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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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  • Philips to Roll Out 2nd Community Life Center in Kenya With UNFPA; JJ van Dongen Comments
    in Healthcare IT, News

    Philips to Roll Out 2nd Community Life Center in Kenya With UNFPA; JJ van Dongen Comments

    Royal Philips has partnered with the United Nations Population Fund to launch a second center in Kenya that will work to mitigate newborn and maternal mortality incidents through community development programs and primary healthcare services. Philips said Thursday the community life center in Mandera County, Kenya, will turn a health facility into a community center that […] More

  • Phil Alvarez: Raytheon Expects to Complete Development Work on Digital TOW Launcher in 2018
    in C4ISR News, News

    Phil Alvarez: Raytheon Expects to Complete Development Work on Digital TOW Launcher in 2018

    Phil Alvarez, a Raytheon official, has said the company has built a launcher system designed for tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles, Defense News reported Wednesday. Jen Judson writes Alvarez, a senior manager for missile systems at Raytheon, described the TOW Eagle Fire launcher platform at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference in Amman, Jordan. […] More

  • Army Seeks Info on Geospatial Support Services Sources
    in C4ISR News, News

    Army Seeks Info on Geospatial Support Services Sources

    The U.S. Army seeks information on potential industry sources that can provide geospatial services for the service branch’s office of the assistant chief of staff for installation management. The Army Corps of Engineers said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday that the military branch plans to award a potential five-year, $48.5 million multiple-award contract in support of […] More

  • Angela Messer: Booz Allen Cyber Practice Contains ‘Tribes’ of Professionals
    in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

    Angela Messer: Booz Allen Cyber Practice Contains ‘Tribes’ of Professionals

    Angela Messer, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has said the company’s cyber practice is composed of what she called various “tribes” of professionals that work to address cyber threats through a “consultative approach to problem solving.” Messer told the Washington Business Journal in an interview posted Thursday that those tribes include engineers, consultants and […] More

  • Michael Fallon: UK to Order 1st Boeing P-8 Poseidon in Summer 2016
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    Michael Fallon: UK to Order 1st Boeing P-8 Poseidon in Summer 2016

    The U.K. government plans to order the first of nine Boeing-built P-8 Poseidon aircraft in the summer of 2016 through a contract worth approximately $2.9 billion in support of its maritime surveillance efforts, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. Alan Tovey writes Michael Fallon, U.K. defense secretary, made the announcement during a visit to a military installation in […] More

  • KBR Lands Operational Support Contract With UK Defense Ministry; Andrew Barrie Comments
    in News, Products & Service

    KBR Lands Operational Support Contract With UK Defense Ministry; Andrew Barrie Comments

    KBR has received a four-year contract to continue to provide operational support services for the U.K. defense ministry. The contract covers engineering, logistics, project management, project delivery and supply chain management assistance to the U.K. Permanent Joint Headquarters in support of military training, planning and operations, KBR said Tuesday. Andrew Barrie, head of U.K. government services […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds Accelera to DoD Blanket Purchase Agreement for VMware Virtualization Platforms; Will Jones Comments
    in News, Products & Service

    Carahsoft Adds Accelera to DoD Blanket Purchase Agreement for VMware Virtualization Platforms; Will Jones Comments

    Carahsoft Technology has added Accelera Solutions as a purchasing point partner and dealer of VMware-built virtualization and data center products under a Defense Department blanket purchase agreement. Accelera said Wednesday it will work to help DoD customers secure licenses for VMware’s software, servers and desktop products as well as acquire installation and training support services […] More

  • VMware’s Bill Rowan: Hybrid Cloud Facilitates Workload, Application Mgmt Flexibility for Agencies
    in Government Cloud, News

    VMware’s Bill Rowan: Hybrid Cloud Facilitates Workload, Application Mgmt Flexibility for Agencies

    Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware, has said federal agencies should work to converge private and off-premises cloud platforms through hybrid clouds as they adopt the as-a-service business model. Rowan wrote in an article published in the March/April 2016 issue of GCN magazine that a hybrid cloud is designed to provide agencies with […] More

  • Australian Finance Dept Seeks Proposals for Telecoms Services Panel
    in Industry News, News

    Australian Finance Dept Seeks Proposals for Telecoms Services Panel

    Australia’s finance department has issued a request for proposals to establish a panel of telecommunications service providers in November that would provide transport data link services, managed wide-area network and Internet connection services to government agencies, ZDNet reported Monday. Corinne Reichert writes the proposed TSP would replace Australia’s Internet based network connection services committee and […] More

  • Lockheed Picks GP Strategies as Learning Services Partner
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    Lockheed Picks GP Strategies as Learning Services Partner

    GP Strategies has been awarded two contracts to provide training administrative and consulting support services for Lockheed Martin’s aerospace and defense business over a three-year period. The contracts also cover course development, instructional design and other learning support services for all employees and facilities within Lockheed’s aerospace and defense business, GP Strategies said Tuesday. GP Strategies […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Federal Mobile Service Procurement Process; Jon Johnson Comments
    in Industry News, Mobility, News

    GSA Seeks Info on Federal Mobile Service Procurement Process; Jon Johnson Comments

    The General Services Administration has asked industry on behalf of the mobile services category team to provide information on how vendors sell enterprise mobile devices and services to federal agencies. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted May 2 the request for information is part of MSCT’s compliance with the Office of Management and Budget’s […] More