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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.
Teledyne Technologies has signed a strategic investment and partnership deal with autonomous marine system company Ocean Aero in a move to bolster Teledyne’s unmanned offerings. San Diego-based Ocean Aero has designed a vehicle that is intended to operate in surface and underwater domains as well as support defense, scientific and energy projects, Teledyne said Wednesday. […] More
NJVC and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have collaborated to build a web application that works to help first responders relay location-based information. The company developed the source code for the R3 Request for Information Generator platform to support NGA’s humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery initiatives, NJVC said Wednesday. Developers can access the code on the […] More
The Delta 2 rocket built by United Launch Alliance has carried a NASA carbon-monitoring satellite into space Wednesday, marking the rocket’s 51st launch mission for the space agency. “It is our honor to launch this important mission that will gather the scientific data to better understand planet earth,” Jim Sponnick, ULA vice president for Atlas […] More
Boeing plans to bolster its footprint in the South African market by investing in areas such as flight training, aircraft parts manufacturing and biofuel production, defenceWeb reported Wednesday. “We want to further our presence in South Africa in a variety of ways: manufacturing, pilot training, defense, commercial,†said Miguel Santos, vice president for Boeing’s African […] More
Orbital Sciences and NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have commenced in-orbit testing for a satellite the company built to monitor atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 spacecraft has reached its target orbit nearly an hour after it lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Delta II rocket Wednesday morning, Orbital said […] More
Autonomic Resources has launched a continuous monitoring program with the goal of helping cloud service providers and government customers meet federal security requirements. The ARC-P CM service offering is designed to help agencies monitor system vulnerabilities, manage compliance and develop incident response strategies, Autonomic Resources said Tuesday. Other services include security awareness training, attestation reports […] More
A joint venture of Leidos and Cardno TEC has won a potential five-year, $50 million contract to support a U.S. Navy program that works to maintain sustainable practices at naval training ranges and operating areas. Cardno TEC-Leidos LLC will provide environmental, architectural and engineering services for the Navy’s Tactical Training Theater Assessment and Planning initiative, […] More
A Hewlett-Packard business unit has signed a $147 million deal to help the Delaware Health and Social Services Department implement a new system for managing the state’s Medicaid enrollment applications and claims. HP Enterprise Services will deploy an interChange Medicaid management information system and continue serving as the fiscal agent for the Delaware’s health agency under […] More
Anne Altman, general manager for IBM‘s U.S. federal business, suggests that a blend of public and private cloud elements could offer government agencies more control and better security, Nextgov reported Monday. She writes that the hybrid model is gaining traction in the federal market as agencies migrate their information technology functions to the cloud. “It […] More
A spacecraft Orbital Sciences built for NASA is set to blast off Tuesday morning on a two-year mission to measure carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmoshphere. Orbital Sciences will launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite aboard a Delta II rocket Tuesday at 2:56 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the company […] More
CGI has been awarded an $89 million contract to help the state of Michigan implement a new enterprise resource planning system for managing government business functions. The company will provide its Advantage ERP platform and Managed Advantage cloud technology to Michigan’s government with the goal of helping state agencies boost operational efficiency, CGI said Monday. […] More
Teresa Carlson, global public sector vice president at Amazon Web Services, has said the company is working to better communicate the value of cloud services to non-commercial organizations, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Mohana Ravindranath writes that Carlson spoke Wednesday at the annual AWS conference that drew executives from the government and nonprofit sectors to […] More
