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NASA Names Astronauts to Crew Flight Tests, ISS Missions of Boeing, SpaceX Space Taxis; Leanne Caret Comments

NASA has named nine U.S. astronauts who will fly aboard SpaceXâ€™s Crew Dragon and Boeingâ€™s CST-100 Starliner space taxis as part of the first crewed flight test and mission to the International Space Station. The spaceflight capability will provide the space agency an opportunity to maintain a seven-person crew on the ISS to support scientific […] More

by Jane Edwards August 6, 2018, 5:40 am
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SPA Analyst Receives ’35 Under 35 in the Space Industry’ Award; William Vantine Comments

The International Institute of Space Commerce has named Mary Hill, operations manager for Systems Planning and Analysisâ€™ Australian business, as one of the recipients of the 2018 35 Under 35 in the Space Industry award. William Vantine, CEO and president of SPA, said in a statement published Friday that Hill has the potential to become […] More

by Monica Jackson August 6, 2018, 5:01 am
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AT&Tâ€™s Mike Leff Talks Potential Advantages of Commercial Networks to DoD

Mike Leff, vice president for global defense at AT&Tâ€™s public sector business, has cited how commercial networks could help theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ meet its readiness and mobility requirements, C4ISRNET reported Friday. â€œDoD needs the flexibility to move and maneuver quickly â€¦ To do that you have to have a network that adapts rapidly to the actual threat […] More

by Jane Edwards August 6, 2018, 3:56 am
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Peratonâ€™s Reginald Brothers: Army Futures Command Should Embrace DIUxâ€™s Rapid Tech Devt Approach

Reginald Brothers, executive vice president and chief technology officer ofÂ Peraton, said during a Government Matters interview thatÂ aired WednesdayÂ he expects Army Futures Command to adopt the Defense Innovation Unit Experimentalâ€™s rapid approach to technology development that includes testing and evaluation and prototyping. Brothers said he thinks Austin, Texas, has a strong workforce, industry and research environment, […] More

by Jane Edwards August 3, 2018, 9:25 am
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Kevin Phillips Talks ManTechâ€™s Investment Efforts, Clientsâ€™ Focus on Cyber, Space Domains

Kevin Phillips, president and CEO of ManTech International, has said he thinks the companyâ€™s clients, capabilities and portfolios continue to align with the current administrationâ€™s budget priorities, CRN reported Wednesday. “We are seeing customers apply strong focus within the space and cyber domains with both policy and execution,” he told investors Wednesday at the companyâ€™s […] More

by Jane Edwards August 3, 2018, 8:37 am
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Leidos Recognized in Forbesâ€™ America’s Best Employers for Women List; Ann Addison Comments

Leidos has been included in Forbes magazineâ€™s America’s Best Employers for Women list that seeks to recognize companies for their diversity and other workplace conditions. The company said Thursday it landed the 51st spot on the list of top 300 employers and placed fourth in the ranking of 23 firms under the listâ€™s information technology […] More

by Jane Edwards August 2, 2018, 9:12 am
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AT&T Gets Army Nod for Comms Service Delivery; Mike Leff Comments

AT&T has secured new Authority to Operate status from the U.S. Army, allowing it to deliver unified communications services for personnel using the service branch’s unclassified network within the continental U.S. The company said Wednesday it is scheduled to provide instant messaging, persistent chat, video, voice, presence and screen sharing services to an initial batch […] More

by Peter Graham August 1, 2018, 2:34 pm
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Accenture’s Federal Arm to Help Build Library of Congress Data Center; Elaine Beeman Comments

Accenture‘s federal services business will build a data repository for the Library of Congress under aÂ potential three-year, $27.3 million contract. Elaine Beeman, seniorÂ managing directorÂ and civilian portfolio lead at Accenture Federal Services, said in a statement released Wednesday the project is key to helping the library deploy technology designed to facilitate digital access to itsÂ collection of […] More

by Nichols Martin August 1, 2018, 10:26 am
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Radiant Solutions-Led Team Launches Facial, Fingerprint ID System; Tony Frazier Comments

Maxar Technologiesâ€™ Radiant Solutions businessÂ has teamed up with Secure Planet and Rank One Computing to launch a multimodal platform designed to provide facial recognition, fingerprint and palm print identification capabilities. The AFIX Tracker FR system uses ROC-developed algorithms for facial recognition and features software, hardware, onsite training and related support in facial detection techniques and […] More

by Jane Edwards August 1, 2018, 5:35 am
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CTC Gets Recognition for Ammo Manufacturing Approach; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â received an “outstanding technical achievement” award from the National Armaments Consortium and the Defense Department‘s Ordnance Technology Consortium at a ceremony that took place April 11 in Arlington, Va. The consortia recognized CTCâ€™s ammunition manufacturing approach that seeks to decrease the total cost of ownership and production footprint, elevate performance levels and reduce […] More

by Peter Graham August 1, 2018, 4:48 am
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Dell EMCâ€™s Cameron Chehreh: Agencies Should Assess Apps Under Multicloud Strategy

Cameron Chehreh,Â chief technology officer atÂ Dell EMCâ€™s federal business,Â has saidÂ federal agencies should come up with a multicloud strategy in order to leverage the cloud platform as an operating model, FedScoop reported Monday. Chehreh called on agencies to assess how they plan to field, operate and manage applications in a multicloud IT environment and discussed how certain […] More

by Jane Edwards July 31, 2018, 7:36 am
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David Young: CenturyLink Gets ATO to Offer IT, Managed Services Via GSA Alliant 2 Contract

CenturyLink has secured authority to operate from the General Services Administration to offer information technology platforms and services to federal agencies under a 10-year, $50 billion governmentwide acquisition contract. David Young, senior vice president for strategic government at CenturyLink and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement released Monday the ATO offers the company […] More

by Jane Edwards July 31, 2018, 4:41 am