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NTT DATA and Cardinality.ai Partner to Help Government Agencies Reach Digital Transformation Goals; Christopher Merdon Quoted
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NTT DATA and Cardinality.ai Partner to Help Government Agencies Reach Digital Transformation Goals; Christopher Merdon Quoted

Data technology provider Cardinality.ai has established a strategic partnership with information technology services company NTT DATA that is aimed to furnish government agencies with cloud platforms.

The mutually beneficial collaboration will find Cardinality.ai and NTT DATA combining their resources and respective teams’ capabilities to help public sector organizations migrate their assets and stay up-to-date with new technologies, NTT DATA said Wednesday.

Christopher Merdon, group president of public sector business at NTT DATA Services stated that the strategic alignment’s goal is to expand on citizens’ access to government information and programs while making the processes to do so easier.

“This partnership delivers the key to the digital front door,” Merdon continued.

The main platform the two companies plan to deliver through the partnership is Cardinality Personalized Integrated Citizen Services, or PICS. It is a cloud-based tool designed to gradually jettison legacy systems while adopting a path toward digital modernization that is fast and secure and taps into NTT DATA and Cardinality’s shared expertise.

Cardinality PICS is modeled after Maryland Total Human-services Integrated Network, or MD THINK, an Amazon Web Services-hosted and cloud-sourced program that was created in part by NTT DATA and Cardinality.ai and has been used by state-level agencies in Maryland such as the Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Department of Juvenile Services and the Health Benefit Exchange.

This first successful collaborative output from NTT DATA and Cardinality allows the aforementioned agencies to execute a range of services for different purposes simultaneously and speedily. They hope to achieve the same thing with Cardinality PICS.

“We’ve partnered with NTT DATA to help governments realize positive outcomes faster,” commented Thiag Loganathan, CEO of Cardinality.ai.

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DISA Appoints IT Leader Tinisha McMillan to Senior Executive Service
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DISA Appoints IT Leader Tinisha McMillan to Senior Executive Service

The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced the appointment of Tinisha McMillan, a 17-year veteran of DISA and the Department of Defense, to the Senior Executive Service.

McMillan leads the Endpoint and Customer Service Directorate and is responsible for managing various information technology programs including the agency’s Fourth Estate Network Optimization initiative, DISA said Tuesday.

“Tinisha has a lot of skills that made her the right person to lead the Endpoint and Customer Service Directorate. Among them is her ability to form a team, get that team focused on the mission and work agency priorities,” said Don Means Jr., director of the Operations and Infrastructure Center.

McMillan previously served as chief of the Cyber Situational Awareness and Data Sharing Division. In this capacity, she oversaw and implemented the Unified Cyber Situational Awareness program and Cyber NetOps Architecture.

She also led the deployment of the DOD Chief Information Officer’s Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring dashboard.

McMillan is one of the three DISA employees who recently graduated from the National Defense University.

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Commerce Department Announces Members of US Investment Advisory Council; Gina Raimondo Quoted
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Commerce Department Announces Members of US Investment Advisory Council; Gina Raimondo Quoted

The Department of Commerce has named 34 international business and economic leaders that will provide advice on the development and implementation of policies to attract and facilitate foreign business investment in the U.S.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement published Monday the addition of business and economic executives to the U.S. Investment Advisory Council will play a critical role to achieving global economic success.

The IAC was first chartered in 2016 and has since recommended initiatives to attract and retain FDI, such as improving efforts to develop the U.S. workforce, enhancing digital tools designed to support economic growth and broadening infrastructure investment priorities.

“For the last decade, the United States has held the position as the number one destination for foreign direct investment thanks to our incredible customer base, innovative culture, and world-class workforce,” Raimondo said.

The IAC can have up to 40 members who will each serve a two-year term.

Members include representatives of state and regional economic development teams, global organizations and businesses.

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SBA Awards Three State Delegates Funding to Boost Small Business Cybersecurity; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted
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SBA Awards Three State Delegates Funding to Boost Small Business Cybersecurity; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

The Small Business Administration has selected three state representatives to help U.S. small businesses develop their cybersecurity infrastructure.

Delegates from Arkansas, Maryland and South Dakota will receive a total of $3 million in funding to deliver cybersecurity assistance to emerging businesses and start-ups under the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program, SBA said Tuesday.

Forge Institute will use a $999,650 grant to assist Arkansas-based small businesses counter cyber threats. Maryland’s Department of Commerce secured $930,155 in funding and Dakota State University secured $999,933 in funding assistance to boost their small business sectors’ cybersecurity resilience.

The funding program has a period of performance of one year.

