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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service will keep pricing at the contract level for Multiple Award Schedule contracts after customer agencies raised concerns about a section in the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that sought to increase competition at the task order level. Section 876 of the FY19 NDAA provides GSA the […] More
NASA will release a draft solicitation in the coming weeks for a procurement effort to build and demonstrate a lunar lander that would transport astronauts between the lunar orbit and the moon’s surface for missions beyond the Artemis III crewed moon landing mission. The space agency said Wednesday it will conduct a virtual industry day […] More
BAE Systems has proposed its amphibious tracked vehicle for a U.S. Army contract to produce an all-terrain vehicle that can operate in the Arctic and other extreme cold weather environments. The company said Wednesday it offered its Beowulf vehicle after completing the prototype assessment phase of the service’s Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle program. In January, […] More
Jacobs and NightDragon, an investment and advisory firm, have formed a strategic alliance to build and commercialize an ecosystem of cyber, intelligence and digital technologies to government and commercial customers worldwide. The companies will deliver cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, intelligence, satellite and other critical technology platforms to help customers address cyber and security needs across land, […] More
Firefly Aerospace has raised $75 million in a round of Series B financing led by AE Industrial Partners and will use the capital to support future flights of its Alpha launch vehicle and advance the development of the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Program and other launch and in-space platforms. AEI said Tuesday it also completed […] More
A Zoom Video Communications platform has secured a Defense Information Systems Agency provisional authorization to support communications and collaboration activities across the Department of Defense at Impact Level 4. The DISA provisional authorization will enable military services and other defense agencies in need of IL4-authorized platforms to use Zoom for Government to support missions, Matt […] More
Stratolaunch has opened an office at National Landing in Arlington, Virginia, to support business development and operations and facilitate engagements with government and industry leaders within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. “This location enables us to be responsive to both our government and commercial customers,” Zachary Krevor, president and chief operating officer of Stratolaunch, said […] More
Greg Ulmer, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics business, said the company has more than 17 years of experience in manned-unmanned teaming experimentation and is in a good position to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s unmanned aircraft programs, Air Force Magazine reported Friday. Ulmer said the company believes the MUM-T concept will be […] More
Juan Perez, chief information and engineering officer at United Parcel Service, will join Salesforce on April 4 to serve as CIO, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. He has been with UPS for 32 years and led the Atlanta-based logistics company’s advanced technology group, which focused on identifying and conducting experiments with blockchain and other […] More
A Research and Markets report predicts the market for digital twin-supported platforms in smart cities to reach $4.8 billion in the next five years. The market research company said Thursday digital twinning will be available in up to 93 percent of internet of things-based platforms by 2027 and will become a standard functionality to enable […] More
HarmonyTech, a Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology services provider, has named business development leaders Peter Jhanjee and Jackie Granzow to its leadership team. Jhanjee will oversee corporate programs as senior vice president and general manager and Granzow will serve as VP of client engagements, HarmonyTech said Thursday. Jhanjee is a Project Management Professional and a strategic […] More
Fortanix has announced the adoption of its Data Security Manager platform by federal agencies to safeguard sensitive data and mitigate future cyberattacks. Fortanix’s DSM platform uses confidential computing to help government agencies protect data and IP within Trusted Execution Environments and provide them the ability to move and process encrypted data in cloud environments, the […] More
