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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Three Firms Awarded DARPA Contracts to Help Improve ‘Air-Gapping’ Systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded General Electric, Galois and Northrop Grumman separate contracts to explore new strategies to protect “high risk†data flowing between the Department of Defense’s classified and unclassified information technology systems, Nextgov reported Thursday.
Forcepoint’s George Kamis: Cloud Access Security Brokers Could Help Agencies Strengthen Cyber Posture
George Kamis, chief technology officer for global governments and critical infrastructure business at Forcepoint, wrote in a FedTech article published Wednesday that cloud access security brokers could help federal agencies ensure the security of applications in the cloud.
Made In Space’s Andrew Rush, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine Discuss Vision for 3D Printing in Orbit
Made In Space CEO Andrew Rush and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed their vision for manufacturing satellites, antennas, solar arrays and other space systems in orbit using 3D printers during a tour of the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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Ahmed Jazzar to Oversee Boeing’s Saudi Arabia Defense Business; Leanne Caret Quoted
Ahmed Jazzar, president of Boeing’s business in Saudi Arabia, will manage the aerospace company’s defense business in the Middle Eastern country as part of the expansion of his leadership responsibilities, Saudi Gazzette reported Saturday.
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John Lockwood Joins KPMG Federal Intelligent Automation Practice
John Lockwood, former robotic process automation program manager at the Defense Logistics Agency, has joined KPMG’s federal advisory group as director of the professional services firm’s federal intelligent automation practice.
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ECS’ John Sankovich: Managed Service Providers Could Help Facilitate Cloud Adoption
John Sankovich, vice president of cloud solutions at ECS, said in an interview published Tuesday that organizations should partner with a managed service provider to help train their employees when it comes to cloud adoption.
MuleSoft Launches FedRAMP-Certified Government Cloud Platform; Mark Dao Quoted
MuleSoft, a subsidiary of Salesforce, has introduced a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified cloud platform designed to help government agencies manage integrations and application programming interfaces through a unified platform.
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Kevin Fagan Named Amida Chief Growth Officer; Donna Morea Added to Board
Kevin Fagan, a more than 15-year government information technology services industry leader, has joined Washington, D.C.-based open-source software and IT services company Amida Technology Solutions as chief growth officer.
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Judith Bjornaas: ManTech’s Transition to Fixed-Price Model Reflects Change in Federal Contracting
Judith Bjornaas, executive vice president and chief financial officer of ManTech International, said the company is transitioning to a fixed-price contracting model as the Department of Defense and other federal agencies move to accelerate the procurement process, CFO Dive reported Friday.
Industry Leaders Cite Need for Better Network Visibility in Federal IT Infrastructure
Industry executives interviewed at Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas said government agencies need to have more visibility into their networks in order to protect their infrastructure from cyber threats, Fifth Domain reported Friday.
Dun & Bradstreet Names Geospatial Data Science Scholarship Recipient; Tim Solms Quoted
Dun & Bradstreet’s government segment has named Yaneev Golombek, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering at the University of Colorado, as the recipient of the company’s 2019 Geospatial Data Science Scholarship.