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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.
Marianne Bailey, a partner and cybersecurity practice lead at Guidehouse, said organizations should understand the importance of service level agreements when it comes to developing cyber incident response plans that involve third parties, InformationWeek reported Thursday. “When you’re looking for a third-party incident response, and support agreement, you have to know what you, as a […] More
Tetra Tech has received a potential $84.4 million task order to provide operations, maintenance and sustainment support for Space Systems Command’s Shared Early Warning System. Space Systems Command Acquisitions at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado is the contracting activity and received six offers for the task order, the Department of Defense said Thursday. SEWS […] More
Casepoint has received authorization for its cloud-based legal hold and eDiscovery software to host Department of Defense data at Impact Level 5. The Defense Security Information Systems Agency’s IL5 authority to operate allows Casepoint’s Legal Hold and eDiscovery platform to handle controlled unclassified information for DOD while enabling the department to meet deadlines for investigations, […] More
A new Inmarsat report has called on national governments, regulators and industry to adopt a coordinated action to address the threat posed by space debris and handle the expansion of mega-constellations of satellites in low-Earth orbit to prevent orbital collisions. The Space Sustainability Report offers several recommendations to improve safety and operations in space, such […] More
Carahsoft Technology announced that it partnered with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Okta to provide government agency customers with a risk-based authentication platform to help them counter cyber fraud. The alliance will combine LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ LexID and other offerings with Okta’s ThreatInsight, Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication and Identity Cloud platforms to help state and local government […] More
Robert Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, said the company is planning to produce satellite laser communications terminals in the U.S. in the next couple of years, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. “I’m seeing a real strong demand signal for laser comms, for investment in laser communication terminals. Also star trackers, also […] More
The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense ensure that the Missile Defense Agency gets an independent technical risk assessment and cost estimate for the Glide Phase Interceptor program prior to transitioning to the product development phase. GAO said Thursday it made the recommendation after […] More
The U.S. Navy has begun soliciting offers for a potential five-year, $75 million contract to build and deliver prototypes of lasers and electro-optical systems. The High Energy Laser Rapid Prototyping multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers hardware fabrication, integration for beam control and tracking, source power and thermal management manufacturing and equipment, laser EO, optical and […] More
Matt Mandrgoc, head of U.S. public sector at Zoom Video Communications, said agencies should secure government communications by implementing platforms that could help safeguard the exchange of sensitive data during meetings and one of those tools is the Zoom for Government platform. Mandrgoc wrote in a blog post published Friday that Zoom for Government comes […] More
Gregory Bowman, chief innovation officer of Siemens Government Technologies, said adopting digital thread and digital twin technologies could help government and corporate organizations address challenges associated with reshoring manufacturing supply chains. A digital twin uses machine learning, simulation and reasoning to improve decision-making, while a digital thread is a data-based architecture that connects supply chain […] More
KBR has announced the availability on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Marketplace of its cloud-based platform designed to facilitate the collection, archival, distribution and review of surveillance evidence gathered by mobile users. KBR Vaault for Public Safety Video Evidence is a commercial cloud and mission service offering that could help organizations consolidate, retrieve, […] More
Defense ministers from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the U.K. and the Netherlands will allocate approximately $28 million in funding to explore novel platforms for their future helicopters under NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability project. The six allies will work with industry to study open systems architecture, hybrid and electric propulsion and other options as they […] More
