Jane Edwards
is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
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DISA Conducts Market Research for Spectrum Scheduling System
The Defense Information Systems Agency has sought information on potential sources of a scheduling system to improve dynamic spectrum sharing for the Citizen Broadband Radio Service.
GSA Begins Market Research for Common Operating Platform
The General Services Administration has started to seek information on potential sources of a Common Operating Platform that could help GSA automate crisis and emergency management tasks and manage exercise and training requirements.
Army Begins Terrestrial Layer System Program’s First Phase With Two Contract Awards
The U.S. Army awarded other transaction agreements to Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the last two months to begin the initial phase of prototyping for the Terrestrial Layer System program that seeks to deploy a ground-based platform to deliver cyber, electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities to brigades, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.
TSA Issues RFI on AI-Based Human Capital Management Platforms
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration has asked vendors for information on platforms that use automation, cloud-based software and artificial intelligence and could help TSA hire, retain and manage employees, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.
SOSi Invests in AI-Based Speech Recognition Tech Developer AppTek; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International has made an investment in Applications Technology, a McLean, Va.-based developer of artificial intelligence-based speech recognition systems.
SpaceX to Use Previously Flown Crew Dragon, Boosters Under NASA Contract Modification
SpaceX will reuse the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stages and Crew Dragon spacecraft for missions to the International Space Station as early as 2021 under a modification to the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with NASA, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
Quantum Computer Maker IonQ Raises Additional Funds, Adds Four Members to Advisory Board
College Park, Md.-based IonQ has raised additional funds as part of its Series B financing round to advance the development of its trapped-ion quantum computers and related hardware. The new funding from Lockheed Martin, Cambium and Robert Bosch Venture Capital brings the total investment in IonQ to $84M.
Google’s Jeanette Manfra: Agencies Should Move to Cloud Platforms Based on Zero Trust
Jeanette Manfra, director for government security and compliance at Google, wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday that government agencies should consider transitioning from perimeter-based government clouds to cloud environments based on zero-trust framework as more employees telework during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SpaceX Deploys 58 More Broadband Satellites to Orbit for First Starlink Rideshare Mission
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Saturday to bring another batch of Starlink broadband satellites and three Earth-observing satellites from Planet Labs to low-Earth orbit as part of a rideshare mission, CNET reported Sunday.