Mary-Louise Hoffman
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.
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Textron CEO Scott Donnelly Expects Navy Ship-to-Shore Connector Contract Award by Year’s End
Scott Donnelly, CEO of Textron, said the company is halfway done with builder's trials of the Ship-to-Shore Connector platform it developed for the U.S. Navy and expects to receive a contract by the end of the year to commence production of the air cushion vehicle, USNI News reported Thursday. Textron won the SSC design and construction project in 2012. Both parties are in discussions about moving the program from the development phase to the manufacturing stage.
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Air Force Research Lab Unveils Two-Pronged Contracting Approach for Production Tech Projects
The Air Force Research Laboratory has introduced a two-part strategy to collect proposals on research and development of technology platforms intended to address defense manufacturing challenges. AFRL said Tuesday the hybrid funding opportunity announcement approach offers an alternative contracting method for the Defense Production Act Title III Program, which aims to help industry manage the supply of goods and materials needed to produce military systems.
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Julian Setian: SOSi to Support US Diplomatic Missions via Potential $6B IDIQ
SOS International will provide diplomatic platform support services to the State Department via a potential $6.5B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded in June. “Over the past decade, SOSi has been an emerging player in the U.S. Government’s international logistics market, and we’re proud to support our diplomatic missions wherever they go," said Julian Setian, president and CEO of SOSi and a 2019 Wash100 winner.
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Sally Turbyville Takes SVP Role at Atlas Research
Sally Turbyville, a two-decade veteran of healthcare initiatives, has been named a senior vice president at consulting services provider Atlas Research. She will oversee the Washington, D.C.-based company's research and evaluation service line and portfolio of technical assistance offerings for military veterans, homeless individuals, women, children and families, Atlas Research said Monday.
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FedResults, Wire Partner to Help Gov’t Clients Secure Communications
Technology distributor FedResults has partnered with colloration software vendor Wire to offer the latter's platform in the government sector as part of efforts to help agencies address cybersecurity challenges. Wire developed its technology ito facilitate and secure voice calls, messaging, video conferencing and file sharing on multiple devices, FedResults said Wednesday.
Meroe Park, Dee Helfenstein: New Tech, Acquisition Strategy Essential for Gov’t Missions
Two executives of Booz Allen Hamilton and the Partnership for Public Service said that federal leaders should explore how modern technology such as artificial intelligence and edge computing platforms can help agencies deliver services and address operational challenges.
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Battelle to Help Run NASA Mars 2020 ‘Name the Rover’ Contest
NASA has selected Battelle and the Future Engineers organization to solicit proposals from K-12 students on what the space agency should call its next Mars 2020 rover through a nationwide competition. Battelle said Monday it will help run the "Name the Rover" contest as NASA prepares for its upcoming mission to hunt for signs of ancient life on the red planet.
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Cloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler: Enterprise Data Cloud Platform Can Help Defense Agencies Collect, Prioritize Mission Data
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president and general manager of the public sector business at Cloudera, has said a data collection approach that employs artificial intelligence and machine learning can help Department of Defense components extract information from multiple sources. In a LinkedIn article posted Tuesday, Bierweiler refers to the approach as enterprise data cloud powered by open-source technology.
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CES Government Sets Conference Dates for 2020
The Government Business Executive Forum will hold the  CES Government 2020 conference from Jan. 9 to 11 at Park MGM Hotel in Las Vegas. Next year will also mark the 15th anniversary of the enterprise technology and policy summit.
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Maxar’s Mike Gold: Artemis Mission Involves Int’l Cooperation to Take Astronauts Back to Moon
Mike Gold, vice president of the civil space business at Maxar Technologies, has said NASA is collaborating with its traditional and new international partners through a mission to put U.S. astronauts on the moon by 2024.