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Hughes to Study Wideband Satcom Tech Interoperability Under DoD Contract; Rick Lober Comments

The Defense Department has awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract of an undisclosed value toÂ examine how satellite transports can interoperate for potential use in government wideband communications. Hughes saidÂ Monday it aims to produce a wideband communications architecture that will work to facilitate multiple space and ground transports through a design analysis of various satellites such […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 25, 2017, 5:15 am
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Chuck Prow: Keesler Base Operations Support Contract to Expand Vectrus’ Work With Air Force

Chuck Prow, president and CEO ofÂ Vectrus, has noted that a recent contract a company subsidiary received from the U.S. Air ForceÂ to support operations at Keesler Air Force Base will work to expand business with the military service. Vectrus said MondayÂ theÂ firm-fixed-price $97 million contractÂ awarded to Vectrus Systems covers mission operations management,Â installation and facility engineering,Â grounds maintenance,Â emergency response […] More

by Anna Forrester July 24, 2017, 11:24 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govt-Industry Collaboration Key for Integrated Satcom Tech Implementation

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat,Â has said she believes the commercial satellite communications industry will play a role in the establishment of an integrated and unified satcom architecture. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in a byline forÂ MilsatMagazineâ€™s HPA Corner that the U.S. government should create a strategy to adopt diverse commercial satcom capabilities […] More

by Jane Edwards July 24, 2017, 7:18 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Wideband Satcom AoA Needs â€˜Commercial Firstâ€™ Mindset

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat,Â has said the Defense Department should collaborate with the commercial industry to accelerate the “analysis of alternatives” for the wideband satellite communications program. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an articleÂ published ThursdayÂ on the National Defense magazine website that a cultural shift is needed to expedite AoA and […] More

by Jane Edwards July 20, 2017, 11:13 am
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CenturyLink to Offer BroadSoft Unified CaaS Platform on GSA Schedule; Erich Sanchack Comments

CenturyLink will offer aÂ BroadSoftÂ cloud-based communications platform to the public sectorÂ via the General Services Administration‘s Information TechnologyÂ Schedule 70 contract vehicle. BroadSoft’s unified communications-as-a-service offering is designed to address specific requirements from government agencies for a mobile on-demand infrastructure that supports multi-site workplaces, CenturyLink said Tuesday. Erich Sanchack, senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLink’s federal […] More

by Scott Nicholas July 18, 2017, 10:57 am
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CSRA’s Yogesh Khanna: Hybrid Model Could Remain in Federal IT Environments Amid Cloud Adoption

Yogesh Khanna,Â chief technology officer of CSRA, has predicted that federal government agencies will continue to maintain both cloud and legacy information technology systems even asÂ they work to accelerate adoption of cloud technology, FedScoop reported Monday. Khanna said in a conference call Monday he observed agency IT leaders continue to face cloud migration challenges such as […] More

by Ramona Adams July 18, 2017, 7:10 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: New Policies Aim to Advance Partnerships With Satcom Industry

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat,Â has highlighted new policies initiated by leaders of the Defense Department and other federal agencies to facilitate partnership with the commercial satellite communications sector and maintain the countryâ€™s superiority in space. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in a Space News op-ed piece published Monday that one of those […] More

by Jane Edwards July 18, 2017, 4:47 am
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CTC to Lead Nuclear Reactor Manufacturing Innovation Center; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. will open a new facility inÂ Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that will focus on developing processes to manufactureÂ small modular and advanced reactor systems. The Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing has been established to support the nuclear industry’s efforts to develop and transition manufacturing technologies, CTC said Thursday. The U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council has chosen CTC […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 14, 2017, 5:30 am
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AT&T to Update Military Network Infrastructure in Hawaii Under DISA Contract; Anthony Robbins Comments

AT&TÂ has received a 10-year contract with an undisclosed amount from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide a communications network that will serve to support military operations in the Pacific region. The company said WednesdayÂ it will help update DISA’s network infrastructure in Hawaii in efforts to facilitate the secure transmission ofÂ voice, video and data to […] More

by Anna Forrester July 12, 2017, 12:22 pm
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Cubic Defense Segment to Support Army Combat Training Center in Germany; David Buss Comments

Cubic‘s global defense segment has received a potential five-year, $11 million contract for rotational exercise design support services to a U.S. ArmyÂ combat training facility located in Germany. The company said TuesdayÂ it will support operational environments, audio and visual systems, public affairs, special operations and multinational interoperability efforts at the Army’sÂ Joint Multinational Readiness Center. “JMRCâ€™s location […] More

by Scott Nicholas July 11, 2017, 11:18 am
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Noblis Awarded $3B National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) IDIQ Contract

Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit provider of science, technology, and strategy services to government agencies, has been awarded a $3 billion (ceiling across all five ProTech domains) IDIQ award contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) The contract runs through 2022 with a two- year base period and three one- year options andÂ provides program […] More

by Barbara Boland July 10, 2017, 1:50 pm
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Matt Desch: Iridium â€˜NEXTâ€™ Satellite Constellation Supports FAA NextGen Program Through Aircraft Tracking

Iridium CommunicationsÂ CEOÂ Matt DeschÂ has saidÂ the Iridium NEXTÂ satellite constellation works to help track the location of commercial aircraft across trans-oceanic routes in support of the Federal Aviation Administrationâ€™s Next Generation Air Transportation SystemÂ program, NASASpaceflight.com reported Friday. Desch said the company has equipped its Iridium NEXT satellites with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast receivers designed to enable planes to communicate […] More

by Jane Edwards July 10, 2017, 10:00 am