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Executive Spotlight: Will Jones, Carahsoft SVP, Discusses Emerging Tech, Federal Modernization
Will Jones, a senior vice president of Carahsoft, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about information technology modernization, government agility and business continuity.
ManTech Unveils Threat Simulation Offering for Space Assets; Rick Wagner Quoted
ManTech International has launched a cyberattack simulation offering designed to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in their space-based technologies.
Space Force Taps Kratos for Satellite Monitoring Support
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a potential five-year, $19M contract to help the U.S. Space Force monitor the signal performance of leased satellites.
Bob Stevens: Lookout’s Mobile Security Platform Gets FedRAMP Board OK
Lookout has been authorized to offer government agencies a cloud-based technology platform designed to secure mobile devices following completion of Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements. Bob Stevens, vice president of federal sales at Lookout, wrote in a blog post published Thursday the FedRAMP Joint Advisory Board granted provisional authority-to-operate certification for the company's Mobile Endpoint Security offering.
in Contract Awards, NewsGeneral Dynamics Subsidiary to Help Update US, UK Trident II Shipboard Systems
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary has secured a potential $60.6M contract to provide ship alteration support for submarine-launched ballistic missile systems of the U.S. and U.K. navies.
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Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono on Navy FFG(X) Frigate Contract
Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono told Defense News in an interview published Monday that offering an operational ship with anti-submarine capability is one of the reasons why the company’s Wisconsin-based subsidiary won the U.S. Navy’s FFG(X) frigate design and construction contract.
AE Industrial Partners Invests in Maritime Tech Firm ThayerMahan
Groton, Conn.-based maritime technology firm ThayerMahan has raised $10M in financing from an affiliate of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners. ThayerMahan said Monday it will use the funding from AEI Structured Solutions to expand research-and-development efforts and operations and advance growth initiatives through acquisitions.
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BGOV: Federal Civilian IT Contract Spending Up 15% in Q2 2020
Federal civilian agencies increased the amount of money spent on information technology products and services from $6.7B in the second quarter of the government's 2019 fiscal year to $7.7B during the same period in its current fiscal year, Bloomberg Government reported Monday.
PW Singer, Strategist at New America, to Serve as Keynote Speaker at Potomac Officers Club’s AI Just Beyond Tomorrow Virtual Event on May 28th
Peter Warren Singer, strategist at the New America organization and author of "Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution," will serve as a keynote speaker at Potomac Officers Club’s “AI Just Beyond Tomorrow†virtual event on Thursday, May 28th.Â
in NewsSpaceX Concludes Parachute System Testing for Crew Dragon’s Flight to ISS
SpaceX has completed final testing of its updated parachute system for the Crew Dragon capsule ahead of the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, Space.com reported Saturday.