A Virtualization Revolution »
While everyone can agree that cloud computing is something the government wants, the field is evolving so fast GSA had to replace its cloud-computing RFP after only a year. Currently, cloud computing is mostly used for data access and enterprisewide applications like email or sales information. Cloud computing places core business activities in a secure, [...]
The World is a Dangerous Place: Dr. Jack London’s Legacy of Service »
“The world is a dangerous place,” Dr. Jack London told me recently while sitting in the CACI boardroom, named after Adm. Thomas H. Moorer. On May 1, the danger to the United States was brought into perspective when Faisal Shazhad allegedly attempted to set off a bomb in Times Square in New York City. Within [...]
DC Thought Expertise Consulting Groups Think Tank: Resources for the GovConExecutive »
Late last year, President Barack Obama spent an agonizing three months deliberating over a possible troop surge in Afghanistan. He consulted experts from a variety of posts in the private and public sectors. A number of pundits hailed Obama’s deliberative style, seeking the advice of experts from a range of disciplines before making a decision [...]
BAE Systems Elevates CEO; Hudson Takes Charge »
She’s been called one of the most powerful executives in defense contracting. Now, BAE Systems North America’s new President and CEO Linda Hudson gears up for her greatest role yet:strengthening industry-government partnerships to take on the “bad guys” of tomorrow. How does she plan to succeed? Every leader has a defining moment. For Linda Hudson, [...]
Corporate America, Are YOU Protecting YOUR Information? »
Those providing products and services to the United States government have surely noticed that cybersecurity has captured the buzz in Washington. Businesses everywhere are seeking to define and refine their service offerings to capture increased government spending. But have they reflected upon the health of the information security practices followed by their own business enterprise? [...]
The Cyber Arms Race: Building a Cybersecurity Capability through Acquisition »
The past year has seen a remarkable rise in the profile of the cyber threat to the United States, with widespread coverage in the media and high-profile events such as the attacks against Google and more than 30 other companies. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in April, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander said [...]
Insourcing: What’s the Point? »
When President Barack Obama tells supporters “we have turned over too much of the public mission of defense and foreign policy to private firms interested primarily in profit…the days of giving defense contractors a blank check are over,” he’s really not saying anything new. In 2003, when Wesley Clark was seeking the Democratic nomination for [...]
Mission to Connect: The Launch of Harris Healthcare Solutions »
Imagine this: Your company has just won a contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to oversee the development of a software project. It’s on behalf of a brand new initiative: the Federal Health Architecture program, led by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Now comes the hard [...]
Raising the Game: Dell’s Historic Acquisition of Perot Systems »
Talk about an adrenaline rush. A leading hardware provider joins forces with a top federal services company — all within the span of six weeks. The result: Dell Services Federal Government. That move is helping Lee Carrick, and the team he leads, deliver on a bold new vision for the newly restructured federal business unit: [...]
