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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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  • Iridium Eyes Space-Based IoT Services Expansion Through Magnitude Space Partnership; Matt Desch Comments
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    Iridium Eyes Space-Based IoT Services Expansion Through Magnitude Space Partnership; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has partnered with Dutch satellite company Magnitude Space to facilitate the delivery of space-based internet of things service offerings through the development of low power global area network technology platforms. Iridium said Thursday it will work to investigate and develop low power, high latency IoT service alternatives under a memorandum of understanding with […] More

  • IRS Seeks Potential SaaS Cloud Application Sources
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    IRS Seeks Potential SaaS Cloud Application Sources

    The Internal Revenue Service has begun its search for potential sources of software-as-a-service applications designed to run on a Microsoft-built cloud platform. A presolicitation notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps says IRS plans to buy several SaaS cloud offerings that include PowerBI, Project Online, Office applications, SharePoint Online, Cloud Private Branch Exchange, Skype for Business, Visio, […] More

  • IBM’s Greg Souchack: Army Could Leverage AI Platform to Analyze Transportation Costs
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    IBM’s Greg Souchack: Army Could Leverage AI Platform to Analyze Transportation Costs

    Greg Souchack, partner for managed services and cloud solutions at IBM’s global business services unit, has said the U.S. Army could leverage the company’s Watson artificial intelligence platform to help analyze spending on the transportation of spare parts and other shipment, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. “The Army would like to see if Watson could look at all of […] More

  • DARPA Launches Concept for Armed Drones on Fighter Jet Missile Rails
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    DARPA Launches Concept for Armed Drones on Fighter Jet Missile Rails

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a new concept that seeks to develop an armed unmanned aerial system designed to carry and launch air-to-air missiles and that can be produced through on-demand rapid manufacturing process, Popular Mechanics reported Thursday. Air Force Lt. Col. Jimmy Jones, a program manager at DARPA’s strategic technology office, said […] More

  • Unisys Survey: 59% of Federal Execs Link IT Modernization to Uptick in Security Challenges; PV Puvvada Comments
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    Unisys Survey: 59% of Federal Execs Link IT Modernization to Uptick in Security Challenges; PV Puvvada Comments

    A new Unisys survey has found that 59 percent of federal information technology executives said they think IT modernization programs at their agencies have led to a rise in security challenges. Unisys said Wednesday it commissioned research firm Market Connections to poll 200 IT leaders at federal civilian and defense agencies and found that 43 […] More

  • DARPA’s Information Innovation Office Seeks Cyber, Analytics, Symbiosis Research Concepts
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    DARPA’s Information Innovation Office Seeks Cyber, Analytics, Symbiosis Research Concepts

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information innovation office has begun to seek research concepts in the areas of cyber, analytics and symbiosis that aim to provide the U.S. and its allies information advantage. A broad agency announcement posted Friday on FedBizOpps says I2O is interested in unconventional research approaches that seek to make technology advancements […] More

  • General Atomics Adds 5 Industry Partners to Team Reaper Australia
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    General Atomics Adds 5 Industry Partners to Team Reaper Australia

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has announced the inclusion of five additional companies to an industry team that will support Australia’s Project Air 7003 that seeks to build a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft platform. Rockwell Collins‘ Australian arm, Airspeed, Ultra Electronics Australia, Quickstep Holdings and TAE Aerospace have joined Team Reaper Australia, General Atomics said Wednesday. Linden Blue, CEO […] More

  • Matteo Genna: SSL Aims to Qualify Roll Out Solar Array for Satellite Tech Integration
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    Matteo Genna: SSL Aims to Qualify Roll Out Solar Array for Satellite Tech Integration

    Matteo Genna, chief technology officer and vice president for product strategy and development at Space Systems Loral, has said SSL partnered with NASA, Air Force Research Laboratory and Deployable Space Systems to develop and test a scalable solar array platform on the International Space Station. Genna wrote in SatMagazine’s September issue the ISS demonstration conducted in […] More

  • Enlogica, nLogic Partner Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program
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    Enlogica, nLogic Partner Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program

    Enlogica Solutions and nLogic have signed an agreement to facilitate collaboration on business development efforts under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege program. Enlogica said Tuesday nLogic will serve as a mentor and provide contracting, technology transfer, technical and managerial support to help Enlogica expand its client base. “We are looking forward to adopting nLogic’s business […] More

  • Navy, Lockheed Complete Helicopter-Based Electronic Warfare Pod Preliminary Design Review
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    Navy, Lockheed Complete Helicopter-Based Electronic Warfare Pod Preliminary Design Review

    The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have wrapped up a preliminary design review of a helicopter-based electronic warfare pod designed to help warfighters detect and respond to anti-ship missile threats. Lockheed said Tuesday its Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare Active Mission Payload AN/ALQ-248 system aboard Sikorsky-made MH-60 helicopters works to provide the aircraft with surveillance capabilities against […] More

  • DXC’s Earl Matthews: Creation of Separate Space Corps Could Distract Govt From USAF, DoD Issues
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    DXC’s Earl Matthews: Creation of Separate Space Corps Could Distract Govt From USAF, DoD Issues

    Earl Matthews, vice president of DXC Technology‘s enterprise security solutions group, has said the establishment of a new space-focused military branch under a House bill could divert the U.S. government from issues facing the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Department. “The focus on space needs to be squarely on situational awareness: our ability to monitor and […] More

  • House of Representatives Seeks Contractors to Support PaaS Cloud Migration Effort
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    House of Representatives Seeks Contractors to Support PaaS Cloud Migration Effort

    The House of Representatives has begun to solicit proposals from potential vendors that can provide services to support the lower chamber’s migration to a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified cloud platform. The House’s office of the chief administrative officer announced plans to move from the CAO-hosted public web environment to a platform-as-a-service-based cloud system through […] More