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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.
The U.S. Army seeks information on potential industry sources that can provide geospatial services for the service branch’s office of the assistant chief of staff for installation management. The Army Corps of Engineers said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday that the military branch plans to award a potential five-year, $48.5 million multiple-award contract in support of […] More
Angela Messer, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has said the company’s cyber practice is composed of what she called various “tribes†of professionals that work to address cyber threats through a “consultative approach to problem solving.†Messer told the Washington Business Journal in an interview posted Thursday that those tribes include engineers, consultants and […] More
The U.K. government plans to order the first of nine Boeing-built P-8 Poseidon aircraft in the summer of 2016 through a contract worth approximately $2.9 billion in support of its maritime surveillance efforts, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. Alan Tovey writes Michael Fallon, U.K. defense secretary, made the announcement during a visit to a military installation in […] More
KBR has received a four-year contract to continue to provide operational support services for the U.K. defense ministry. The contract covers engineering, logistics, project management, project delivery and supply chain management assistance to the U.K. Permanent Joint Headquarters in support of military training, planning and operations, KBR said Tuesday. Andrew Barrie, head of U.K. government services […] More
Carahsoft Technology has added Accelera Solutions as a purchasing point partner and dealer of VMware-built virtualization and data center products under a Defense Department blanket purchase agreement. Accelera said Wednesday it will work to help DoD customers secure licenses for VMware’s software, servers and desktop products as well as acquire installation and training support services […] More
Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware, has said federal agencies should work to converge private and off-premises cloud platforms through hybrid clouds as they adopt the as-a-service business model. Rowan wrote in an article published in the March/April 2016 issue of GCN magazine that a hybrid cloud is designed to provide agencies with […] More
A team composed of AECOM and Flatiron Construction has been selected by the Colorado Department of Transportation to design and construct the C-470 highway’s express lanes in Denver’s south metro area as part of a $215 million project. AECOM said Tuesday Colorado DOT held a bidding process for the project on March 30 and selected […] More
Australia’s finance department has issued a request for proposals to establish a panel of telecommunications service providers in November that would provide transport data link services, managed wide-area network and Internet connection services to government agencies, ZDNet reported Monday. Corinne Reichert writes the proposed TSP would replace Australia’s Internet based network connection services committee and […] More
GP Strategies has been awarded two contracts to provide training administrative and consulting support services for Lockheed Martin’s aerospace and defense business over a three-year period. The contracts also cover course development, instructional design and other learning support services for all employees and facilities within Lockheed’s aerospace and defense business, GP Strategies said Tuesday. GP Strategies […] More
The General Services Administration has asked industry on behalf of the mobile services category team to provide information on how vendors sell enterprise mobile devices and services to federal agencies. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted May 2 the request for information is part of MSCT’s compliance with the Office of Management and Budget’s […] More
The Federal Aviation Administration has teamed up with Sensofusion, Gryphon Sensors and Liteye Systems to perform research and develop platforms that work to detect and track unmanned aerial systems near airports as part of the Pathfinder program. FAA said Monday the initiative aims to detect unauthorized operations of drones at airports and facilitate the integration of UAS […] More
DEW Construction has received a $23 million contract from the General Services Administration to perform updates to the land port of entry facility in Derby Line, Vermont. Robert Zarnetske, administrator for the New England Region at GSA, said Monday the project is scheduled to start by the summer of 2016. “Upgrading one of the key […] More
