The U.S. government has, for decades, been inundated with legacy systems and equipment and slow procurement cycles that led to high maintenance costs and inefficient delivery of public services and left critical infrastructures vulnerable to cyberthreats. All of that seems to be changing. In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order t...
By Alan Chvotkin One of the last legislative actions taken at the close of the 117th Congress was passage by the House of Representatives of the “Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act” on Dec. 14, 2022. The president signed that bill into law on Dec. 27, 2022. Its enactment marks the end...
ExecutiveBiz featured Frank Sturek, president of SkyePoint Decisions, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He talked about the company’s new work with the Department of Education in support of its Office of Federal Student Aid as well as with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Securit...
A business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded a potential $121.8 million contract to develop a system for the Department of Education to determine the eligibility of student applicants for federal aid. General Dynamics Information Technology will build the Award Eligibility Determination platform to replace the current central proc...
President Joe Biden, who took the oath of office Wednesday, has appointed individuals to lead 34 federal government organizations in acting capacities until his Cabinet choices complete confirmation procedures. Each agency leader will support the new administration in efforts to create a “whole-of-government” strategy to address national challen...
Juan Garcia, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran and former leader for global associate development at Amazon, has been named a managing director for the defense, security and justice sector at Deloitte Consulting™s government and public services practice. He will work with federal agencies to help them address workforce transformation goals, Delo...
The U.S. Digital Service released its first report to Congress under the Trump administration, detailing its progress on 10 projects to modernize digital functionality within Federal departments. Projects include the General Services Administration™s common identity project login.gov, modernizing the Small Business Administration̵...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The future of innovation in both government and industry will not be distinguished by singular breakthroughs, but rather by the convergence and meshing of a number of different new technologies. Going forward, industries, national security, economic competitiveness, privacy and almost eve...
Appearing on Fox News Sunday and Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said congressional leaders are working to resolve the current partial government shutdown and that he expects the U.S. government to reopen by Tuesday. “We’ll get this done by Tuesday, I’m convinced,” Johnson told “Fox News Sunday”...
IT consulting firm Arlo Solutions has appointed Venice Goodwine, former chief information officer at the Department of the Air Force, as CIO and artificial intelligence product owner. Goodwine’s appointment at Arlo comes as government agencies and contractors continue to expand the use of data and AI to support mission requirements. Those prio...
