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SpaceX to Forgo Falcon 9 Booster Landing for 4th Iridium Satellite Launch; Matt Desch Comments

A spokesperson for SpaceX has said the company intends not to land the Falcon 9 rocketâ€™s first stage as part of a mission to launch Iridium Communicationsâ€™ fourth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into space, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Iridiumâ€™s satellites are scheduled Friday to take off aboard SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force […] More

by Jane Edwards December 21, 2017, 7:14 am
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SSL-Built Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Completes NASA Design Review; Richard White Comments

A spacecraft built by Maxar Technologiesâ€™Â SSLÂ businessÂ for NASAâ€™s in-orbit satellite servicing mission has concluded the agencyâ€™s mission preliminary design review. The completion of the mission PDR would advance the spacecraft to the Key Decision Point C phase to pave the way for the launch of the Restore-L mission in 2020, SSL said Wednesday. KDP-C is set […] More

by Jane Edwards December 21, 2017, 3:22 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Dell EMCâ€™s Cameron Chehreh: MGT Act, White House IT Modernization Report to Incite AI, Cloud Adoption

Cameron Chehreh,Â chief technology officer ofÂ Dell EMCâ€™s federal business, has said he expects federal agencies to advance experimentation with cloud migration and information technology upgrades driven by the passage of the Modernizing Government Technology Act and the release of the White Houseâ€™s IT modernization report, FedTech Magazine reported Tuesday. Chehreh said he believes the White House […] More

by Jane Edwards December 21, 2017, 1:41 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Warfighters Need Access to Integrated Satcom Architecture

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat,Â has saidÂ that it is crucial for U.S. service personnel to have access to an integrated satellite communications architecture to support military missions worldwide â€œacross the full spectrum of engagement.â€ Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an articleÂ forÂ MilsatMagazine that such an architecture requires the adoption of satcom-as-a-service model that […] More

by Jane Edwards December 21, 2017, 12:46 am
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Unisys’ PV Puvvada: Federal Govt Moves Toward Comprehensive IT Modernization

PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal business, has said he observed the U.S. government moving toward a comprehensive approach to modernize federal information technology systems, Federal News Radio reported Monday. The Trump administration implemented initiatives to support federal IT modernization, including the enactment of theÂ Modernizing Government Technology Act; the release of the finalizedÂ IT Modernization Strategy; […] More

by Ramona Adams December 20, 2017, 9:41 am
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Premier to Offer Health IT Products, Services Via GSA Contract Vehicle; Roshni Ghosh Comments

Premier has secured a position under theÂ General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 contract vehicle to offer health information technology products and services to U.S. government customers. The company said Monday its health IT offerings cover electronic health records, research, health analytics, health informatics, health information exchanges, personal health information management. Roshni Ghosh, vice president and chief […] More

by Ramona Adams December 19, 2017, 11:18 am
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Guest Spot: DSAâ€™s R.J. Kolton on ‘Six Actions Mid-Tier Companies Can Take in 2018 to Achieve Long-Term Growth’

Written by: R.J. Kolton R.J. Kolton is Senior Vice President for Business Development for Data Systems Analysts, Inc., (DSA), a mid-tier employee-owned company. He oversees planning and implementation of the corporate growth strategy and business development operations. He is also Vice President for Mid-Tier Advocacy (MTA, Inc.), a 501(3)c organization that promotes the interests of […] More

by Andy Reed December 19, 2017, 9:48 am
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AT&T to Provide Mobility Services to Navy, USMC Under $993M IDIQ; Mike Leff Comments

AT&T will compete to provide mobility platforms and services for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps under a potential five-year, $993.5 million contract awarded in October. The company said Thursday it will work to support the service branchesâ€™ modernization efforts through the delivery of AT&Tâ€™s Smart Base systems and Fleet Management and Asset […] More

by Jane Edwards December 15, 2017, 8:25 am
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Cubic Business Unit Opens New Office in Tampa, Florida; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic‘s mission solutions business unit has opened a new office in Tampa, Florida, in a push to expand support for U.S. military customers. The company said Thursday the office will be led byÂ Lawrence Hollister, executive director of Cubic Mission Solutions, and will aid the delivery ofÂ military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. […] More

by Ramona Adams December 14, 2017, 10:59 am
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Lockheed to Adopt NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Tech; Carl Marchetto Comments

Lockheed Martin plans to integrate a system invariant analysis technology fromÂ NEC into the Bethesda, Maryland-based company’s space programs. SIAT is designed to analyze the behavior of computer and building systems with sensor data and automatically identify inconsistencies to help operators implement corrective actions, NEC said Thursday. The partnership also seeks toÂ incorporate NEC’s artificial intelligence platforms […] More

by Joanna Crews December 14, 2017, 9:21 am
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CTC to Provide Research Support to FEMA Disaster Preparedness Unit; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â has won a potential 21-month, $7.66 million contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide communications and research support services for FEMAâ€™s individual and community preparedness division. CTC said Wednesday it will work with small business partners Action Research and Motivf to provide outreach, analysis, program and administrative services to ICPD under […] More

by Jane Edwards December 14, 2017, 8:00 am
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Red Hat Gets New Common Criteria Certification for Operating System; Paul Smith Comments

Red Hat has obtained another Common Criteria Certification for its Enterprise Linux 7.1 operating system. BSI, Germany’s federal information security office, issued the certification under the General-Purpose Operating System Protection Profile 3.9 that sets security requirements for OS fielded in public utilities, telecommunications, health care and other critical infrastructure, Red Hat said Wednesday. Paul Smith, […] More

by Jane Edwards December 14, 2017, 6:34 am