Federal 100: Mark F. Newsome
Learn more about this 2021 Federal 100 Award winner.
Name:
Mark F. Newsome
Title:
Partner, U.S. Federal Healthcare
Organization:
IBM Global Business Services
Supporting those who’ve served. As IBM’s lead client partner for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Agency, Newsome was instrumental in bringing intelligent automation and multi-cloud solutions to essential federal health missions. In 2020, he led efforts to improve the VA’s claims processing for veterans, fraud detection and asset management — freeing up precious resources for COVID-19 response. He also helped DHA deploy its Defense Healthcare Management Systems in the cloud at security Impact Level 5 and championed the delivery of internet-of-things services for tracking assets at several VA medical centers.