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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
Joel Dolisy, chief information officer of SolarWinds, wrote in a guest piece published Wednesday on GCN that government agencies can minimize security risks in their information technology systems by managing IT network performance. He recommended that agencies standardize their computer networks to help IT personnel to avoid configuration errors and automate system implementations. Organizations should […] More
Iowa Communications Network has added CenturyLink as a provider of managed communication services and collaboration applications to the government sector in Iowa. CenturyLink will offer its unified communications-as-a-service platform to healthcare, public safety and educational organizations that use ICN’s fiber optic broadband network, CenturyLink said Wednesday. The company’s UCaaS portfolio includes managed data networking and […] More
A SolarWinds study indicates that some federal information technology professionals have trouble managing security risks due to an increased adoption of mobile devices and shadow applications. SolarWinds said Tuesday it collaborated with Market Connections to poll 200 federal IT leaders regarding their concerns over mobile technology, shared services and shadow IT, which refers to the […] More
ICF International has been awarded a six-year, $19.9 million contract to help the Maryland Department of Human Resources manage customer service operations with a company-made technology platform. The company said Tuesday it will provide its Connect customer relationship management product to DHR with the goal of helping the agency deliver public welfare services to state […] More
EiQ Networks has introduced a software product for government and business organizations to check if their network configurations comply with security standards established by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency or the Center for Internet Security. The SecureVue Auditor License platform is designed to help DoD information technology security evaluators automate command cyber readiness inspections, […] More
Globecomm Systems has received a $9.7 million delivery order from a multilateral organization for radio frequency upgrade kits, antennas, terminals and related support services. The company said Tuesday the order falls under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award contract that contains three base years and two option years. According to Globecomm, the customer is upgrading its legacy communication […] More
MacAulay-Brown has been awarded $12 million in subcontracts to provide engineering expertise for aircraft technology programs of the U.S. Air Force. MacB said Monday it will support the Air Force’s platform information technology certification and accreditation, analysis of alternatives and airworthiness measurement processes. The company will also provide subject matter expertise in the avionics, cybersecurity […] More
The U.S. Marine Corps has moved closer to the initial operating capability status for its fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighters, Reuters reported Monday. Andrea Shalal writes Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for aviation at the Marine Corps, told reporters the military branch’s F-35s met combat readiness requirements during a review and that USMC Commandant […] More
A report commissioned by U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James urges the military service to adopt a flexible approach to evaluating and approving rockets for national security-related launches, SpaceNews reported Monday. Mike Gruss writes Larry Welch, a former Air Force chief of staff and retired general, led the broad area review of military space […] More
Boeing received initial on-orbit signals from its Wideband Global SATCOM 7 satellite following the spacecraft’s Wednesday launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The company said Thursday it built WGS-7 to deliver 17 percent more communications bandwidth capacity to the U.S. military and allied forces. Dan Hart, vice president of Boeing’s government space […] More
Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has observed espionage methods being used in cyberspace are somewhat similar to tactics that spies use in the physical world, Defense Systems reported Thursday. He told Defense Systems in an interview that many hacking groups target the private sector and he believes the U.S. should […] More
Google will collaborate with NASA and multiple technology companies to develop new tools to monitor commercial unmanned aerial system operations in U.S. airspace, Bloomberg reported Friday. Alan Levin writes Google, Amazon, Harris Corp. and Verizon are among the companies that have agreed to help the agency build a UAS traffic management infrastructure. More than 100 other private […] More
