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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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  • 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
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    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

  • AT&T Announces Launch of Cell Booster Pro, Expansion of 5G on FirstNet; Jason Porter Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Announces Launch of Cell Booster Pro, Expansion of 5G on FirstNet; Jason Porter Quoted

    AT&T has announced the expansion of 5G on the FirstNet broadband communications platform and launch of a miniature cell site meant to help improve in-building connectivity for first responder agencies on FirstNet. The company said Wednesday it will provide public safety personnel in over 40 cities, including Boston, Chicago and Minneapolis, access to its mid-band […] More

  • 20 AWS Services Get Provisional Authority to Operate Under FedRAMP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    20 AWS Services Get Provisional Authority to Operate Under FedRAMP

    Twenty additional Amazon Web Services offerings have received provisional authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The services are now available on the FedRAMP Marketplace and on the company’s Services in Scope by Compliance Program page, according to a blog post published Monday. The services that secured certification from FedRAMP’s Joint […] More

  • DOJ Tax Division Taps AWS to Build Telework Authorization App - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOJ Tax Division Taps AWS to Build Telework Authorization App

    Amazon Web Services helped the Department of Justice’s tax division develop an application in less than two months to streamline the process for employees seeking approval for their telework requests and enable DOJ to implement a hybrid work arrangement as part of their return-to-office policy. The development team at DOJ’s tax division tapped AWS Professional […] More

  • Sierra Nevada to Build 2 RAPCON-X Aircraft Prototypes; Tim Harper Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada to Build 2 RAPCON-X Aircraft Prototypes; Tim Harper Quoted

    Sierra Nevada Corp. is investing $200 million to develop two prototypes of its RAPCON-X plane by January 2024 as the U.S. Army considers replacing its fleet of fixed-wing aircraft used in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Tim Harper, senior director of business development for mission solutions and technologies division at SNC, […] More