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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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  • Mahfuz Ahmed: DISYS Eyes More Acquisitions to Expand Reach in Federal Contracting Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mahfuz Ahmed: DISYS Eyes More Acquisitions to Expand Reach in Federal Contracting Sector

    Digital Intelligence Systems acquired MAKE, a Chicago-based professional and information technology recruiting firm, in August and DISYS CEO and Founder Mahfuz Ahmed said the McLean, Virginia-based staffing and services provider plans to purchase more companies to further expand its presence in the federal contracting market, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. “Being in the Washington […] More

  • SpaceX to Provide Launch Services for Iridium-9 Mission; Matt Desch Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX to Provide Launch Services for Iridium-9 Mission; Matt Desch Quoted

    SpaceX will use its Falcon 9 rocket to launch up to five of the six ground spare satellites of Iridium Communications in mid-2023 as part of the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. The Iridium-9 mission will take off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and will serve as the company’s second rideshare with SpaceX, Iridium […] More

  • BAE to Produce More Electronic Warfare Tech for Boeing's F-15E, F-15EX Fighter Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Produce More Electronic Warfare Tech for Boeing’s F-15E, F-15EX Fighter Aircraft

    Boeing has awarded BAE Systems a contract to produce electronic warfare systems meant to provide F-15E and F-15EX Eagle fighter jets with self-defense capabilities and improved situational awareness. The low-rate initial production lot 2 contract calls for BAE to manufacture additional Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems for the fighter aircraft and brings the EPAWSS […] More

  • Booz Allen, CyberSaint to Collaborate on Risk Quantification Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity, News

    Booz Allen, CyberSaint to Collaborate on Risk Quantification Platform

    Booz Allen Hamilton and CyberSaint have teamed up to offer a software-as-a-service platform designed to help customers perform analytics to gain insights into their cybersecurity posture. Booz Allen will combine its risk model with CyberSaint’s information technology and cyber risk management software to come up with an offering that could help clients assess, quantify and […] More

  • Valiant to Compete for Modeling & Simulation Task Orders Under DTRA Contract; Dan Corbett Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Valiant to Compete for Modeling & Simulation Task Orders Under DTRA Contract; Dan Corbett Quoted

    Valiant Integrated Services will compete for task orders to provide modeling and simulation, exercises and assessment support for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency under a potential 10-year, $850 million contract vehicle. The company said Tuesday it will also carry out mission rehearsal, training and countermeasures assessments to address threats posed by weapons of mass destruction […] More

  • Albers Aerospace Named to 2022 Inc. 5000 List; John Albers Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Albers Aerospace Named to 2022 Inc. 5000 List; John Albers Quoted

    Albers Aerospace has been included in Inc. magazine’s annual list of “fastest-growing” U.S. companies. McKinney, Texas-based Albers said Friday it landed the top spot in the engineering category and placed No. 340 overall in the 2022 Inc. 5000 ranking. John Albers, president and CEO of Albers Aerospace, attributed the recognition to the company’s personnel and […] More

  • Northrop Secures Air Force Radar Tech Insertion Program Sensor Development Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Air Force Radar Tech Insertion Program Sensor Development Contract

    Northrop Grumman has received a potential one-year, $13 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop, implement, test and sustain the Radar Technology Insertion Program sensor. The company will also maintain and repair the Integrated Mission Management Computer for NATO under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The sole-source contract involves […] More

  • Boeing to Lead 2 Manufacturing Innovation Projects Under DOD-Backed Hypersonics Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Lead 2 Manufacturing Innovation Projects Under DOD-Backed Hypersonics Challenge

    Boeing has launched two projects as part of the Hypersonics Challenge introduced by the Department of Defense and its Detroit-based manufacturing innovation institute LIFT. The company will work with Powdermet on the first project that seeks to demonstrate the production of metal matrix composites for hypersonic vehicle demonstrators, LIFT said Thursday. Boeing will team up […] More

  • Jim Bridenstine Named to Phase Four Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Bridenstine Named to Phase Four Board

    Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, a previous Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of directors of Phase Four, a developer of radio frequency thrusters for satellite propulsion. Bridenstine, former congressman from Oklahoma, will bring to the role his leadership experience at NASA and help the company advance space sustainability through its electric propulsion systems […] More

  • NASCA-Accenture Report Looks at Citizens' Experience With Government Via Digital Channels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    NASCA-Accenture Report Looks at Citizens’ Experience With Government Via Digital Channels

    A report from the National Association of State Chief Administrators and Accenture has found that 51 percent of citizens surveyed gave their digital interactions with U.S. state governments a positive rating. NASCA and Accenture polled 1,500 U.S. citizens between February and March and found that 74 percent of respondents cited websites as the most common […] More

  • Axiom Space Gets Mission Order From NASA for 2nd Private Astronaut ISS Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Axiom Space Gets Mission Order From NASA for 2nd Private Astronaut ISS Mission

    Axiom Space will carry out the second private manned mission to the International Space Station in the second quarter of 2023 under a mission order signed with NASA. Axiom Mission 2 will take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and astronauts on this mission will perform outreach, scientific research and other in-orbit activities […] More

  • Austal USA, Saildrone Team Up to Build Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal USA, Saildrone Team Up to Build Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicles

    Austal’s U.S. arm and Saildrone will develop autonomous unmanned surface vehicles under a strategic partnership. Austal USA said Tuesday it will combine its advanced manufacturing capabilities with Saildrone’s unmanned surface vehicle technology through the partnership to provide the U.S. Navy and other government clients with platforms that could support hydrographic survey, maritime domain awareness and […] More