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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.
NASA has released a request for proposals for a contract to procure commercial space launch services from U.S.-based companies, Nextgov reported Wednesday. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the NASA Launch Services II contract has an “on-ramp†provision that allows the agency to seek proposals from new launch services firms and current contractors with new […] More
Some defense industry leaders have identified hypersonic weapons as a potential growth driver for their companies as the Defense Department boosts its spending on hypersonic-related development programs, National Defense reported Wednesday. Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said the company considers hypersonics as one of the “key providers of growth opportunities in the future†and that its […] More
Peder Jungck, vice president of intelligence solutions at BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm, has been named to the steering committee of the U.K.-based defense contractor’s lobbying group that aims to facilitate collaboration among companies to address cyber threats, Sky News reported Wednesday. BAE launched the Intelligence Network in July in response to rising incidents of cyber […] More
At least 2.5K public safety-related agencies across the U.S. have subscribed to a national public safety broadband network established by AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority through a public-private partnership. AT&T said Wednesday the figure reflects a twofold increase in the number of agencies that have adopted FirstNet since July. The company said over 150K […] More
NASA has installed atop United Launch Alliance’s Delta 2 rocket a Northrop Grumman-built spacecraft designed to track changes in the Earth’s ground and sea ice, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite 2 is slated to take off Sept. 15 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the final flight of […] More
Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm has participated in a round of Series B financing for Ocean Aero to help the San Diego-based autonomous marine systems developer ramp up production work and support its client base, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. Lockheed made its initial investment in Ocean Aero in September 2017 through its venture […] More
Unisys has received a potential eight-year, $219M contract to provide a hybrid cloud platform meant to help government agencies in Georgia manage citizen services delivery efforts across the state. The contract with the Georgia Technology Authority has a base term of five years and six months and three one-year options and calls for Unisys to serve […] More
NASA plans to move on Thursday, Aug. 30, the mobile launcher for the Space Launch System to a launch pad at the Florida-based Kennedy Space Center using a diesel-powered crawler transporter, Spaceflight Now reported Monday. The agency will then transfer the mobile launch platform to the vehicle assembly building at KSC by Sept. 8 to […] More
The National Science Foundation has asked colleges to submit proposals for a program that seeks to develop foundries to facilitate the prototyping and development of quantum devices and materials. NSF said it plans to award between $20M to $25M in funds to up to five recipients through cooperative agreements to perform work under the Enabling […] More
Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, will retire by the end of December after more than three decades at the helm. He will join the South Carolina-based College of Charleston in January to serve as a fellow at the Joseph P. Riley Center for Livable Communities and as an […] More
HP Inc. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have teamed up on a pilot program that seeks to speed up testing of new drugs against antimicrobial resistant bacteria through the use of an inkjet printing system. CDC has purchased HP D300e Digital Dispenser BioPrinters for deployment to four regional laboratories in Minnesota, New […] More
Amazon Web Services has several service offerings designed to help public sector institutions develop predictive maintenance analytics platforms that work to detect potential equipment failure and facilitate scheduling of maintenance activities. Some of the company’s managed offerings include the AWS IoT Core, AWS Greengrass, AWS IoT Analytics and Amazon SageMaker, AWS said Friday. Amazon SageMaker […] More
