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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.
Amazon has filed with the Federal Communications Commission an experimental license application to launch and operate two prototype satellites for a low Earth orbit satellite constellation project meant to deliver broadband service to underserved and unserved communities worldwide. Amazon said Tuesday it signed an agreement with ABL Space Systems to launch from Cape Canaveral Space […] More
Five companies have obtained priority status to work with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board to secure a provisional authority to operate for their cloud platforms. Cisco Systems, Crowdstrike, Qualtrics, Qualys and Slack Technologies will work with JAB on security package reviews needed to gain P-ATOs for their cloud offerings, FedRAMP […] More
Chuck Brooks, a GovCon Expert and president of Brooks Consulting International, said public and private sector organizations can use a software bill of materials as a tool for cybersecurity risk management to help secure supply chains. “SBOMs can allow for discovery and mitigation of software security risks early in the production cycle,” Brooks wrote in […] More
LMI will provide support for the countermeasures acceleration group within the office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services under a potential two-year, $24 million contract. CAG seeks to speed up the development, manufacturing and distribution of vaccines and therapeutics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic […] More
NASA has begun to seek information on potential vendors that could provide technology commercialization expertise and staff to support the space agency’s Technology Transfer Program. The agency is seeking potential sources that could help process and evaluate new technology reports from contractors, NASA civil servant employees and grantees and provide subject matter experts across aeronautics, […] More
The U.S. Space Force plans to release requests for proposals for commercial satellite communications services and equipment starting next month and award up to $2.3 billion worth of comsatcom contracts in 2022 and 2023, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Future comsatcom acquisitions cover four service areas: COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity; COMSATCOM Subscription Services; Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions; […] More
The Space Development Agency has issued a new solicitation for industry proposals to design and build satellites for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer and will use other transaction authority as a contracting mechanism for the satellite procurement effort, SpaceNews reported Thursday. SDA issued the initial solicitation for the Tranche […] More
Technology industry leaders Josh Salmanson and Cos DiMaggio have joined the technical advisory board of Concurrent Technologies Corp. to help assess the company’s technical activities, recommend integration and enhancement opportunities, provide mentorship support and assist in capture processes and proposal development. Ed Sheehan, president and CEO of CTC, said in a statement published Thursday the […] More
A new survey by Guidehouse and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management has found that cybersecurity and privacy concerns top the list of risks that federal agencies consider to have the most significant impact on their organizations’ current and future strategic objectives. The 2021 Federal Enterprise Risk Management Survey also found that 31 percent […] More
LMI will provide program management support and subject matter expertise to the office of facilities management’s energy division and climate and sustainability division within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service under a potential five-year blanket purchase agreement. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said Wednesday it will help GSA achieve 100 percent renewable electricity by 2025 […] More
NASA has asked industry for feedback on how the agency can maximize the long-term efficiency of the Space Launch System, Exploration Ground Systems, Cross-Program Systems Integration and other Exploration Systems Development programs while reducing production, operations and maintenance costs. The agency plans to consolidate SLS contracts into a single Exploration Production and Operations Contract to […] More
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts to five companies as part of a program that seeks to develop smart radio techniques that can detect and classify radio frequency signals linked to potential data breaches. A10 Systems AiRANACULUS, BAE Systems, Expedition Technology, JASR Systems and Northrop Grumman won the contracts through a […] More
