Inmarsat and Hughes Network Systems are partnering to design a communications terminal for police forces and other government departments to communicate discreetly. The companies will build the Low Profile BGAN terminal to function as a “rapid-to-deploy, lay-flat, coverable, covert” terminal for mounting on flat surfaces outdoors or burying under a layer of material, Inmarsat announced Tuesday. “A […] More

Hughes Network Systems has received a potential four-and-a-half year task order to provide broadband communications platforms and services for multi-agency government distance education initiatives. The company will design, install and maintain a satellite-based audio and video system for a government education and training network comprising of defense, executive branch and federal judiciary agencies, Hughes said […] More

Hughes Network Systems LLC has won the 2014 Internet Telephony Product of the Year award from Technology Marketing Corp., an integrated media company. The HR4700 Branch Gateway was chosen for the award that recognizes communications and technology tools on the market in 2014, Hughes announced Thursday. Hughes HR4700 Branch Gateway is designed to function as a […] More

EchoStar’s subsidiaries, Hughes Network Systems and Boost Mobile, will deliver 5G wireless services and devices to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies under a potential 10-year, $2.7 billion U.S. Navy contract. As part of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Spiral 4 program, the companies will facilitate DOD 5G usage across all 50 U.S. states […] More

Janie Robinson, a two-decade public and private sector veteran, has been named head of government business at geospatial analytics company Descartes Labs. She will oversee the development of geospatial intelligence products and services designed to support agency missions, Descartes Labs said Wednesday. Robinson spent seven years at the Department of Defense, which she initially joined […] More

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Michael LaRouche, president of National Security and Space at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award. This marks the first Wash100 Award for LaRouche. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Michael LaRouche as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.

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Dave Bettinger, a three-decade satellite communications industry veteran, has been named CEO of Electro Optic Systems’ SpaceLink subsidiary. He will oversee the design, operations and delivery of SpaceLink's medium Earth orbit satellite relay system.

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OneWeb has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to add 1,280 V-Band satellites to the former's proposed constellation in non-geostationary orbit, Via Satellite reported Wednesday.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 25, 2020 — The Intelligence and National Security Alliance appointed Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) executive Michael LaRouche to the professional organization's board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Thursday.

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General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has secured contracts of undisclosed value to update the capabilities of an unmanned aircraft unit used by the U.S. Army.

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Industry executives and government officials gathered at the Satellite Innovation 2019 conference to discuss the Department of Defense’s reliance on the commercial sector for Earth observation and communications tools, Space News reported Tuesday.

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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has been reappointed to serve on the Mobile Satellite Users Association’s board of directors. MSUA works to promote exchange of ideas, information and news among providers and customers of mobility communications, navigation and safety platforms, the association said Thursday. Other individuals elected to the MSUA […] More