David Eisenlohr is currently a managing director in Baker Tilly’s state and local government consulting practice. He has actively supported state and local government performance improvement initiatives for more than 35 years, first as an operational manager and then as a highly regarded management consultant. His current role sees him working closely with senior leadership […]
Vernon Bulter is currently a public sector growth leader, and Homeland Security, Defense and Intel Account key relationship partner at Grant Thornton Public Sector, based in Fairfax Station, Virginia. By his own account, he manages mid to large business units with “full profit and loss accountability.” Butler’s long list of professional specializations includes P&L management, […]
Congressionally mandated reforms to the GI Bill are expected to be effective by Aug. 1, though they may not immediately be felt by the beneficiaries, a ranking Veterans Affairs official said. It was explained that most of the amendments introduced under the John Isakson and Phil Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of […]
A former Air Force official believes the U.S. military should avoid committing mistakes similar to those made by American forces during the first battle of Kasserine Pass in World War II. During that battle, the U.S. struggled against the Axis powers due to a lack of air superiority brought about by the absence of a […]
The U.S. Intelligence Community faces the challenging task of convincing the five cloud providers involved in its Commercial Cloud Enterprise to work harmoniously together towards their shared objective. The companies are more likely to compete for task orders under the multi-billion dollar contract rather than work as a team, an official close to the project […]
IBM has unveiled a new product intended to put users in a better position to thwart malicious attacks on their networks. The technology company said that advanced data protection capabilities are now integrated into the IBM FlashSystem family of all-flash arrays to help companies better plan for and recover from cyberattacks, including ransomware. Over the last […]
Mel Torrie is the founder and chief executive officer of Autonomous Solutions, working out of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area. The robotics company CEO describes himself as a public speaker, a photographer and a basketball fanatic. By his own account, Torrie built his robotics company from the ground up, partnering with the world’s largest […]
Robert Mandelbaum is the director of Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Laboratories, where he leads a group of applied research labs that help the corporation maintain technology dominance. He leads a team dedicated to developing generation-after-next technologies in the areas of autonomy, spectrum systems, informatics and applied sciences, according to the profile posted on Lockheed’s website. […]
Oracle and VMware have joined forces to create a product designed to facilitate government agencies’ migration to the cloud. The joint offering takes into account agency IT leaders’ need to manage process disruptions, unexpected costs, integration issues, security and compliance requirements, Oracle and VMware said Tuesday. The technology companies said their collaboration resulted in the […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Saturday expressed disappointment over a ruling made by a Texas federal judge suspending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on grounds that the Obama-era immigration initiative is illegal. He said that while the decision is certain to impact families across the U.S., it will not derail the Biden-Harris […]
