Software company Elastic has appointed industry leaders Chris Townsend and Darryl Peek as global vice president of public sector and VP of partner sales for the U.S. public sector, respectively. Townsend and Peek announced their new leadership positions in separate LinkedIn posts. In addition to his role as global VP, Townsend will serve as presiden...
By Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies Understanding the Cost of Technical Debt in Federal IT The United States has long struggled with managing its financial debt—borrowing beyond its means, deferring payments and accumulating obligations that eventually come due. The same holds true for technical debt, the si...
Todd Schroeder, an industry veteran with over 20 years of technology and leadership experience, shared on LinkedIn Saturday that he has been appointed vice president of federal government at Databricks. Who Is Todd Schroeder? Schroeder is a seasoned executive with deep understanding of technology management, information technology upstream...
Digital services provider DMI has divested a business segment to digital engineering services firm Encora to strengthen its focus on delivering innovative technology platforms to federal, state and local government agencies and providing managed services for public sector and commercial customers. Advancing Digital Transformation Following the sale,...
Mike Daniels, a seasoned technology executive, has been appointed vice president and general manager of public sector at Databricks, he announced on a LinkedIn post Sunday. In his new role, Daniels will be responsible for driving the growth of the company’s Data intelligence platform and helping enable public sector entities to organize,...
IBM has agreed to acquire Applications Software Technology for an undisclosed sum to broaden its capabilities in supporting public sector customers’ digital transformation efforts with Oracle Cloud Applications. The New York-based technology corporation said Thursday it expects the transaction to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to ...
Casey Coleman, former senior vice president at Salesforce, was appointed VP of global public sector at ServiceNow, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. She will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive global strategy for ServiceNow’s public sector business, as well as identifying and capitalizin...
The federal landscape is constantly shifting due to technological breakthroughs, modernization needs, leadership change-overs and emerging priorities. This is never more true than at the beginning of a new presidential administration, and 2025 is sure to be a transformational and pivotal year in determining how the remainder of this decade and beyon...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index struggled for most of December, with only seven daily gains in 19 trading days. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, declined 0.69% to $4,877.81 before the weekend. While the -0.13% overall loss from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27 was the lowest week-on-week decline this month,...
Andy MacMillan, a 20-year veteran of the software industry, has been appointed chief executive officer at Alteryx, an artificial intelligence software for enterprise analytics provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group and Insight Partners. The Irvine, California-based company said Thursday MacMillan is responsible for leading pr...
