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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CFO Toby O’Brien on Raytheon’s Hypersonics, Counter-Hypersonics Work
Toby O’Brien, chief financial officer of Raytheon, told Defense One in an interview published Thursday that the company “did get some incremental work†when it comes to hypersonics and counter-hypersonics and saw its backlog rise to approximately $750M through the third quarter of 2019.
Report: SpaceX Eyes Crew Dragon Static Fire Test in November
SpaceX plans to perform a static fire test of its Crew Dragon capsule on Nov. 2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, CNBC reported Thursday.
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Tenable’s Jamie Brown: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Grid Security
Jamie Brown, director of global government affairs at Tenable, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that public-private partnerships could help improve coordination to ensure the security of the electric grid.
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Terma’s US Arm to Deliver A-10 3D Audio Systems Under $60M Air Force IDIQ
Terma North America has received a potential $60M contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide up to 328 units of 3D audio systems for the service branch’s A-10 aircraft.
Federal Agencies Use AWS Cloud to Support Research Collaboration, Track Apps
Officials from three federal agencies have shared how their organizations leverage Amazon Web Services cloud to advance information technology modernization and support their missions.
Splunk Invests in Wildfire Detection Tool Provider Zonehaven; Lenny Stein Quoted
Splunk has made an investment in San Francisco-based technology startup Zonehaven to help the latter advance its team expansion and research-and-development efforts. The funding marks the initial investment Splunk made through its $50M Social Impact Fund, Splunk said Tuesday.
Tim Cole: Maxar Completes Systems Requirements Review of Lunar Gateway’s Propulsion Element
Tim Cole, program manager for the power and propulsion element at Maxar Technologies, said in an interview published Monday that the company wrapped up the two-day systems requirements review of the PPE at its Palo Alto, Calif.-based facility to assess and document the platform’s technical requirements.
Boeing, Air Force Negotiate Terms of $605M WGS-11 Satellite Production Deal
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force are still in talks over the terms of a potential $605M “undefinitized contract actionâ€Â awarded in April to build the 11th satellite for the Wideband Global Satellite Communication constellation designed to provide broadband connectivity to the U.S. military and allies, SpaceNews reported Sunday.
Cubic Eyes Subway Tech to Help Expedite Military Training Gear Issuance; Mike Knowles Quoted
Cubic has started developing a system designed to speed up the issuance of training gear to military personnel based on a payment tracking technology used at subways, Defense One reported Thursday.
Maximus’ Andy Beamon: Intelligence Virtual Assistants Could Help Improve Citizen Experience
Andy Beamon, a vice president at Maximus, wrote in a GCN article published Wednesday that an intelligent virtual assistant serves as the intersection of human and artificial intelligence that could help agencies enhance citizen experience.