BAE Systems will develop a blueprint for a future-proof networked communications system under a $3.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Work on the open system architecture is part of the agency’s Communications in Contested Environments initiative, which seeks to come up with flexible, rapidly deployable equipment that can adapt to changing […] More

Kay Kapoor joined AT&T in March 2013 to lead the telecommunications company’s federal business, which has seen several other GovCon and public sector veterans join the organization’s leadership team since then. Kapoor, herself a 25-year telecommunications and contracting veteran, is the recipient of this year’s ACT-IAC Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award in recognition of her mentorship […] More

Jim Reagan serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Vencore, the company formerly known as The SI Organization prior to its acquisition of QinetiQ‘s U.S. services business. In this role, he leads the development and implementation of financial strategies across the company’s enterprise. Prior to Vencore, Reagan led all financial operations for PAE […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has partnered with CDI Engineering Solutions‘ infrastructure services business unit L.R. Kimball to offer cybersecurity services for government customer networks at the state and local levels. The team will work to review and assess policies and procedures, network security and security awareness training functions for public sector agencies, TCS said Monday. Drew Morin, TCS’ senior vice president and chief […] More

General Electric and Verizon have partnered to develop an integrated wireless communications system in an effort to expand the scope of industrial Internet. GE will connect its machines and devices to Verizon’s machine-to-machine connectivity and cloud platforms under the partnership, the companies said Thursday. “We look forward to using the power of our network and cloud platforms to enhance our […] More

Verizon has unveiled a new QR code login service the company designed to ease mobile access to participating websites without the need to enter  a username and password as part of efforts to avoid potential data breaches. Janet Brumfield, a corporate communications director at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, writes in a Tuesday post that the service will be offered […] More

Harris Corp. has attained certification from the National Security Agency for the company’s new multi-channel manpack radio system. Harris will be able to deploy Falcon III RF-340M radios up to the Top Secret level of secure voice and data communications under the Type-1 certification, the company said Wednesday. The Army intends to use the multi-channel manpack in its […] More

General Dynamics C4 Systems has completed a 2,000-mile transmission test between Phoenix and Taunton, Massachusettsby using two-channel AN/PRC-155 manpack radios to communicate the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System satellite communications system. Chris Marzilli, the C4 systems unit’s president, said Wednesday that the test also sought to demonstrate how the handheld PRC-154A Rifleman radios could connect through the system for platoon-level communications. During the […] More

One of the greatest crises facing government and business today is the crisis of character. Nearly every day, news media are flooded with stories about corruption, sexual harassment, fraud, waste, abuse and other wrongdoing in both the public and private sectors. It seems the Washington area is not immune to it but rather ripe for […] More

General Dynamics‘ C4 systems business unit and technology startup Raellic Systems have entered into a licensing agreement covering a software product designed to protect computers against malicious threats. Raellic licensed the General Dynamics C4 Systems-made Pitbull trusted operating system and intends to pair the product with a Raellic communications security platform, Raellic said Wednesday. Pitbull […] More

Raytheon‘s Next-Generation Jammer has completed a system readiness review, with most of the component technologies at Technology Readiness Level 6 or above, and is preparing for initial flight testing in September, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Rick Yuse, program manager for the electronic warfare system at Raytheon, has confirmed the program’s status as the company aims […] More

Jessica Nielsen serves as vice president of communications and marketing at Lockheed Martin where she is responsible for all facets of communications at the company’s Information Systems and Global Solutions division. She previously was executive director of global communications at Dell and was chief of staff to the BAE Systems group communications director from 2009-2011. Nielsen […] More