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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.
Bruce Andrews, a corporate vice president and chief government affairs officer at Intel, said the U.S. government should consider offering strategic incentives to support and promote domestic chip manufacturing. Andrews wrote in an opinion piece published Friday that the need for government incentives has been highlighted by a new Semiconductor Industry Association report, which found […] More
The U.S. Space Force’s Wide Field of View missile warning satellite, which was built on a satellite bus from Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary, is expected to launch in 2022 and CEO Jason Kim said Millennium plans to use the experience it gained from the WFOV project to compete for contracts to develop constellations of […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded 17 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $59.5 million contract to develop and sustain nontactical business and enterprise information applications and related systems. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego received 24 offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which has a base period of two years valued at approximately […] More
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy one Boeing-built EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, related equipment and defense services through a potential $125 million foreign military sales agreement. The proposed FMS transaction includes engineering and modification, maintenance and storage, contractor and government engineering and technical assistance, validation and verification flight test efforts, studies […] More
Max Peterson, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, said AWS launched an innovation studio that will work with policymakers, public sector organizations, academia, industry leaders and citizens to address climate change, education inequality, sustainability, housing insecurity and other societal issues. Peterson wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the AWS Innovation […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded potential five-year contracts worth $48.9 million combined to 12 companies to design, develop, test, deliver and install rapid prototype platforms associated with systems, support equipment, subsystems and related capabilities. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in Rhode Island launched a full and open competition and received 12 offers for […] More
The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin completed the production of the sixth and final Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite in early September at the company’s manufacturing facility in Sunnyvale, California. SBIRS GEO-6 is based on Lockheed’s updated LM 2100 spacecraft and is now set to undergo final preparations for its planned […] More
Skydweller Aero has received an investment from Neva Sgr, a venture capital fund backed by Italy-based banking group Intesa Sanpaolo Group, through its round of Series A financing. Robert Miller, CEO of Skydweller, said in a statement published Tuesday the company is honored with Neva Sgr’s investment in its technology and expects the partnership to […] More
Lockheed Martin has received an other transaction authority agreement from the U.S. Army to provide prototypes of the service’s next-generation tactical vehicle for manufacturing proof of concept. Ken Strayer, the service’s project manager for electronic warfare and cyber, said the Terrestrial Layer System will deliver electronic warfare, signals intelligence and cyber capabilities in support of […] More
Siemens’ federal arm will upgrade cooling and ventilation systems in a Defense Information Systems Agency facility at Hill Air Force Base in Utah under a $14 million task order awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Siemens Government Technologies said Monday it secured the task order under USACE’s potential seven-year, $1.2 billion Utility Monitoring […] More
The 2021 Gauge Report released by Unanet and CohnReznick has highlighted increased competition, cybersecurity, hybrid work and supply chain disruptions as some of the challenges facing government contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unanet and CohnReznick said Thursday they polled more than 1,400 GovCon representatives between January and May and found that respondents indicated that increased […] More
A joint venture between Boeing and Textron’s Bell subsidiary will begin to make nacelle improvements to the first CV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Air Force as part of efforts to enhance the tiltrotor’s readiness and reduce repair time. Bell Boeing will perform nacelle modifications on the CV-22 fleet under a potential $81 million contract […] More
