Ben Aspero has been the vice president of supply chain and procurement at Perspecta, a private defense contractor, for almost two years. Aspero is responsible for helping the company achieve its vision for the supply chain and is currently leading the integration of three legacy companies post-merger. He is credited for several achievements, such as […]
Keith Block has stepped down as co-CEO of the Salesforce, leaving Chairman Marc Benioff as the sole holder of the position. Block will stay with Salesforce as an advisor to the CEO. He said he is proud of the state he left the company in, saying that Salesforce quadrupled its revenue since he joined it in […]
The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity has issued a $6.7M research grant in support of four university-led projects to develop internet of things technologies. The DOE said the projects were designed to explore how to integrate advanced IoT technologies into the energy infrastructure community. The universities involved are Stanford University, Purdue University, Portland State University […]
The Department of Homeland Security has cleared Sepio Systems for its Approved Product List through the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. Sepio may now offer the government CDM capabilities in asset management, network security management and data protection management, in addition to its currently exclusive rogue device mitigation capabilities, the company announced Tuesday. Under the CDM […]
Bill Downer is the vice president of national programs at Seagate Government Solutions, a provider of data management solutions to federal agencies. When he assumed his current role in February 2019, Downer brought with him over 20 years of leadership experience in sales and services in support of both the public and private sectors, according […]
BAE Systems has been awarded a $113.55M contract modification to provide 26 amphibious combat vehicles in support of the Navy. Work is expected to be finished in April 2022 and will be performed in York, Pennsylvania; Aiken, South Carolina; San Jose, California; Sterling Heights, Michigan and Stafford, Virginia, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The modification exercises […]
Public-sector organizations believe that budget constraints and information technology complexity obstruct cybersecurity efforts, according to the results of a survey by SolarWinds. The IT management company said that 24 percent of federal respondents pinned the blame on budgetary constraints while 21 percent did so on complex internal systems, Fifth Domain reported Tuesday. Brandon Shopp, the vice president […]
The U.S. Transportation Command has highlighted cybersecurity as a critical concern even with enterprise-wide improvements in the Department of Defense's cyber posture. Commander Gen. Stephen Lyons said that his organization relies on contract language-based resiliency to protect its contractors from advanced persistent threats, Fifth Domain reported Tuesday. Lyon's organization is cautious of cyber threats because of […]
Helene Fisher has been the president of DLH's mission services and solutions business unit since December 2016. She leads the company's business in the civilian agencies market, offering the DLH's enterprise-wide capabilities in support of their missions, according to her LinkedIn profile. Before she joined DLH, Fisher served as the vice president of Maximus, an outsourcing company […]
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $147.4M contract to provide technical support and services. Under the five-year contract, Booz Allen will help NIAID's Office of Computer Infrastructure and Computational Biology in its development and maintenance of enterprise applications. The office requires services such as records management, business […]
