Keeping IT Brief: The Power Perspective

Aaron Stowell, Vice President/CTO of CTAC discusses the value small businesses can make in the Federal cloud marketplace supporting agencies including HHS, and he shares insights on how small businesses can benefit and grow from the innovations coming out of the challenges they face.

Aaron Stowell, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), leads CTAC’s strategic growth, cloud practice, and innovation initiatives. As CTO, Mr. Stowell explores emerging technologies and their application in the Federal marketplace. Joining CTAC in 2000, he was responsible for the adoption and implementation of countless open source and cloud technologies. Under his guidance, CTAC and its clients were successful early adopters of numerous game-changing technologies such as DevSecOps on AWS (when EC2 was still in beta) and enterprise multi-agency API-based paper-eliminating systems (when Ruby on Rails was still in beta). Mr. Stowell has supported CTAC projects and client programs that have won several Federal Health IT (FHIT) Innovation Awards and have been featured by major news outlets such as Good Morning America and Scientific American. 

About CTAC

CTAC, a privately-owned small business that is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, has been a member of G2Xchange and a sponsor for Federal Health IT (FHIT) Innovation Awards and other events for more than five years. As a cloud services provider and IT consultancy, CTAC provides cutting-edge technology solutions to Federal, State, and local government agencies and proudly supports nearly a dozen Federal agencies including Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC), General Services Administration (GSA), and University of California and the VA. CTAC is a top-notch expert in web application development, content management, DevSecOps, cloud solutions, APIs, AI/ML, Drupal content management, IT and technology modernization initiatives, and business process solutions to government and private sector clients since 1993 and to HHS since 1999.

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There is a lot of talk about disruptive technology in the government sector.  Tim Conway of NTT Data takes a look at what is making a big impact and what he feels are the technology imperatives essential to building a future government.

Tim Conway:

Tim Conway is and Executive Vice President and Group President, Public Sector for NTT DATA Services. Mr. Conway has been at the helm of NTT DATA’ Public Sector organization for over a decade.  Under Tim Conway’s leadership NTT DATA’s Public Sector organization has grown significantly to ~$1B business through organic growth, new contract awards and the acquisition of Dell Services (2016) Cognosante Consulting (2019) and NET eSolutions (NETE) (2019). Tim’s contributions to the Federal Government have been considerable over the years, but in 2020 his inspirational leadership across government positively impacted both the global pandemic response and the country. As a leader, Tim Conway viscerally embodies and imparts to his team NTT DATA’s core values of Client First, Teamwork and Foresight in support of various client missions across government.  

NTT Data:

NTT DATA delivers on our promise of Better IT, Better Government by providing solutions and meaningful outcomes to achieve mission success. We combine 50+ years of government experience with a lexicon of commercial lessons learned to deliver beyond expectations. Innovation, ingenuity and strong integrity to deliver services as promised have made NTT DATA a sought after resource across agencies from National Institute of Health to the Department of Justice and Defense. We excel in cybersecurity, data intelligence, infrastructure, application development and modernization, IoT, AI and emerging technologies.

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In this podcast Sameer Kamani, a Solutions Architect at GitLab serving U.S. Public Sector agencies, applies lessons learned as he discusses the major shift in current DevOps to the DevSecOps methodology and how this new thinking will impact compliance and Authorization to Operate.

Sameer is a Solutions Architect at GitLab serving U.S. Public Sector agencies. Sameer’s vast experience through multiple roles across agencies has provided him with a unique opportunity to learn and understand how digital transformation is disrupting the Public Sector. With a background in Artificial Intelligence, Sameer looks at business opportunities with a deeply analytical lens to advise appropriate solutions for Government agencies. Prior to joining GitLab, Sameer was an Application Security Solutions Architect; a role that provided the ability to gain deep insights into why security tends to be a difficult aspect of Software development.

