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ACT I Announces Sponsorship of PSC Vision 2018 Conference; Michael Niggel Quoted

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International sponsored the Professional Services Councilâ€™s two-day 54th annual Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference that started Monday at Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va. â€œIt is a pleasure and honor to support PSCâ€™s engaging and informative conference,â€ ACT I CEOÂ Michael NiggelÂ said in a statementÂ released Tuesday. Niggel added that the event […] More

October 31, 2018, 3:53 am
in News, Space News

Northropâ€™s Charlie Precourt: Contractors Should Consider â€˜Affordabilityâ€™ for SLS Rocket Program

Charlie Precourt, vice president and general manager of propulsion at Northrop Grumman, has said contractors need to consider affordability, survivability and sustainability as they work on NASAâ€™s Space Launch System rocket program, Ars Technica reported Monday. â€œWeâ€™ve got to make sure weâ€™ve got our mindset on affordability, and I donâ€™t think itâ€™s too early for […] More

October 30, 2018, 7:27 am
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AT&T Gets VA Mobile Services Support Contract; Rob Dapkiewicz Quoted

AT&T has received a potential five-year contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide wireless communications services for VAâ€™s more than 34K mobile devices nationwide. The company said Monday the contract covers Wi-Fi, tethering, air cards and hotspot services; data and voice services through the companyâ€™s 4G LTE network; mobile devices; and customer support. […] More

October 30, 2018, 5:23 am
in Executive Moves, News

Amy Heintz Promoted to Technical Fellow at Battelle; Matt Vaughan Quoted

Amy Heintz, a 15-year research leader at Battelle, has been named the nonprofit companyâ€™s first technical fellow. Heintz will work with academic and industry professionals to help advance Battelleâ€™s material science-based offerings to support government and commercial transformation efforts, the nonprofit said Monday. â€œWe are very pleased to promote Amy to lead scientific advancement and […] More

October 30, 2018, 4:08 am
in News, Space News

Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Reaction Control Thruster for Orion Crew Capsule; Eileen Drake Quoted

Aerojet Rocketdyne has concluded a test of a thruster system for NASAâ€™s Orion spacecraft that will launch aboard the Space Launch System rocket as part of Exploration Mission-1. The company said Monday it conducted the qualification test at its Redmond, Wash.-based facility to demonstrate the reaction control systemâ€™s capability to withstand shock and vibration as […] More

October 30, 2018, 12:13 am
in Government Technology, News

Report: Bell Performs V-280 Tiltrotor Flight Demo in Arlington

Textronâ€™s Bell subsidiary has conducted a flight demonstration of its proposed offering for the U.S. Armyâ€™s Future Vertical LiftÂ program, the Dallas Morning News reported Friday. The pilots flew the V-280 ValorÂ tiltrotorÂ aircraft on Thursday at Bellâ€™s flight research center in Arlington, Va., 10 months after the plane made its initial flight at the companyâ€™s Amarillo, Texas-based […] More

October 29, 2018, 9:22 am
in Government Technology, News

Brad Smith: Microsoft Aims to Engage in Public Dialogue to Ensure Ethical Use of AI, Other Tech

Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer of Microsoft,Â has said the company believes the U.S. military needs access to industry-developed technologies as it works to defend the country from threats. Smith wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that the tech sectorâ€™s involvement in public debate is vital with regard to policy and ethical issues […] More

October 29, 2018, 4:24 am
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Matt Desch: Iridiumâ€™s Satellite Launches Benefit From SpaceXâ€™s Transport System

Iridium CommunicationsÂ CEOÂ Matt Desch has said the company â€œsynergisticâ€ relationship with SpaceXÂ and the latter’s launch vehicle helped bring the seven batches of communications satellites into space, The Hill reported Friday. â€œI donâ€™t think we would have been able to get these 75 new satellites into space over the last two years if it hadnâ€™t been for […] More

October 29, 2018, 3:12 am
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Panelists Talk Industry-Govâ€™t Partnerships at NVIDIAâ€™s GPU Tech Conference; Anthony Robbins Quoted

A panel of industry and federal leaders on Wednesday told the audience at NVIDIAâ€™s GPU Technology Conference how startups and small businesses could work with federal agencies and introduce emerging technologies to support government missions, MeriTalk reported Thursday. Some panelists said startups that aim to speed up their entry into the government marketplace could team […] More

October 26, 2018, 11:30 am
in Industry News, News

Accenture Survey: Citizens Call for Digital Innovation to Streamline Govâ€™t Service Delivery; Ryan Oakes Quoted

A new Accenture survey says citizens have offered thousands of recommendations or “life hacks for government” in order for U.S. agencies to speed up the delivery of services. The company said Thursday it commissioned McGuire Research to conduct an online poll of 5,000 individuals across 10 major cities in September about ways the U.S. government […] More

October 26, 2018, 8:08 am
in Industry News, News

GSA Briefs Industry on Potential $5.5B IT BPA With Air Force

The General Services Administration on Wednesday held an industry day in Atlanta to discuss a potential five-year, $5.5B blanket purchase agreement for information technology products and services that GSA plans to introduce with the U.S. Air Force, FedScoop reported Thursday. A FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 16 stated the 2nd Generation IT contract is a multiple-award […] More

October 26, 2018, 5:15 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

Dewberry-Civis Team Conducts Post-Hurricane Data Analytics in Houston; Mat Mampara Quoted

Dewberry and Civis Analytics have collaborated on a data collection and analysis initiative to assess Hurricane Harveyâ€™s impacts to Houston and support recovery efforts in the city. â€œThe Harvey hindcast analysis conducted by Dewberry and Civis Analytics showed that there were an additional 130K Houstonians who were not counted in the original assessments, especially in […] More

October 26, 2018, 3:13 am