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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.
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, has said the company plans to make a “very competitive†offer for the Defense Department’s single-award cloud procurement contract, CRN reported Wednesday. DoD issued the final draft solicitation for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud acquisition program in April with plans to release the final request for proposals […] More
IBM and Red Hat have agreed to expand their partnership to help clients speed up the adoption of hybrid cloud platforms. The companies will work to help clients develop and deploy containerized applications to the hybrid cloud through the use of IBM Cloud Private platform and Red Hat OpenShift container offering, IBM said Tuesday. IBM […] More
LMI has been named to Military Times’ Best for Vets Employers list for nine years in a row in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide employment opportunities to retired service personnel. The 2018 Best for Vets list of 100 companies is based on an annual survey that evaluates the firms’ corporate culture, policies and recruitment initiatives […] More
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin chairman, president and CEO, has been named by Chief Executive magazine as 2018 CEO of the Year in recognition of her leadership and efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The award also recognizes Hewson’s work to advance diversity in the technology sector and build up the pipeline of skilled […] More
NASA and Uber Technologies have teamed up to identify new urban air mobility-related technologies and concepts designed to ensure safety of aerial transportation operations in populated areas. The agency said Wednesday Uber will share its implementation plans for an urban aviation rideshare network, while NASA will use computer modeling and simulation for airspace management to […] More
The White House is set to hold a meeting on Thursday with executives from at least 30 U.S. technology companies as part of efforts to advance the use and deployment of algorithms, robots and other artificial intelligence technologies, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. A draft schedule of the meeting says the Trump administration aims to […] More
Hughes Network Systems has received a follow-on contract from the Defense Department to develop a flexible modem interface prototype designed to facilitate interoperability between military and commercial services and platforms. The contract award marks the second phase of a pilot study that seeks to evaluate how satellite communications systems can interoperate in support of military […] More
Concurrent Technologies Corp. will sponsor the three-day 28th Annual Showcase for Commerce that will kick off on May 30 in Johnstown, Pa. Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) are among the congressional leaders who are expected to attend the event that seeks to help industry representatives connect with defense contractors and […] More
DXC Technology has launched a platform as a service designed to help organizations speed up the development and deployment of applications across private, public and hybrid environments. The DXC Managed Container PaaS powered by Red Hat OpenShift works to help developers build, manage and field containerized apps through a single platform and can be integrated […] More
Orbital ATK produced at its Beltsville, Md.-based facility the heat pipes for a Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft that took off Saturday aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket in support of NASA’s Mars mission. Orbital ATK said Monday that it also produced an ultraflex solar array and diaphragm tanks for the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and […] More
Bob Fecteau, a senior vice president and chief information officer at Science Applications International Corp., has been inducted into the CIO magazine’s Hall of Fame in recognition of his leadership and contributions to the technology sector. Fecteau and 14 technology business executives will be recognized at the three-day CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony that will kick […] More
A Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft for NASA‘s Mars mission lifted off Saturday aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander is scheduled to reach Mars on Nov. 26 and perform scientific investigations through Nov. 24, 2020, NASA said Saturday. The […] More
