Andre Mendes, chief information officer of the Department of Commerce, expressed the need for greater accountability in information technology appropriations at government agencies. Speaking at an AFFIRM panel discussion, Mendes said he wants to see tighter appropriations as previous federal budgets have been relatively generous. He argued that agencies have to justify their IT budget […]
Emile Trombetti currently serves as the president of Pragmatics, an information technology and services company based in Reston, Virginia. He has been leading Pragmatics’ operations since October 2018. As an industry veteran with over four decades of experience, Trombetti demonstrated expertise in management consulting and leadership in private and public sector businesses, according to his […]
Sean McDermott currently serves as president and chief executive officer of RedMonocle, a company that he founded in 2018. In the said role, he is in charge of technology portfolio management and analytics solutions for the enterprise-grade RedMonocle software as a service solution capable of providing real-time insights to manage information technology software product sprawl. […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper stressed that the White House did not pressure him into reviewing the Department of Defense’s $10B Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Esper said it was his own decision to review the contract after considering insight from Congress and media reports pertaining to the single-source acquisition of […]
The Department of Labor has entered into the General Services Administration’s Centers of Excellence program to modernize its acquisition process under the Center of Excellence program. As part of the program, GSA’s Technology Transformation Services office is expected to provide DOL with robotic process automation to boost its acquisition process. The program also supports the […]
Linda Bixby has been serving as LMI’s director of academic programs for five years. In this role, Bixby leads academic programs, which facilitate formal working relationships between industry and universities across the U.S. to promote innovative collaborations and research in support of the U.S. government. Prior to her current position, she served a three-year term […]
Richard Valentine joined Akima in November 2019, serving as the vice president for business development. In the said role, Valentine leads business development growth across the federal marketplace for small business and 8A opportunities and manages partnerships with big FSIs. Throughout his 30-year career, Valentine has amassed expertise in program management, large scale systems integration, […]
James Gordon has been serving as president of Cognosante, an information technology and services provider, since March 2019. In this capacity, Gordon is in charge of Cognosante’s internal operations, strategic direction and business growth. Throughout his career spanning over 25 years, the seasoned information technology and business process outsourcing executive has amassed experience and extensive […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded management consulting firm Attain a $95M Modernized DevSecOps and Analytics Services II contract. The Department of Homeland Security tapped Attain to provide digital solutions and develop cloud applications using DevSecOps, Agile processes, and advanced data science models backed by artificial intelligence and machine learning. Manish Agarwal, Attain […]
Cyber deception technology specialist TrapX Security has discovered a new malware campaign in various global manufacturing sites aimed at attacking internet of things devices using Windows 7. In its report, TrapX Research Labs noted that the campaign uses a self-spreading downloader that spreads malicious scripts under the Lemon_Duck PowerShell malware variant family. The report further […]