“With this new funding opportunity, the SBA is leveraging the strengths across our state governments, territories, and tribal governments to provide services to help small businesses get cyber ready and, in the process, fortify our nation’s supply chains,” said SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.

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Ohio-Class Submarines Demo Vertical Replenishment Activities With Military Aircraft
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Ohio-Class Submarines Demo Vertical Replenishment Activities With Military Aircraft

The military service branches have performed a series of vertical replenishment exercises that demonstrated the ability of two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines to conduct at-sea operations with different aircraft.

The U.S. Navy said Tuesday USS Nevada (SSBN 733) and USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) performed VERTREP activities with U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, Marine Corps CMV-22 Ospreys and Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs.

As part of a U.S. Strategic Command exercise, the effort was aimed at showcasing the interoperability of multiple U.S. military platforms in support of a strategic deterrence mission.

“Exercising these VERTREPs was a joint operation involving Marine and Air Force assets. This shows our commitment to joint operations worldwide and between combatant commanders,” said Capt. Kelly Laing, director of maritime operations for Commander, Task Group 114.3.

The exercises were held off the coast of California in July and August.

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OMB: Inflation Reduction Act Could Cut Climate-Related Social Costs by up to $1.9T by 2050
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OMB: Inflation Reduction Act Could Cut Climate-Related Social Costs by up to $1.9T by 2050

An analysis by the Office of Management and Budget has found that the Inflation Reduction Act could result in climate-related social benefits that will range between $700 billion and $1.9 trillion through 2050.

The law could mitigate the “social costs” of climate change and could lead to climate-related benefits, such as cutting costs related to rising temperatures, reducing expensive property damage from natural disasters and sea level rise and avoiding negative health impacts, according to the OMB analysis.

The study also shows the federal government could spend up to $128 billion on an annual basis on just six financial risks linked to climate change: crop insurance, disaster relief, flood insurance, health care expenditures, flood risk at federal facilities and wildland fire suppression spending.

According to the report, the law will not only address the climate crisis but also help improve the country’s fiscal health in the long term.

“In the long-term, the Inflation Reduction Act will help avoid significant expenditures that the Federal government might otherwise expect to spend on programs like crop insurance, health insurance, and fire suppression due to climate change,” the analysis reads.

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IARPA Taps 8 Teams to Join Electrically Small Antenna Research Effort
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IARPA Taps 8 Teams to Join Electrically Small Antenna Research Effort

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts to eight teams as part of a multi-year program that seeks to advance electrically small antenna capabilities.

IARPA said Tuesday team working under the Effective Quantitative Antenna Limits for Performance program will aim to further develop ESAs through size reduction, data rate boost, broadband signal transmission enhancement and operation frequency cut.

ESAs are those antennas that were shorter than their transmitted or received wavelength signals.

The resulting work will be tested and evaluated by the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, and the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division.

The EQuAL-P program awardees are:

  • Boeing Research & Technology
  • HRL Laboratories
  • North Carolina State University
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Raytheon BBN Technologies
  • SRI International
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles

The teams won the contracts through a competitive broad agency announcement for the IARPA program.

Who Are the Centene Corporation Leaders and Executives?
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Who Are the Centene Corporation Leaders and Executives?

Centene Corporation is a leading provider of high-quality health care services to the United States. Founded in 1984, it services a range of health care solutions that began in Wisconsin. Around 1997, Centene later expanded its corporate office in St. Louis, Missouri headquarters. Centene Corporation is the largest carrier in the Health Insurance Marketplace and the largest Medicaid-managed care provider with over 30 years of experience in the industry.

Centene Corporation provides services to government-subsidized health care programs. It caters to uninsured and underinsured individuals, Medicare and Medicaid members, families under the TRICARE program, and federal facilities. Learn about the Centene Corporation leaders and executives and their responsibilities here.

 

Who Is the Founder of Centene Corporation?

 

Elizabeth Brinn is the founder of Centene Corporation. The business started as a nonprofit medical plan with operations in Family Hospital’s basement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Elizabeth Brinn’s experiences during her younger years in a Milwaukee Country orphanage inspired Centene’s guiding principles of providing solutions to unique health care needs.

Through the years, it grew as a publicly traded company, earning a billion in revenue in its 20th year expanding its services to Ohio, Florida, and Massachusetts consumers.

 

List of Centene Corporation Leaders and Executives

This section lists the Centene executives. Four executive leadership appointments were made in March 2021, including Brent Layton, Sarah London, Shannon Bagley, and Robert Sanders.

