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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.
CIA plans to team up with companies to perform open-source intelligence and big data experiments using an Amazon Web Services-built cloud platform, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. An updated acquisition schedule posted May 7 says the agency will use the C2SÂ unclassified cloud platform for the five-year Mesa Verde project that will analyze large data workloads and […] More
Kai Tang, chief commercial officer at Inmarsat Government, has said first responders and other public safety officials should have access to ‘reliable’ satellite communications services following an earthquake and other major natural disasters. Tang wrote in an article published Wednesday in the Disaster Recovery Journal that first responders seeking to offer humanitarian assistance and disaster […] More
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for proposals for a program to conduct a demonstration of long-range/ultra-long endurance unmanned aircraft systems designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the LR/U-LE UAS Technology Demonstration Plan seeks to evaluate the performance of drones through a six-week, four-phase demonstration […] More
Former senior executives at the First Responder Network Authority have established a new advisory firm that will provide venture capital, consulting support and technology business accelerator services to companies in the public safety sector. The Public Safety Network will provide access to technology resources and exposure to LTE initiatives to help organizations develop and bring new […] More
Peraton carried out compatibility testing and validation of spacecraft and ground stations in support of the Deep Space Network that will work to track a Mars lander that lifted off Saturday aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. Peraton said Wednesday it has a team of professionals that maintains and operates six DSN antennas, network operations […] More
Hitachi Vantara has introduced artificial intelligence operations software offerings and flash storage systems designed to help customers modernize data centers. The company said Wednesday it launched Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor, Hitachi Automation Director and Hitachi Data Instance Director offerings as part of its AI operations software platforms portfolio. HIAA works to predict and address data center requirements through […] More
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Wednesday that the Defense Department’s National Defense Strategy highlights the need to build up space-based threat awareness and safeguard military and commercial space assets from adversaries. Cowen-Hirsch said the space sector should bolster support for military and enterprise […] More
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, has said the company plans to make a “very competitive†offer for the Defense Department’s single-award cloud procurement contract, CRN reported Wednesday. DoD issued the final draft solicitation for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud acquisition program in April with plans to release the final request for proposals […] More
IBM and Red Hat have agreed to expand their partnership to help clients speed up the adoption of hybrid cloud platforms. The companies will work to help clients develop and deploy containerized applications to the hybrid cloud through the use of IBM Cloud Private platform and Red Hat OpenShift container offering, IBM said Tuesday. IBM […] More
LMI has been named to Military Times’ Best for Vets Employers list for nine years in a row in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide employment opportunities to retired service personnel. The 2018 Best for Vets list of 100 companies is based on an annual survey that evaluates the firms’ corporate culture, policies and recruitment initiatives […] More
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin chairman, president and CEO, has been named by Chief Executive magazine as 2018 CEO of the Year in recognition of her leadership and efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The award also recognizes Hewson’s work to advance diversity in the technology sector and build up the pipeline of skilled […] More
NASA and Uber Technologies have teamed up to identify new urban air mobility-related technologies and concepts designed to ensure safety of aerial transportation operations in populated areas. The agency said Wednesday Uber will share its implementation plans for an urban aviation rideshare network, while NASA will use computer modeling and simulation for airspace management to […] More
