management support for the VA office of IT’s health services portfolio. The company said Friday it will use DevSecOps and Agile practices to facilitate the delivery of...
GovCon Expert David Egts, chief technologist and senior director of the Office of the Chief Technologist for Red Hat’s North America Public Sector, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding the current administration’s Executive Order on transforming the federal customer experience and what it means for government agencies and the systems int...
