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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Boeing Eyes MQ-25 Tanker Drone Prototype Flight Test Before Year’s End
Boeing has moved a test prototype of the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based aerial refueling drone from the firm’s facility in St. Louis to a small regional airport in Illinois as the company prepares to begin flight testing later this year, Defense One reported Monday. Dave Bujold, program manager for the drone project at Boeing, said in an interview the prototype will serve as an early learning platform for the first U.S. Navy aircraft, which is expected to be operational in fiscal 2021.
NTT DATA’s Shamlan Siddiqi on Six Focus Areas of Government IT Modernization
Shamlan Siddiqi, chief technology officer of NTT DATA’s public sector business, has said the federal government should advance information technology modernization in order to meet the needs and expectations of citizens. He wrote in a white paper that IT modernization is now a necessity and government agencies should plan for that modernization effort by focusing on six areas: data and intelligence; customer experience; internet of things; intelligent automation; cybersecurity; and IT optimization.
SpaceX Puts Falcon Heavy Center Core Stage Through Static Fire Test
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the Falcon Heavy rocket’s center core booster at the company’s McGregor, Texas-based facility to prepare for a launch mission that will bring 23 satellites to orbit in June, Space.com reported Monday.
GE Healthcare, VA Seek to Address Veterans’ Medical Needs Through 3D Printing Tech
General Electric’s health care business and the Department of Veterans Affairs have signed a research agreement to accelerate the use of 3D printing technology to help meet the medical needs of military personnel and retirees, 3DPrint reported Thursday.
Boeing Puts Apache Block II Compound Helicopter Through Six Wind Tunnel Tests
Boeing finished in January six wind tunnel tests on a small-scale model of an AH-64E Block II Apache compound helicopter, Rotor & Wing International reported Friday.
Report: Navy Eyes Production Order for Raytheon’s Joint Precision Approach & Landing System
The U.S. Navy is set to sign a contract with Raytheon by May to begin the production of the company’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System for use on the service’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, FlightGlobal reported Friday. Raytheon is expected to deliver the first JPALS units in 2020 for installation on the service's 11 carriers and eight assault ships.
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NNSA Eyes Logistics, Mgmt Services Contract Award to Mitre in Support of ‘Jason’ Scientific Panel
The National Nuclear Security Administration issued a FedBizOpps notice Thursday to announce its plan to award a contract to Mitre to provide logistics and management support to a scientific advisory panel called Jason, Defense News reported Thursday.
Red Hat’s David Egts: Open Source, Hybrid Cloud Could Provide Agencies Access to Supercomputing
David Egts, chief technologist of North American public sector at Red Hat, has said federal agencies seeking to gain access to high performance computing should leverage open source and hybrid cloud platforms.
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In-Q-Tel’s Chris Darby on ‘Democratization’ of Technologies
Chris Darby, president and CEO of In-Q-Tel, said the “democratization†of satellites and other technologies had closed the gap between the U.S. and other countries in terms of capabilities, CBS News reported Wednesday.
Army to Host Industry Day for ‘Enterprise IT as a Service’ Program
The U.S. Army will hold a government-industry collaboration day May 7 at Fort Belvoir in Virginia to discuss the service’s Enterprise Information Technology as a Service program. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says interested stakeholders have until April 29, Monday, to register for the event, which will discuss the Army’s strategy to upgrade its enterprise network and the other transaction authority as well as feature one-on-one sessions.
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Kathy Warden: Northrop on Track to Meet Synergy Targets as Orbital ATK Integration Continues
Northrop Grumman executives said they are seeing the benefits of the company’s acquisition of Orbital ATK, which now operates as Northrop’s innovation systems business unit, when it comes to new business opportunities and cost savings, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.