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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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  • SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Deploys 3rd Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch to Space; Match Desch Comments
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    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Deploys 3rd Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch to Space; Match Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications launched its third batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into space aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that took off Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch brings to 30 the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites in space and represents the third of eight launches that SpaceX needs to perform to deliver a total […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds RSA Security Tools to State, Local Contracts Under Expanded Distribution Deal
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    Carahsoft Adds RSA Security Tools to State, Local Contracts Under Expanded Distribution Deal

    Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute security platforms and service offerings from Dell Technologies’ RSA subsidiary to state and local government agencies and educational institutions under an expanded partnership. The expanded distribution agreement makes RSA’s cybersecurity platforms available on Carahsoft’s state and local contracts such as the California Multiple Award Schedule, Virginia Information Technologies Agency […] More

  • NASA Tests QueSST X-Plane Model at Langley Research Center’s Wind Tunnel
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    NASA Tests QueSST X-Plane Model at Langley Research Center’s Wind Tunnel

    NASA has started to perform wind-tunnel tests on a small-scale model of a supersonic passenger jet at the space agency’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, the Daily Press reported Thursday. Langley researchers have begun to subject the 15-percent-scale model of the Quiet Supersonic Technology X-plane to slower wind speeds at Langley’s subsonic wind tunnel in order […] More

  • GM to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Military Truck
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    GM to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Military Truck

    General Motors has developed a military truck that runs on hydrogen fuel cells and can be tailored to perform various missions, Defense One reported Wednesday. The Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure vehicle is based on a fuel cell-powered pickup truck – Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 – the company built for a U.S. Army experiment and has a […] More

  • SAIC-ST Kinetics-CMI Team to Build Vehicle Prototype in Bid for Army MPF Program; Jim Scanlon Comments
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    SAIC-ST Kinetics-CMI Team to Build Vehicle Prototype in Bid for Army MPF Program; Jim Scanlon Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has partnered with CMI Defence and ST Kinetics to build a combat vehicle prototype they intend to propose for an engineering and manufacturing development contract as part of the U.S. Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower program. SAIC said Thursday it will develop and deliver a lightweight vehicle to warfighters through the integration of ST […] More

  • PAE, Parsons Form JV to Bid on Army LOGCAP V Contract; Carey Smith Comments
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    PAE, Parsons Form JV to Bid on Army LOGCAP V Contract; Carey Smith Comments

    Parsons and PAE have established a new joint venture to compete for a potential 10-year, $82 billion contract vehicle that seeks to help the U.S. Army meet global facility and logistical requirements. Scott Welker, former deputy commander of the Army’s Joint Munitions Command, will serve as president of Rock Island, Illinois-based PAE-Parsons Global Logistics Services JV that will […] More

  • Equifax Lands IRS ID Verification Support Contract
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    Equifax Lands IRS ID Verification Support Contract

    The Internal Revenue Service has awarded consumer credit reporting agency Equifax a $7.2 million contract for taxpayer identity management and verification support services. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the agency awarded the sole-source contract in order to “cover the timeframe needed to resolve the protest” on a new contract. Jeffrey Tribiano, deputy commissioner for […] More

  • ID.me Platform Gets FedRAMP Ready Status
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    ID.me Platform Gets FedRAMP Ready Status

    ID.me has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to deliver an identity proofing platform to U.S. government agencies. The company said Thursday it secured the FedRAMP Ready status for its remote identity verification platform a month after it received the FIDO U2F certification in September. FedRAMP granted a moderate-impact level status to […] More

  • ATI to Help DARPA Craft On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Safety Standards
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    ATI to Help DARPA Craft On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Safety Standards

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Summerville, South Carolina-based Advanced Technology International a $2.6 million contract under a program that seeks to develop consensus-based safety and technical standards for on-orbit robotic satellite servicing operations. The Phase I contract awarded to ATI is part of DARPA’s Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations […] More

  • CenturyLink Unveils New Center to Facilitate IT Devt Collaboration; Erich Sanchack Comments
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    CenturyLink Unveils New Center to Facilitate IT Devt Collaboration; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink has opened a new facility in Arlington, Virginia, that seeks to provide the company and its partners a workspace to build and demonstrate platforms and capabilities designed to help federal agency clients meet information technology requirements and implement digital transformation initiatives, ExecutiveBiz has learned. Erich Sanchack, senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLink’s […] More

  • Lockheed Builds Modular Solar Array for Satellite Bus
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    Lockheed Builds Modular Solar Array for Satellite Bus

    Lockheed Martin has completed development work on a modular solar array designed for integration with its LM 2100 satellite bus platform. The company’s Multi-mission Modular Solar Array works to generate 50 percent more energy and is designed to be 30 percent lighter than other rigid solar array designs, Lockheed said Tuesday. Wahid Azizpor, manufacturing director at Lockheed’s […] More