Quincy Allen, a 35-year technology services industry veteran and former chief marketing officer of IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) cloud business, has been appointed to the board of directors of Lumen Technologies. Lumen said Thursday that Allen met independent director qualifications under the New York Stock Exchange listing policies and his addition bring...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) will further develop its digital health tool designed to help address the COVID-19 pandemic under the second phase of a contract awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The company said Thursday it will deploy its IBM Digital Health Pass to employees of the water and wastewater utility Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has promoted senior directors Grant Hagen, Jaime Orlando and Chris Walton to vice president roles within the technical solutions division, effective March 1. Hagen, senior director of business excellence, will serve as VP of business operations at HII Technical Solutions, the company said Wednesday. He led t...
With the increase of space exploration and defense, space research and technology continues to expand. Spanning across weapons, military and aerospace, space agencies such as NASA and the U.S. Space Force, have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations at...
Frank Wilde, vice president of the Global Center of Excellence at SAP (NYSE: SAP), said edge computing combined with a data platform and advanced connectivity could help government agencies improve citizen and employee experiences. “Edge computing combined with 5G and a robust data platform also allows agencies to make better decisions about the t...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. Join GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum to hear notable industry and federal leaders discuss t...
Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), has formed a special purpose acquisition company – MSD Acquisition Corp. – that plans to raise $575 million in funds through an initial public offering, CRN reported Monday. MSD Acquisition intends to offer 50 million investment units at $10 apiece through the IPO with plans...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. During GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum, notable industry and federal leaders will discuss the lat...
Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAC) is negotiating a $3.4 billion deal, including debt, to merge with data center company Cyxtera Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. WSJ cited sources that say the merger deal could be finalized by Monday and BC Partners and Medina Capital – private equity firms that own Cyxtera R...
Suzanne White, deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), recently discussed how the Intelligence Community (IC) has spearheaded new efforts to integrate emerging technologies to remain up to speed with the advancing science and technology landscape. During her keynote address at GovConWire’s IC Acquisition and Innovation Forum, Whi...
