IBM (NYSE: IBM) has agreed to buy government technology services provider Octo from Arlington Capital Partners in a move to complement Big Blue’s IT and digital transformation offerings for the federal sector. Baird served as financial adviser to Arlington and Octo on the transaction. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and all the...
IBM has agreed to acquire information technology modernization and digital transformation services provider, Octo, from Arlington Capital Partners in a deal advised by Baird. The acquisition, which marks IBM’s eighth this year, is anticipated to augment the organization’s digital transformation capabilities in defense, health and civil...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has expanded its federal market organization with the appointment of Terry Halvorsen and Mark Johnson as vice president of federal client development and VP of federal technology sales, respectively. Both executives will work to support IBM’s vision to facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud across the f...
Carolyn Nash, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Red Hat, has been promoted to the chief operating officer position and she will continue to report directly to President and CEO Matt Hicks. Nash was appointed to the CFO role earlier this year and led efforts to grow the software provider’s finance operation,...
Amanda “Mandy” Long, most recently vice president of information technology automation at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has joined BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) as CEO and a board member. Long succeeds Reggie Brothers, who will stay as a company adviser and transition to the role of operating partner at BigBear’s private equity owner AE Industrial Partners, the ...
In recent years, the U.S. intelligence landscape has seen a clear shift away from counterterrorism and a pivot toward “hard target” adversaries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran. Within the intelligence community, this shift has spurred a reevaluation of intelligence tradecraft, a more concentrated focus on technology and an increased rel...
John Trauth, a veteran cybersecurity leader with 35 years of industry experience, has joined Optiv to serve as general manager of the information security company’s federal division. He will lead the business organization that helps implement cybersecurity programs for defense, intelligence and federal government customers, Optiv said Thursday...
Raiza Basilio, a 15-year GovCon industry veteran, has joined McLean, Virginia-based federal information technology services contractor Steampunk as vice president for citizen service and defense portfolio. She brings to the role her experience building client relationships and supporting customers in the Department of Homeland Security and federal i...
Michael Browne, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, has joined software company Decision Lens to serve as senior vice president. Decision Lens said Thursday Browne will bring his military background and private sector experience to the senior leadership team and contribute to a range of company efforts such as...
Gary Lac, a two-decade biometrics and identity management industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of solutions development at the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese information technology company NEC Corp. He will oversee NEC Corporation of America products across digital services, national security and state and local government verticals, the...
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