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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.
A Research and Markets report forecasts the global market for Internet of Things analytics technology will rise in value to $16.4 billion by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 27.4 percent. The research firm said Thursday that many technology vendors are developing analytics offerings for IoT as more organizations invest in the platform. […] More
Many value-added resellers of cloud, analytics and cybersecurity technologies see potential for growth in the state and local government and education markets, VSR reported Friday. Julie Ritzer Ross writes Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, said he believes “analytics-ready” tools designed to clean, manage and integrate data can be useful […] More
Inmarsat and Securiport have partnered to introduce a service offering for government organizations to manage border security and disease control issues with the help of satellite communications technology. The alliance seeks to offer Securiport’s ground sensor-equipped Integrated Immigration Control System and Intelligent Information Management System in conjunction with Inmarsat-4 and GlobalXpress mobile satellite connectivity services […] More
In-Q-Tel has invested in Boston-based technology startup Celect to help develop and offer a customer choice modeling platform in the U.S. intelligence sector. The Celect Optimization Platform is designed to allow retail planners, merchandisers and inventory analysts to manage product assortments and analyze purchasing behavior of customers, IQT said Sept. 3. Robert Ames, senior vice […] More
Raytheon and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have collaborated to demonstrate an aerial decoy jammer platform equipped with an electronic warfare architecture at a recent Northern Edge military exercise held in Alaska. Cerberus interchangeable EW payloads were integrated onto the Raytheon-built Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer vehicle and tested in multiple operationally relevant scenarios, the company […] More
The worldwide market for commercial and military aircraft maintenance, repair and ovehaul services is projected to grow at an annual average rate of 3.36 percent through 2019, according to a new Research and Markets report. Research and Markets said Monday it also forecasts that wearables and three-dimensional printers will drive the aviation MRO industry’s growth […] More
Netherlands has ordered an undisclosed number of Raytheon-built 155-milimeter projectile rounds through a foreign military sales deal with the U.S. government. Raytheon said Tuesday that Netherlands is the company’s second European customer for the Excalibur 1b artillery shells and the company expects to begin deliveries later this year. Mark Hokeness, Raytheon director of the Excalibur […] More
The U.S. Air Force plans to issue a firm-fixed-price contract to procure a commercial testing kit that the military branch can use to evaluate jammers, digital receivers and other electronic warfare technologies. USAF said Aug. 31 in a FedBizOpps solicitation notice that its research laboratory needs a platform to analyze and record the performance of […] More
The U.S. Army has performed multiple test flights to demonstrate the maturity of a joint air-to-ground missile technology that Lockheed Martin designed for the Army, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. “Throughout all five tests, we have demonstrated that both sensors — onboard radar and semi-active laser — effectively operate together to provide an enhanced capability […] More
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded six companies and two universities contracts worth $10.4 million combined to help DHS secure federally approved mobile devices. DHS said Thursday the eight awardees will explore tools and methods for mobile device instrumentation, transactional security, device layer protection and security management through the initiative. “While initially focused […] More
Barbara Humpton has explained her primary goal as the next CEO of Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal arm — in an interview with the Washington Business Journal published Thursday. “My whole job is going to be focused on working across all of Siemens divisions to make sure that we bring their […] More
Raytheon plans to expand its presence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after the company won a potential $700 million contract to support North American Aerospace Defense Command operations at the U.S. Air Force‘s Cheyenne Mountain base. The company said Wednesday it will open a new office in the city and hire as many as 700 employees […] More
