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Buchanan & Edwards (BE) Welcomes John Greenhalgh as Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Buchanan & Edwards Inc. (BE), a recognized leader providing technology and mission services to National Security and Federal Civilian customers, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Greenhalgh as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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  • John Greenhalgh joins Buchanan & Edwards (BE) as Chief Financial Officer.
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Buchanan & Edwards Inc. (BE), a recognized leader providing technology and mission services to National Security and Federal Civilian customers, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Greenhalgh as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • In his role as CFO, John will be a key member of the executive team, leading strategic growth, planning, budgeting and forecasting, capital financing, accounting, contracts, and overall corporate financial management.
  • He is a strategic financial leader who leverages his collaborative leadership style to help transform companies.

LocatorX Tags Industry Veteran Laura Garrison as Next CTO, Advancing Its Intelligent IoT Platform

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Software, Defense, Internet, Other Defense, Contracts, Data Management, Technology, Other Technology, STEM, Garrison, Salesforce, AGC Aerospace & Defense, CRM, Medtech, Intelligence, ERP, Growth, Management, 3D printing, Internet of things, Octo

With a distinguished career of transformative success, Garrison will drive the company’s product strategy through its next phase of advancement and growth.

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  • With a distinguished career of transformative success, Garrison will drive the company’s product strategy through its next phase of advancement and growth.
  • LocatorX’s trusted intelligent IoT platform harnesses the power of the data it collects through the unique digital fingerprint it assigns to every individual product and/or asset.
  • LocatorX specializes in IoT for MedTech, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Aerospace, and Defense.
  • Chester and team have laid the groundwork for an impactful new phase for LocatorX,” commented Garrison.

Octo Receives Option Year Funding from ARL for Advanced MLOps R&D

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has awarded Octo, an IBM Company, option year funding to continue services for an additional year under Octo’s broad agency announcement contract award.

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  • The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has awarded Octo, an IBM Company, option year funding to continue services for an additional year under Octo’s broad agency announcement contract award.
  • Octo will continue researching and developing a machine learning operations (MLOps) prototype designed to maintain operational effectiveness of ML models in austere environments.
  • Octo and ARL will extend the technology based on the Soldier-centered design process, which includes iterative experimentation and data collected from successive experiments and demonstrations.
  • Additionally, Octo will research and develop methods of establishing an active learning pipeline, enabling automatic retraining of ML models in austere environments.

AFCEA Committees Elect New Members

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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Fairfax, VA, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AFCEA International is pleased to announce the election of new members to its Intelligence, Emerging Professionals in the Intelligence Community (EPIC), Technology and Small Business committees.

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  • Fairfax, VA, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AFCEA International is pleased to announce the election of new members to its Intelligence, Emerging Professionals in the Intelligence Community (EPIC), Technology and Small Business committees.
  • “Our committee members come from all lanes of the global cyber, intelligence, defense, national security and technology ecosystems.
  • The newly elected members are:
    Elections are held each year for AFCEA’s committees and applicants must be directly involved with work and/or knowledge in the various fields of expertise of the committees’ focus areas.
  • AFCEA operates under the guidance of a board of directors, international staff and committees.

Appdome Releases New Defenses to Combat Accessibility Malware

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Appdome, the one-stop shop for mobile app defense, today announced new mobile anti-malware protections that detect Android Accessibility Service Malware such as Xenomorph, Brasdex, Octo, Sharkbot, Flubot, TeaBot, PixPirate, Sova, Spynote, Joker and more. These malware are used to carry out large scale, distributed attacks on mobile banking apps, crypto wallets, and other financial services apps.

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  • Unfortunately, Accessibility Service is now the target of abuse by fraudsters and others, who use malware to connect through Accessibility Service into banking and other mCommerce applications.
  • Appdome's new Prevent Accessibility Malware feature includes:
    Detection of ATS Malware using dozens of methods.
  • Detection of ATS Malware methods, such as Overlay and Keylogging in the context of Accessibility Service
    Set Trusted Accessibility Services, so brands can identify the Accessibility Service applications recommended to their users.
  • To supplement Trusted Accessibility Services, Appdome has included an Accessibility Service Consent that allows mobile end users to accept specific Accessibility Services applications to be used with their applications.

