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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.
A new company formed through the merger of technology firm ByteCubed and creative agency CHIEF officially launched Tuesday as U.Group. U.Group CEO Lena Trudeau said in a statement published Tuesday the newly created technology and creative design firm will use research and analysis to build custom technical and creative platforms designed to meet organizations’ specific requirements.
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Boeing and France-based Safran have unveiled a new joint venture to design, develop and service auxiliary power units or engines used to start aircraft and related systems while on the ground. Etienne Boisseau will serve as CEO of the new JV, Initium Aerospace, which will operate in San Diego to build APUs in collaboration with Boeing and Safran teams on production and engineering, Boeing said Wednesday.
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Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, as the newest inductee into Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for his efforts creating new solutions in IT systems and other emerging technologies. This marks Wenzel’s first Wash100 award.
A Deloitte article says aerospace and defense companies should focus on four key areas to achieve digital transformation and one of those is implementing agile production and predictive quality controls in response to evolving demands. A&D companies should also create new business models, advance collaboration with the supply chain and protect data and intellectual property from cyber vulnerabilities, according to the article published Tuesday.
Techstars and Starburst have launched a new accelerator program that seeks to help startups developing space-based technologies and other related platforms. Matt Kozlov, former head of the Cedars Sinai Accelerator, will serve as managing director of the Los Angeles-based Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator program, Techstars said Tuesday.
ECS will vie for task orders to perform oceanographic analyses and studies and conduct applied research and development under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s five-year, $3B ProTech Oceans Domain contract awarded in January. The company said Tuesday it will oversee a team of scientists, consultants and engineers to help NOAA address environmental, social and economic pressures on U.S. oceans and coasts under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
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EverWatch CEO John Hillen told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Tuesday about the capability of midsize GovCon companies to meet the requirements of national security clients and the opportunity the current competitive landscape offers to such firms amid a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the past year. “There’s a great opportunity here to build what the government customer has always highly, highly desired. Which is a range of suppliers, a range of partners, of all different sizes and capabilities,†he told WBJ’s Robert Terry.
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to launch a new program that will direct federal resources toward the development of artificial intelligence in order to build up economic and national security and improve the quality of life of citizens.
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Jean Stack, a managing director at financial services company Baird, as the newest inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for her leadership and experience providing technology and professional services to federal agencies. This marks Stack’s first Wash100 award.
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Al Whitmore, president of intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems’ U.S. arm, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for leading BAE to major contracts in R&D, the cloud and other emerging technologies. This marks Whitmore’s second consecutive Wash100 award.
Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMC’s federal business, told MeriTalk in an interview published Monday that artificial intelligence, internet of things and software-defined infrastructure are some of the emerging trends he sees in the federal information technology market. Harris discussed the importance of IT infrastructure modernization amid the presence of such tech capabilities.
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Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal business, has said the U.S. government should come up with a “sweeping plan†to facilitate the adoption of 3D printing in both public and private sectors. Gardner wrote in an opinion piece published Friday on GCN that the use of 3D printing technology could help the public sector expedite the production of parts, reduce shipping costs and minimize overstocked shelves.
