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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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  • Tropical Storm Delays Lockheed-Built MUOS-4 Satellite Launch
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    Tropical Storm Delays Lockheed-Built MUOS-4 Satellite Launch

    The launch of a new Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System satellite has been moved to Wednesday due to tropical storm Erika, SpaceFlight Insider reported Monday. Lockheed said Friday MUOS-4 will join the other three satellites in the U.S. Navy’s communications satellite network that works to provide video, data and voice capabilities for mobile uniformed personnel through an Internet protocol-based platform. […] More

  • General Dynamics to Provide Engineering Support for Naval Surface Warfare Acoustic Research Unit
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    General Dynamics to Provide Engineering Support for Naval Surface Warfare Acoustic Research Unit

    The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics’ information technology business a potential five-year, $39.8 million contract to provide technical and engineering support services for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock division’s acoustic research detachment. General Dynamics will perform work through August 2020 and the Navy obligate $2,775,000 at the time of award from fiscal 2015 research, test, […] More

  • Engility to Subject Systems Engineers to INCOSE Certification Process; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments
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    Engility to Subject Systems Engineers to INCOSE Certification Process; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments

    Engility Holdings has inked a memorandum of agreement with the International Council on Systems Engineering to encourage Engility’s engineering workforce to secure systems engineering professional certifications from INCOSE. Engility said Thursday individuals that intend to secure an INCOSE SEP certification need to undergo an evaluation process to test their proficiency in systems engineering. Tony Smeraglinolo, president […] More

  • NASA Solicits Proposals for Solar Array System Development
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    NASA Solicits Proposals for Solar Array System Development

    NASA has issued a solicitation in search of proposals from industry and academic institutions for ideas on how to build solar array platforms for use in future human and robotic space exploration missions. The space agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is interested in new solar array systems that work in high-radiation and low-temperature environments, NASA said Thursday. STMD plans to award […] More

  • Unisys Survey: Data Breach in Telecom, Gov’t, Financial Sectors a Top Concern Among Consumers
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    Unisys Survey: Data Breach in Telecom, Gov’t, Financial Sectors a Top Concern Among Consumers

    A new Unisys survey has found 59 percent of consumers across 12 countries think a data breach is likely to occur in the telecommunications industry over the next year. The Unisys Security Insights study also found that network vulnerabilities in the government sector are a major concern for 49 percent of consumers, while data breaches […] More

  • NASA Wraps Up Developmental Tests on Aerojet Rocketdyne SLS Engine; Steve Wofford Comments
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    NASA Wraps Up Developmental Tests on Aerojet Rocketdyne SLS Engine; Steve Wofford Comments

    NASA has concluded a series of seven developmental tests on an Aerojet Rocketdyne-made engine for the Space Launch System at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi ahead of the rocket’s mission to Mars and other deep space destinations. The 535-second hot-fire test on the RS-25 engine sought to gather information on inlet pressure conditions, engine controller component and temperatures, […] More

  • Oracle: 64% of Global Employees Consider Their Corporate Orgs ‘Agile’
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    Oracle: 64% of Global Employees Consider Their Corporate Orgs ‘Agile’

    Oracle has released a new study that says 64 percent of employees at large global companies think their organizations are agile in their approach to new business opportunities. Oracle said Thursday it polled 2,263 employees for the Oracle Cloud Agility study and found that at least 80 percent of respondents said the ability of their companies to quickly […] More

  • Raytheon, Naval Undersea Warfare Center to Study Minehunting Sonar’s Imaging Functions
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    Raytheon, Naval Undersea Warfare Center to Study Minehunting Sonar’s Imaging Functions

    Raytheon and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center have agreed to extend their partnership to determine methods for the the AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar system to detect undersea threats. Raytheon said Thursday it will conduct sea-based and laboratory tests with NUWC Division Newport in Rhode Island to leverage the AN/AQS-20A’s synthetic aperture sonar to capture images of underwater […] More

  • Big Market Research: BYOD, Cyber Attacks to Boost Global Market for Managed Security Services
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    Big Market Research: BYOD, Cyber Attacks to Boost Global Market for Managed Security Services

    A Big Market Research study predicts the global market for managed security services to record a compound annual growth rate of 15.8 percent from 2014 through 2020. The research firm said Wednesday an increase in adoption of bring-your-own-device policies at workplaces and rising incidents of data breaches and cyber attacks are among the factors that will drive the […] More

  • Symantec Unveils 3 Internet of Things Cyber Defense Partnerships; Gil Reiter Comments
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    Symantec Unveils 3 Internet of Things Cyber Defense Partnerships; Gil Reiter Comments

    Symantec has teamed up with several companies in an effort to boost the adoption of new platforms designed to protect Internet of Things-based devices from cyber threats. Automated teller machine manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf will implement Symantec’s Embedded Critical Systems Protection tool that works to safeguard Internet-connected devices from zero-day attacks, Symantec said Tuesday. Symantec will combine its Certificate […] More

  • KPMG Poll: 81% of Healthcare Orgs Have Experienced Cyber Attacks
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    KPMG Poll: 81% of Healthcare Orgs Have Experienced Cyber Attacks

    A KPMG survey has found that 81 percent of chief information officers, chief security officers and other executives at healthcare companies say their computer systems have been targets of cyber attacks over the past 24 months. The audit firm said Wednesday it interviewed 223 CIOs, CSOs and other senior executives and found that only 53 […] More

  • Jim Ghiloni: Civilian Agencies Made $160M in Task Orders Through GSA OASIS Small Business Contract
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    Jim Ghiloni: Civilian Agencies Made $160M in Task Orders Through GSA OASIS Small Business Contract

    A General Services Administration official has said civilian agencies have awarded $160 million in task orders through the small business part of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle, FCW reported Wednesday. Jim Ghiloni, OASIS program director at GSA, said the agencies’ contract obligations through the unrestricted OASIS contract so far have reached […] More