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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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  • Iridium's Matt Desch: Industry Seeks to Bolster Flight Tracking with Satellite Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Iridium’s Matt Desch: Industry Seeks to Bolster Flight Tracking with Satellite Tech

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch said the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 incident has prompted the aviation industry to consider using satellite technologies for commercial aircraft tracking, Air Traffic Management magazine reported Tuesday. Aimee Turner writes Desch told the magazine that air navigation service providers are also moving down a path to implement automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast. “I […] More

  • Study: Data-Sharing Programs to Drive Federal IT Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Study: Data-Sharing Programs to Drive Federal IT Market Growth

    The federal information technology sector is forecast to experience an annual growth rate of 1.67 percent over the next five years, according to a market report from Reportstack. Reportstack said Monday data sharing and collaboration among government agencies are among the key trends that will drive the market through 2019. The departments of Homeland Security, […] More

  • Accenture Survey: 50% of US Adults Seek Mobile Access to Social Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Survey: 50% of US Adults Seek Mobile Access to Social Services

    A survey conducted by Accenture indicates almost half of social service recipients in the U.S. would download and use mobile applications to seek assistance from caseworkers. The research also found that telephone and in-person visits are the primary methods for human services agencies and their clients to communicate, Accenture said Tuesday. Only nine percent of […] More

  • Reportstack: Health IT Outsourcing Market to See 9% Annual Growth Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reportstack: Health IT Outsourcing Market to See 9% Annual Growth Through 2019

    A new market report has projected an 8.60 percent compound annual growth rate for the healthcare and life sciences information technology outsourcing market from 2015 to 2019. Reportstack said Tuesday healthcare providers enlist third-party vendors to provide enterprise IT infrastructure and application management services. According to the report, cloud computing is among the outsourced technologies […] More

  • Deltek's Kevin Plexico: SBA, State Dept, SEC Increased Contract Spending in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek’s Kevin Plexico: SBA, State Dept, SEC Increased Contract Spending in 2014

    This year marks the first increase in overall federal contract spending since 2010, Deltek‘s Kevin Plexico wrote in a Washington Post piece published Sunday. Plexico, vice president of information solutions at Deltek, estimates the departments of State and Commerce, Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission increased their spend on contracts by more than 20 percent […] More

  • Study: Govt Security Initiatives to Drive Biometrics Tech Demand Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Study: Govt Security Initiatives to Drive Biometrics Tech Demand Through 2020

    A Grand View Research study forecasts the biometrics market’s value will reach $24.59 billion in the next six years as more organizations adopt the technology for extra security, Biometric Update reported Wednesday. Stephen Mayhew writes the market report predicts government security programs in North America and the Asia Pacific will fuel biometric investments through 2020. […] More

  • Binary Group's Kristie Steel Suggests Govt Customer Service Strategies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Binary Group’s Kristie Steel Suggests Govt Customer Service Strategies

    Kristie Steel, a senior financial management subject matter expert at Binary Group, has recommended best practices for contractors to increase satisfaction among their government clients. An outcome-based approach to project delivery could help vendors accelerate time to value as well as avoid potential cost issues, Steel wrote in a blog post published Wednesday. She says […] More

  • EMC Seeks to Establish Ireland-Based Data Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EMC Seeks to Establish Ireland-Based Data Center

    EMC wants to build a data center and an office complex in Cork, Ireland, as part of an expansion effort, Data Center Knowledge reported Tuesday. Jason Verge writes EMC lodged an application with the Cork County Council last week to establish a new office campus next to the company’s Ovens research and development center. The […] More

  • MTN Government Extends Military Satcom Service Reach; Scott Davis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTN Government Extends Military Satcom Service Reach; Scott Davis Comments

    MTN Government has expanded its X-band military satellite communications service to small aperture terminal users across Southwest Asia and Europe. MTNGOV said Monday it extended the reach of a satcom antenna technology that is installed at the firm’s Spain-based Santander Teleport and is designed to support the XSTAR commercial satellite network. “The Santander Teleport is […] More

  • Lockheed Wins Awards for Exoskeleton Design; Trish Aelker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Wins Awards for Exoskeleton Design; Trish Aelker Comments

    A Lockheed Martin-built industrial exoskeleton technology has received Icon Magazine’s Product Design of the Year award. The Fortis suit also won a gold award in the Spark Design & Architecture Awards program and is included on CNN Money’s annual list of the 36 coolest gadgets, Lockheed said Friday. The company built the technology with the […] More

  • US Navy Certifies Carestream's Medical Imaging Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Navy Certifies Carestream’s Medical Imaging Tech

    Carestream Health has obtained Defense Department authorization to provide the company’s picture archiving and communications systems to U.S. Navy-run hospitals. The Vue PACS technology is approved to operate on the branch’s network and certified as security compliant under the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process, Carestream said Monday. Medical facilities use PACS to store […] More

  • Lockheed Hits Goal of 36 F-35 Deliveries in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Hits Goal of 36 F-35 Deliveries in 2014

    A Lockheed Martin-led contracting team has met its goal of producing and delivering 36 F-35 fighter jets this year. Lockheed provided a total of 34 F-35A, F-35B and F-35C planes to the U.S. Defense Department and 2 F-35As to the Royal Australian Air Force during 2014, the company said Monday. The 36th aircraft is for […] More