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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • Amit Yoran: Customer Service Key to RSA's Transformation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amit Yoran: Customer Service Key to RSA’s Transformation

    Amit Yoran, president of EMC subsidiary RSA, told CRN in an interview published Tuesday that the security business implemented a transformation initiative earlier this year in an effort to drive sales and customer satisfaction. Yoran said to CRN reporter Sarah Kuranda the transformation effort came after RSA studied challenges that security market customers face and reviewed its technology offerings. He added […] More

  • USAF Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orbital ATK, Northrop for Engine Tech Research Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orbital ATK, Northrop for Engine Tech Research Services

    Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orbital ATK and Northrop Grumman have received contracts worth a combined $14.5 million to help the U.S. Air Force explore new methods for production of rocket engine technology, Space News reported Monday. Mike Gruss writes the Air Force on Wednesday awarded $6 million to Aerojet Rocketdyne, $5.4 million to Northrop and $3.1 million to Orbital ATK as part of efforts […] More

  • Onvia's Lyndon Dacuan: More Agencies Seek Cybersecurity Partnerships with Private Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Onvia’s Lyndon Dacuan: More Agencies Seek Cybersecurity Partnerships with Private Sector

    Several government organizations look to increase their partnerships with security companies to guard agency data from cyber threats, Onvia market analyst Lyndon Dacuan wrote in a blog article published Wednesday. Dacuan cited a 2014 study by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers that indicated six in 10 chief information security officers at state and local agencies […] More

  • Report: Microsoft to Help Indian State Adopt Cloud Computing, Mobility Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Microsoft to Help Indian State Adopt Cloud Computing, Mobility Tools

    Microsoft has agreed to help the government of Andhra Pradesh, India, build cloud computing platforms in an effort to manage delivery of citizen services across the region, The Indian Express reported Monday. Sreenivas Janyala writes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding that calls for the company to help develop […] More

  • FireEye's Travis Rosiek: IT 'Fragmentation' Strategy Can Impede Govt Cybersecurity Readiness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FireEye’s Travis Rosiek: IT ‘Fragmentation’ Strategy Can Impede Govt Cybersecurity Readiness

    Travis Rosiek, chief technology officer at FireEye‘s federal division, has told Carahsoft in an interview published Wednesday he believes fragmented and complex networks at agencies affect their efforts to adopt cybersecurity technology. Rosiek added that policy, budget, acquisition and human resource management gaps in the government has prevented agencies from implementing cyber readiness strategies. He has identified Internet of Things, mobility and […] More

  • DHA Eyes GSA's Contracting Tools to Facilitate Military Health IT Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHA Eyes GSA’s Contracting Tools to Facilitate Military Health IT Projects

    The Defense Health Agency has announced plans to use a portfolio of General Services Administration-run governmentwide acquisition contracts to buy commercial healthcare information technology products and services for the Defense Department. The DHA said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice that it is considering placement of military health IT task orders on the Alliant, Alliant Small Business, […] More

  • NIST to Invest $140M for 2 New Manufacturing Innovation Centers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST to Invest $140M for 2 New Manufacturing Innovation Centers

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to award up to $140 million in federal funds for the establishment of additional two institutes that will demonstrate advanced manufacturing processes. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that NIST will seek applications from consortia of government, academic and industrial organizations in January 2016 for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation institutes. […] More

  • BASF Taps Jacobs for Integrated Project Mgmt Services; Gary Mandel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BASF Taps Jacobs for Integrated Project Mgmt Services; Gary Mandel Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group has won a three-year contract of an undisclosed value to help BASF manage the chemical manufacturing company’s expansion projects worldwide. Jacobs said Tuesday it will provide engineering, procurement and construction support to BASF through their partnership. “Our relationship with BASF spans many years and we are delighted to further strengthen our relationship across the globe,” said Gary Mandel, […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets: Military Comms Tech Market Worth Nearly $41B in 5 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets: Military Comms Tech Market Worth Nearly $41B in 5 Years

    The market value for military communications systems is forecast to reach $40.82 billion by the end of 2020, up from $23.02 billion during 2015, a MarketsandMarkets report says. MarketsandMarkets said Monday the introduction of Ka-band, advanced extra high-frequency satellite and Internet protocol-based networking technologies will help trigger a potential 12.1-percent compound annual growth rate for the […] More

  • MDA, Israel Demo Raytheon-Rafael 'David's Sling' Air Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA, Israel Demo Raytheon-Rafael ‘David’s Sling’ Air Defense System

    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization have conducted a fourth and final interception test of the David’s Sling Weapon System built by a Raytheon–Rafael team. MDA said Monday the platform launched a Stunner interceptor to engage several threat representative targets in real time during the demonstration at a test range in southern Israel. Raytheon […] More

  • BAE Starts F-35 Parts Manufacturing Plant Expansion in England - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Starts F-35 Parts Manufacturing Plant Expansion in England

    BAE Systems has kicked off a project to expand a company facility in Samlesbury, England, that produces rear fuselage and tail sets for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. BAE said Monday it aims to increase production capacity at the plant by up to 250 percent after the British government committed to acquire a short take-off and vertical-landing variant […] More

  • Unisys' Casey Coleman Foresees IT Strategies in 2016 Federal Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Casey Coleman Foresees IT Strategies in 2016 Federal Sector

    Casey Coleman, vice president of the federal civilian business group at Unisys, has forecast that agencies will aim to implement strategies to centralize common information technology functions, strengthen cybersecurity and refine IT acquisition processes over the next year. She wrote in a blog entry posted Monday that she observed many agencies eyeing adoption of shared services programs so […] More