Executive Mosaic is honored to announce that Aaron Weis, chief information officer at the Department of the Navy, has been recognized as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for implementing initiatives to update information technology processes and security practices at the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. This marks Weis’ second …
Read More »Dede Dascalu: Applied Insight Adds Cyber, Analytics Offerings With Bridges Purchase
Tysons, Virginia-based government technology contractor Applied Insight has acquired Bridges for an undisclosed sum in a move to add cybersecurity, data analytics and cross-domain platforms as a complement to the former’s cloud offerings. Applied Insight said Wednesday it made the acquisition to also grow its intellectual property portfolio and presence …
Read More »Zscaler’s Stephen Kovac Suggests Four Tools for Agency Network Traffic Inspection & Protection
Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler, described four tools he believes government agencies should implement as part of in-depth network defense against encrypted cyberattacks such as ransomware. In a guest piece for FedTech magazine published Wednesday, he urged agency information technology professionals …
Read More »Zscaler’s Stephen Kovac: Cloud Tech Supports Gov’t Cybersecurity Approach
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 7, 2020 — Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS), pointed to threat-based cybersecurity as a key driving force of expanded cloud technology adoption in the government, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday.
Read More »Accenture Federal Services’ Vince Vlasho Talks Air Force Cloud ERP Program, Emerging Govt IT Market Trends
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 22, 2020 — Vince Vlasho, a senior managing director and defense portfolio lead at Accenture Federal Services, told ExecutiveBiz in an interview that AFS' previous work with the U.S. Air Force on the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System has helped position the business to assist USAF in building a cloud-based common enterprise resource planning system.
Read More »Rick Wagner: Microsoft-Carahsoft Partnership Expands Azure Cloud Reach in Gov’t Sector
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 14, 2020 — Carahsoft has been authorized by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to help distribute the latter's Azure suite of cloud computing platforms via the former's government contracts and reseller partners, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 28.
Read More »Acquia’s Peter Durand: Cloud Tech Could Help Agencies Improve Citizen Interactions
Peter Durand, vice president of public sector at Acquia, said adopting cloud-based technologies could help government agencies securely facilitate interactions with citizens and manage applications in the cloud.
Read More »CAE to Build Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt Platform for Air Force; Ray Duquette Quoted
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded CAE's (NYSE: CAE) U.S. subsidiary a contract to help the U.S. Air Force integrate and install a cloud-based learning management system as part of an initiative to simplify the branch's approach to train new airmen.
Read More »Accenture to Help Expand Nonprofit’s Military Vet Cloud Training Program With Grant; George Franz Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 12, 2020 — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) awarded the Merivis nonprofit organization $100K to expand a Salesforce administration training program to San Antonio, Texas, and prepare 75 military veterans for cloud technology careers, ExecutiveBiz reported July 29.
Read More »Perspecta to Help Army Manage Ammo Requirements With Cloud Tech; Jeff Bohling Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 5, 2020 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) will continue to help the U.S. Army maintain and secure a cloud-based online platform for managing the service branch's ammunition requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported July 23.
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