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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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  • DISA Seeks Info on Potential IT Help Desk Support Sources
    in Industry News, News

    DISA Seeks Info on Potential IT Help Desk Support Sources

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued sources sought notices to seek information on potential vendors that can provide information technology help desk support services for “fourth estate” agencies, Nextgov reported Monday. The three separate notices posted Monday on FedBizOpps want information on women-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; HUBZone-certified vendors; and “unrestricted” or large […] More

  • SSL, NASA Partner on Two ‘Tipping Point’ Space Tech Platforms; Richard White Quoted
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    SSL, NASA Partner on Two ‘Tipping Point’ Space Tech Platforms; Richard White Quoted

    NASA has picked Maxar Technologies’ SSL subsidiary to develop two spacecraft technologies under the agency’s Tipping Point program. SSL will work with NASA through a public-private partnership to demonstrate an in-orbit fuel transfer system to support on-orbit refueling and servicing missions, Maxar said Monday. The company and the space agency will also develop a dual-mode electric propulsion […] More

  • NASA Tests Communications Capability of Webb Observatory’s Spacecraft, Telescope Components
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    NASA Tests Communications Capability of Webb Observatory’s Spacecraft, Telescope Components

    NASA has worked with Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace to assess the capability of the James Webb Space Telescope’s two main components to communicate with each other. Engineers and technicians used ground wires to temporarily connect the spacecraft to the telescope as part of the optional “risk reduction” test, NASA said Wednesday. “Specifically in this […] More

  • Tim Berners-Lee Eyes Decentralized Web Through New Startup
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    Tim Berners-Lee Eyes Decentralized Web Through New Startup

    Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, told Fast Company in an interview published Saturday about his plans to unveil a new startup that aims to decentralize the web and provide users control over their data and applications. Berners-Lee teamed up with John Bruce, developer of the security tool Resilient, to establish Inrupt, which is […] More

  • Amazon, Air Force Team Up on E-Commerce Pilot Program
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    Amazon, Air Force Team Up on E-Commerce Pilot Program

    The U.S. Air Force and Amazon have partnered on a pilot program that allows contracting officers to make small procurements on the company’s e-commerce portal through the use of government purchase cards, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. The pilot program comes as the General Services Administration works to implement its e-commerce program in accordance with the […] More

  • Iridium, AWS Develop Satellite Cloud-Based Service for Internet of Things; Matt Desch Quoted
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    Iridium, AWS Develop Satellite Cloud-Based Service for Internet of Things; Matt Desch Quoted

    Iridium Communications has partnered with Amazon Web Services to develop a cloud-based satellite platform designed to advance the adoption of internet-of-things applications and services. Iridium said Thursday it plans to launch in 2019 the Iridium CloudConnect service that will work to provide worldwide coverage for AWS’ IoT applications through its satellite network. CloudConnect “will allow […] More

  • Booz Allen Unveils Mobile Security Platform; Dee Dee Helfenstein Quoted
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    Booz Allen Unveils Mobile Security Platform; Dee Dee Helfenstein Quoted

    Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a technology platform designed to help organizations manage the security of mobile devices and address workplace mobility challenges. District Defend works to adjust the security settings of a mobile device to the physical location’s security requirements, the company said Thursday. The platform leverages radio frequency identification technology to automatically enforce security […] More

  • J.P. Morgan’s Seth Seifman: Hypersonic Weapon Sales to Exceed $5B by Mid-2020s
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    J.P. Morgan’s Seth Seifman: Hypersonic Weapon Sales to Exceed $5B by Mid-2020s

    Seth Seifman, an analyst with J.P. Morgan, has said he predicts sales of hypersonic missiles to go beyond $5B by the middle of 2020s as the Defense Department prioritizes the development of the weapons technology, CNBC reported Wednesday. He cited several defense companies that may pursue hypersonic contracts such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, […] More

  • Jacobs Moves NASA’s EM-1 Mobile Launcher to Launch Pad at Kennedy Space Center
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    Jacobs Moves NASA’s EM-1 Mobile Launcher to Launch Pad at Kennedy Space Center

    Jacobs Engineering Group has transported to a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida a 380-foot-tall mobile launcher designed to support NASA’s Exploration Mission-1. The company said Tuesday it moved ML atop Crawler Transporter-2 toward launch pad 39B for interface fit checks and then transported the launcher back to the vehicle assembly facility on Sept. […] More

  • General Dynamics to Offer Google Cloud Services via GSA IT Schedule 70; Yogesh Khanna Quoted
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    General Dynamics to Offer Google Cloud Services via GSA IT Schedule 70; Yogesh Khanna Quoted

    General Dynamics Information Technology has listed Google Cloud Platform service offerings under a special item number on the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 contract. GDIT said Tuesday it will provide federal agencies access to GCP products and services through the schedule’s Cloud Computing Services SIN 132-40. GCP is a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified […] More

  • Engility CEO Lynn Dugle: Space Assets Key to Ground Combat Operations
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    Engility CEO Lynn Dugle: Space Assets Key to Ground Combat Operations

    Lynn Dugle, president, chairman and CEO of Engility, told Fortune in an interview published Monday how space assets help the military perform operations on the ground. She said satellite communications systems work to help the military monitor the location and movement of troops as well as communicate with deployed soldiers. “GPS and precision navigation—if we’re going to […] More

  • Tony Moraco Talks SAIC’s Planned Engility Buy, Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower Program
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    Tony Moraco Talks SAIC’s Planned Engility Buy, Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower Program

    Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., told Defense News in an interview published Monday that the planned acquisition of Engility fits into SAIC’s strategy and provides an opportunity to gain access to market channels that SAIC lacks. Moraco, a five-time Wash100 winner, cited Engility’s “multi-intelligence agency portfolio” and space capabilities as factors that drove SAIC to […] More