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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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  • Boeing Invests in Morf3D to Advance 3D Printing Process Devt for Aerospace Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in Morf3D to Advance 3D Printing Process Devt for Aerospace Applications

    Boeing has invested in Morf3D to help the El Segundo, Calif.-based company further develop additive manufacturing methods and engineering capabilities. Boeing said Monday it made the investment through its ventures arm HorizonX, which co-led the Series A financing round. “We are excited to be a distinguished and trusted partner of Boeing’s additive manufacturing supplier base, as we continue to […] More

  • Raytheon, Virsec Form Cyber Defense Partnership; John DeSimone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Virsec Form Cyber Defense Partnership; John DeSimone Comments

    Raytheon and Virsec have partnered to offer commercial cybersecurity platforms to clients in government and critical infrastructure sectors. Raytheon said Monday it will combine its experience in cyber defense with Virsec’s Trusted Execution platform that works to detect irregularities in software applications associated with cyber breaches. “Critical infrastructure – from the electrical grid to transportation […] More

  • BAE-Dell EMC Team to Deliver Hybrid Cloud to US Govt; Al Whitmore, Steve Harris Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Dell EMC Team to Deliver Hybrid Cloud to US Govt; Al Whitmore, Steve Harris Comment

    BAE Systems and Dell EMC have teamed up to provide a hybrid cloud platform for U.S. government agencies. The Federated Secure Cloud platform works to provide users access to mission-critical tools and help them collaborate through common applications, BAE said Monday. The industry team’s cloud offering complies with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements and has […] More

  • In-Q-Tel, Red Balloon Forge Embedded Security Tech Devt Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel, Red Balloon Forge Embedded Security Tech Devt Partnership

    In-Q-Tel has established a strategic partnership with Red Balloon Security to help the New York City-based cybersecurity firm further develop a security platform for embedded devices. Red Balloon’s Symbiote Defense technology is compatible with firmware stacks, operating systems and hardware and works to provide embedded devices with endpoint security, IQT said Wednesday. Ang Cui, CEO and founder of […] More

  • Report: Lockheed Eyes Hybrid Aircraft Design as Bid for Japan’s Stealth Fighter Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed Eyes Hybrid Aircraft Design as Bid for Japan’s Stealth Fighter Program

    Lockheed Martin plans to propose a hybrid of the company’s F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor jets to compete for Japan’s potential $40 billion stealth fighter aircraft program, Reuters reported Friday. Sources told Reuters that Lockheed will formally offer its fighter jet design once it gets U.S. government approval to propose the aircraft for the East […] More

  • SPA Gets CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA Gets CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; William Vantine Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration level 3 rating from the CMMI Institute for the company’s approach to personnel augmentation services and research and development software. The CMMI maturity level 3 was granted after an independent appraiser evaluated SPA’s more than 20 process areas across program management and technical competencies in […] More

  • Raytheon-Built Small Satellites to Support DHS’ Search-and-Rescue Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Built Small Satellites to Support DHS’ Search-and-Rescue Missions

    Raytheon has produced two small satellites for the Department of Homeland Security in support of search-and-rescue operations. The Polar Scout satellites have radio frequency receivers that work to help search-and-rescue personnel track emergency signals in the Arctic and other remote areas, Raytheon said Wednesday. The company partnered with Millennium Engineering and Integration, Rincon Research and […] More

  • Engility, Harris Execs Say USAF Makes Strides in Space Tech Acquisition Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility, Harris Execs Say USAF Makes Strides in Space Tech Acquisition Process

    Some industry executives said they believe the U.S. Air Force has initiated measures to expedite the process of awarding space-related contracts in an effort to immediately address gaps, Defense One reported Tuesday. “What I’ve seen in the last year is it’s moved from rhetoric to reality and it’s really impacting this industry,” Bill Gattle, president of […] More

  • Kratos to Back Dynetics in Third Phase of DARPA 'Gremlins' UAV Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Back Dynetics in Third Phase of DARPA ‘Gremlins’ UAV Contract

    A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary will support Dynetics in efforts to further develop a system to facilitate the aerial launch and recovery of multiple unmanned air vehicles under the third phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Gremlins program. Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems will fabricate, assemble and integrate aerial drones as part […] More

  • SpaceX Launches Orbital ATK-Made 'TESS' Spacecraft for NASA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Launches Orbital ATK-Made ‘TESS’ Spacecraft for NASA

    A satellite that Orbital ATK built for NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer mission lifted off Wednesday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to identify planets nearby host stars to facilitate characterizations of those planets and their atmospheres through the use of four wide-field cameras, […] More

  • Sikorsky Unveils Industrialization Plan to Back Bid for Germany’s Heavy Lift Helicopter Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Unveils Industrialization Plan to Back Bid for Germany’s Heavy Lift Helicopter Program

    Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has introduced an industrialization plan that seeks to advance partnership with the German aerospace and defense industry in support of its effort to compete for the European country’s heavy lift helicopter program. Sikorsky and Rheinmetall Group agreed to team up in February to offer the former’s CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the German air force’s […] More