Jane Edwards
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.
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Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy Inducted Into 2020 Wash100 for Army Strategy, Tech Modernization Efforts
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the U.S. Army’s overall strategy and modernization efforts to implement emerging technologies for the service branch.
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White House, US Tech Firms Work on 5G Software Development Effort
The White House is collaborating with U.S. technology firms such as Microsoft, AT&T and Dell to develop software for 5G telecommunications networks in an effort to reduce dependence on telecom equipment from China-based Huawei Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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in M&A Activity, NewsFormer AECOM Mgmt Services Group Launches as Independent Technical Services Firm ‘Amentum’; John Vollmer Quoted
The former management services business of AECOM has adopted the name Amentum following its acquisition by private equity firms American Securities and Lindsay Goldberg. Germantown, Md.-based Amentum aims to offer information technology, mission assurance and intelligence support to U.S. federal agencies, allied governments and commercial clients as an independent company.
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Nutanix’s Chris Howard on Cloud Deployment Learnings Agencies Should Take From Private Sector
Chris Howard, vice president of U.S. public sector at Nutanix, wrote in a FedTech Magazine article published Monday that there are three things federal information technology leaders should learn from private sector organizations when it comes to cloud adoption and one is that they should not view cloud as a “one size fits all†solution.
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Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Advancing USAF’s Digital, Technological Capabilities
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for his efforts to advance digital architecture, software and operations as well as weapons and space capabilities for the USAF.Â
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Forcepoint’s George Kamis: Fog Computing, Cross-Domain Tech Could Help Military Speed Up Data Sharing
George Kamis, chief technology officer for global governments and critical infrastructure business at Forcepoint, wrote in a GCN article published Friday that fog computing and cross-domain technologies could help warfighters at the tactical edge secure and accelerate sharing of data gathered from various internet-connected devices.
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in NewsBoeing HorizonX’s Brian Schettler on Getting VC Funding for Defense Startups
Brian Schettler, managing director of Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures, told Defense News in an interview posted Thursday that getting venture capital funding for defense companies that are focused on hardware is a challenge and one way to help address that reluctance among investors is looking at the “capitalization piece.â€
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Lockheed Acknowledges Cobham’s Support for Orion Spacecraft Development Effort
Lockheed Martin has recognized Cobham’s advanced electronic solutions business as a supplier of cables and other radio frequency interconnect platforms in support of development work on NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
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Army Announces 20 Firms to Advance to xTechSearch Phase III Competition; Bruce Jette Quoted
The U.S. Army has picked 20 small businesses and technology companies that will move to the third phase of xTechSearch 4.0 competition. “We must proactively and aggressively engage with innovators to see what new ideas, concepts, systems and sub-system components they can bring to the table,†Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said in a statement published Wednesday.
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STS International’s David Morgan: Rare Earth Elements Key Component of US Supply Chain
David Morgan, co-founder and vice president of operations at STS International, told Federal News Network in an interview published Tuesday about the importance of rare earth elements in the U.S. supply chain. REE is “a critical component of the entire supply chain because it's the beginning, the nexus of what all of the electronics come from. So, if you don't have those, you can't build them,†Morgan said.