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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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  • Omniplex Buys Social Intelligence’s Govt Solutions Business; Michael Santelli Comments
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    Omniplex Buys Social Intelligence’s Govt Solutions Business; Michael Santelli Comments

    Omniplex World Services has purchased Social Intelligence’s government solutions business in an effort to gain access to public online data and social media information for use in background investigation process. Omniplex will run the business as its Social Intelligence Government Solutions division and named Steve Lewis, former operations manager at Social Intelligence and a 30-year defense intelligence […] More

  • Orbital ATK Tests 3D-Printed Hypersonic Engine Combustor; Pat Nolan Comments
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    Orbital ATK Tests 3D-Printed Hypersonic Engine Combustor; Pat Nolan Comments

    Orbital ATK has completed a series of tests on a hypersonic engine combustor developed through a 3D printing process the company calls “powder bed fusion.” The company subjected the combustor to propulsion wind tunnel tests and extreme temperature flight tests for a period of 20 days at NASA’s Langley Research Center, Orbital ATK said Monday. “This […] More

  • DynCorp Awarded $59M Contract to Maintain California’s Firefighting Aircraft
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    DynCorp Awarded $59M Contract to Maintain California’s Firefighting Aircraft

    DynCorp International has secured a potential five-year, $59.4 million contract to continue to provide operation and maintenance support for the aviation program of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The contract contains a base period of two years and three option years and covers support for 52 CAL Fire planes used to control wildfires […] More

  • CPI Aerostructures to Supply Northrop Hawkeye Wing Components, Extends Kaman Metal Supply Contract
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    CPI Aerostructures to Supply Northrop Hawkeye Wing Components, Extends Kaman Metal Supply Contract

    Northrop Grumman has awarded CPI Aerostructures a potential $30 million contract to supply structural kits and related components for integration with the outer wing panels of Northrop-built E-2D Advanced Hawkeye planes. The contract also covers supply chain management, parts source selection and manufacturing engineering support services for Northrop, CPI Aerostructures said Thursday. Northrop will build four […] More

  • NTT Communications Rolls Out 5th Data Center in Japan
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    NTT Communications Rolls Out 5th Data Center in Japan

    NTT Communications has launched a new data center in Osaka, Japan as an addition to its Nexcenter data center service. The Osaka 5 Data Center located in Japan’s Kansai region consists of 11 floors and has systems designed to reduce the impact of earthquake and other natural disasters, such as seismic-isolation device and seismic damper, NTT Communications said Monday. […] More

  • HPE’s Marilyn Crouther: Public IT Sector Should Adapt to Business Transformation
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    HPE’s Marilyn Crouther: Public IT Sector Should Adapt to Business Transformation

    Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s U.S. public sector business, has said the public information technology sector should learn how to adapt to transformation in order to be more agile and respond to industry demands. Crouther wrote in a blog post published Thursday on the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Firearms Training Systems at SHOT Show; Brooks Davis Comments
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    Cubic to Demo Firearms Training Systems at SHOT Show; Brooks Davis Comments

    Cubic Corp.’s global defense unit will join a National Shooting Sports Foundation-hosted trade show in Las Vegas to exhibit several firearms training platforms. The company will demonstrate its PRISim Suite of firearms simulators, QuickRange pre-fabricated shooting range, Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System, Cubic NEK’s live training platforms and Live-Fire Range Design at next week’s SHOT Show, Cubic said Thursday. Brooks […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds Sonim Technologies’ Mobile Platforms to 2 Govt Contracts
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    Carahsoft Adds Sonim Technologies’ Mobile Platforms to 2 Govt Contracts

    Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer Sonim Technologies’ mobile devices and related accessories to U.S. public sector customers through Carahsoft’s two government contracts. Sonim’s mobile devices such as the XP7 smartphone will be available to government agencies through Carahsoft’s National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance and Cooperative Purchasing Network contracts, Sonim said Thursday. “Sonim is excited to be included among Carahsoft’s […] More

  • ExxonMobil Taps Lockheed to Support Automation System Devt; Paula Hartley, Vijay Swarup Comment
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    ExxonMobil Taps Lockheed to Support Automation System Devt; Paula Hartley, Vijay Swarup Comment

    Lockheed Martin has secured a contract from ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. to provide systems integration support for the development of an automation system for production facilities, the companies said Thursday. Lockheed will work to leverage its experience in the implementation of commercial processing and open architecture standards in order to meet ExxonMobil’s requirements for a […] More

  • Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Completes GPS III Satellite Thermal Vacuum Test
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    Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Completes GPS III Satellite Thermal Vacuum Test

    Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, has said the company has concluded a thermal vacuum test on the first satellite for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III program, Space News reported Wednesday. Mike Gruss writes Ambrose made the announcement through a post on his Twitter account. Lockheed is contracted to develop eight GPS III satellites […] More

  • IBM Concludes Upgrade Work on NOAA’s Weather Forecasting Supercomputers; Kathryn Sullivan Comments
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    IBM Concludes Upgrade Work on NOAA’s Weather Forecasting Supercomputers; Kathryn Sullivan Comments

    IBM has completed upgrade work on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s supercomputing systems intended for weather and climate forecasts under a $44.5 million contract. The company worked to increase the operational computing capacity of the Luna and Surge supercomputers from 776 teraflops to 2.89 petaflops each, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. “The faster runs and better spatial […] More

  • AF Requests Info on Sense-and-Avoid Tech Sources for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
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    AF Requests Info on Sense-and-Avoid Tech Sources for Remotely Piloted Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip remotely piloted aircraft with platforms that work to “sense and avoid” other aerial vehicles in order to prevent collisions in airspace. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday it will assess potential SAA technology systems based on nine technology […] More