Google, NASA Test AI Medical Assistant for Deep-Space Missions
NASA is testing a new artificial intelligence tool to help keep astronauts healthy during missions without an onboard physician or steady communication with Earth, starting with its Artemis campaign to return to the moon. In an Aug. 8 blog post, Jim Kelly, vice president of federal sales – public sector, at Google wrote how Google
stackArmor, Google & Carahsoft Speed FedRAMP Software Delivery
stackArmor, a Tyto Athene company, is partnering with Google Public Sector and Carahsoft to speed up FedRAMP-authorized software delivery for federal and defense agencies. The effort uses stackArmor’s Armory ATO Acceleration solution in Google Cloud’s Assured Workloads to help Broadcom’s Rally and Clarity platforms meet FedRAMP requirements. stackArmor and Carahsoft are combining compliance expertise and
Google’s Teddra Thomas Burgess on Leading New Era of American Innovation for Public Sector
As managing director for the federal civilian market at Google Public Sector, Teddra Thomas Burgess is unrelentingly upbeat amid the current Washington upheaval. She emphasizes a positive approach, focusing on how Google can empower the government to fulfill its mission. “We are focused on what we can impact and influence, and how we can continue
Top MarCom Leaders to Watch in 2022: Google’s Patricia Davis-Muffett
Patricia Davis-Muffett Director, Global Public Sector Marketing, Google When Tricia Davis-Muffett accepted her new role leading global public sector marketing for Google Cloud in March 2020, she never imagined she wouldn’t meet her team in person for over 18 months. In fact, maintaining a strong sense of community on her global team while achieving big
Google Exec Patrick Jabal Joins Neustar Board of Directors
Neustar has named Google’s Vice President of Global Product Partnerships Patrick Jabal as an independent, nonexecutive director to its board of directors. Jabal has spent over two decades building products and growing technology businesses and today spearheads projects such as Google Search, Maps, Chrome and Assistant, said Stewart Bloom, board chairman and Golden Gate Capital operating
2015 K-12 STEM Symposium Panel I: “Follow Your Passion and Find Your Purpose”
The 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium kicked off Saturday, March 7, with the panel discussion, “Industry and Government Perspective — Workforce Needs and Solutions,” featuring Michele Weslander-Quaid (Twitter: @michelewq), Google’s Global Cloud Ecosystem Community Lead, and Dr. Ann M. Carbonell, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (@NGA_GEOINT) Senior Executive. The panel was moderated by Rob Zitz (@robzitz), Leidos Senior Vice President and
SAVE THE DATE: 2015 K-12 WashingtonExec STEM Symposium, March 7, 2015, with Presenting Sponsor Leidos
The WashingtonExec STEM Council’s will host the 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7, 2015, at the Nysmith School for the Gifted, in Herndon, to bring together industry and government executives, students, teachers and nonprofit organizations for the rallying purpose of expanding the dwindling STEM pipeline. The theme for the event is “Get informed. Get excited. Get started.”
Google VP, Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf on Speaks on Research Investment, STEM
Google VP and Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf spoke with WashingtonExec’s Julie Reiss about federal research investment and the STEM opportunities that shaped his young life and career. DARPA took a risk in the ’70s funding an applied research experiment that paid off in vast economic growth for the country — a computer communication system
President Obama Appoints Megan Smith as U.S. CTO and Alexander Macgillivray as Deputy U.S. CTO
President Obama today announced that Megan Smith will serve as the next U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this position, Smith will lead the Administration’s efforts to expand technology, data and innovation to meet our country’s goals and to improve the lives of our citizens.
