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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Erin Horrell Joins Intelligent Waves as Chief Growth Officer
Erin Horrell, a more than 20-year federal information technology industry professional, has been named chief growth officer at IT services contractor Intelligent Waves.
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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Eyes Satellite Electronics Servicing Concept
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president for space business at Lockheed Martin and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said the company is conducting research-and-development work on a satellite servicing concept to replace or repair computer systems and other electronics on orbit, Breaking Defense reported Monday.
CenturyLink Extends Cloud Networking Support to Microsoft Azure, Azure Government
CenturyLink has moved to expand its cloud networking service offering to support enterprise customers on Microsoft Azure and Azure Government cloud platforms.
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Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Assess Cyber Vulnerability of Air Force’s F-15, C-130J Subsystems
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, said the company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to assess the vulnerability of avionics, mission computers, navigation and other subsystems of F-15 and C-130J aircraft to cyber attacks, Air Force Magazine reported Friday.
IBM’s Dan Chenok: Data Governance, Explainable Algorithms Could Help Agencies Address AI-Related Risks
Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, wrote in a Nextgov article published Thursday that government agencies should address ethical issues and risks associated with the implementation of artificial intelligence and one of the measures to consider is developing explainable algorithms.
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Anthony O’Brien on Balance Between Defense-Commercial, US-International Aspects in Raytheon-UTC Deal
Anthony “Toby†O’Brien, chief financial officer at Raytheon, said the company’s proposed merger with United Technologies Corp. seeks to create a new entity that has its business evenly split between defense and commercial work and between domestic and international areas, Defense One reported Thursday.
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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed to Submit Satellites to Space Sustainability Rating Scheme
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president for space business at Lockheed Martin, said the company has volunteered its satellites for World Economic Forum’s “space sustainability†rating system, Breaking Defense reported Thursday.
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Boeing, Bell Eye Up to 12% Increase in V-22 Mission Readiness Rate
Bell and Boeing seek to boost the mission readiness rate of the V-22 Osprey military transport aircraft by 10 percent to 12 percent through structural updates to the nacelle and changes to wiring types, Rotor & Wing International reported Wednesday.
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Thomas Kennedy, Greg Hayes Meet With President Trump to Discuss Raytheon-UTC Merger
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, told Defense News in an interview published Wednesday that he and Greg Hayes, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp., met with President Donald Trump on June 10 to explain that the proposed Raytheon-UTC combination is complementary and not competitive.
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SOSi Awarded Army NETCOM Technical Engineering Support Contract; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International has received a potential $18M contract from the U.S. Army to provide technical engineering and operational support services for Network Enterprise Technology Command.