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TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2017 — Carl De Groote, senior director for Defense Department programs at Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), has said a combination of automation technology and a highly skilled workforce will help DoD build on its cybersecurity, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. He wrote in a guest piece published Saturday in Signal Magazine that DoD …

Weekly Roundup June 5 – June 9 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This past Wednesday, President Trump brought attention to his plan to overhaul the crumbling infrastructure of the U.S. During a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trump called for bipartisan …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 7, 2017 — Carl De Groote, senior director for Defense Department programs at Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), has said the company is working to help DoD transition the Joint Regional Security Stacks to the cloud and update other information technology infrastructure, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Defense Systems reported Thursday Cisco’s other …

John McCormack, former CEO of security firm Forcepoint, has been appointed to serve as Fidelis Cybersecurity‘s interim president and CEO, CRN reported Monday. The two-decade security industry veteran succeeds Peter George, who has led Fidelis as chief executive since it was acquired by Los Angeles-based Marlin Equity Partners from General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) in May …

Peter Leav, formerly president and CEO of communications technology provider Polycom, has been appointed to succeed Bob Beauchamp as president and CEO of BMC Software. Beauchamp, a 28-year company veteran, will continue to serve as chairman of BMC’s board of directors,  BMC Software said Monday. Leav brings to the Houston-based software company more …

TYSONS CORNER, VA July 6, 2015 — ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday on Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) engaging in talks with Germany and the U.K. over potential technology partnerships that would focus on engineer training, network equipment testing and startup investments. Bloomberg cited Wednesday unnamed persons familiar with the negotiations as saying the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA., ‘June 9, 2015 — The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — announced that Sokwoo Rhee, NIST and Michael Riley, IBM will participate in the Early Adopters in the Audacious Era of Technology panel discussion at their  Internet of Things conference to be held on Tuesday, June …

Mark Tonnesen, formerly an executive consultant at MapMyID, has joined Neustar Inc. (NYSE: NSR) as chief information and security officer. He will oversee the company’s initiatives to develop and secure technology infrastructure and services and the operation of its information technology and product infrastructure, data centers, network and communications systems, …

Kathy Ditto is Cisco Systems senior director for U.S. public sector marketing where her responsibilities include shaping how solutions and products are advertised and shaping strategies for growth. In her Q&A with ExecutiveBiz, Ditto discusses a wide-array of topics beginning with an explanation of her position at Cisco. The senior executive also speaks …

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is collecting contract bids today from more than 300 companies across its 28 member nations to expand the alliance’s cybersecurity capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The initial award is for $42 million, but Daniel Michaels cited industry officials as saying a contract win …