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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.
SpaceX has said it plans to launch on Jan. 8 the first batch of satellites for Iridium Communications’ NEXT constellation after it determined the cause of the Sept. 1 explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket, the Washington Post reported Monday. Christian Davenport writes the Elon Musk-owned company found that the explosion was caused by a pressure vessel in the […] More
SpaceX, Boeing and OneWeb have announced plans to launch satellite constellations that will work to operate in low-Earth orbit and offer high-speed broadband service worldwide, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Samantha Masunaga writes the $224.6-billion broadband industry dominated by cable and telecommunications firms is likely to face a challenge with the potential launch of such […] More
A new Transparency Market Research report predicts the global market for military radar platforms to grow to $9.36 billion by the end of 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 2.4 percent. TMR said Friday government investments in radar research and development efforts are likely to drive the worldwide military radar market. According to […] More
Ron Epstein, senior equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has said he expects defense-related investment accounts valued at approximately $179 billion to grow at a rate of 10 percent “depending on the year.†“Fiscal ’17 is where we are today, ’18 is transition, and then I expect to see acceleration going to fiscal […] More
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the deadline for submission of responses to its sources sought notice that seeks to obtain industry information on cloud management and hosting services in support of FEMA’s cloud infrastructure modernization efforts. US Federal Contractor Registration said Thursday that FEMA wants potential contractors to submit information on a scalable cloud platform based […] More
Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at Intel Security, has said that sanctions against Russia for its interference in the U.S. elections through cyber hacking activities could potentially result in “kinetic, conventional shooting war,â€Â VentureBeat.com reported Thursday. “Impacting digital infrastructure beyond the intended target opens the door to draw additional nation states into a conflict,†Grobman said. […] More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has introduced a $30 million grant program in an effort to advance research and development work on broadband technology platforms for first responders. NIST’s public safety communications research division will accept applications from nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions and other non-federal entities for the Public Safety Innovation Accelerator […] More
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for proposals for a potential five-year contract to provide gaming training products for the Veterans Health Administration. VA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Dec. 21 the Serious Educational Game Solutions contract will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and will include consulting support […] More
Charlotte, North Carolina-based healthcare firm Premier has called on the incoming administration to address healthcare challenges through the creation of incentives for changes in the care delivery process. The company said in a letter to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence to promote competition in the pharmaceutical market to reduce drug costs and […] More
Barbaricum has received a potential five-year, $43.6 million contract to provide information technology, administrative and managerial support services for the Defense Department’s office of the inspector general. DoD Education Activity awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process with three bids received, DoD said Tuesday. The fixed-price contract includes a one-year base period worth approximately […] More
The State Department has given Kuwait the go-ahead to purchase 750 Joint Direct Attack Munitions tail kits and related components from the U.S. government under a potential $37 million foreign military sales agreement. Boeing will serve as the sole-source contractor for the FMS transaction that also covers spares of JDAM load build trainers, support tools, repair and return […] More
Hensel Phelps Construction has received a contract from the General Services Administration to establish a new port facility in Columbus, New Mexico for the Department of Homeland Security. The new land port of entry in New Mexico will work to support DHS’ Customs and Border Protection’s efforts to ensure the security of U.S. borders, GSA said Friday. […] More
