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Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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  • Maximus Helps Louisiana Manage Medicaid Enrollment Process With Mobile App - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Healthcare IT, News

    Maximus Helps Louisiana Manage Medicaid Enrollment Process With Mobile App

    A mobile application Maximus developed for Louisiana’s Medicaid program has helped beneficiaries explore and select coverage plans with the use of smartphones. The Healthy Louisiana app is equipped with authentication and encryption features meant to secure protected health and personnally identifiable information, Maximus said Wednesday. The volume of digital enrollment applications under the state’s managed care program through mobile and web platforms doubled […] More

  • Raytheon BBN to Develop AI Neural Network Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    Raytheon BBN to Develop AI Neural Network Under DARPA Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has selected Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies to develop an artificial intelligence technology that would offer AI-generated explanations. Raytheon BBN aims to build the Explainable Question Answering System through DARPA’s Explainable Artificial Intelligence program, the company said Tuesday. The program aims to help people manage and trust AI applications through a set of machine learning techniques. […] More

  • USCIS Releases Cloud Cybersecurity Service RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    USCIS Releases Cloud Cybersecurity Service RFI

    The U.S. Citizen Immigration Services‘ information technology office seeks information on providers of IT security services in a cloud computing environment. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says USCIS currently explores the availability of cybersecurity as a service in the risk management, microservice architecture and emerging technology areas as part of efforts to secure and update IT applications. The […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Electric Propulsion Tech for NASA's Deep Space Plans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Electric Propulsion Tech for NASA’s Deep Space Plans

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed an early systems integration test of an electric propulsion technology designed to help NASA conduct deep space missions in the near future. The company said Tuesday it developed a 13-kilowatt Hall thruster string as part of the space agency’s Advanced Electric Propulsion System program and demonstrated the subsystem’s power elements that include discharge supply and […] More

  • AWS, VMware Plan 2019 Release of Joint Cloud Service in GovCloud Region; Pat Gelsinger Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS, VMware Plan 2019 Release of Joint Cloud Service in GovCloud Region; Pat Gelsinger Quoted

    Andy Jassy and Pat Gelsinger, respectively CEOs of Amazon Web Services  and VMware, announced at a recent industry event that both companies will debut a hybrid cloud service intended for government customers in the AWS GovCloud region by the end of 2019. Both executives spoke about the planned release of VMware Cloud on AWS and other joint offerings at the […] More

  • National Park Service Solicits Big Data Collection Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Big Data & Analytics News, News

    National Park Service Solicits Big Data Collection Ideas

    The Interior Department‘s National Park Service wants information about companies that can recommend methods for the agency to collect, analyze and manage data for park visitor use and transportation management planning efforts. NPS seeks ideas from industry on how to gather data via location-based services, global positioning system, context and wireless signaling, DOI said Monday […] More

  • USAF Identifies Five Offerors for User Experience Design Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    USAF Identifies Five Offerors for User Experience Design Project

    The U.S. Air Force has asked five prospective contractors to bid for a contract to design user interface technology to transform the delivery of software platforms to the warfighter. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the service branch seeks Kessel Run UX designers with top secret/sensitive compartmented information clearances to help update and move applications into a […] More

  • Nano Dimension Gets 3D Printer Orders From U.S. Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Nano Dimension Gets 3D Printer Orders From U.S. Military

    Nano Dimension has been chosen to supply U.S. military services with three-dimensional printing systems designed to facilitate electronics prototyping and manufacturing processes. The company said Monday it sold DragonFly Pro 3D Printers to the country’s armed forces via two sales transactions after receiving a “U.S. Government Certified Vendor” designation. TriMech Solutions and Fathom helped Nano Dimension sell the technology as value-added […] More

  • SAIC Gets $96M Army Computing Modernization Support Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    SAIC Gets $96M Army Computing Modernization Support Extension

    Science Application International Corp. has received a $95.6M contract modification to provide technical services to help the U.S. Army update computing systems. The Army will initially obligate $9.7M in fiscal 2018 funds to finance the additional work under the High Performance Computing Modernization Program, the Defense Department said Friday. Work will occur through Oct. 18, 2021, at various locations in Mississippi, Ohio and Maryland. […] More

  • Sikorsky Receives Award for National Guard Education Foundation Contributions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Receives Award for National Guard Education Foundation Contributions

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received recognition for contributions in support of the National Guard Education Foundation. Sikorsky garnered NGEF’s BG William W. Spruance Legacy Award at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 140th General Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Lockheed said Saturday. The award recognizes people and firms that have significantly supported NGEF and […] More

  • Army Requests Info on Multiple Launch Rocket System Engineering Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Requests Info on Multiple Launch Rocket System Engineering Support Services

    The U.S. Army‘s Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems Project Office is requesting for information on engineering services required in test activities of multiple launch rocket systems. The office requires these services to support the MLRS Launcher Instrumentation Data Acquisition System and the MLRS Family of Munitions Weapons Simulator in gathering data during MLRS tests, the […] More

  • Army Vet John Moore Joins TAPE as Capture Director; Louisa Long Jaffe Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet John Moore Joins TAPE as Capture Director; Louisa Long Jaffe Quoted

    John Moore, a retired U.S. Army officer, has joined Technical and Project Engineering to serve as capture director. In his new role, Moore will work to determine and capture business development opportunities for procurement, and recommend growth strategies to boost TAPE’s client and market impact, the company said Thursday. The former serviceman will operate from the […] More