Chris Smith, vice president and general manager of North America Public Sector at Red Hat, has been presented with the 2025 Wash100 Award during a recent visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Smith won his first Wash100 Award in recognition of his efforts in promoting the use of open-source software in the public sector....
With a new presidential administration on the horizon, government healthcare initiatives could be taken in any number of directions. However, through periods of change, trust that the industrial base serving the government’s needs is the common denominator you can count on. As the healthcare sector evolves, contractors play a central role in drivi...
Matthew Heideman, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in information technology and applications, was named vice president of public sector at Mattermost, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Heideman most recently served as president and general manager of the government-focused business arm of Xage Security. At the helm of Xage S...
Mark Anderson, an associate principal solutions architect at Red Hat, said government agencies looking to manage and ensure the security of hybrid cloud environments should implement an everything-as-code approach and automation. In an article published in Carahsoft.com, Anderson wrote that the everything-as-code approach “means thinking about how...
Public sector organizations have heightened their focus on cyber, which offers numerous benefits for those looking to modernize. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Annual Cyber Summit on June 6, experts from both government and industry will address the most exciting opportunities and challenges agencies face as they embrace this evolving domain...
Andrew Brown, a software industry veteran with almost three decades of experience, was appointed senior vice president and chief revenue officer of Red Hat, where he will take over Larry Stack starting Oct. 1. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based software company said Thursday Brown will develop global go-to-market strategy for the company and have ove...
The U.S. Department of Defense’s high-level technology incubation arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was formed in early 1958 in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of the first artificial Earth satellite: Sputnik 1. Now, DARPA officials are seeing the viability of the Soviet Union’s space program nearly seven decades ago re...
Peter O’Donoghue of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Adam Clater of Red Hat said systems integrators are partnering with companies that offer innovative technologies to speed up the delivery of tech platforms meant to help government agencies address mission challenges. Clater and O’Donoghue wrote in a joint article published on Carahsoft‘s website...
Christopher Smith, vice president and general manager of the North America public sector at Red Hat, said the transparency, portability and innovation that open source offers have made the technology a mission-critical foundation for federal agencies, companies and other organizations. “Open source technologies evolve rapidly based on the diverse ...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Anna Levine, senior director of defense of national security hybrid cloud strategy and solutions at Red Hat, to learn more about the company’s emerging technology investments, recent growth initiatives and the newer markets or areas that it is supporting with cloud offerings. The Q...
