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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.
A consortium of CGI and Intrasoft International has secured a potential five-year, $215 million contract to develop, implement and maintain information systems for the European Parliament. CGI said Tuesday the framework agreement awarded by the parliament’s Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support has a base term of two years and three option years. ITEC works to provide […] More
Lockheed Martin has introduced a traffic management platform designed to help operators of unmanned aerial systems share flight information with other pilots. Lockheed is working with NASA and other institutions to develop additional functions for the UTM system under the Space Act data sharing agreement, the company said Monday. “Our objective is an open, standards-based system […] More
Systems Planning and Analysis has been awarded a potential three-year, $7.3 million contract to provide acquisition management support services for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency. SPA said July 23 it will work to develop policies, procedures, systems and learning materials related to reporting, systemic analysis, program management and other aspects of acquisitions for JIDA’s Acquisition Policy […] More
Engineering Research and Consulting has won a five-year, $82 million contract to carry out research and development efforts for the U.S. Air Force’s Propulsion Sciences III program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded through a competitive procurement process and covers support for the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense Department said Monday. The Alabama-based contractor will […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has been awarded a six-year, $20 million contract extension to continue to provide integration and management services related to the implementation of its emergency communications platform across Tennessee. Tennessee residents will continue to use TCS’ Next Generation 9-1-1 system to place calls and send emergency texts, videos and photos to communication dispatchers via […] More
Deloitte and public utility holder Exelon have forged a partnership to implement Critical Infrastructure Protection version 5 standards in an effort to protect North America’s bulk power system from potential cyber attacks. Deloitte said Monday the CIP standards from the North America Reliability Corp. were created through the utility sector’s regulatory requirements that aim to ensure the electric […] More
Lockheed Martin and manufacturing institute PowerAmerica have teamed up to develop and commercialize wide bandgap microelectronic tools the companies will build to reduce sizes electronic components and mitigate potential energy losses. “Wide bandgap semiconductors have huge potential for aerospace and defense, especially in embedded power systems and high-power radio frequency applications,” Jeff Wilcox, vice president of […] More
The Energy Department‘s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has moved to adopt a Citrix-built platform in an effort to centralize mobile device management operations, GCN reported Thursday. Stephanie Kanowitz writes ORNL mobile managers previously used two different MDM services to manage the national lab’s bring-your-own-device initiative and laboratory-owned devices but decided to implement the Citrix-developed tool […] More
PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector LLP will continue to provide process improvement and performance management support services for the Defense Health Agency under a $12.2 million task order awarded through a blanket purchase agreement of the General Services Administration. The Defense Department said Friday the contract covers support for DHA’s Healthcare Operations Directorate, assistant defense secretary and […] More
Integrated Data Services has secured a three-year, $16.9 million contract to provide subject matter expertise for the U.S. Air Force’s Web-based financial management system. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers the acquisition of services for the implementation and maintenance of the Web Comprehensive Cost and Requirements platform, the Defense Department said Friday. The contractor will perform work […] More
The U.S. Marine Corps has designated a group of 10 Lockheed Martin-built F-35B fighter jets for initial operational capability to become the first military service branch to declare the plane ready for worldwide deployment. “(Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121) has ten aircraft in the Block 2B configuration with the requisite performance envelope and weapons clearances, to include the training, […] More
Ray Harris, chief information officer at Iron Bow Technologies, has said that most corporate CIOs focus on the operational aspect when purchasing and managing information technology systems in an effort to leverage the Internet of Things. Harris advised CIOs to conduct pilot testing of IoT-based projects to determine their capabilities before they launch large-scale programs, Iron Bow’s TechSource […] More
