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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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  • Solicitation Issued for NAVAIR Digital Department Support Services IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Solicitation Issued for NAVAIR Digital Department Support Services IDIQ

    The U.S. Navy has started soliciting proposals for a potential five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide support services for Naval Air Systems Command’s Digital Department. According to a solicitation notice published Wednesday, the IDIQ contract’s scope includes digital transformation planning and execution; technology exploration, acceleration and integration; enterprise alignment; digital/information technology consultation; application portfolio management; systems […] More

  • LMI Launches Generative AI Tool for Federal Government; Alex Adamczyk Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI Launches Generative AI Tool for Federal Government; Alex Adamczyk Quoted

    LMI has introduced a generative artificial intelligence platform designed to help federal agencies streamline government operations and provide them with actionable insights and recommendations to address complex challenges. The Tysons, Virginia-based management consulting firm said Wednesday its LMI Forge technology studio leveraged machine learning, data analytics and natural language processing to build the GenAI platform […] More

  • CGI's Mike Pullen, Michael Zuromski: Agencies Should Incorporate Oral Presentations Into Federal Proposal Evaluation Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI’s Mike Pullen, Michael Zuromski: Agencies Should Incorporate Oral Presentations Into Federal Proposal Evaluation Process

    Mike Pullen and Michael Zuromski of CGI Federal said oral presentations could help federal agencies streamline the proposal evaluation process, gain more insights into potential industry partners and make more informed decisions about government procurement. In a blog post published Tuesday on the company’s website, Pullen and Zuromski wrote that using oral presentations in the […] More

  • DC Capital Invests in Digital Modernization Platforms Provider C5MI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DC Capital Invests in Digital Modernization Platforms Provider C5MI

    Private equity firm DC Capital Partners Management has invested in C5MI to help the latter further develop its logistics and supply chain platforms and services for government and commercial clients. C5MI said Monday its founders have reinvested equity as part of the strategic investment. Established in 2016, C5MI provides digital transformation capabilities and services to […] More

  • Report: Intel to Produce Chips for Pentagon Under Potential $3.5B Deal With US Government - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Intel to Produce Chips for Pentagon Under Potential $3.5B Deal With US Government

    Intel has signed an agreement with U.S. officials that could make it eligible for up to $3.5 billion in federal funding to produce semiconductors with military and intelligence applications for the Department of Defense as part of the Secure Enclave program, Bloomberg reported Friday. Sources said the funding could be disclosed as soon as mid-September […] More

  • Keegan Caldwell on Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets via IP-Backed Financing, Patent Litigation Funding - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Keegan Caldwell on Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets via IP-Backed Financing, Patent Litigation Funding

    Keegan Caldwell, founder and global managing partner of Boston-based law firm Caldwell, discussed how corporate organizations can harness the potential of their patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property assets through financing mechanisms such as IP-backed financing and patent litigation funding. In an article published Wednesday on the firm’s website, Caldwell listed the five key […] More

  • Rise8's Bryon Kroger: DOD Should Advance Continuous ATO for Rapid Software Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rise8’s Bryon Kroger: DOD Should Advance Continuous ATO for Rapid Software Delivery

    Bryon Kroger, founder and CEO of Rise8, said adopting the continuous authority to operate process could help the Department of Defense accelerate the delivery of software updates to warfighters on the battlefield while ensuring the security and reliability of such capabilities, Air and Space Forces Magazine reported Monday. “Our ability to conduct future warfare will […] More

  • Salesforce Unveils Industries AI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salesforce Unveils Industries AI

    Salesforce has launched a set of more than 100 customizable artificial intelligence capabilities across 15 industry cloud environments to enable customers to deploy AI tools and automate industry-specific business tasks. The company said Monday Industries AI includes industry-specific data models, prebuilt prompts and related capabilities supported by the Einstein Trust Layer and Data Cloud platform. […] More

  • Hitachi Vantara Federal's Gary Hix on Cyber Resilience - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Gary Hix on Cyber Resilience

    Gary Hix, chief technology officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal, highlighted the need for federal agencies to not only focus on data protection but also on efforts to quickly recover from cyber incidents amid the rise of ransomware attacks and transition to cloud environments. At a recent webinar, Hix discussed the importance of cyber resilience and […] More

  • Jacobs Names Bob Pragada as Board Chair in Series of Exec Moves Following Completion of CMS Transaction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Names Bob Pragada as Board Chair in Series of Exec Moves Following Completion of CMS Transaction

    Jacobs has appointed CEO Bob Pragada as chair of the board of directors and named industry executives Louis Pinkham and Michael Collins as lead independent director and board member, respectively. The Dallas-based technical and professional services company said Friday the appointments came after it completed the separation of its critical mission solutions and cyber and […] More

  • Appian's Jason Adolf: Low-Code Center of Excellence Could Help Speed Up Federal Modernization Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Appian’s Jason Adolf: Low-Code Center of Excellence Could Help Speed Up Federal Modernization Efforts

    Jason Adolf, vice president of global public sector vertical at Appian, said federal agencies that seek to accelerate their modernization efforts should establish a center of excellence focused on advancing the adoption of low-code platforms, which could enable non-technical personnel to develop and refine applications. “CoEs enable a common approach to widespread modernization, allowing agencies […] More

  • SandboxAQ's Jen Sovada on Manual Network Assessments in Light of Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SandboxAQ’s Jen Sovada on Manual Network Assessments in Light of Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography

    Jen Sovada, president of global public sector at SandboxAQ, expressed concerns over an Office of Management and Budget document recommending that organizations conduct manual network scans each year instead of automated assessments during their migration to post-quantum cryptography, Nextgov/FCW reported Tuesday. “It’s a really great start to a document that really outlines steps that the […] More