Francisco Salguero, formerly chief information officer of the Federal Communications Commission, has joined Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) as a digital acceleration architect, according to his LinkedIn post. Salguero said he aims to help federal customers on their information technology modernization journey with the company’s cloud-based platform. He...
Barton Ledford, former chief technology officer at software as a service provider Fonteva, was tapped by B3 Group to lead its Salesforce practice, which covers work in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The two-decade technology industry veteran will oversee a Center of Excellence established to support VA’s digital transformation ...
Christopher Radich, regional vice president of public sector digital strategy at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies seeking to reduce their dependence on custom code and improve customer service should develop and implement a multicloud strategy that includes a combination of software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and...
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) has wrapped up its acquisition of Slack Technologies for approximately $27.7 billion in a transaction that will create a single digital platform for enterprise communications and collaboration. “Together we’ll define the future of enterprise software, creating the digital HQ that enables every organization to deliver custo...
Thomas Saracene, senior director of digital transformation in the global public sector business at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies looking to advance digital engagement to improve citizen experience should take a customer-centric approach. “Digital engagement should be informed by data and designed around the customer, not around ...
Dan Smoot, formerly chief operating officer at Riverbed, has been promoted to serve as the San Francisco-based networks and applications company’s president and CEO, responsible for driving its delivery of offerings to customers looking to transition to a hybrid work setup. Smoot, who brings over three decades of industry experience to his new...
Several technology companies and industry groups wrote a letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden urging him to ensure that the federal government prioritize the procurement of commercial software and tech platforms over custom-built systems in accordance with federal acquisition rules. Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), Govini, Palantir Technologies (NY...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a $376 million task order to help the Department of Agriculture migrate a web-based supply chain management system to cloud infrastructure. The company said Wednesday it will implement the SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning technology and update business processing functions in the department’...
John Frank, vice president of collaborative AI for industries at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said agencies seeking to derive insights from unstructured data should understand the potential benefits of adopting collaborative artificial intelligence. “For algorithms that combine human and machine processing, collaborative AI tightens the feedback loop s...
Greg Brundidge, vice president and business development executive for defense at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said the Department of Department needs a unified platform as it works to transform talent management and the experience for military and civilian employees. Brundidge discussed how a unified system like Salesforce Customer 360 could help DOD ove...
