Brightstar Capital Partners has wrapped up the partnership of its portfolio company ERC with Oasis Systems in a move aimed to combine complementary service offerings for federal and defense agencies. The combination came a month after Brightstar agreed to buy and merge Oasis Systems with ERC. ERC-Oasis will provide support services in various areas ...
As the U.S. Army forges ahead with its transformational modernization efforts, the service is focusing on data and leveraging it as a center of gravity for a host of critical capabilities. According to the Army Digital Transformation Strategy, published in October 2021, “The Army must adapt a data-driven mindset and embrace digital transforma...
The Food and Drug Administration is shifting to an enterprise-wide modernization approach to combat organizational fragmentation and data silos while improving operational efficiency and data utilization. With three guiding components aimed at creating infrastructure to support change, developing a common operational approach and ensuring strategic ...
GovCon Wire recently spoke with Chris Merdon, newly appointed group president of the public sector at NTT Data, and two-time Wash100 Award winner Tim Conway, who is retiring this summer after 12 years in the role and three decades in the industry. This Executive Spotlight features reflections from Tim on his tenure and successes, as well as fut...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently presented the first Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed and prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Clara Conti, vice president and general manager of Red Hat Public Sector, during a visit to the company’s office. Clara Conti received a 2022 Wash100 Award for her leadership to ...
David Callner, a more than 20-year information technology industry veteran, has been appointed chief growth officer at Arlington, Virginia-headquartered IT services provider M9 Solutions. He previously led technology development and business growth strategies for several consulting and software companies, including his own artificial intelligence fi...
As the threat of ransomware and cyber attacks continues to rise, organizations are rethinking their cybersecurity strategies, budgets and processes in order to strengthen their cyber posture and improve their ability to mitigate hacks. However, some organizations are not evolving quickly enough. A recent study by ThoughtLab, and co-sponsored by...
George Franz, managing director and cybersecurity lead for defense at Accenture Federal Services (AFS), recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding how the integration of the Novetta acquisition from 2021 has benefited its portfolio and driven value for the company’s customers. In addition, George Franz touched on ensuring the long term success fo...
U.S. space agencies are prioritizing “integration by design” with mission partners, industry, academia and allied forces to tackle threats and deter adversaries in the largest and most highly contested domain today. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Space Command said the “partnered element” of the command’s approach to mission o...
Barry Duplantis, vice president and genera manager of North America Public Sector business at Mattermost, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding Mattermost’s key markets of interest and how the company’s offerings are relevant to the public sector. In addition, Duplantis discussed the federal government’s communication tools consideration...
