James Clevenger, director of government sales at Hughes Network Systems, said government agencies transitioning to the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract should consider deploying low Earth orbit satellite connectivity to expand their broadband capacity and transport options. In an opinion piece published Friday, Clevenger wrote that LEO satellites have the capability to deliver low latency connectivity in remote locations, supporting videoconferencing and other latency-intensive applications.

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The Department of Health and Human Services has made a five-year blanket purchase agreement with TurningPoint Global Solutions for management of mobile devices and services at its Office of Inspector General headquarters and 10 regional and 80 field offices. The Rockville, Maryland-based company will deploy wireless mobility services that include a web portal intended for […] More

Bill Hughes, formerly a partner at Guidehouse and PwC, has joined CohnReznick as partner and federal market leader.

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Hughes Network Systems has received a subcontract from Level 3 Communications to offer a suite of managed network services to federal customers through the General Service Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. Hughes said Tuesday it aims to help customer agencies modernize legacy information technology networks with the HughesON managed services offering as partner of Level 3. Level 3 is one of 10 companies […] More

Bill Ballhaus, former president and CEO of SRA International, has joined educational technology firm Blackboard as its chairman, president and chief executive. He replaces Jay Bhatt, who will remain with the company as a special adviser to the chairman, Blackboard said Monday. “I am excited to join Blackboard and continue its progress in helping millions of […] More

Kay Kapoor, a senior defense industry and public sector executive and three-time Wash100 awardee, was named to the board of directors of Frontier Technology Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based provider of engineering, information technology services and software products to government, defense and intelligence organizations. The Arya Technologies CEO brings to the FTI board several years of experience in leading the government-focused business arms of AT&T and Accenture.

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Advanced Technology International’s leaders, founders, & execs head the company in its objective of lessening the burden of the research and development initiatives of the federal government. Delve into the passionate industry experts and executives of ATI, accelerating growth in various federal technology domains through class-leading R&D. Advanced Technology International’s Leaders, Founders, & Execs: Who […] More

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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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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

When working with U.S. government agencies on defining next-generation space technologies, industry leaders across the board are all hands on-deck. SSL Government Systems, for instance, is helping the U.S. Air Force test the security of hosting payloads on commercial satellites; researching power and propulsion for NASA’s Deep Space gateway; developing concepts for advanced military satellite […] More

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of space systems segment at Lockheed Martin, will receive the Peter B. Teets Award from the National Defense Industrial Association in recognition of his contribution to the space systems sector, the Denver Post reported Thursday. NDIA’s space division will present the award to Ambrose during the awards dinner event to […] More