Chad Sweet, former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security and co-founder of advisory firm The Chertoff Group, has been appointed to the board of directors of Bethesda, Maryland-based digital services provider DMI. DMI said Monday Sweet also serves as CEO of Chertoff, a member of DHS’ Homeland Security Advisory Council and an...
Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) and its shareholder Outerbridge Capital Management have reached an agreement on the wireless communications technology provider’s board of directors. Outerbridge has agreed to support Comtech’s move to reelect Judy Chambers and Larry Waldman to the board and Melville, New York-based Comtech said Thursday...
The Potomac Officers Club’s Air Force IT Modernization and Digital Transformation Forum on Wednesday brought together prominent U.S. Air Force and industry officials to discuss the service branch’s crucial modernization initiatives including transitioning legacy infrastructures, enhancing interoperability and bolstering cybersecurity to match t...
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is in discussions to acquire Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) in a transaction that could be valued at approximately $30 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. WSJ cited sources that say both parties could reach an agreement soon. The potential acquisition could help Oracle, which has a market value of more than $280...
Anand Eswaran, a former executive at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has joined data management company Veeam Software as CEO. He succeeds William Largent, who has led Veenam since early 2020 and stepped down from the chief executive post to focus on his duties as board chairman, Veeam said Thursday. Eswaran most recently served as president and...
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has released an amendment to the request for proposals for the potential 10-year, $50 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners follow-on contract for IT platforms and services. NITAAC will only accept revised bids from vendors that submitted pr...
Stephen Benedict, head of product management for personalization at Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), has joined digital identity verification company ID.me as chief product officer. In his previous role, Benedict led the creation, rollout and modernization of global e-commerce experiences for the Amazon client base using artificial intelligence and machine le...
ExecutiveBiz featured Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of the defense and intelligence systems division of Hughes Network Systems, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He discussed the importance of network management within the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, the advancement of space t...
M1 Support Services will continue to perform aviation maintenance support at Fort Rucker in Alabama under a $522.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Army. The Texas-based company will extend its services to the military post through Jan. 15, 2023, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command in...
Adam Lurie, a two-decade information technology and services market veteran, has joined artificial intelligence company Torch.AI as chief strategy officer. He will be responsible for helping drive the company’s expansion initiatives in multiple customer segments and overseeing its corporate development functions, Torch.AI said Thursday. Lurie ...
