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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.
Frost & Sullivan forecasts that biometrics would be a mature technology by 2019 and be considered an alternative to existing authentication tools for mobile devices. Worlwide revenues of biometric technology embedded in smartphones are projected to grow from $53.6 million in 2013 to $396.2 million by 2019, representing a 39.6 percent compound annual growth rate, […] More
Woolpert has won a potential 10-year contract to provide geospatial surveying and three-dimensional modeling services to the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Atlanta’s public transit agency wants the company to produce 3D models of the agency’s existing facilities, topography, utilities and 48-mile rail line, Woolpert said Sept. 15. The company says it will leverage a […] More
Red Hat has rolled out a consulting service aimed at helping government customers to implement and secure cloud-based information technology systems. The Red Hat Cloud for Government program is designed to offer tools and methods for agencies to manage cloud infrastructure and computing services in their data centers, the company said Monday. “Budget-strapped agencies want […] More
A Raytheon-commissioned report indicates that 52 percent of U.S. organizations often sacrifice data security in order to achieve greater efficiency through mobile connectivity. Raytheon said Monday the Ponemon Institute polled 618 information technology practitioners who oversee enterprise security and mobility programs for the “Security in the New Mobile Ecosystem” report. One-third of IT professionals surveyed […] More
Engility has been awarded a $24.6 million contract to support the U.S. Agency for International Development in a program aimed at helping the government of Rwanda to grow that nation’s agricultural industry. The company said Thursday its technical advisers will work with USAID and the Rwandan government to encourage agriculture-related private investments in the African country. […] More
NASA launched a SpaceX cargo ship on Sunday to deliver approximately 5,000 pounds of science experiments, technology and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:52 a.m. Eastern Time, NASA said Sunday. Dragon’s cargo package includes […] More
A new Deltek report predicts federal spending on health information technology products and services will grow from $4.3 billion in fiscal 2014 to $4.8 billion in fiscal 2019. Deltek said Thursday the aging population, high medical costs and new healthcare programs for active-duty military as well as veterans are projected to drive federal HIT investment […] More
Thales has been chosen by U.K.-based air traffic management firm NATS to provide a technology for detecting potential conflict between aircraft in order to prevent collision. NATS will deploy Thales’ TopSky–Safety Nets platform at two air traffic control facilities located in Swanwick, England and in Prestwick, Scotland, Thales said Friday. The system is built to […] More
Thales has finalized a value-added reseller agreement with Inmarsat to offer satellite-based, in-flight Internet connectivity to airline carriers. Inmarsat chose Thales as its partner to deliver high-speed broadband access on passenger flights through Inmarsat’s GX Aviation satellite technology, Thales said Wednesday. “This is a very important milestone, the services will be offered both integrated with […] More
A Saab subsidiary has developed two system integration platforms that seek to help security personnel facilitate communications and joint operations during a critical public situation. The SAFE and TactiCall products are built with a service-oriented architecture and designed to integrate multiple security systems to provide users a common situational picture, Saab said Tuesday. SAFE works […] More
MAXIMUS and software firm iCIMS have forged a deal to combine their human resource platforms aimed at helping companies screen and recruit candidates. The partnership seeks to merge iCIMS’ talent acquisition software with MAXIMUS’ work opportunity tax credit pre-screening and employment eligibility verification management technology, MAXIMUS said Tuesday. “We are pleased to offer our clients […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding arm has handed the national security cutter Hamilton to the U.S Coast Guard nearly three months ahead of its scheduled commissioning. The Coast Guard officially took possession of the 418-foot-long NSC Hamilton on Monday and is slated to commission the ship in Charleston, South Carolina on Dec. 6, HII said Monday. […] More
