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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.
IBM has unveiled a new center in Montpellier, France to provide technical support for developers as they work to create applications for big data workload management. IBM said Thursday it collaborated with NVIDIA and Mellanox to set up the POWER Acceleration and Design Center through the OpenPower Foundation co-founded by the three firms. The center at […] More
A NASA spacecraft with a Ball Aerospace & Technologies-built camera is scheduled to arrive at Pluto on July 14. Ball Aerospace said Wednesday the 23-pound Ralph camera will work to gather images of the planet as the New Horizons spacecraft performs flybys within 7,000 miles of Pluto. “We know so little about Pluto that we expect the mission […] More
Austal has started final assembly work on a new Littoral Combat Ship under a $3.5 billion, 10-ship contract awarded by the U.S. Navy in 2010. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) served as the sponsor for the fifth Independence-class USS Manchester (LCS 14) during the keel-laying ceremony held Monday at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the company said Tuesday. Austal […] More
A new Unisys survey has found cyber attacks in the government, telecommunications and retail sectors to be a high concern among many consumers. Unisys polled 11,244 consumers across 12 countries and 44 percent of the respondents said they believe a data breach is likely to occur in the retail sector within the next year, Nick Evans […] More
Xerox has received a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services certification in New Hampshire for a platform the company built to process Medicaid applications. The company said Tuesday its Xerox Health Enterprise system received the certification after the roduct passed the Medicaid Enterprise Certification Toolkit’s federal requirements. New Hampshire Medicaid has used the platform since March 2013 to manage enrollment of members, […] More
Lockheed Martin has subcontracted Domaille Engineering to produce thermal management components for a ground-based radar platform Lockheed is building under a $914.7 million contract with the U.S. Air Force. The Space Fence radar will work to record the movements of space assets in orbit and help prevent potential collisions between space objects, Domaille said Tuesday. Tim Kanne, president […] More
A new McKinsey & Co. report projects the total economic impact of Internet-connected devices to fall somewhere between $3.9 trillion and $11.1 trillion by 2025. The June 2015 report said technological innovations, investments in talent and adoption of new business models are the trends that will drive the potential of Internet of Things-based platforms. McKinsey cited transportation, cities, retail […] More
CACI International has won a contract from the U.S. Army to provide systems engineering services for the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Flight Activity unit. The contract “broadens CACI’s reach into the [command, communications, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] market,†Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 […] More
Northrop Grumman has moved a step closer to the build and testing phase for the aerial refueling platform of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye jets after it completed a critical design review exercise with the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday the CDR is part of a program to design, manufacture and assess aerial refueling subsystems for integration with […] More
The Department of Veterans Affairs has exercised the third year option of its five-year contract with DecisionSim to expand the use of the latter’s simulation teaching platform to agency employees. The company said Tuesday its DecisionSim platform is designed to train and assess VA healthcare professionals and nonclinical staff through simulation of real-world medical processes and situations. […] More
Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training has signed a contract to provide two flight stimulators for Airbus for use in the latter’s training centers in Mexico. Lockheed said Monday the frame contract aims to facilitate collaboration on future training initiatives and purchase of flight stimulation systems between the two companies. “With this frame contract in place, […] More
A new report from Raytheon and U.S. News & World Report says high school girls had lower scores than their male counterparts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics test scores and interest to pursue STEM courses. The 2015 U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index projects that gender gap to continue at the college and graduate levels, U.S. News said Monday. According to […] More
