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Meagan Metzger on How DoD Can Identify Right Commercial Tech to Meet Critical Needs
Meagan Metzger, founder and CEO of Dcode and an advisory board member at Booz Allen Hamilton, wrote in a commentary published Thursday on Defense News that the Department of Defense and other federal agencies seeking to rapidly deploy commercial technology platforms should collaborate with private sector partners with experience screening tech companies for government contracts.
Parsons’ Carey Smith on Employing Innovation to Help Gov’t Respond to COVID-19
Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer of Parsons and a two-time Wash100 awardee, told Government Matters in an interview posted Tuesday about how companies leverage innovative technologies to help agencies respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
in Executive Moves, NewsK2 Intelligence Names Sepideh Rowland Financial Crimes Risk VP, Compliance; Thomas Bock, Chip Poncy Quoted
K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network has appointed Sepideh Rowland as vice president of its financial crimes risk and compliance practice, the company reported on Wednesday.Â
Industry Day to Detail Navy’s Mine Countermeasures USV Program
A U.S. Navy program executive office will host a two-day virtual event later this month to provide information and collect feedback on its plan to procure an unmanned surface vehicle platform for locating and destroying naval mines. The industry day for the Mine Countermeasures USV program will be held on May 27 and 28, Naval Sea Systems Command said Wednesday.
NORTHCOM Taps Palantir, Esri for Apps to Streamline Personnel Comms; Terrence O’Shaughnessy Quoted
The U.S. Northern Command is working with Esri, Palantir and other companies to implement applications designed to handle communications between remote military personnel and the command’s top leadership, FedScoop reported Wednesday.
Charles River Analytics, Partners Develop Software Autonomy Platform Under DARPA Program
Charles River Analytics has partnered with Metron and three universities to create a machine learning platform that would support the development of adaptive software systems.
in NewsAWS Offers Open-Source App Scaling Service for GovCloud (US)
Amazon Web Services has included its Elastic Kubernetes Service in GovCloud (US) regions to allow users to utilize open-source software for implementing containerized applications.
in Contract Awards, NewsREI Systems Gets GSA Property Mgmt Suite Modernization Contract
REI Systems received a five-year contract of an undisclosed value through the General Services Administration’s CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation blanket purchase agreement to update the agency’s personal property management suite.
in Contract Awards, NewsBAE Picks Kongsberg to Manufacture Combat Vehicle Medium Caliber Turrets
BAE Systems has tapped Kongsberg to design and build up to 150 remote 30-millimeter medium caliber turrets in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle-30 effort.