Science Applications International Corporation announced that Nyla Beth, a business strategy and development veteran, has joined the company as its senior vice president of strategy. Gawel is now responsible for developing SAIC's strategy for achieving organic growth and market leadership. She will work with other SAIC leaders in executing the organization's strategic business plans, SAIC said […]
The Department of Energy's newly formed Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office has partnered with Microsoft to establish a consortium for creating AI-powered tools to help first responders. The First Five Consortium was created to have government, industry, academic and nonprofit players share their insights, develop code and release technologies for humanitarian, disaster response and relief […]
Guy Cavallo, deputy chief information officer of the Small Business Administration, will join the Office of Personnel Management as principal deputy CIO starting Sept. 14. Cavallo is credited with spending his three-year tenure significantly contributing to the SBA's information technology modernization successes, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. “I’m looking forward to helping doing the same […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is working to expand its cloud service offerings and endpoint security to better support telework, according to a top agency official. Carissa Landymore, DISA's cloud storage chief, said the agency wants to upgrade its milDrive service to include all tools and services needed for storage purposes, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “We […]
Jill Singer, a Potomac Officers Club member and a five-time Wash100 awardee, serves as AT&T's vice president of defense and national security, with a focus on providing federal customers with the company's technologies for advancing networks, cybersecurity, operations and mobility. She is responsible for leading teams that deliver strategic technology solutions and services to customers […]
Four-star Gen. Paul Nakasone, a four-time Wash100 awardee, is the director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Agency. He currently also serves as the commander of U.S. Cyber Command. Before he assumed his current roles in May 2018, Nakasone commanded the Army Cyber Command starting October 2016, the NSA said. The […]
Siemens Government Technologies has announced the appointment of Michael House, a seasoned business builder, to the role of vice president of business development. He is now responsible for leading SGT's business capture planning, development and proposal operations in support of the company's delivery of government solutions, SGT announced. “Mike’s experience working with customers to understand […]
Jose Arrieta, chief information officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, will reportedly leave his post in early September. Arrieta served as the department's top technology official since May 2019 after functioning as the associate deputy assistant secretary for acquisitions since January 2018, FCW reported. His resignation came amid the HHS' battle against […]
The Department of Defense's plan to replace the way it purchases software with a new "color of money" is garnering support from the department's acquisition workforce and lawmakers, according to DOD's top acquisition official. Ellen Lord, DOD's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a four-time Wash100 winner, said […]
The Department of Defense's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded Deloitte Consulting a $106M contract to build its Joint Common Foundation AI development platform. Under the four-year task deal, Deloitte will operate as the lead system integrator of all contractor service solutions for the JCF, FedScoop reported. “JCF will provide an AI development environment to […]
