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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.
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
AT&T plans to broaden its coverage in rural areas and advance software upgrades to facilitate the delivery of 5G services through its cell cites by leveraging its work on a national public safety broadband network with the First Responder Network Authority, Urgent Communications reported Wednesday. “FirstNet gives us a great opportunity to go into the […] More
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
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
Orbital ATK has completed casting the first motor of the OmegA rocket with approximately 55 600-gallon mixes of inert propellant. The company said Tuesday it wrapped up the casting process in April for the Castor 600 aft segment as part of the Common Boost Segment program for OmegA, previously called Next-Generation Launcher. Orbital ATK built […] More
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 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
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 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
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
Barbara Selter, vice president of health services at Maximus, and Nancy Shanley, VP of consulting and policy analysis at the Reston, Va.-based government services contractor, are scheduled to speak at the three-day Medicaid Managed Care Congress that kicked off Monday in Maryland. Selter will lead a discussion titled, “Automating Long-Term Services and Supports Financial Eligibility […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of launch environment tests for its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite designed to provide protected communications capabilities for U.S. and allied warfighters operating on maritime, aerial and ground platforms. Lockheed said Monday it subjected the AEHF-5 satellite to extreme heat and cold temperatures as part of the 39-day […] More
