AT&T Announces Zee Hussain as President of Public Sector, Other Leadership Changes
AT&T has announced leadership changes in its public sector organization. Zee Hussain, a 20-plus years veteran of AT&T’s leadership ranks, has been named president of AT&T Public Sector. Most recently, he led AT&T enterprise sales teams helping modernize and transform communications technologies for commercial customers in health care, manufacturing and transportation. He replaces Jason Porter,
AT&T Lands $231M Treasury Task Order
AT&T has been awarded a task order from the Treasury Department to modernize its voice and data networks and provide cybersecurity protections. The task order is valued at $231 million over 12 years and was awarded via the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions technology procurement program. The Treasury is the steward of U.S. economic
AT&T to Provide Telecom Services Through GSA’s EIS Program
AT&T announced it received Authority to Operate for the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions technology purchasing program, which will allow federal agencies to award task orders to the company for critical IT and telecommunications services. The EIS technology purchasing program contract has a $50 billion ceiling over 15 years, and AT&T was first named
AT&T Shifts Roles for Mike Leff, Chris Smith
AT&T has moved two of its public sector leaders into different positions. Mike Leff, formerly head of strategy and operations for AT&T Public Sector, has been named vice president of defense. Chris Smith formerly led technology for public sector and has moved to vice president of strategy, operations and technology within the same organization. Both
WashingtonExec Hosts Internet of Things Lunch ‘n’ Learn
Earlier this summer, WashingtonExec’s Internet of Things Council hosted a Lunch ‘n’ Learn at Intel Corp. in Fairfax, Virginia. The council was formed to facilitate meaningful exchanges in knowledge, experience and ideas in order to serve the federal government and commercial sectors. The speakers for this afternoon event were Tiffany Sargent, principal engineer and director
Michael Leff Joins AT&T Government Solutions as Vice President, Civilian Sector
AT&T Government Solutions (AGS) on Tuesday announced that Michael Leff will join the company as vice president for AGS’s Civilian business where he will be tasked with managing the company’s business across federal civilian agencies and departments. Leff most recently served as the Managing Director for Accenture Federal Services’ Civilian Health Portfolio and is the
Accenture Launches Cloud Platform; Invests More than $400 Million in Cloud Technologies, Capabilities and Training
Accenture has today announced its launch of its Accenture Cloud Platform (ACP), which provides services and solutions designed to help integrate and manage the hybrid cloud environments that span across multiple vendor platforms and are critical to providing flexibility and supporting emerging technologies. ACP aid federal and private-sector clients get the most business value from
Chris Smith Talks Big Data, Leveraging IT and Paper Routes
Chris Smith, US Federal Chief Technology Officer and Innovation Officer of Accenture, talked with WashingtonExec about everything big data: misconceptions, predictions, and its impact in Federal IT. We also asked Smith about his first job and his transition from a long career in the public sector to the private sector. WashingtonExec: What convinced you and
Chris Smith Named CTO Of Accenture Federal
Accenture Federal Services appointed Christopher L. Smith as U.S. federal chief technology and innovation officer. Smith begins his new position on April 9 and will report to Kay Kapoor, managing director of Accenture’s U.S. Federal Practice division. “Chris brings to Accenture broad experience across the federal government,” said Kay Kapoor, who leads Accenture’s federal business.
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