Octo Wins JV Contract to Provide IT Transformation Services for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Octo, an IBM company, today announced it has won a joint venture (JV) contract with Metric5 to provide IT transformation services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of IT (OIT).

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  • Octo, an IBM company, today announced it has won a joint venture (JV) contract with Metric5 to provide IT transformation services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of IT (OIT).
  • The five-year contract was awarded to the Octo Metric JV and has a total value of $29 million.
  • Octo will provide continuous learning and transformation support for CMS personnel and programs through training delivery and hands-on coaching.
  • Focusing on transparency, alignment, communication, collaboration, and business agility, Octo will support the OIT's cultural and organizational efforts.

Metric5 Wins JV Contract to Provide IT Transformation Services for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Metric5 today announced it has won a joint venture (JV) contract with Octo, an IBM company, to provide IT transformation services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of IT (OIT).

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  • Metric5 today announced it has won a joint venture (JV) contract with Octo, an IBM company, to provide IT transformation services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of IT (OIT).
  • The five-year contract was awarded to the Octo Metric JV and has a total value of $29 million.
  • Metric5 will provide continuous learning and transformation support for CMS personnel and programs through training delivery and hands-on coaching.
  • Focusing on transparency, alignment, communication, collaboration, and business agility, Metric5 will support the OIT's cultural and organizational efforts.

Octo is Awarded IT Infrastructure and Operations Call Order to Support National Cancer Institute

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Octo, an IBM company, announced today it has been awarded an IT Infrastructure and Operations Call Order under the NCI IT Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to support the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology’s (CBIIT) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

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  • Octo, an IBM company, announced today it has been awarded an IT Infrastructure and Operations Call Order under the NCI IT Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to support the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology’s (CBIIT) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
  • The four-year contract has a total award ceiling of $64,722,790.00.
  • Octo will work with partners Unissant, Axle Informatics, and TRex to provide technical and professional IT services including infrastructure engineering, operations management, and customer support services required by the NCI’s OCIO.
  • “Octo and NCI have a long history, and we are excited by the possibilities this new Call Order brings,” said Octo’s Health General Manager Charlie McQuillan.

Octo is Awarded Contract to Replace Auction System at the Federal Communications Commission

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Octo, an IBM company, announced today it has been awarded a 40-month, $8.9 million task order to support the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Auction Application System (AAS) program under the Application Development Support Services (ADSS) IDIQ.

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  • Octo, an IBM company, announced today it has been awarded a 40-month, $8.9 million task order to support the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Auction Application System (AAS) program under the Application Development Support Services (ADSS) IDIQ.
  • We are excited to return to the Commission and work with Nüvitek, Emprata, and DefyneIT,” said Brian Funk, Vice President of Technology Solutions at Octo.
  • Together, our teams will help the OEA Auctions Division meet their mission to operate auctions in the most efficient manner possible.”
    AAS is an IT system development project to replace the legacy auction management system.
  • We are excited to be working with them as they replace their current auction system.”

NVTC Announces Winners for 2023 Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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MCLEAN, Va., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the trade association representing the region's technology community, announced the winners for its 2023 Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards at an awards ceremony last night. This is the 27th year for this annual awards program, which is dedicated to celebrating leading finance professionals and officers across the greater Washington region.

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  • MCLEAN, Va., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) , the trade association representing the region's technology community, announced the winners for its 2023 Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards at an awards ceremony last night.
  • "This year's CFO Award winners represent the leading minds in finance and technology," said Jennifer Taylor, president and CEO of NVTC.
  • An independent panel of former CFO Awards winners selected this year's winners in five award categories.
  • The 2023 NVTC Technology CFO Awards winners are:
    Emerging Growth CFO of the Year:
    Private Company CFOs of the Year:
    Public Company CFO of the Year: