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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.
The General Services Administration’s 18F organization has issued a draft request for quotations under the Agile blanket purchase agreement for a task order to develop a public dashboard for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. GSA’s draft RFQ posted Monday on GitHub says the task order is for the group of Pool 3 vendors […] More
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company increased its investments in research and development efforts to $839 million in 2015 in an effort to meet its international clients’ current and future defense and national security requirements. She noted in her speech at Lockheed’s 2016 Media Day in Virginia Tuesday that such investments went to the development […] More
Lockheed Martin has formed a new business unit after it completed the combination of energy platforms and related offerings that were previously aligned in various business areas. Lockheed Martin Energy will offer platforms across the areas of energy management, nuclear systems, energy storage, bio-energy and ocean technologies, the company said Tuesday. Frank Armijo, who has […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a solicitation for research proposals for the Improv program that aims to build prototypes designed to pose security threats to potential adversaries through commercially available products. A broad agency announcement posted Friday on FedBizOpps stated that DARPA will select the proposals that will enter the feasibility study phase following the submission […] More
CloseWatch has secured $1.49 million in a seed funding round from ECAP Holdings and a group of angel investors to further develop an analytics-based mobile application designed to help citizens report crimes to law enforcement agencies. The CloseWatch-built iWatch mobile app works to classify tips of illegal activities and threats based on the FBI’s standard crime […] More
A new Research and Markets report predicts the global market for network security platforms to experience a compound annual growth rate of 7.84 percent from 2014 to 2019. The increasing demand among companies for software as a service-based network security tools and the rising cases of fraud, data theft and other forms of cyber attacks are […] More
Mike Tanner, president and CEO of Hitachi Data Systems Federal Corp., has said large volumes of data driven by the adoption of Internet-of-Things-based devices can bring societal changes and improve people’s lives when used correctly, Fedscoop reported Thursday. Billy Mitchell writes Tanner made the remarks at the Hitachi Data Systems Social Innovation Summit in Washington Thursday. […] More
Lacey Wean, senior account manager of geospatial solutions at Carahsoft Technology, has said adoption of a hybrid geographic information system can help government agencies facilitate interoperability with current software platforms and cut licensing costs. Wean wrote in an article published Thursday that a hybrid GIS platform built on open source software can allow agencies to implement migration strategies on […] More
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, has said Lockheed and Boeing are committed to fund the development of their 50-50 joint venture’s Vulcan rocket, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes Ambrose told a press briefing at the Satellite 2016 conference in Maryland that uncertainty on how to move away from the Russia-built RD-180 […] More
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works business has developed a prototype of a hybrid airship built to transport personnel and cargo to remote areas, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Samantha Masunaga writes Lockheed expects the 21-metric-ton LMH-1 airship to have its initial flight by late 2017 and start commercial operations by the end of 2018. Craig […] More
NASA has concluded a 500-second, live-fire test of an Aerojet Rocketdyne-built RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System heavy-lift vehicle at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The initial fire-test on Aerojet-made E2059 engine sought to evaluate the engine’s new controller, high-pressure fuel turbopump and the calibration of engine flowmeters, the company said Thursday. SLS’ first launch into […] More
The International Maritime Organization has issued a report that details requirements for Iridium Communications to address in order for the company to be recognized as a Global Maritime Distress and Safety System mobile satellite services provider. IMO’s navigation, communication and search-and-rescue subcommittee released the report after it evaluated Iridium as a potential GMDSS service provider, Iridium […] More
