Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/18/2014

DoD Issues New Commercial Cloud Services Acquisition Rules; Mark Testoni on Policy’s Control Effects

The U.S. Defense Department has amended a policy for the agency’s civilian and military organizations that want to procure cloud services from industry, FedTech magazine reportedWednesday. An internal memo obtained by FedTech says the agency will now allow its components to purchase directly from cloud service providers instead of buying through the Defense Information Systems Agency…

Matt Goodrich: New FedRAMP Road Map Includes ATO Reuse Framework

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program office has released a two-year road map to outline plans to focus on awareness, intended efficiencies and adaptability of cloud computing, Federal Times reported Wednesday…

Jeff Harman Named Oceus COO, Kevin Stiles Appointed CTO

Jeff Harman, senior vice president and general manager for the Defense Department solutions group at Oceus Networks, has been promoted to the role of chief operating officer. The company said Wednesday it also named Kevin Stiles, most recently vice president of engineering, as chief technology officer…

Kellye Walker, Chuck Monroe to Take HII Legal Dept Leadership Roles; Mike Petters Comments

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) board of directors has appointed Kellye Walker as corporate vice president and general counsel and Charles Monroe Jr. as corporate VP, secretary and associate general counsel…

Army Intell Hub Pilots Tactical Engagement Team for DCGS-A Training

The U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence has partnered with the Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager=Sensor Processing, Distributed Common Ground System-Army team to design the tactical engagement team concept for mission command functions…

Eastern Foundry Forms Government Tech, Innovation Incubator; Geoff Orazem Comments

Eastern Foundry has launched a government technology and innovation incubator in Crystal City in an effort to help companies pursue government business opportunities. Geoff Orazem, Eastern Foundry’s co-founder and CEO, said Tuesdaythe incubator is intended to provide “reasonably priced office space and business services” to small government contractors…