mm

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.

Latest stories

  • BAE Picks Siemens to Install Propulsion System on a Commercial Vessel; Doug Keith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    BAE Picks Siemens to Install Propulsion System on a Commercial Vessel; Doug Keith Comments

    BAE Systems has awarded Siemens‘ industry sector with a contract to install a diesel engine on a multi-purpose subsea support and construction vessel for Oceaneering International, Maritime Executive reported Wednesday. The publication reports that Siemens Industry will fit its Blue Drive diesel-electric propulsion system into the commercial ship being built by BAE for OI’s offshore […] More

  • Boeing's Geospatial Program Update Features Video Tagging Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Boeing’s Geospatial Program Update Features Video Tagging Tool

    Boeing has added content-tagging features to its data management platform that was built to analyze, catalog and retrieve geospatial information. Version 5.3 of the DataMaster software is designed to help defense and intelligence users link streaming videos as well as manage imagery, maps and terrain data, Boeing said Tuesday. The product works to support metadata […] More

  • BAE Security Platform Accredited for Cross-Domain Information Sharing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    BAE Security Platform Accredited for Cross-Domain Information Sharing

    A BAE Systems technology designed to secure data exchange across multiple networks has obtained accreditation from the Cross Domain Technical Advisory Board. BAE’s XTS Guard has also been added to the Unified Cross Domain Services Management Office’s list of baseline products for U.S. defense and intelligence customers, BAE said Monday. The platform is built to […] More

  • Boeing Updates Data Analytics Software Tools; Sparky Olsen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Boeing Updates Data Analytics Software Tools; Sparky Olsen Comments

    Boeing has added three new products to its portfolio of knowledge management software that is designed for customers to visualize, monitor and analyze large-scale content. The company is demonstrating its TAC+ analytics software, Mobile TAC application and TAC+ Integration Module technology at this week’s GEOINT Symposium in Tampa, Fla., Boeing said Wednesday. Sparky Olsen, director […] More

  • Dell SecureWorks Launches Managed Threat Detection Service; Tyler Winkler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Dell SecureWorks Launches Managed Threat Detection Service; Tyler Winkler Comments

    Dell SecureWorks has added a new managed cybersecurity offering to its advanced threat services portfolio that works to help organizations block malicious programs. The Advanced Endpoint Threat Detection service is designed to utilize Dell SecureWorks’ cyber intelligence and signature technology and Bit9‘s network monitoring platorm, Dell Secureworks said Tuesday. Tyler Winkler, Dell SecureWorks executive director […] More

  • Lee Hicks: Verizon Expands its 100 Gigabit Ethernet Service Across the U.S. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Lee Hicks: Verizon Expands its 100 Gigabit Ethernet Service Across the U.S.

    Verizon has implemented a 100-gigabit Ethernet technology across its U.S. metropolitan and regional infrastructures in response to increased demand for bandwidth and cloud services. The company used Fujitsu‘s FLASHWAVE packet optical networking platform and Tellab 7100 optical transport system for the network upgrade, Verizon said Tuesday. Lee Hicks, Verizon vice president of network planning, said […] More

  • Richard Cooke: Exelis, MotionDSP Integrate Data Tech Tools to Help Users Organize Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Richard Cooke: Exelis, MotionDSP Integrate Data Tech Tools to Help Users Organize Data

    Exelis and MotionDSP have integrated their respective data and image management products in an effort to help users access video feeds from a satellite or an airborne platform. The unified offering combines Exelis’ Jagwire web-based technology for managing geospatial information and MotionDSP’s Ikena software for processing images in real time, Exelis said Tuesday. Richard Cooke, […] More

  • Software AG Intros Analytics-Based BPM Platform; John Bates Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Software AG Intros Analytics-Based BPM Platform; John Bates Comments

    Software AG has rolled out an analytics platform that is designed to monitor companies’ operational processes and identify patterns within large volumes of business data. The Intelligent Business Operations Platform is built to leverage digitally-driven sustainable business models for managing customer services and resources usage, Software AG said Tuesday. John Bates, Software AG’s chief technology […] More

  • Deloitte: Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers' Profits Rose 16% in 2013 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Deloitte: Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers’ Profits Rose 16% in 2013

    A Deloitte analysis of 100 global aerospace firms has showed that commercial aircraft sector profitability jumped 16.3 percent in 2013, while revenues soared 8.9 percent. Global aircraft production last year was 31 percent higher than 2010 output levels and had more than double the production rate of a decade ago, Deloitte said Monday. Industrial output […] More

  • IBM Cloud, Analytics Selected for British Columbia Ocean Mgmt Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Big Data & Analytics News, News

    IBM Cloud, Analytics Selected for British Columbia Ocean Mgmt Project

    IBM will provide its cloud computing and data analytics technology to help researchers in Canada build decision-support tools for managing coastlines in British Columbia. The Smart Oceans BC project seeks to develop a system for public safety agencies to predict and monitor offshore pollution, oil spills and natural disasters, IBM said Monday. IBM will work […] More

  • Viscount Lands Fed Govt Building Security Contracts; Dennis Raefield Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Biometrics News, News

    Viscount Lands Fed Govt Building Security Contracts; Dennis Raefield Comments

    Viscount Systems will supply and deploy $50,000 worth of physical security platforms at facilities run by an unidentified federal agency in California and Louisiana. The agency ordered Viscount’s Freedom access control system and VeriCert authorization software to monitor access points in buildings, Viscount said Monday. “As the U.S. government continues to move towards increased security […] More

  • Oracle Launches Cloud Data Storage, Backup Services; Chris Pinkham Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Oracle Launches Cloud Data Storage, Backup Services; Chris Pinkham Comments

    Oracle has introduced two cloud service offerings intended to help enterprise clients store, back up and secure database systems. The Database Backup Service and Storage Cloud Service platforms are designed to move business information or applications between on-premise and cloud environments, Oracle said Monday. Chris Pinkham, Oracle senior vice president for product development, said the […] More