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Mark Gray: ASRC Federal to Support NASA’s Computational Science, Engineering Efforts

Mark Gray, president and CEO of ASRC FederalÂ and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, has said the company seeks to helpÂ NASAÂ address science and engineering challenges with advanced computing technology. The company said Monday its InuTeq subsidiary receivedÂ a potential 10-year, $1.2 billion contract to assist the space agency in efforts to analyze and visualize data, perform simulation […] More

by Joanna Crews June 19, 2018, 10:56 am
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Iridiumâ€™s Matt Desch, NTT Dataâ€™s Tim Conway Among GovCon Vets Named to NVTC FY 2018-2019 Board

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch and Tim Conway, president of NTT Dataâ€™s public sector business, have been appointed to the Northern Virginia Technology Councilâ€™s board of directors for fiscal year 2018-2019. Desch is one of the eight executives appointed by Rich Montoni, NVTC board chairman and vice chairman at Maximus, to the trade associationâ€™s board, […] More

by Jane Edwards June 19, 2018, 9:03 am
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Iridiumâ€™s Scott Scheimreif: Small-Form-Factor Antennas With Broadband Connectivity to Back Mission-Critical Comms

Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president of government programs at Iridium Communications, has said he believes there will be an increased demand for small-form-factor antennas with agile broadband connectivity that work to support mobile communications during public safety and humanitarians missions. Scheimreif told MilsatMagazine in an interview how several relief organizations communicated through Iridiumâ€™s push-to-talk service […] More

by Jane Edwards June 19, 2018, 4:24 am
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Dell EMCâ€™s Steve Harris: Automation, Cloud Platforms Could Help Agencies Manage â€˜Technical Debtâ€™

Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager ofÂ Dell EMCâ€™s federal business, has said advancing automation, adopting cloud platforms and simplifying the procurement process are the strategies federal agencies should implement to address the rising “technical debt” associated with maintaining legacy information technology systems. Harris wrote in an opinion piece published Thursday on Federal Times […] More

by Jane Edwards June 15, 2018, 5:30 am
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Dell EMCâ€™s Cameron Chehreh: Mission Agility, Automation Drive Govt Adoption of Software-Based Storage Platforms

Cameron Chehreh,Â chief technology officer and vice president of presales engineering at Dell EMCâ€™s federal business,Â has said mission agility, cost savings and massive amounts of automation are the three reasons why federal agencies adopt software-defined storage, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. â€œWe are seeing government in a variety of areas, adopting not only software-defined storage but software-defined data […] More

by Jane Edwards June 13, 2018, 7:37 am
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General Dynamics to Help Navy Update Satellite Simulator; Manny Mora Comments

General Dynamicsâ€™ mission systems business has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy to update and maintain a satellite simulator at the Naval Postgraduate School. The simulator at the schoolâ€™s SpacecraftÂ Research and Design Center/Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence is a model of a communications satellite, Navy Fleet Satellite, and works to help students improve their […] More

by Jane Edwards June 13, 2018, 5:25 am
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AT&Tâ€™s Jill Singer: Network Virtualization Could Help Federal CIOs Meet System Modernization, Cybersecurity Goals

Jill Singer, vice president of national security at AT&Tâ€™s public sector business, has said chief information officers at federal agencies seeking to modernize their systems and build up their cybersecurity posture should implement network virtualization. Singer wrote in an article published Thursday on The Cipher Brief that deploying a software-based virtualized network could help agencies […] More

by Jane Edwards June 11, 2018, 11:15 am
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Mark Testoni on SAP NS2-AWS Partnership, DoD Cloud Procurement Contract

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, said in an interview on “Bloomberg Technology” show that aired Saturday the company has worked with Amazon Web ServicesÂ in efforts to deploy cloud computing platforms to the government sector. Both companies recently announced a partnership to integrate AWS GovCloud (US) into SAP NS2’s Secure HANA […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 11, 2018, 7:25 am
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Former EY Partner Robert Kovarik Appointed to Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments

Robert Kovarik, a former partner atÂ Ernst & YoungÂ and a 28-year veteran of accounting firmÂ Arthur Andersen, has joined Leidos‘Â board of directors. “Bob brings the board over 40 years of experience in risk management and auditing for major corporations,” Roger Krone,Â chairman and CEO of Leidos, said in a statement published Thursday. Kovarik currently chairs the investment and […] More

by Nichols Martin June 8, 2018, 7:13 am
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Serco’s Virginia, Colorado Offices Earn Industrial Security Recognition; Dave Dacquino Comments

Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary has received the Defense Security Service‘s 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Achievement AwardÂ in recognition of security practices at two company offices located in Virginia and Colorado. Serco Inc. is one of the 39 award recipients that DSS selected out ofÂ 13,300 defense companies, the Va.-based contractorÂ said Thursday. “Our teams across […] More

by Joanna Crews June 8, 2018, 4:20 am
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Jennifer Felix Named Private Company CFO of the Year; Mac Curtis Comments

Jennifer Felix, formerly chief financial officer at Vencore, has won the Northern Virginia Technology Councilâ€™s Private Company CFO of the Year award in recognition of her contributions to the Greater Washington region’s technology sector. Felix was recognized in one of the four categories for NVTCâ€™s 22nd Annual Greater Washington Technology CFO AwardsÂ held Monday at The […] More

by Jane Edwards June 8, 2018, 2:10 am
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CTC to Support 2 Army Structural Tech R&D Projects; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received two subcontracts to research and develop technologies for potential use in manufacturing tactical shelter systems and airborne platforms for the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it will collaborate with multiple universities to studyÂ engineered and strategic materials, additive manufacturing models and materials by design under a 12-month subaward from […] More

by Joanna Crews June 7, 2018, 10:13 am