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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.
A new General Services Administration report says vendors that won spots on a potential 15-year, $50 billion contract for telecommunications services have made progress in testing back-office systems they will implement in support of that contract, FCW reported Thursday. GSA released an update Wednesday on each company’s effort to perform Business Support Systems tests as […] More
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy M795 155mm high-explosive projectiles from the U.S. government under a potential $148 million foreign military sales transaction. Australia plans to use the howitzer ammunition to build up homeland defense capability, deter regional threats and meet its operational readiness training needs, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. […] More
NASA has modified its contract with Boeing for the transportation of astronauts to and from the International Space Station in a move that could potentially extend crewed flight test to up to six months and add a third crew member to the test flight. The agency said Friday the revised Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract […] More
NT Concepts has teamed up with artificial intelligence systems provider Veritone to facilitate the delivery of the latter company’s AI platform to federal agency clients. Veritone’s aiWARE works to help analysts expedite the analysis of large data workloads and streamline file processing through an ecosystem of cognitive engines, NT Concepts said Monday. The platform is […] More
The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says GSA is looking for an enterprisewide collaboration tool that adopts transport layer security protocols with encryption and two-factor authentication methods. The […] More
Maxar Technologies’ SSL subsidiary has secured a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and develop a critical system for a spacecraft designed to explore Jupiter’s Europa moon through investigative flybys. SSL said Tuesday it will build a critical interface – Remote Engineering Unit – for the Europa Clipper spacecraft that is slated for launch in […] More
Microsoft’s cloud offerings have received certification in Australia to host data at the protected level. The company said Tuesday the Australian government’s signals directorate has added its Azure and Office 365 platforms to the Certified Cloud Services List. Steven Worrall, managing director of Microsoft’s Australian arm, said the Protected Level certification for Office 365 and […] More
A SpaceX-made spacecraft took off Monday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to bring more than 5,800 pounds of crew supplies and research investigations to the International Space Station. NASA said Tuesday the Dragon spacecraft’s launch marks the 14th ISS cargo delivery mission under the Commercial Resupply Services contract. Dragon is […] More
Orbital ATK plans to perform two certification flights for its Next Generation Launcher rocket in early 2021 from a launch site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with plans to conduct operational flights later that year, NASASpaceflight.com reported Friday. The company has completed the initial two phases of the rocket propulsion system development effort and now expects […] More
Iridium Communications’ fifth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites lifted off Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and established communications with the company’s satellite network operations facility after launch. The launch marks the second use of the rocket’s first-stage booster that SpaceX deployed in October 2017 to send the third set of […] More
Boeing and state-owned company Saudi Arabian Military Industries have agreed to form a joint venture that seeks to localize in Saudi Arabia at least 55 percent of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the Middle Eastern country’s fleet of rotary- and fixed-wing military planes. The memorandum of agreement signed by Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president and […] More
The U.S. Army will use the Defense Department’s “other transaction authority†to accelerate the acquisition of a drone-mounted platform that works to jam enemy communications, Nextgov reported Friday. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the Army’s electronic warfare and cyber division plans to award the Multi-Function EW Air Large contract to a member of the Consortium […] More
