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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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  • Apprio Gets ISO Certifications for Management Systems, IT Security Mgmt, Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Apprio Gets ISO Certifications for Management Systems, IT Security Mgmt, Support Services

    Apprio has received certifications from the International Organization for Standardization for the company’s quality management systems, information technology security management and IT security support services. The company obtained the ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:20112013 certifications after QAS International evaluated Apprio’s processes for documentation review, development of quality management platforms and internal audit training, Apprio said […] More

  • BAE Systems: Cyber Attack Against Bangladesh Bank Linked to 2014 Sony Hack - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems: Cyber Attack Against Bangladesh Bank Linked to 2014 Sony Hack

    A report by BAE Systems has found that the cyber attack launched against the central bank of Bangladesh is associated with the data breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, Reuters reported Friday. Jim Finkle and Sanjeev Miglani write BAE’s report says the malware used to steal $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New […] More

  • BAE, Fujitsu Aim to Facilitate Cyber Threat Intell Data Sharing Through New System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Fujitsu Aim to Facilitate Cyber Threat Intell Data Sharing Through New System

    Fujitsu and BAE Systems have partnered to build a system designed to facilitate use and sharing of cyber threat intelligence data and help organizations respond to cyber attacks. BAE will integrate its meta-modeling technological platform with Fujitsu’s automation tool in order for the CTI utilization system to generate cyber analysis results in a computational format, Fujitsu said […] More

  • Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Gets 20 Percent of Shipbuilding Work on Navy’s Ohio Submarine Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Gets 20 Percent of Shipbuilding Work on Navy’s Ohio Submarine Replacement Program

    Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has said HII has secured approximately 20 percent of shipbuilding work on the U.S. Navy’s entire Ohio-class replacement program with General Dynamics as prime contractor. He told Defense News reporter Christoper Cavas in an interview published Sunday that ORP prompts HII to align its design plans as well as […] More

  • UK Agency Taps Dell to Decommission Legacy Registration Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Agency Taps Dell to Decommission Legacy Registration Platform

    Dell has received a two-year, $1.2 million contract to help the U.K. Department for Work and Pensions decommission an online tool for citizens to access government services, system, Government Computing reported Friday. Neil Merrett writes the contract for Government Gateway covers hardware maintenance and software support services to DWP, Merrett reports. According to the report, the contract award […] More

  • Air Force Unveils Weapon Systems Anti-Tamper Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Unveils Weapon Systems Anti-Tamper Program

    The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers for a five-year, $49 million program that aims to develop anti-tamper platforms designed to protect weapon systems from technology theft, reverse engineering and other threats, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes the service branch issued the broad agency announcement in support of […] More

  • Unisys’ Mark Forman: Hybrid, 4-Tier Architecture Facilitates Government Workforce Mobility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Mark Forman: Hybrid, 4-Tier Architecture Facilitates Government Workforce Mobility

    Mark Forman, global public sector head at Unisys, has said the adoption of a four-tier architecture could help government agencies facilitate mobility among their staff and change the way they deliver services to citizens. Forman wrote in a Government Technology article published April 15 that such architecture employs a hybrid model of analog and digital systems. […] More

  • Philips to Roll Out 2nd Community Life Center in Kenya With UNFPA; JJ van Dongen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Philips to Roll Out 2nd Community Life Center in Kenya With UNFPA; JJ van Dongen Comments

    Royal Philips has partnered with the United Nations Population Fund to launch a second center in Kenya that will work to mitigate newborn and maternal mortality incidents through community development programs and primary healthcare services. Philips said Thursday the community life center in Mandera County, Kenya, will turn a health facility into a community center that […] More

  • Phil Alvarez: Raytheon Expects to Complete Development Work on Digital TOW Launcher in 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phil Alvarez: Raytheon Expects to Complete Development Work on Digital TOW Launcher in 2018

    Phil Alvarez, a Raytheon official, has said the company has built a launcher system designed for tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles, Defense News reported Wednesday. Jen Judson writes Alvarez, a senior manager for missile systems at Raytheon, described the TOW Eagle Fire launcher platform at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference in Amman, Jordan. […] More

  • Army Seeks Info on Geospatial Support Services Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Info on Geospatial Support Services Sources

    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: Booz Allen Cyber Practice Contains 'Tribes' of Professionals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Angela Messer: Booz Allen Cyber Practice Contains ‘Tribes’ of Professionals

    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

  • Michael Fallon: UK to Order 1st Boeing P-8 Poseidon in Summer 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Fallon: UK to Order 1st Boeing P-8 Poseidon in Summer 2016

    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