GitLab

GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate and build software. From idea to production, GitLab helps teams improve cycle time from weeks to minutes, reduce development costs and time to market while increasing developer productivity.

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Throughout the pandemic, every industry had their share of challenges.  Companies across the spectrum of industries moved mountains to keep the lights on, keep the economy going, and adjust to a dramatic change in how business got done.  

Cindi Bassford of Guidehouse discusses how nothing was more impressive than frontline healthcare workers putting patients first as well as using innovation to get people the care they needed.   However, the industry faced bad actors that capitalized on the pandemic’s disruption with cybercriminals exploiting the stresses of the healthcare system for personal gain.  She suggests that we have the tools to prevent these types of attacks, but it means focusing and committing to their implementation – the time and money spent upfront are far less than the cost to clean it up.

Thank you!

CINDI BASSFORD:

Cindi Bassford PMP, CISA, CISSP, LSSYB, is a partner at Guidehouse working in the areas of cybersecurity, health policy, and system integration. She has more than 20 years of cybersecurity experience working with federal and commercial healthcare organizations. She is a member of the HHS 405D Task Force and a recent winner of FedHealthIT’s 2020 Leading for Impact, Women in Leadership Award.

GUIDEHOUSE:

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting.

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In early June of last year, HHS announced new laboratory data reporting guidance for COVID-19, citing LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) as the authoritative source of coding for COVID-19 testing. With the number of daily COVID-19 tests continuing to go up in the United States, Dr. Greg Pappas, Associate Director for National Device Surveillance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food & Drug Administration discusses how the LIVD catalog improved public health reporting for COVID-19 test results.

About Greg Pappas

As the Associate Director for National Device Surveillance at FDA, Dr. Pappas has played a key role in the establishment of several FDA initiatives, including the Biologics Effectiveness and Safety System (BEST) and the National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST). Throughout Mr. Pappsas' his career, he has developed innovative partnerships with a broad set of stakeholders including other government agencies, industry, researchers, patient groups, and clinical specialty societies.

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In this episode, MileMarker10’s Megan Murray speaks with Art delaCruz, President and COO of Team Rubicon. Listen in as they discuss how Team Rubicon successfully mobilized to respond to COVID-19, the importance of building to scale, and how they leveraged their enterprise management system and digital transformation to "get to yes" and broaden their impact.

Art delCruz, President and Chief Operation Officer, Team Rubicon:

Art delaCruz is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Team Rubicon, a national non-profit that serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service, leveraging their skills and experience to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. Art is a proud veteran that served for 22 years as a Naval Officer after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. He commanded a Navy strike-fighter squadron, served as a Top Gun instructor, and made six combat deployments. Other notable tours included selection as a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow (served at McKinsey & Co), and as a strategy lead at the US Special Operations Command.

Team Rubicon:

Team Rubicon serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service by leveraging their skills and experience to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. Founded following the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the organization has grown to over 140,000 volunteers across the United States and has launched over 800 operations both domestically and internationally. Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Team Rubicon has not only pivoted to be able to continue to deliver disaster response and rebuild services in core mission areas but has also expanded their scope of missions to meet community needs brought about by COVID.

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MileMarker10 CEO Susan Sharer sits down virtually with Rob Wilkins, retired US Air Force Master Sergeant and member of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN).  Rob shares his fitness tips and how to stay motivated to get in your best shape, especially during National Fitness Month (May 2021).

Honorary, Chairman, MileMarker10 Virtual 5K

The Honorable Rob Wilkins, is a two-term Presidential appointee to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN), a retired US Air Force Master Sergeant, and a fitness expert. Some of his key military assignments included serving on the staff of The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) and Legislative Liaison Office, Secretary of the Air Force. Wilkins is an avid advocate for military veterans and lifetime member of the Air Force Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Legion, and AMVETS. In addition, he is the President of Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC, Inc., President of the RedCon1 Foundation, the Senior Military Editor for Muscle & Fitness, and a Military Evangelist at Sightline Media Group.