WashExec RollCall: Your Inside Look at Our Network’s Professional Activity
WashExec Executive RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what. When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, I’ve decided to expand our networking
TechAmerica Awards Jack London the Corporate Leadership Award for Contributions to Technology Sector
Jack London, executive chairman and chairman of the board at CACI International, Inc., received the TechAmerica Foundation Corporate Leadership Award last week at a Technology and Government Dinner held in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes London’s leadership and contribution to the technology sector. The former CACI president and chief executive from 1984 until 2007, London
WashExec RollCall: We Pulled from our Network to Dish Out Area’s Who’s Who, What’s What
WashingtonExec RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what. When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, we’ve decided
Inaugural STEM Symposium Hosts Top Local Student Science Fair Projects, Former Astronauts and Industry STEM Leaders
America’s students are falling behind in the math and sciences, and the WashingtonExec STEM Council wanted to do something about it. Earlier this month, we gathered top science and technology leaders in both the government contracting and private industry sectors to do one thing: Speak with elementary, middle and high school students about science, technology,
Be Open to Possibilities Around STEM, Google and Homeland Security Leaders Encourage Students at K-12 STEM Symposium
The jobs of tomorrow have not even been invented yet. So more important than eyeing a specific career, the first two presenters at the inaugural STEM Symposium held this past weekend at the Nysmith School for the Gifted in Herndon, Va., encouraged young students to focus on learning the thinking and mindset around STEM (science,
Event Preview: WashingtonExec Announces Speaker Program for Inaugural STEM Symposium
Most days, the Nysmith School in Herndon, Va. is a preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students founded in 1983 by Carol Nysmith. Johns Hopkins University ranked the school among the top ten Virginia schools for the talented in a 2009 city talent search and the school today touts small class sizes as well as low
Industry Leaders, K-12 Students Gear Up for March 8th STEM Symposium in the National Capital Region (NCR)
In just one week, more than 500 K-12 students, parents and industry leaders will gather at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Va. for the inaugural STEM Symposium for the National Capital Region (NCR) to hear keynote speakers and panelists at an informative and interactive all-day event geared towards fostering Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) opportunities in
WashingtonExec E-Magazine: News You Need to Know
In case you missed it: the inaugural STEM Symposium for the National Capital Region is less than two weeks away. The all-day event set to be held March 8 at Nysmith School in Herndon, Va. promises to bring together parents, K-12 students and industry leaders for a day of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Google Innovation Evangelist and Public Sector CTO Michele Weslander Quaid Discusses how to Inspire the Next Generation into STEM
WashingtonExec interviewed Google executive Michele Weslander Quaid about how to move forward to address the STEM crisis. Michele talks about being a leader in her field that began with a childhood desire to become an astronaut, the importance of hands-on experiential learning to inspire students to pursue science, tech, engineering, and math, and the value
Digital Management Inc. (DMI) Presenting Mobile Demo at Google Roadshow Event
Digital Management, Inc. (DMI) will be presenting a mobile demo at the upcoming Google Roadshow: Marketing in the Omni-Channel. The firm will lead a three-hour, in-person demonstration and executive briefing that will cover topics such as: Accessing new revenue streams, increasing brand awareness and building customer loyalty Making better decisions and providing more useful customer offers by
comScore Reports Smartphone Subscriptions Surpassed 100 Million Mark For The First Time
Based on new figures released from Reston-based comScore, the number of U.S. smartphone subscribers for the first time surpassed the 100 million mark in January. The firm said there were 101.3 million subscribers in January, up 13 percent since the previous measurement in October. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with a 48.6
QinetiQ NA’s Mobility Executive Kevin Curtis: “Our Customers Require It”
Meet QinetiQ NA’s new mobility guy-Kevin Curtis. Curtis is a veteran in the mobility space and joined QineitQ NA over three months ago to run its Corporate Strategic Resource Division, in a matter a months he took over QinetiQ NA’s mobility division. Curtis sat down with WashingtonExec to explore what it is about mobility that
SAVE THE DATE: Digital East 2011 Conference Scheduled September 28-29
SAVE THE DATE: The world’s most important digital innovators will be featured at the Digital East 2011 Conference scheduled for September 28-29 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Brands such as Microsoft , Gowalla , Yelp! , AOL , Google , LivingSocial , Rosetta Stone , Cisco , comScore , CNN , Yahoo! and Ad Age will join together
Free From Bureaucracy: Vivek Kundra Writes About Inefficiency, Budget Cuts and The Cloud
On Tuesday, no longer in his position as the nation’s first federal CIO, Vivek Kundra wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times about what he predicts will happen to his “Cloud First” Policy as well as how it ties into budget cuts and international institutions. Sporting a new tone, Kundra called for the
Meet John Higginbotham: Innovation, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing
As an executive with 30 years of high technology leadership, John Higginbotham sheds light on the positive and negative impact of today’s technology. He is the Executive Chairman at Blue Ridge Networks, a company that provides cyber security solutions to government and commercial enterprises. With a long history of large and small business experience, Higginbotham
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