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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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  • Engility Lands Army Task Order for Chikungunya Vaccine Clinical Trials; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Lands Army Task Order for Chikungunya Vaccine Clinical Trials; Lynn Dugle Comments

    The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has awarded Engility a potential five-year, $10 million task order to perform clinical trials of experimental vaccines against Chikungunya virus. Engility said Thursday it received the task order under a potential four-year, $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded by the U.S. Army in January. Engility CEO Lynn Dugle said the company […] More

  • General Atomics Unveils New Data Management Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Unveils New Data Management Software

    General Atomics has introduced a software platform designed to manage big data workloads. The company said Thursday Nirvana 5.0 works to help clients in energy exploration, scientific research and media sectors manage data-intensive workflows as well as locate information through the use of workflow-defined metadata. General Atomics’ metadata software is designed to consolidate multiple storage silos into […] More

  • Orbital ATK, Stratolaunch Forge Partnership to Provide Commercial Air-Launch Space Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, Stratolaunch Forge Partnership to Provide Commercial Air-Launch Space Services

    Orbital ATK and Stratolaunch Systems, a subsidiary of Vulcan Aerospace, have formed a partnership in an effort to provide commercial launch customers access to low-Earth orbit through air-launch space services. Orbital ATK will initially supply several Pegasus XL rockets for integration with Stratolaunch’s aircraft as part of the partnership, the companies said Thursday. The Stratolaunch plane […] More

  • DARPA Unveils Initiative for Companies With Limited DoD Contracting Experience - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Unveils Initiative for Companies With Limited DoD Contracting Experience

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new process to encourage companies that have limited contracting experience with the Defense Department to propose novel technology platforms that could have potential applications for the commercial sector and DoD. DARPA’s microsystems technology office introduced the Commercial Performer Program Announcement in an effort to provide funding opportunities […] More

  • Drone Aviation Gets US Patent for Electric Tethered Platform for UAS; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation Gets US Patent for Electric Tethered Platform for UAS; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Drone Aviation has obtained a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its electric tethered technology designed for use with its unmanned aerial systems. The company said Wednesday the Electric Tethered Aerial Platform serves as the core system for its WATT and BOLT tethered UAS. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of Drone Aviation, said […] More

  • DRS Lands $65M Army Production Order for Night-Vision Goggles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Lands $65M Army Production Order for Night-Vision Goggles

    DRS Technologies has secured a potential $65 million task order to manufacture and supply night-vision goggle systems to the U.S. Army. The service branch awarded the initial production order under a potential $367 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that DRS received in September 2015 in support of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sights – […] More

  • Dennis Muilenburg: Boeing Eyes Space Tourism, Plans to Send 1st Human to Mars - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dennis Muilenburg: Boeing Eyes Space Tourism, Plans to Send 1st Human to Mars

    Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said the Chicago-based aerospace company plans to land the first human on Mars and that he expects space tourism to develop into a “viable commercial market” over the next 20 years, Bloomberg Technology reported Tuesday. “I’m convinced the first person to step foot on Mars will arrive there riding a Boeing […] More

  • Leidos Picks Crystal Group-Built Server for Signals Intell Platform; Matthew Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Picks Crystal Group-Built Server for Signals Intell Platform; Matthew Smith Comments

    Leidos has selected Crystal Group’s computer servers for integration with the former’s signals intelligence platform, Military & Aerospace reported Tuesday. John Keller writes Leidos will integrate Crystal’s RS378 3U rugged server with its eXpeditionary RT system that works to provide users with situational awareness data derived from various information sources. Matthew Smith, senior program manager at Leidos, […] More

  • QTS Buys VMware Govt Cloud Platform in Push to Expand Hybrid Cloud Portfolio; Dan Bennewitz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QTS Buys VMware Govt Cloud Platform in Push to Expand Hybrid Cloud Portfolio; Dan Bennewitz Comments

    QTS Realty Trust has purchased a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant cloud platform from VMware for an undisclosed sum. QTS said Wednesday it has rebranded VMware vCloud Government Service as QTS Government Cloud and expects the acquisition to help expand QTS’ portfolio of hybrid cloud platforms designed to help federal information technology professionals meet IT infrastructure compliance requirements. […] More

  • CEO Thomas Kennedy Talks Raytheon’s Expansion Into Commercial Cyber Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CEO Thomas Kennedy Talks Raytheon’s Expansion Into Commercial Cyber Market

    Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Sunday that sequestration and decreasing defense revenues were factors in the weapons maker’s move to expand into the commercial cybersecurity market. Kennedy told WSJ reporter Doug Cameron that Raytheon’s entry into the commercial cyber market started when it created Raytheon Cyber Products business, which also caters to federal […] More

  • Leidos-Endeavor Robotics Team to Compete for Navy’s Bomb Disposal Program Increments 2 & 3 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos-Endeavor Robotics Team to Compete for Navy’s Bomb Disposal Program Increments 2 & 3

    Leidos and Endeavor Robotics have forged a partnership to bid for increments two and three of the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System program. Tom Frost, president of Endeavor Robotics, said in a statement released Monday the company will combine its experience in ground robotics systems integration with Leidos’ resources and defense systems integration experience […] More