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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.
NASA has worked with Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace to assess the capability of the James Webb Space Telescope’s two main components to communicate with each other. Engineers and technicians used ground wires to temporarily connect the spacecraft to the telescope as part of the optional “risk reduction†test, NASA said Wednesday. “Specifically in this […] More
Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, told Fast Company in an interview published Saturday about his plans to unveil a new startup that aims to decentralize the web and provide users control over their data and applications. Berners-Lee teamed up with John Bruce, developer of the security tool Resilient, to establish Inrupt, which is […] More
The U.S. Air Force and Amazon have partnered on a pilot program that allows contracting officers to make small procurements on the company’s e-commerce portal through the use of government purchase cards, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. The pilot program comes as the General Services Administration works to implement its e-commerce program in accordance with the […] More
Iridium Communications has partnered with Amazon Web Services to develop a cloud-based satellite platform designed to advance the adoption of internet-of-things applications and services. Iridium said Thursday it plans to launch in 2019 the Iridium CloudConnect service that will work to provide worldwide coverage for AWS’ IoT applications through its satellite network. CloudConnect “will allow […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a technology platform designed to help organizations manage the security of mobile devices and address workplace mobility challenges. District Defend works to adjust the security settings of a mobile device to the physical location’s security requirements, the company said Thursday. The platform leverages radio frequency identification technology to automatically enforce security […] More
Seth Seifman, an analyst with J.P. Morgan, has said he predicts sales of hypersonic missiles to go beyond $5B by the middle of 2020s as the Defense Department prioritizes the development of the weapons technology, CNBC reported Wednesday. He cited several defense companies that may pursue hypersonic contracts such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, […] More
Jacobs Engineering Group has transported to a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida a 380-foot-tall mobile launcher designed to support NASA’s Exploration Mission-1. The company said Tuesday it moved ML atop Crawler Transporter-2 toward launch pad 39B for interface fit checks and then transported the launcher back to the vehicle assembly facility on Sept. […] More
General Dynamics Information Technology has listed Google Cloud Platform service offerings under a special item number on the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 contract. GDIT said Tuesday it will provide federal agencies access to GCP products and services through the schedule’s Cloud Computing Services SIN 132-40. GCP is a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified […] More
Lynn Dugle, president, chairman and CEO of Engility, told Fortune in an interview published Monday how space assets help the military perform operations on the ground. She said satellite communications systems work to help the military monitor the location and movement of troops as well as communicate with deployed soldiers. “GPS and precision navigation—if we’re going to […] More
Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., told Defense News in an interview published Monday that the planned acquisition of Engility fits into SAIC’s strategy and provides an opportunity to gain access to market channels that SAIC lacks. Moraco, a five-time Wash100 winner, cited Engility’s “multi-intelligence agency portfolio†and space capabilities as factors that drove SAIC to […] More
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, has said latest government efforts could pave the way for a cultural change that would leverage commercial satellite communications systems to support military missions. She wrote in a Via Satellite piece posted Friday that one of those efforts is the House Appropriations Committee’s move […] More
ECS Federal has received a potential $37.7M contract to help the FBI form and manage two cybersecurity programs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the contractor will deliver a range of services to help the bureau set up the Cybersecurity Red and Blue Team program and the Enterprise Compliance and Continuous Monitoring Support Program under the […] More
