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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 has announced its intent to combine programmatic and systems engineering and technical assistance services into a single task order in support of the Project Manager Tactical Network. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground Division B has performed market research that shows that the consolidation of the two service requirements into one […] More
NASA intends to issue sole-source awards to extend the delivery of cargo and scientific experiments to the International Space Station under the Cargo Resupply Services 2 contracts awarded in 2016. The agency’s Johnson Space Center plans to continue acquiring ISS cargo delivery and ground support services through the CRS-2 contracts from Jan. 1, 2027, through […] More
The White House has presented a $1.6 billion proposal to counter systemic pandemic fraud and support measures to prevent identity theft. The Pandemic Anti-Fraud proposal is composed of three parts and the first one seeks to spend $600 million on efforts to investigate and prosecute those involved in systemic pandemic fraud, the White House said […] More
The government and public sector practice of Ernst & Young’s U.S. arm has established a new center to help U.S. federal, local and state government agencies advance their modernization efforts by exploring ways to better use technology and data in addressing complex challenges. The EY Center for Government Modernization will help public sector leaders in […] More
Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has completed several hardware demonstrations and tasks on its human landing system for NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program in the past 17 months. Recent technology demonstrations for HLS included the propulsion system, lunar dust mitigation, cryogenic fluid management, power and docking systems, Leidos said Wednesday. The company performed the most tasks on […] More
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s federal arm and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said the company’s top priority is safeguarding the country from rapidly changing cyberthreats and that there are three basic aspects to the security approach of the company. “One is secured-by-design foundations. The second is adopting a zero-trust architecture. And third, would be comprehensive […] More
SpyCloud has unveiled a platform designed to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware attacks by enabling them to detect malware infections that provide threat actors with entry points. SpyCloud Compass adopts Post-Infection Remediation, an approach that enables security professionals to mitigate ransomware attacks by invalidating application credentials and session cookies stolen by cyberthreat actors […] More
The State Department has approved the U.K. government’s request to buy 600 Javelin FGM-148F missiles under a foreign military sales agreement valued at approximately $125.1 million. The Javelin Joint Venture of Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor in the FMS deal, which includes government technical assistance, program and logistics support […] More
Maxar Technologies will improve the conflation of open-source geospatial data and focus on enhancing training areas under Phase 3b awarded through a prototype other transaction agreement in support of the U.S. Army’s One World Terrain program. The OTW program is a component of the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment and works to deliver 3D global terrain […] More
The Department of Homeland Security intends to award the third iteration of the FirstSource small business contract for software and information technology products in 2023 and Paul Courtney, chief procurement officer at DHS, cited the agency’s plan to conduct on-ramps for the FirstSource III contract, Federal News Network reported Monday. “If we put together a […] More
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business carried out a cold weather validation flight test of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system as part of efforts to assess the capability of the RPA to meet the defense and security requirements of multiple Nordic countries. The maneuvers, ground servicing measures and flights were conducted at the company’s […] More
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said the Vulcan Centaur rocket is being prepared to undergo a series of tests at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and is now set for its maiden launch no earlier than May 4, SpaceNews reported Thursday. “We are now targeting the fourth […] More