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Mary Quinn of Leidos will discuss how the systems and products that people use most easily and effectively incorporate human factors into their designs. She will explain the three main components of human-centered design, the ideal scenario for human-system integration, and methods used to validate success.

Mary Quinn, Ph.D., is a Leidos Technical Fellow and nationally recognized expert in the social and behavioral sciences with more than 30 years of experience. Her work currently focuses on behavioral applications for intelligence exploitation, human-machine teaming, human systems integration, human-centered design, training, and upskilling. Mary has delivered more than 200 major presentations and keynote addresses at national and international conferences, and written more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals, three books, and 27 monographs.

At Leidos, we believe today’s complex health challenges call for revolutionary problem-solving. Our unique position as a technology company with deep health and life sciences expertise equips us to transform patient care, as well as provider and payer operations, in both commercial and government health organizations. From IT and systems integration to life sciences, managed health services, and clinical solutions and services, Leidos charts the course for the future of health. 

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MileMarker10’s Megan Murray speaks with Blake Hogan, CEO of Bunker Labs, to discuss his journey from Marine to entrepreneur, debunk common misconceptions, and explore how the Federal IT Community can engage with military-connected entrepreneurs.

Blake Hogan is a Marine Corps Veteran and natural dot connector. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and helping fellow veterans and their spouses launch and grow successful companies. His first company led him to co-found Bunker Labs Austin and Nashville after experiencing the challenges of growing a professional network after leaving active duty. Bunker Labs, now a national not-for-profit, helps the military-connected community launch and grow businesses across the country. Now serving as CEO, Blake’s goal is to ensure that the American dream can be a reality for the military-connected community and, in doing so, build a truly inclusive economy. Blake is also the co-founder of a safety product company, BreakAway Safety Solutions, and a recent George W. Bush Institute Scholar in the Stand-To Veterans Leadership Program.

Bunker Labs is a national nonprofit organization with the mission of ensuring that the military-connected community has the network, tools, and opportunities they need to start successful ventures. We accomplish our mission by inspiring members of the military community to see their entrepreneurial potential. We equip our program participants with practical tools, insights, experts, and resources to accelerate their success, and we connect entrepreneurs with a robust community and diverse, relevant networks.

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Last year, the Veteran’s Administration (VA) began its journey to becoming a High-Reliability Organization or HRO. Nuclear power and aviation are examples of industries that have applied HRO principles to achieve minimal errors, despite highly hazardous and unpredictable conditions.

Today, we are speaking with Dr. Himanshu Singh, the Chief Health Informatics Officer at DSS, Inc., more about this topic. Dr. Singh has had an 18-year career at the Department of Veterans Affairs with his last 8 years in leadership roles. His most recent assignment was the COO/Associate Director at both the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and West Palm Beach VA.  The Dr. will discuss how, Thanks to intelligent software and data visualization solutions, it is possible for the VA to achieve HRO mission, and provide the best quality of care for Veterans. 

Dr. Himanshu Singh:

Dr. Himanshu Singh, the Chief Health Informatics Officer at DSS, Inc. He has had an 18-year career at the Department of Veterans Affairs with his last 8 years in leadership roles. His most recent assignment was the COO/Associate Director at both the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and West Palm Beach VA.

Dr. Singh joined the Department of Veterans Affairs with a background in Medicine and technology in 2001.  He began his VA Career in Clinical Informatics. He has served in several leadership roles including Assistant Director at the Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Acting Associate Director at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, Acting Associate Director at the Columbia VAMC.

DSS, INC.:

Trusted by the Department of Veteran Affairs for 30 years, DSS deploys innovative solutions that improve care quality and delivery for our Veterans.

DSS assists the VA in meeting top initiatives, changing regulatory requirements, and implementing enhanced business processes that support clinical, financial, logistical and administrative objectives, for better Veteran outcomes.

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