Arvind Krishna, senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been elected to serve as CEO and board member of the company, effective April 6. The board of directors also elected James “Jim” Whitehurst, an SVP at IBM and CEO of Red Hat, to serve as president of IBM....
Potomac Officers Club, the D.C. region’s foremost GovCon events and media organization, will host its highly anticipated 2025 Homeland Security Summit this Wednesday, Nov. 12 — and tickets are almost gone. With the addition of Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director and deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,...
IBM has finalized its acquisition of HashiCorp to broaden its capabilities designed to help organizations automate hybrid-cloud environments to drive innovation and strengthen security amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools. “Organizations globally are looking to deploy modern, hybrid cloud-ready apps, which require automated...
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...
As artificial intelligence gains more traction across the federal landscape, government officials are finding that AI technologies have the power to dramatically transform and augment the workforce. However, federal leaders warn that we must be equally focused on the benefits and threats unlocked by AI. Will AI Replace Humans? Across the board, gove...
Digital consulting firm Raft has named Steve Morgan as vice president of data. Morgan, who announced his latest career development on a LinkedIn post on Sunday, most recently served as the company’s chief data engineer. According to the executive, Raft provided him the opportunity to work on the data architecture of the U.S. Air Force’s...
Brian Shimkaveg, former senior director of Department of Defense and Intelligence Community sales at Rancher Government Solutions, was promoted to the role of vice president of sales at RGS, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Building on his more than two decades of technology and public sector experience, Shimkaveg served as seni...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Carahsoft Technology, TD Synnex (NYSE: SNX) and immixGroup subsidiary EC America spots on a potential five-year, $848.4 million blanket purchase agreement to provide Red Hat software licenses for on-premises and cloud environments. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Di...
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...
In the age of artificial intelligence, the path forward can sometimes be unclear. While AI holds great potential and promise for unlocking new innovations, it also uncovers new risks and threats. As AI advancements continue to accelerate, federal officials are viewing AI and approaching its implementation in multiple ways. Learn about how the Air Fo...
