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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.
Raytheon has completed over 1.7K wind tunnel tests of the extended-range variant of the ground-launched AMRAAM air-to-air missile built to intercept targets at longer ranges and higher altitudes. The company said Monday the completion of the tests marks a step in the qualification of the AMRAAM-ER missile for incorporation into the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System.
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Dylan Thomas, who worked as a software engineer and project manager at Woolpert from 2004 to 2010, has rejoined the architecture, engineering and geospatial services provider as cloud practice leader. Thomas will oversee Woolpert’s Google Cloud product division and cloud strategy through the firm’s office in Denver, the company said Thursday.
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Col. Garth Winterle, project manager for tactical radios at program executive office for command, control and communications-tactical, has said the U.S. Army has been advancing an acquisition strategy for software-defined radios, National Defense reported Friday. “Software defined radios allow for less complicated waveform upgrades and do not require costly hardware changes as we incorporate electronic warfare hardening and cyber protection,†Winterle said.
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Five research teams will study the behavior of marine organisms to develop sensors designed to detect and track manned underwater vehicles and drones in strategic waters under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. DARPA introduced in February 2018 the Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors program in an effort to integrate biology into new platforms meant to monitor adversaries’ movements in underwater environments, the agency said Friday.
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Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Xavier Williams, president of AT&T’s public sector and wholesale solutions, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for leading AT&T’s culture, advancing technology modernization and helping to grow the company. This marks Williams’ second consecutive Wash100 award.Â
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Tim Hurlebaus, president of CGI Federal, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for leading CGI Federal and serving clients in the defense, intelligence and civilian sectors of the U.S. federal government. This marks Hurlebaus’ second Wash100 award win.
Mac Curtis, Perspecta president and CEO, answered several questions from analysts during an earnings call Wednesday and one of the queries he responded to is about a potential five-year, $900M cyber operations services contract the company won in December from Army Cyber Command, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. “Without the combined — what we call the pyramid of the companies — there's no way we would have won†the single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, he told analysts.
The General Services Administration has introduced on IT Schedule 70 acquisition vehicle a new special item number for wireless mobility platforms to replace the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative wireless blanket purchase agreements. GSA said Thursday the Wireless Mobility Solutions SIN covers 11 new service categories.
Tom Romeo, general manager of federal business at Maximus, has said there are four trends that would drive information technology modernization in the federal government this year and one is the focus of agencies on enhancing citizen experience. Romeo wrote in a GCN article published Thursday that making citizen experience a priority would increase the use of new digital tools such as chatbots and automated voice systems within government agencies.
Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, told analysts Thursday that this a “very exciting time in shipbuilding†amid HII’s recent contract wins, USNI News reported Thursday. “Orders are in the book and the team can get cut loose to execute those orders,†he told analysts during the company’s earnings call.
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce John Goodman, president of Accenture Federal Services, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for his efforts advancing digital technologies and intelligence distributed systems. This marks Goodman’s second consecutive Wash100 award.Â
Chris Townsend, vice president of federal at Symantec, has said federal agencies should adopt machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation technologies and other novel platforms to protect networks from evolving cyber threats. Townsend wrote in an article published Monday on FedTech Magazine that such technologies could help address some visibility gaps associated with overly complicated platforms.
