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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.
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
The U.S. Army has purchased a Motorola Solutions-built software platform intended to facilitate communication between disparate devices, the branch website said Thursday. The service branch will integrate the WAVE software tool with its tactical communications network to meet program requirements of the Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications – Tactical in Maryland. WAVE is designed to convert […] More
Boeing has begun construction work on a new facility in Oklahoma City as part of its plan to move the aircraft sustainment and modernization division’s headquarters there. The company said Wednesday it will open the 290,000-square-foot building in the summer of 2016 to accommodate personnel involved in research and development and engineering operations. Leanne Caret, president […] More
PricewaterhouseCoopers and Tanium have agreed to combine their platforms through an alliance in an effort to help companies and government agencies protect their computer networks from insider threats and potential cyber attacks. PwC will integrate Tanium Accelerator tools and software platform intended for systems and endpoint management with its cybersecurity practice, which consists of consulting […] More
Boeing has presented the first of 12 EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the Australian air force as part of a foreign military sales contract between the U.S. Navy and Australia signed in 2014. Australia will incorporate the Growler into its fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornet multirole fighter planes as part of its Plan Jericho program that seeks to create an integrated […] More
The Defense Department’s Better Buying Power program has spurred the adoption of “lowest price-technically acceptable” methods to procure supplies and services across DoD, Alex Rossino writes in a blog post for Deltek. Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, says BBP aims to speed up acquisitions and help the DoD integrate platforms with its information technology infrastructure through “short term procurements with […] More
Inovalon and Hewlett-Packard have signed a multi-year agreement to provide analytical platforms for the Georgia Department of Community Health in an effort to help the state agency manage its health insurance programs. Inovalon said Wednesday it will combine its iPORT cloud-based platform for data integration and Quality Spectrum Insight cloud-based analytics tool with HP’s reporting, analytics […] More
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a U.S. patent for a magnesium-based battery intended to power water purification machines for the production of drinkable water in disaster-struck areas and remote locations. The MagC carbon battery is designed to produce energy through the use of magnesium and applies saltwater brine derived from reverse osmosis-based waste stream as an electrolyte, CTC said […] More
A new TechNavio study predicts the compound annual growth rate for professional services in the global big data market to reach 35.05 percent over the next four years. The need to fill expertise and experience in the implementation of big data projects will drive market growth, ReportBuyer said Tuesday. The report also noted that adoption of Analytics as a […] More
