America’s Frontier Fund has officially launched as a nonprofit investment fund with a focus on scaling companies and their deep technologies to ensure that the U.S. and its allies maintain tech advantage amid a great power competition. AFF said Thursday its initial focus areas will include artificial intelligence, microelectronics, next-generation...
Gabriele Masili, former chief digital and technology officer of customer experience and success at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has been named chief customer officer at citizen engagement software provider Granicus. Masili has 25 years of technology industry experience that included support to hundreds of millions of customers globally, Granicus said T...
In today’s U.S. health care market, speed is a top-ranking priority. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care organizations are looking at ways to get technologies, systems and capabilities to market faster than ever before. But as advancements in technology continue to accelerate, the industry can’t afford to lag behind. “The unfortu...
Consulting services company ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has agreed to acquire SemanticBits for approximately $220 million to expand its health information technology and digital modernization capabilities in support of federal health agencies. Fairfax, Virginia-based ICF said Wednesday it expects the acquisition to close in mid-July, subject to regulatory ap...
Alan Chvotkin, a partner at government contracts law firm Nichols Liu, published his latest article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Thursday. In his latest featured article, GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin explores the conflicts of interest that continue to be involved in the federal acquisition regulation process as well as...
Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence systems division at Hughes Network Systems, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He shared how the company has been able to drive digital transformation efforts to stay ahead of innovation in the federal landscape. Lober also discussed the...
Marcus Fowler, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a former senior official at the CIA, has been appointed CEO of Darktrace’s newly established division that offers artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity tools to U.S. military, intelligence and civilian agencies. His appointment comes three months after Darktrace Federal launched to help federal ...
Austin, Texas-based software provider Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) announced that its acquisition of Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) will close on Wednesday, June 8, after a majority of the Missouri-based health information technology maker’s outstanding shares were validly tendered. American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., the depositary for the tender offer, noted...
ExecutiveBiz featured Deborah Drake, vice president and chief people officer at Noblis, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. She highlighted how the company promotes workforce culture because its employees are the ones who drive customer impact and value as well as mission area growth. Drake also tackled the acquisition and in...
Today, government agencies are dealing with more data than ever before. In the Department of Defense, for instance, the proliferation of sensors across numerous mission operations and domains has drastically increased data intake for military branches. Within the Intelligence Community, recent geopolitical events have highlighted the urgent ne...
