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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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  • Mercury Systems Launches Digital Transceiver for Electronic Warfare Missions
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    Mercury Systems Launches Digital Transceiver for Electronic Warfare Missions

    Mercury Systems has introduced a digital transceiver that works to help warfighters perform electronic warfare and signal processing operations in hostile environments. The EnsembleSeries DCM6111 6U VPX digital transceiver complies with OpenVPX standards and features a system security engineering capability – BuiltSECURE - that seeks to facilitate the configuration and deployment of personalized security platforms, the company […] More

  • Mike Lawrie: DXC Eyes ‘Tuck-In’ Acquisitions
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    Mike Lawrie: DXC Eyes ‘Tuck-In’ Acquisitions

    Mike Lawrie, chairman, president and CEO of DXC Technology, has said the company plans to close more “tuck-in” acquisitions as part of efforts to build up its digital offerings, CRN reported Thursday. “We have a pipeline of things we are looking at. … Most of what we do classifies more as tuck-ins that are very consistent […] More

  • Boeing Names 8 Potential International Block III Super Hornet Customers
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    Boeing Names 8 Potential International Block III Super Hornet Customers

    Boeing has named Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Poland and Switzerland as potential clients for the latest configuration of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft, National Defense reported Wednesday. Dan Gillian, vice president of F/A-18 programs at Boeing, said Wednesday at a media day in Virginia potential orders from those international customers could be a […] More

  • Thomson Reuters Announces Keynote Speaker, Panelists at 3rd Annual Government Conference
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    Thomson Reuters Announces Keynote Speaker, Panelists at 3rd Annual Government Conference

    Thomson Reuters will hold its third annual Government Conference on June 5 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Derek Benner, acting executive associate director for homeland security investigations at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will serve as a keynote speaker at the event, which will focus on trade-based money laundering and supply […] More

  • Report: CGI to Add 400 Jobs, Expand IT Center in Louisiana
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    Report: CGI to Add 400 Jobs, Expand IT Center in Louisiana

    CGI has announced plans to create 400 additional jobs as part of the expansion of its 50,000-square-foot information technology facility in Lafayette, La., KATC.com reported Wednesday. The expansion of the company’s Lafayette IT Center of Excellence at the University of Louisiana Lafayette Research Park is expected to help bring the total number of CGI employees in […] More

  • Red Hat’s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes
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    Red Hat’s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes

    David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat’s North American public sector, has said information technology departments seeking to increase efficiency can combine containers with agile development and DevOps processes, GCN reported Tuesday. “You can have your developers working very, very quickly on focusing solely on the application, and by using DevOps and agile principles on […] More

  • Inmarsat Gets IMO Clearance for Maritime Safety Service Offering
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    Inmarsat Gets IMO Clearance for Maritime Safety Service Offering

    Inmarsat has secured approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to support the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System through its Fleet Safety service offering. The company said Tuesday it will deliver its maritime safety service through Inmarsat-4 and Inmarsat-6 satellite constellations. The approval would allow ship operators adopting Inmarsat’s Fleet One terminals and […] More

  • USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources
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    USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources

    The U.S. International Trade Commission seeks information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based document management platform designed to help USITC share files with other government agencies, law firms and individuals and ensure the security of confidential data. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says USITC is looking for a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant […] More

  • Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments
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    Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More

  • Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort
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    Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort

    The U.S. Army has begun to seek information on potential contractors that can provide mission support services for the Army Capabilities Integration Center. A FedBizOpps notice published Friday says the service branch plans to award a potential five-year, $240 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award task order contract for the procurement of mission support services. ARCIC is a subordinate […] More