
NTT DATA’s Shamlan Siddiqi on the Power of Data in Improving Federal Outcomes
At NTT DATA, Shamlan Siddiqi is working to help government perform better. As vice president of global data, artificial intelligence, automation and IoT — and visiting chief technology officer for public sector — Siddiqi says data is key to unlocking the potential of federal agencies. GovCons, too, can improve their own processes by making better

Meet the Pinnacle Awards Finalists: 7 Questions for NTT DATA’s Shamlan Siddiqi
Shamlan Siddiqi is the chief technology officer for NTT DATA‘s Public Sector Business Unit and a Pinnacle Award finalist in the Artificial Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year category. Here, he shares notable achievements in the last year, proud career moments, learning from failures, taking professional risks, advice for aspiring leaders who want to follow

Joint AI Center Aims to Democratize Access to AI Tools with Cloud-Based Platform
In developing artificial intelligence for use on the battlefield and throughout the defense enterprise, the U.S. military is challenging China and other adversaries to a multigenerational contest. At stake is nothing less than global dominance in the fast-arriving digital future. “We are in a contest for the character of the international order in the digital

Contractors Face More Stringent Cybersecurity Requirements
Key Takeaways for Executives Defense contractors are facing ever more-stringent cybersecurity requirements. Many of these are found in NIST (SP) 800-171. To cope, contractors should focus on training, shoring up network infrastructure, and protecting CUI. Defense contractors are facing more stringent federal requirements when it comes to cybersecurity, according to contracting attorneys. These requirements stem

How NTT DATA’s ‘Front-Row Seat’ to Innovation Benefits Public Sector Customers
It isn’t every day a public sector contractor has a front-row seat to innovation. But when your parent company is a global IT innovator like NTT DATA, with a client base that spans industries such as health care, banking, insurance and manufacturing, you have two big things on your side: domain expertise and foresight. Those
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