 

Brent Layton, President of U.S. Health Plans, Products, and International and Chief Operating Officer

Brent Layton became the president of the U.S. Health plans, Products, and International. He has stayed at Centene Corporation for more than two decades where he acquired previous positions as a consultant for five years and later as an employee in 2016. Brent Layton managed the implementation and development of the latest health plans and global operations. He also front-lined the company’s approach with state governments in creating innovative and effective managed care programs.

 

Sarah London, Chief Executive Officer

Sarah London is Centene Corporation’s CEO. She was previously the company’s vice chairman. In her management roles, she managed the companies’ portfolios not under Centene Corp’s health plans, distributed services and products to third-party clients, and crafted varied platform capabilities. She was also the senior vice president of Technology Innovation and Modernization responsible for health care enterprises-wide execution and technology strategy, especially for state-of-the-art services and products.

 

Brian LeClaire, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Brian LeClaire has been Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Centene since December 2022. In this role, he spearheads the information technology strategy for the company, ensuring its alignment with the broader business strategy. Brian primarily delivers secure, innovative, technology-enabled experiences to Centene’s members. Before joining Centene, he was the Director of Technology at Arsenal Capital Partners.

Brian spent much of his career at Humana, where he held various leadership positions, including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Services Officer, and Chief Information Officer. During his tenure at Humana, Brian played a pivotal role in transforming the organization’s information technology function, streamlining operations, and positioning the company for remarkable growth in its mission to improve people’s well-being throughout their lives.

Alice Hm Chen, Chief Health Officer

Alice Hm Chen, MD, MPH, is the Chief Health Officer for Centene Corporation. She leads efforts to improve the health of Centene’s 28 million members through strategies, policies, and programs. She has a history of promoting better healthcare for communities with limited resources. Before joining Centene, Chen held critical positions in the State of California, where she played a crucial role in developing healthcare strategies focused on quality, fairness and transforming the delivery system.

 

Ashlee Knuckey, Chief Risk & Ethics Compliance Officer

Ashlee Knuckey is currently serving as the Chief Risk, Ethics, and Compliance Officer at Centene Corporation. In this position, she leads the Risk and Compliance team to ensure that Centene exceeds the expectations of the government clients, providers, and members. As the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Ms. Knuckey holds enterprise-wide responsibility for driving excellence in Centene’s ethics and compliance program, meeting the expectations of government clients, providers, and members.

With almost 13 years of experience, Ms. Knuckey has specialized in regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters within the healthcare and insurance industries. She is well-known for her expertise in government-sponsored and subsidized programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, PDP, Exchange, and specialty plans.

 

Chris Koster, Secretary and General Counsel

Chris Koster is currently the Secretary and General Counsel at Centene Corporation, overseeing all legal matters for the company. Before this role, he was Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel, and Senior Vice President of Corporate Services.

During his time at Centene, the company has successfully acquired several other companies, including WellCare Health Plans, in a significant $17.3 billion deal. His extensive experience in legal services, both in the private and public sectors, has been invaluable to Centene’s growth and development during this period.

 

Drew Asher, Chief Financial Officer

Drew Asher has been the chief financial officer for Centene Corporation since May 2021, a diversified healthcare enterprise providing a wide range of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, especially for uninsured American citizens.

Mr. Asher joined Centene in conjunction with the closing of the WellCare acquisition in January 2020 where he served as executive vice president. He joined WellCare in August 2014 as senior vice president. Also, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of WellCare Health Plans beginning in October 2014.

List of Centene Corporation Board of Directors

Here are the Centene Corporation board members.

  • Frederick H. Eppinger, Chairman of the Board
  • Jessica L. Blume, Retired Vice Chairman of Deloitte
  • Kenneth A. Burdick, Former Executive Vice President of Products and Markets of Centene Corporation; Former Chief Executive Officer of WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
  • H. James Dallas, Former Senior Vice President, Quality and Operations, Medtronic
  • Christopher J. Coughlin, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tyco International, Ltd.
  • Monte E. Ford, Principal Partner for the Chief Information Officer Strategy Exchange (CIOSE)
  • Wayne S. DeVeydt, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Anthem, Inc.
  • Sarah M. London, Chief Executive Officer, Centene\
  • Theodore R. Samuels, Retired President of Capital Guardian Trust Company
  • Lori J. Robinson, Retired United States Air Force General

What Are Centene Corporation’s Products and Services?

Global Solutions

Most health systems are under pressure to adapt to the increasing needs of the population, refine care delivery models, and solve the emerging prevalence of chronic diseases. With more than 35 years of experience in health care, Centene Corporation is doing its best to leverage its technologies, expertise, analytics, and systems to come up with innovative solutions worldwide.

