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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.
A new report from Accenture’s federal arm has identified five emerging technology trends that federal agencies can leverage to forge partnerships and relationships with citizens, business partners and employees in the digital economy. The Technology Vision for U.S. Government 2018 report is based on a survey of 240 federal officials, interviews with experts and analysis […] More
Adam Marks, recently appointed chief strategy officer at Maxar Technologies’ SSL subsidiary, told Via Satellite in an interview published Monday he believes in-orbit satellite servicing could transform the nature of the space infrastructure. “In the near-term, servicing provides satellite operators with the flexibility to delay capex decisions and get more life out of existing spacecraft,†he said. […] More
Michael Pitcher, vice president of technical cyber services at Coalfire’s federal business, has said government agencies should perform continuous monitoring operations in the cloud to protect cloud-based assets from cyber vulnerabilities. Pitcher wrote in a blog post published Friday that agencies should understand their continuous monitoring approach as the cloud becomes a part of the […] More
Boeing and France-based Safran have formed a new joint venture that will develop and service auxiliary power units or onboard engines used to power aircraft while on the ground. Boeing said Monday both firms will own a 50 percent stake in the U.S.-based joint venture and that it expects the transaction to close in the […] More
Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, will deliver a keynote address at the two-day AWS Public Sector Summit that will kick off on June 20 in Washington, D.C. Carlson, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, will discuss how public sector organizations act as “builders†on behalf of citizens, AWS said Monday. Rob Meyerson, […] More
A communications satellite of Luxembourg-based SES took off Monday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX said Monday the rocket’s first stage used to launch the SES-12 satellite was initially deployed in September 2017 to support the Orbital Test Vehicle 5 mission. The satellite is designed to expand SES’ capabilities […] More
Executives from Siemens’ U.S. federal subsidiary and tribal leaders conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to begin construction work on a solar farm at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, N.C., the Cherokee One Feather reported Friday. “Siemens is really pleased at the opportunity to bring tribal and federal resources together to deliver an environmentally […] More
NASA has chosen 10 companies to build platforms designed to gather, process and utilize space-based resources for lunar and Mars missions. The agency said Friday the companies will receive contracts worth approximately $10 million combined to perform work across three tracks as part of Appendix D of the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 program. […] More
Grant Thornton’s public sector business and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help federal agencies generate insights from data and comply with provisions of the administration’s Management Agenda and other regulations that seek to advance transparency and efficiency. Greg Myers, vice president of Microsoft’s federal business, said in a statement published Thursday the company will […] More
A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the U.S. market for defense satellites will experience a 10.3 percent compound annual growth rate and reach approximately $30.3 billion in the next five years. The market research firm said Tuesday the potential market growth can be attributed to the Defense Department’s efforts to strengthen its satellite infrastructure through modernization, program funding […] More
The General Services Administration and IBM have reached a government enterprise agreement for the company’s database platforms under the Information Technology Schedule 70 Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act Enhancement Program. Alan Thomas, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said in a statement published Wednesday the delivery of database platforms through a single enterprise-level contract would help […] More
A report by the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce calls for both private and public sectors to build up the cybersecurity workforce through “hands-on, experiential and work-based learning approaches†such as internships and apprenticeships. DHS and the Commerce Department prepared the report in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to strengthen […] More
