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Leidos and Aalyria to ‘ revolutionize ’ critical networks security
Leidos has joined with Aalyria , a new enterprise in advanced networking and communications , to integrate Aalyria ’ s Spacetime networking technology with Leidos ’ global-scale network management and protection solutions for critical government missions .
By integrating Spacetime into new and existing solutions , the companies are developing multi-domain mission infrastructure capabilities that are secure , resilient and capable of spanning air , land , sea and space .
Leidos has begun simulating the large-scale critical nation-state networks it helps manage , such as the Defense Information Systems Agency ’ s ( DISA ) Defense Information Systems Network ( DISN ), using Aalyria ’ s technology with the aim of developing an operational decision support and orchestration solution for the companies ’ government customers .
“ Leveraging the capabilities of both organizations , our strategic relationship with Aalyria centers around combining Aalyria ’ s advanced Spacetime networking technology with our globalscale network management and protection capabilities ,” said Chad Haferbier , Leidos Vice President of Multidomain Operations Solutions .
CIO appointment takes Modivcare to the ‘ next level ’ of IT capabilities
The appointment of Jessica Kral as CIO takes Modivcare to the ‘ next level ’ of IT capabilities , says Modivcare President and CEO L . Heath Sampson .
“ Jessica is a proven IT leader who has experience in strategy , innovation , architecture , engineering and data analytics . With her experience transforming large healthcare companies as they scaled operations , she will take our IT capabilities to the next level .”
Kral has over 25 years of leadership experience working at Fortune 100 companies and more than eight years as a C-level executive leading diverse , global teams .
“ I am excited to join Modivcare , as I believe that the Company ’ s supportive care platform focused on the social determinants of health ( SDoH ) helps eliminate inequities in healthcare for our 34 million members ,” she said .
Kral replaces Brian Schwinger who served Modivcare as interim CIO for several months . Over the last 18 years , she has worked at UnitedHealth Group in various leadership roles including infrastructure , M & A integration , CIO for UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement , CIO for Optum
Home and Community and most recently SVP , Strategy and Transformation for Optum Health Technology .
Kral is an executive coach with a Graduate Certificate in Executive and Professional Coaching from The University of Texas at Dallas .
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