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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ACT I Among SECAF Government Contractor of the Year Award Finalists; Michael Niggel Quoted
Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has been selected as a finalist for the Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum’s Government Contractor of the Year award for companies with revenues ranging between $27.5M and $50M. SECAF will announce the winners at its 11th annual awards gala on May 2 at Hilton Hotel in McLean, Va., ACT I said Monday.
David Wennergren: ACT-IAC Eyes Involvement of More C-Suite Execs in Tech Discussions
David Wennergren, recently named CEO of the American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council, said he aims to expand ACT-IAC’s membership to include chief data officers and other C-suite executives as emerging technologies drive conversations between industry and government, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
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FCC OKs USTelecom’s Forbearance Petition; CenturyLink’s David Bartlett Quoted
CenturyLink has announced that the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to pass a petition by trade group USTelecom to free up incumbent local exchange carriers from some legacy regulations.
Josh Jackson: SAIC Partners With Space Startups to Deliver Tech in Support of Gov’t Missions
Josh Jackson, executive vice president and general manager of solutions and technology group at Science Applications International Corp., said SAIC collaborates with approximately 12 space startups through accelerators in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Austin to facilitate the delivery of technology platforms to U.S. government clients, SpaceNews reported Friday.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Industry, Military Should Collaborate on Integrated Satellite Architecture
Industry experts and military leaders say the Department of Defense should collaborate with enterprises to come up with a new satellite architecture that could support military functions amid the rising space threats, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, said commercial satellite providers could help the military quickly build and deploy new platforms to support missions.
Army Vet Richard Cody Named to MAG Aerospace Board
Richard Cody, a retired U.S. Army general, has joined MAG Aerospace as a member of the company’s board of directors. MAG CEO Joe Fluet said in a statement published Thursday Cody is a great addition to the company’s board due to his experience, innovation and contributions to field of aviation and command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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Raytheon’s Jon Check: Agency CISOs Should Advance Optimization to Make Cyber Budget Go Further
Jon Check, senior director of cyber protection solutions at Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, said agency chief information security officers seeking to make their cybersecurity funds stretch further should look at their priorities. Check wrote in a GCN article published Thursday that agency CISOs should assess their hiring approach and determine whether their cyber tools are updated and capable to address the current security threats.
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Timothy Alden to Help Lead A&D, Gov’t Services Practice at Macquarie Capital
Timothy Alden, a more than 20-year defense, aerospace and government services industry veteran, has joined Macquarie Capital as a managing director.
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James Geurts: Navy, Lockheed in Final Talks for CH-53K Helicopter Production
James Geurts, Navy acquisition chief, said the Department of the Navy is in the final stretch of negotiations on a contract to produce the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps and expects to award the contract to Lockheed Martin in the next few weeks, USNI News reported Wednesday.
Dan Jablonsky on Maxar’s Unified Operating Model, WorldView Legion Satellite Program
Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies, told SpaceNews in an interview published Wednesday the company’s move to adopt a unified operating model as part of a reorganization effort seeks to achieve cost savings and accelerate service delivery.
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Maxar Announces Business Function Leaders Under New Operating Structure
Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the company merged the operations of Radiant Solutions, SSL and DigitalGlobe as part of a restructuring effort aimed to provide leaders with direct authority and facilitate innovation and service delivery.