Centene is one of the few selected World Economic Forum Strategic Partners participating in the global initiative in the industry that can help them better understand opportunities outside of the country. Centene aims to extend its global presence in Europe by partnering with Ribera Salud to provide high-quality and efficient health care to professionals, citizens, and institutions. Centene also extends its primary care services to the United Kingdom through its subsidiary, Operose Health.

Whole Health Solutions

Centene Corporation’s whole health solutions aim to provide comprehensive treatment to every individual.

  • Dental: Affordable yet high-quality dental care solutions from dental service providers.
  • Specialty pharmacy: Provides special drug management services to improve outcomes and care for patients with special conditions.
  • Vision: Provides budget-friendly eye exams, frames, contacts, prescription lenses, and eyewear to members.
  • Pharmacy benefit management: Special, cost-effective, and comprehensive pharmacy solutions for every person’s health.
  • Nurse advice line and after-hours care: Provides on-call nurses and all-day clinical support for patients and partners for institutions looking for alternatives to emergency room visits.

State and National Solutions

  • Medicaid: Centene Corporation collaborates with state governments to distribute health coverage to millions of Americans that are qualified low-income pregnant women, children, and adults.
  • Medicare: Centene Corporation’s Medicare-Medicaid plans and Medicare Advantage open access to personal care and promote independence and health.
  • Military and veterans: The Department of Defense has chosen, Health Net Federal Services, a Centene corporation subsidiary, as a partner for administering managed healthcare programs to ensure that the nation’s military groups are in good health and prepared for the mission.
  • Health insurance marketplace: Centene is one of the many companies to successfully navigate the Affordable Care Act. It currently serves more than two million members with Ambetter products and offerings. These insurance plans are specially designed for those ineligible for Medicaid and other government coverages. Services included are the following but not limited to pediatric services, substance abuse services, wellness, and preventive care.

About Centene Corporation

Centene Corporation is a fast-growing company offering affordable best-in-class health options for millions of members in the country. Being the leading health care company, it is committed to improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses and health challenges.

Centene’s vision is a world where all individuals have access to affordable health care services regardless of their circumstances. It does this by providing a wide range of services across multiple channels while collaborating with other organizations to make everything possible. With all these efforts, Centene Corporation leaders and executives are are there to support its cause.

 

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Commerce Announces Addition of 7 Chinese Tech Institutions to Entity List
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Commerce Announces Addition of 7 Chinese Tech Institutions to Entity List

The Department of Commerce has added to its Entity List seven Chinese space, aerospace and other technology institutions for their attempts to acquire U.S.-made products in support of the East Asian country’s military modernization efforts.

The department’s bureau of industry and security said Tuesday it will restrict the access of these seven entities to software and other commodities subject to the Export Administration Regulations under a final rule that is set to take effect Wednesday, Aug. 24.

The bureau will evaluate license applications that involve these seven Chinese entities:

  • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 9th Academy 771 Research Institute
  • CASC 9th Academy 772 Research Institute
  • China Academy of Space Technology 502 Research Institute
  • China Academy of Space Technology 513 Research Institute
  • China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 43 Research Institute
  • China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 58 Research Institute
  • Zhuhai Orbita Control Systems

“U.S. technologies that support space and aerospace activities should not be used to support the PRC’s military modernization. We are constantly monitoring these sectors for evidence of diversion,” said Alan Estevez, undersecretary of Commerce for industry and security.

“China’s military-civil fusion program requires BIS to be vigilant and act forcefully when necessary to protect our sensitive technologies,” he added.

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Navy Adds 3rd ‘Overlord’ Ship to Unmanned Surface Vessel Fleet; Rear Adm. Casey Moton Quoted
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Navy Adds 3rd ‘Overlord’ Ship to Unmanned Surface Vessel Fleet; Rear Adm. Casey Moton Quoted

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday christened its latest “Overlord” unmanned surface vessel during a ceremony held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Gulf Craft-built Mariner is managed by Leidos and is the third Overlord ship that has been added to the service’s fleet of USVs.

Mariner is equipped with a virtualized form of the Aegis Combat System, autonomous navigation platform and a command-and-control system.

Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants at the Navy, said the ship will move to California and kick off operations in fiscal year 2023.

Moton said the new USV will bring new capabilities and volume as the service works to learn more about operating unmanned systems and plans for its future fleet of hybrid manned and uncrewed platforms. 

He noted that the Navy’s test plan for the Mariner vessel includes at-sea and land-based testing and that the service expects the virtualized Aegis Combat System to allow the new Overlord ship to exercise control over another USV.

“Now we can take two of our USVs and go out and do multi-vessel ops and control and not necessarily have to take a [destroyer] off of actual fleet operations to go do that. It gives us that ability to just get there that much more quickly,” Moton added.

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