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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.
Leland Brown and Anna Scott of Intel said there are four strategies the Department of Defense should consider to optimize the full potential of 5G technology in supporting soldiers on the battlefield and one is developing a software ecosystem to support 5G implementation. Brown and Scott wrote in a commentary published Wednesday on Defense News […] More
Serco Group’s U.S. arm has received a potential $21.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support a program executive office ships unit in designing, building, testing and outfitting all DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. Work will occur at Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., and other contracting sites through Sept. 8, the Department […] More
The U.S. Army’s innovation unit has announced the selection of four companies for the Soldier Power Cohort that seeks to explore and build technologies that can generate, manage, store and distribute power to warfighters deployed in expeditionary environments. Epirus, Resonant Link, Spark Thermionics and Xerion Advanced Battery will get $100,000 to build conceptual designs meant […] More
A new report from the IBM Center for The Business of Government presents a synthesis of insights from defense, industry and academic leaders on the implementation of the multidomain command and control strategy and offers six action-oriented recommendations on how to deliver MDC2 capabilities to ensure collective defense in conflicts. The recommendations in the report […] More
Native Resource Development has received a potential five-year, $35 million blanket purchase agreement from NASA to provide custodial services for the agency’s Johnson Space Center and Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston. The Custodial, Housekeeping, Waste Removal and Insect Extermination-2 BPA is a single-award, firm-fixed-price contract that has a base term of one year and […] More
The U.S. Air Force is seeking information on interested vendors with a capability to meet the requirements of the F-35 Adaptive Engine Replacement program. The service will use the responses from the market research to determine potential sources’ capability to deliver a propulsion system that can be integrated into the F-35A weapon platform and whether […] More
Candace Givens, a more than 20-year defense industry leader and spaceflight engineering executive, has joined Virgin Orbit as vice president of engineering. She will work closely with Kevin Sagis, chief engineer and senior vice president of technology at Virgin Orbit, as the company continues to scale up its space launch operations to meet the increasing demand […] More
Data analytics company Black Cape has announced the promotion of technical recruiter Jordan Barlow, human resources professional Bobbi Gilbert and technologists Kristin Greenslit and Ben Parrish to director roles. Barlow will serve as director of recruiting and oversee a team that would work to grow Black Cape’s workforce in support of the company’s national security […] More
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has extended for another two weeks the submission of proposals for the potential $40 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners follow-on contract for IT platforms and services due to problems with a third-party portal that vendors use to submit the bids, Federal News Network […] More
Francis Beaudette, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined the board of advisers at Sigma Defense Systems. He and other members of the advisory board will provide strategic guidance as Sigma Defense advances innovation and growth initiatives and expands the company’s platforms to meet the needs of Department of Defense clients, the company said […] More
Herndon, Virginia-based satellite communications provider iDirect Government has named technology and defense industry veterans David Aronoff, Jill Kale and Mitch Herbets to the board of directors. “We welcome all three board members and look forward to their counsel as we continue to execute on our strategic plan and drive growth,” John Ratigan, president of iDirectGov, […] More
The U.S. Army has invited BAE Systems and an Oshkosh Defense–ST Engineering team to submit proposals for a contract to build military vehicles that can operate in the Arctic region and other extreme cold weather environments, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. The service made the invitation after two amphibious prototypes from the companies passed the tests […] More
