Salesforce has appointed Andrew Randall, an 11-year company veteran, as senior vice president of product management for government cloud and public sector. In a LinkedIn post announcing his new position, Randall said Salesforce has been a trusted partner to the U.S. federal government for more than two decades and employs over 6,000 veterans and res...
Cherokee Federal has entered into an agreement to acquire HESFP, the Salesforce practice of HigherEchelon. Steven Bilby, president of Cherokee Federal, said Tuesday that the acquisition will enhance his company’s capability to support customer missions. “With this acquisition, we are strengthening Cherokee Federal’s digital moderni...
Salesforce has appointed Eric Hysen, former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, as chief artificial intelligence and transformation officer for legal and corporate affairs. Hysen announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post published Monday. Eric Hysen’s Responsibilities as Salesforce’s Chief AI & Transf...
Government and workforce technology provider Kavaliro has sold its Salesforce division to Accordion, a business consulting firm. John Mahony, managing partner of Kavaliro, said Monday that the move will enable his company to focus all efforts on its core offerings. “This strategic decision allows us to double down on the services that ar...
Mia Jordan, a digital transformation executive at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), discussed how artificial intelligence and the company’s ecosystem of more than 7,000 applications and consultants could help government agencies accelerate digital transformation efforts. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Jordan wrote that AI could be divided into au...
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Incapsulate, a Washington, D.C.-based digital transformation consulting firm, for an undisclosed sum in a push to grow its Salesforce capabilities. Incapsulate is a Salesforce Platinum Consulting partner that helps public sector and financial services customers advance their digital transformation journeys, Accentu...
Brooke Smith, former vice president of business development and strategy at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), has been named CEO of Deep Water Point & Associates. He succeeds Howard Seeger, Deep Water Point’s founder who has led the federal management consulting services provider for nearly 19 years, the company said Monday. While at Salesforce, Smi...
Colorado-based small business V3Gate has received a potential three-year, $178 million delivery order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs renew Salesforce subscription licenses and maintain software applications. The firm-fixed-price order was awarded under NASA’s Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract as work set aside for...
Michael Parker, vice president of business development at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government leaders looking to address the talent gap and meet missions should invest in technologies. “With the right investment in technology and talent, leaders can manage through the current challenges and achieve a posture where positive change is a constant...
Scott Brock, vice president of strategy and business development for state and local at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said chief information officers at state and local government agencies should consider the platform technology they intend to adopt as they advance information technology modernization. “Most have moved into the cloud, but modernizing wi...
