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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.
Lockheed Martin has completed the encapsulation of a fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite designed for military communications into a launch vehicle fairing platform. MUOS-5 is scheduled to take off June 24 onboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket and would be the final satellite to complete the U.S. Navy’s network constellation, Lockheed said in […] More
The General Services Administration hosted a workshop Monday to discuss the Cybersecurity National Action Plan with government and industry leaders. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth referenced demand from stakeholders for a comprehensive strategy that would help federal agencies gain access to private sector-built technology platforms in order to protect data and networks from cyber threats, GSA said Monday. “Challenges and […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day on June 27 in Chicago to discuss the Prometheus program that aims to identify molecular biomarkers that could be used to predict contagiousness of an individual following exposure to a pathogen within 24 hours. “Many infections are spread by people who haven’t yet displayed […] More
SES Government Solutions has partnered with O3b Networks to install the latter company’s managed satellite service at a National Weather Service office in American Samoa under a task order. The task order under NOAA’s Worldwide Satellite Communications Systems II contract covers the installation of O3b’s terminals, ground segment network and radomes in order to provide high-speed data connectivity to NWSO […] More
The General Services Administration has asked industry and government agencies to submit comments on a draft request for proposals for the third generation of GSA’s charge card program. The agency said Monday it will use the feedback to the draft RFP in order to refine the requirements in the GSA SmartPay 3 program, including charge card […] More
Thales has introduced at the Eurosatory 2016 trade exhibition a software-defined broadband tactical radio designed to support command, control, computers, communications and intelligence systems. The Thales-built Synaps radio communications platform is based on Contact, a software-defined radio that the French defense procurement agency ordered for use by the country’s armed forces starting in 2019, the company said Monday. […] More
A new Tripwire survey says 64 percent of information technology executives believe the U.K. government’s separation from the European Union would not have an impact on the country’s function to protect its networks from potential cyber attacks. Tripwire said Monday it polled 278 IT professionals who attended the three-day Infosecurity Europe 2016 that kicked off June 7 in […] More
Marlink will integrate Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress maritime communications service with the former company’s portfolio of service offerings under a strategic alliance between the two companies. Inmarsat said Friday Marlink aims to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to at least 2,000 ships over five years through Fleet Xpress that Inmarsat unveiled in March. Fleet Xpress works to provide maritime broadband service […] More
CorasCloud has teamed up with HumanTouch to deploy a project and portfolio management platform to 1,100 users across the Defense Information Systems Agency within a three-month period. The CorasCloud-built CORASManage PPM platform is designed to help users manage performance, schedule and cost of programs and projects, CorasCloud said Wednesday. The platform, also known as the Management […] More
NASA plans to collaborate with SpaceX to use the company’s Red Dragon unmanned spacecraft concept to send payloads designed for technology demonstrations to Mars, Space News reported Thursday. Steve Jurczyk, associate administrator for NASA’s space technology mission directorate, said at the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference that potential payloads could include resource utilization-based platforms that could potentially turn water […] More
Saab will supply chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agent test kits to a government agency in Sweden that oversees disaster prevention efforts under a procurement agreement. Nils-Erik Lindblom, director of marketing and sales for CBRN at Saab, said Wednesday it will deliver a total of 27 CBRN test kits, test equipment and related consumables to the […] More
STG Group has received a potential four-year, $7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide cybersecurity support services for the service branch’s Network Enterprise Technology Command. Joe Nicholas, senior vice president and sector lead for cybersecurity and secure information systems at STG, will be in charge of the company’s business with NETCOM, the company […] More
