Carahsoft, Cygnus Offer New Turnkey Cloud Services Stack for Government Agencies

Carahsoft Technology, a government information technology solutions provider, and Cygnus Technologies, a cloud-focused technology reseller and services provider, have released a new turnkey cloud services stack designed for organizations in the public sector. CloudStack allows federal, state and local government agencies to quickly deploy scalable zero trust capabilities supporting data management. With CloudStack, users are […]

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Christopher Maier Sworn In as DOD Assistant Secretary for Special Ops, Low-Intensity Conflict

Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III has sworn in Christopher Maier as the new assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Maier is the first Senate-confirmed SOLIC head under the new parameters of the role, the DOD said Friday. In an interview, Maier said that the assistant secretary job has two […]

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Andrea McHale

NASA Selects Dynetics for Artemis’ NextSTEP-2 Appendix N Effort

Leidos’ wholly-owned subsidiary Dynetics has been selected by NASA to enable crewed trips to the Moon’s surface as part of the Artemis program’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships Appendix N. Dynetics is one of the five companies chosen for a firm-fixed-price, milestone-based contract and will receive an initial award of $40.8 million. The funding […]

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Andrea McHale

FDA Introduces Office of Digital Transformation, Names Vid Desai as CIO

The Food and Drug Administration has combined its information technology, data management and cybersecurity portfolios under the newly launched Office of Digital Transformation. Vid Desai, who previously served as chief technology officer and acting chief information officer of the FDA, was appointed CIO to lead the new division. In a LinkedIn post, Desai said that […]

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Ian McCulloh, Data Science MD and Chief Data Scientist at Accenture Federal Services

Ian McCulloh is the managing director of data science and chief data scientist at Accenture Federal Services. McCulloh, who had served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, was appointed chief data scientist at AFS in 2018, working within the company’s analytics and applied intelligence practice. Prior to joining the Arlington, Virginia-headquartered federal government contractor, […]

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Matthew Hutchinson, Chief Data Scientist at Red Alpha

Matthew Hutchinson serves as the chief data scientist of Red Alpha, a software and systems development company focused on digital transformation. Hutchinson took on his role at Red Alpha in 2018 after nearly six years at Booz Allen Hamilton. He began working at Booz Allen in 2015 as an executive adviser, leading a team of […]

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Andrea McHale

AFMC Sees Progress in Implementation of Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

The Air Force Materiel Command continues to make progress in implementing various diversity, equity and inclusion activities across the organization. The AFMC is leading the U.S. Air Force’s goal of ensuring that all uniformed and non-uniformed personnel have the “right environment, resources and support” to thrive. After the death of George Floyd in 2020, the […]

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Everlaw Platform Migrates to AWS GovCloud (US)

The federal software-as-a-service platform of software company Everlaw has been moved to Amazon Web Services GovCloud (US), according to a Sept. 13 press release. The migration to AWS GovCloud (US) makes the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant software one of the first cloud-native e-discovery, collaboration and document review solutions to meet the U.S. government […]

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Andrea McHale

VTG Selected as Prime Contractor for Navy Hypersonic Strike Capability Development

The U.S. Navy has selected digital transformation solutions company VTG as a prime contractor to provide engineering services for the service’s hypersonic strike capability, which the Department of Defense regards as a top priority. The Navy Strategic Systems Programs awarded the single-award contract, under which the force modernization company will support the Conventional Prompt Strike […]

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Andrea McHale

DRT Strategies Wins Labor/Wage Data Mashing Contract

The Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Management and Budget have selected DRT Strategies to support the government’s Frictionless Acquisition effort. DRT Strategies was named the final winner of the Labor/Wage Data Mashing contract, which has three phases. The winning solution, dubbed DRT FairPrice+, was designed to provide acquisition professionals in the government with […]

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Andrea McHale

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Christopher Maier Sworn In as DOD Assistant Secretary for Special Ops, Low-Intensity Conflict

NASA Selects Dynetics for Artemis’ NextSTEP-2 Appendix N Effort

FDA Introduces Office of Digital Transformation, Names Vid Desai as CIO

Ian McCulloh, Data Science MD and Chief Data Scientist at Accenture Federal Services

Matthew Hutchinson, Chief Data Scientist at Red Alpha

AFMC Sees Progress in Implementation of Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

Everlaw Platform Migrates to AWS GovCloud (US)

VTG Selected as Prime Contractor for Navy Hypersonic Strike Capability Development

DRT Strategies Wins Labor/Wage Data Mashing Contract

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