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APL’s Joan Hoffmann Joins Defense Science Board’s Quantum Tech Task Force
The Defense Science Board has appointed Joan Hoffmann, a physicist of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, to DSB's Task Force on Applications of Quantum Technologies.
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Federal Market Vet Kevin Rice Named B3 Group COO
Kevin Rice, a more than 25-year government consulting services veteran, has joined technology services contractor B3 Group as chief operating officer.
Red Hat’s David Egts: Agencies Should Work With Vendors to ID Security Tech Stack’s Untapped Capabilities
David Egts, chief technologist of North American public sector at Red Hat, has said there are ways agencies can optimize their technology stack while building up their security posture. Egts wrote in a FedScoop article published Tuesday that one of the approaches agencies can do is collaborating with vendors to determine whether an operating system or software offers the security capabilities that they need.
ÂShaun Bierweiler: Cloudera-Hortonworks Merger Aims to Deliver Enterprise Data Cloud to Public Sector
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president and general manager of U.S. public sector at Cloudera, has said the merger of Cloudera and Hortonworks forms a combined company that would deliver an enterprise data cloud platform designed to help clients “derive data intelligence from the edge to AI.†“This capability will have an immediate and long-lasting impact on the public sector as agencies are able to capture data-in-motion from sensors, IoT or other devices, bring it through an enterprise open-source data platform, and leverage AI and machine learning capabilities to provide valuable insights and actionable intelligence,†Bierweiler wrote in a LinkedIn article published Monday.
Jennifer Moore: Marine Corps Eyes Ultralight Tactical Vehicle Solicitation by 2019’s Final Quarter
Jennifer Moore, a product manager at the U.S. Marine Corps program executive office for land systems, has said the service branch plans to issue a solicitation for new ultralight tactical vehicles by the fourth quarter of calendar year 2019, National Defense reported Tuesday. “Then we’re going to have a lengthy bid sample evaluation and assessment period of time, with our final [contract] award in early ‘22 and then immediate fielding thereafter,†Moore said Tuesday at the Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference in Monterey, Calif.
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Rick Wagner, President of ManTech Mission, Cyber & Intel Solutions Group, Named to 2019 Wash100 for Contributions to Cyber, Mission IT and Intelligence Operations
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Rick Wagner, president of mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group at ManTech International, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his leadership and efforts advancing the company in cyber, intelligence operations and mission IT. This marks the second consecutive Wash100 award for Wagner.
Kratos Subsidiary Demos Automated Satcom Roaming Using Prototype System
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions subsidiary Kratos RT Logic has developed a prototype network management system called the Enterprise Management and Control system, which allows military users to switch or "roam" from one satellite communications network to another. Kratos said in a press release on Monday that the demo featured a satcom terminal commonly deployed by the U.S. government as well as other hardware configured in a way that mirrors the typical government setup.
SAIC’s Tollie Strode to Receive Gen. Lyles Legacy Award at BEYA Conference
Tollie Strode Jr., a senior project officer at Science Applications International Corp., will be honored at the Black Engineer of the Year Award Conference for his engineering expertise and accomplishments at the Chantilly, Va.-based company.
Secure Decisions Develops Web App Security Testing Platform Under DHS Program
Applied Visions' Secure Decisions business has released a technology designed to automate the process of identifying exploitable vulnerabilities in a web-based application.
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Bruce Caswell, President and CEO of Maximus, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Efforts in Public Health, Human Services and IT
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Bruce Caswell, president and CEO of Maximus, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his efforts in public health, human services and information technology. This marks the first Wash100 award for Caswell.