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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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  • Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Integrated Satcom Architecture Needs Industry Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Integrated Satcom Architecture Needs Industry Innovation

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has said she believes an integrated satellite communications architecture should incorporate industry’s technological advancements to change the cultural misperception about military and commercial satcom. “For space programs, it remains imperative to incorporate advancements from the commercial sector into the baseline [Defense Department] architecture as a […] More

  • BitSight Survey: Botnet Attacks Prevalent Among Govt Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BitSight Survey: Botnet Attacks Prevalent Among Govt Contractors

    A new survey by cybersecurity company BitSight says botnets have become widespread among government contractors specifically for manufacturing and health care firms, e-End reported Friday. BitSight polled at least 1,200 federal government contractors and found that health care firms have recorded a data breach incidence rate of 8.2 percent since January 2016, followed by aerospace […] More

  • Report: Aerojet Rocketdyne, USAF Restructure Rocket Engine Devt Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Aerojet Rocketdyne, USAF Restructure Rocket Engine Devt Agreement

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and the U.S. Air Force have begun to renegotiate an agreement over the development of the company’s rocket engine, SpaceNews reported Friday. The company develops the AR1 engine under a potential $115.3 million “other transaction” agreement the service branch awarded in 2016. The service’s space and missile systems center said Aerojet Rocketdyne has requested to […] More

  • COMSAT to Deliver Iridium Certus Broadband Service to DoD; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    COMSAT to Deliver Iridium Certus Broadband Service to DoD; Matt Desch Comments

    COMSAT has agreed to provide Iridium Communications’ broadband service to warfighters and other users within the Defense Department by mid-2018. COMSAT will deliver voice calling, telematics data, environmental assessments, usage statistics, staff tracking applications and other capabilities to DoD users and military personnel through the Iridium Certus broadband service offering under the agreement, Iridium said […] More

  • Report: SAIC Plans New South Carolina Manufacturing Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SAIC Plans New South Carolina Manufacturing Facility

    Science Applications International Corp. plans to establish a $28.5 million manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, the Post and Courier reported Friday. Barry Jurs, economic development director for the Berkeley County in South Carolina, said the new facility is expected to generate 200 jobs and accommodate military equipment production work. The Berkeley County Council is […] More

  • Techstars to Help Air Force Find Counter-Drone Tech Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Techstars to Help Air Force Find Counter-Drone Tech Platforms

    The U.S. Air Force has teamed up with technology accelerator Techstars to look for startups with novel platforms that work against hostile unmanned aerial systems as part of the AFWERX program, Government Executive reported Thursday. The AFWERX program aims to facilitate collaboration with the private sector and academic institutions to develop novel technology systems designed […] More

  • Grant Thornton-HSDBC Study: Govt, Industry Should Expand Comms in Acquisition to Back Homeland Security Enterprise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton-HSDBC Study: Govt, Industry Should Expand Comms in Acquisition to Back Homeland Security Enterprise

    A new report by Grant Thornton and the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council says the government and industry should build up engagement and communication throughout the acquisition process. Grant Thornton’s public sector business and HSDBC said Thursday they polled over 200 government and industry leaders through an online survey, focus groups and in-person interviews in the spring […] More

  • Report: Boeing Shows Interest in Canada’s Fighter Jet Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Boeing Shows Interest in Canada’s Fighter Jet Competition

    Boeing has expressed interest to participate in a competition to produce 88 new fighter planes for Canada, Reuters reported Friday. The Canadian government set a Feb. 9 deadline for companies to show their interest to take part in the procurement effort that could be worth between approximately $12 billion and $15 billion and plans to […] More

  • Red Hat’s David Egts on 3 Application Migration Approaches - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat’s David Egts on 3 Application Migration Approaches

    David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat’s public sector, told MeriTalk in an interview published Wednesday that lift and shift, augment with new layers and rewrite are three approaches government agencies and companies can adopt to modernize aging applications. He said the effectiveness of the approaches depends on the application, contextual factors and business and […] More

  • DCMA Boeing Seattle Team Delivers P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DCMA Boeing Seattle Team Delivers P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Australia

    A five-member team from the Defense Contract Management Agency embarked on a more than 9,400-mile journey to deliver a Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon military aircraft to Australia’s air force on Jan. 12, DCMA reported Wednesday. The more than 24-hour flight marks DCMA’s first direct foreign military aircraft delivery through the Poseidon program. The DCMA Boeing Seattle […] More

  • Maxar to Transfer Corporate HQ to Westminster, Colorado - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar to Transfer Corporate HQ to Westminster, Colorado

    Maxar Technologies will relocate its corporate headquarters from San Francisco, California, to DigitalGlobe’s existing facility in Westminster, Colorado. “This move represents an opportunity to bring together our executive leadership team in a common location, as well as to establish a base for our future shared-services organizations,” Howard Lance, Maxar president and CEO, said in a statement […] More