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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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  • Lockheed Builds New LM-100J, C-130J Pilot Training Hub; Jon Rambeau Comments
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    Lockheed Builds New LM-100J, C-130J Pilot Training Hub; Jon Rambeau Comments

    Lockheed Martin has started construction work on a facility in Marietta, Georgia to provide air mobility training to pilots and aircrews of LM-100J civilian transport aircraft and C-130J military transport planes. “As military and commercial customers modernize and expand their fleets, we see an opportunity to offer increased value to our customers through this international training center,” Jon […] More

  • DARPA Taps LGS for Tactical Undersea Network Architectures Program; Kevin Kelly Comments
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    DARPA Taps LGS for Tactical Undersea Network Architectures Program; Kevin Kelly Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded LGS Innovations a potential 15-month, $1.9 million contract to provide a neutrally buoyant cable for an underwater-based fiber optic network as part of the Tactical Undersea Network Architectures initiative. DARPA’s TUNA program aims to develop optical fiber-based systems in an effort to temporarily reinstate network connectivity between tactical […] More

  • Army Issues RFI on Gray Eagle UAS Data Link Update
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    Army Issues RFI on Gray Eagle UAS Data Link Update

    The Army has unveiled its plans to update the data link of MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems. A request for information posted Aug. 27 asks for vendors that can provide receivers, antennas, modems and satellite communication components for the drone’s data link system. The Army wants to equip the drone with a ground SATCOM tool, new Tactical Common Data Link […] More

  • Intel, Big Cloud Analytics to Develop Sensor-Based Tools Via Lockheed’s Health Tech Alliance; Horace Blackman Comments
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    Intel, Big Cloud Analytics to Develop Sensor-Based Tools Via Lockheed’s Health Tech Alliance; Horace Blackman Comments

    Intel and Big Cloud Analytics will collaborate to develop sensor-based platforms designed to collect patient data for use in population and individual health analysis through a Lockheed Martin-led healthcare alliance, BSMInfo reported Monday. The Lockheed Martin Healthcare Technology Alliance is comprised of Intel, Cloudera, Montgomery College, Cisco and Illumina and aims to advance public health through […] More

  • Deltek’s Alex Rossino: Pentagon’s Cloud Adoption Guide Leaves Out References to Competition
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    Deltek’s Alex Rossino: Pentagon’s Cloud Adoption Guide Leaves Out References to Competition

    The Defense Department’s best practices document on cloud adoption does not mention ways on how agencies can choose and compete contracts among accredited cloud service providers, Alex Rossino writes in a blog post for Deltek. Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, highlighted areas he believes the Best Practices Guide for Department of Defense Cloud Mission Owners does […] More

  • Raytheon-PCO Team to Build Poland Military’s Night-Vision Devices; Duane Gooden Comments
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    Raytheon-PCO Team to Build Poland Military’s Night-Vision Devices; Duane Gooden Comments

    Raytheon’s missile systems business and optoelectronic devices manufacturer PCO S.A. have teamed up to design and produce night-vision goggles for Poland’s uniformed personnel and international military forces. Raytheon said Wednesday the letter of intent with the Poland-based company also covers the development of surveillance, targeting and reconnaissance platforms and concept design and production of hardware, optics […] More

  • UTC Taps Champion Aerospace as Ignition System Components Supplier; Jason Marlin Comments
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    UTC Taps Champion Aerospace as Ignition System Components Supplier; Jason Marlin Comments

    Champion Aerospace, a TransDigm Group subsidiary, has been chosen by United Technologies Corp. to supply igniters, exciters and ignition leads to UTC’s aerospace systems under Life of Program agreements. UTC said Wednesday the UTV2 long-term supply contracts cover the provision of ignition components for UTC’s aerospace programs, such as aircraft auxiliary power units, F-35 Lightning […] More

  • SIA-SRC Report: US Should Bolster IT Research Investments Through N-CITE
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    SIA-SRC Report: US Should Bolster IT Research Investments Through N-CITE

    A report from Semiconductor Research Corporation and Semiconductor Industry Association says the U.S. needs to boost investments in information technology research with an emphasis on future Internet-of-Things and big data usage. SIA and SRC said Tuesday those investments should go through the National Computing and Insight Technologies Ecosystem program, a research initiative between the government and industry partners to promote technological advancements […] More

  • Phacil Awarded Task Order for Army Installation Data Repository IT Support
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    Phacil Awarded Task Order for Army Installation Data Repository IT Support

    Phacil has secured a task order from the U.S. Army’s Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management to provide information technology support services for the Headquarters Installation Information System. The service branch uses HQISS as a data repository for its real property, bases, enclaves, sites and installations, Phacil said Wednesday. Phacil will […] More

  • Raytheon’s Randall Fort: Contractors Boost Investments in 3-D Printing Research
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    Raytheon’s Randall Fort: Contractors Boost Investments in 3-D Printing Research

    Randall Fort, director of programs security at Raytheon, has told Federal News Radio defense contractors have started to increase their research investments in three-dimensional printing platforms due to potential benefits that such technologies offer. “There will be staggering efficiencies that will come about which will mean government contractors will be able to deliver more value […] More

  • Blue Coat Systems Survey IDs Domains Linked to Suspicious Websites
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    Blue Coat Systems Survey IDs Domains Linked to Suspicious Websites

    A new Blue Coat Systems survey has advised government agencies and commercial enterprises to safeguard their computer networks from 10 top-level domain names used by dubious websites, GCN reported Wednesday. The company analyzed websites requested by 75 million users worldwide and found that .zip and .review emerged as the top two domains where 100 percent of […] More