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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.
Boeing and Lockheed Martin‘s joint venture United Launch Alliance is seeking a waiver from a federal ban on the use of the Russian-made RD-180 engine for U.S. military satellite launches, Reuters reported Sunday. Andrea Shalal writes ULA wants permission to continue using its Atlas V rockets until it has completed the development of a U.S. […] More
The U.S. Army has used a new remote system to demonstrate a General Atomics-built MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, the Army News Service reported Wednesday. David Vergun writes F Company/227th Aviation soldiers managed the unmanned aircraft system’s payload with the One System Remote Video Terminal during a […] More
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, told investors Wednesday the company wants to insure its upcoming constellation of NEXT satellites against potential operational risks, Space News reported Thursday. “We have to place insurance before launch and we’re in that process right now,†he was quoted as saying. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for […] More
Engility Holdings has assisted the U.S. Navy in a program to demonstrate the automated aerial refueling of an X-47B unmanned aircraft built by Northrop Grumman. The company said Thursday it engineered a navigation software system that worked to help the X-47B maneuver to a fixed position behind an Omega K-707 tanker during a recent demonstration. […] More
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking information on small businesses that can perform a data center colocation of security server racks for the agency’s Amazon Web Services-built cloud platform. DOJ said in a FedBizOpps notice published Thursday it prefers a colocation facility that is located near a FedRAMP-certified AWS GovCloud site in the Seattle metropolitan […] More
AppDynamics has partnered with Promark Technology to offer federal agencies an application performance management platform through the U.S. General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 program. The partnership is for Promark channel partners to use the company’s existing GSA contract for the distribution AppDynamics‘ Application Intelligence Platform in the government market, AppDynamics said Tuesday. The tool is designed to help […] More
Steve Martino, chief information security officer and a vice president at Cisco, wrote in an opinion piece for Nextgov that adopters of the Internet of Everything platform should embed big data collection and network visibility tools into their IoE security architecture. Martino said he believes an IoE security framework should also include strategies to tackle […] More
PAE CEO John Heller told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Tuesday that the company is pursuing a more “aggressive” expansion strategy that focuses on organic, as well as inorganic, growth. Jill Aitoro writes PAE reported $1.8 billion in revenue for its fiscal 2014 year and the company’s income is projected to reach […] More
Microsoft has introduced an email security offering intended to help government and commercial organizations protect their mailboxes against sophisticated threats. The Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection service works to filter out zero-day threats and malicious links in digital correspondence, according to a June 1 blog post by Shobhit Sahay, technical product manager of Microsoft’s Office […] More
A McKinsey & Co. report projects that $57 trillion in funds will be needed to build and repair public infrastructure assets through 2030 but governments are unlikely to meet the global demand for infrastructure. McKinsey’s Alastair Green, Tim Koller, and Robert Palter said they believe many public works projects fail to attract private funding due […] More
Carahsoft Technology will serve as a master government aggregator for Acronis‘ portfolio of mobile data access and sharing platforms under a partnership agreement between the companies. The Acronis Access Advanced suite is designed to help government and other enterprise clients view, share and protect content on mobile devices or personal computers, Acronis said Monday. Lauren […] More
CACI International has received a $32 million task order to provide technical, engineering and logistics support services for the U.S. Navy‘s electro-optical sensors. The company will collaborate with the Naval Surface Warfare Center to test and evaluate multi-platform EO technologies, CACI said Tuesday. CACI CEO Ken Asbury, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 list for […] More
