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Wayne Lucernoni: Professional Services Key in Harris’ Govt Contracting Work

Wayne Lucernoni, president of the mission sustainment services business at Harris Corp., has said the unit accounts for approximately 15 percent of company’s revenue from government contracts, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. James Bach writes the company looks to small business partnerships in pursuit of “lowest priced, technically acceptable” professional services contracts in the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 13, 2015, 7:34 am
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Kay Sears of Intelsat General on Industry’s Role in Military Satcom Programs, Firm’s DC Area Presence

Intelsat General — a subsidiary of the satellite servicesÂ conglomerate Intelsat S.A. — moved its headquarters in the summer of last year to Tysons Corner, Va, which also housesÂ offices for the parent company. Kay Sears has led Intelsat General as president for 9 years and the business was one of 14 contractors selected for a potential […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 8, 2015, 2:23 pm
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Dave Rey: Salesforce to Offer Analytics Cloud for Gov’t Under FedRAMP ATO

Salesforce.comÂ has received an authorizationÂ under theÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management ProgramÂ to offer SalesforceÂ Analytics CloudÂ with itsÂ Salesforce Government Cloud portfolio to public sector agencies. Dave Rey, executive vice president of sales for Salesforce’s North American public sector business, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday thatÂ Salesforce Analytics Cloud works to provide data intelligence to agencies. He added that […] More

by Anna Forrester October 7, 2015, 8:42 am
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VArmour Extends Security Tool to AWS Cloud Platforms; Angie Messer Comments

Data center security firm vArmour and Amazon Web Services have formed a partnership to help enterprises secure and manage their data workloads on AWSâ€™ private, public and hybrid cloud computing platforms. VArmour will offerÂ network control, policy enforcement and visibilityÂ toÂ clients with workloads that run on AWS cloud environments through its Distributed Security System, vArmour said Monday. […] More

by Jane Edwards October 6, 2015, 10:36 am
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Engility Helps Vricon Launch GEOINT App Through NGA Program; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Engility have announced the availability of a Vricon-made application designed to help government users access satellite imagery-derived three-dimensional content. Engility said Monday that Vricon’s Explorer tool is now available on the agency’s GEOINT app store. TASC, a subsidiary of Engility, served as a broker between Vricon and NGA through […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 6, 2015, 9:12 am
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Jim Lawler on ICF’s GovCon Recruiting Agenda and Job Search Advantages for Candidates

Jim Lawler started the latest chapter of his three-decade human resources career in late 2014 when he joined Fairfax, Va.-based ICF International as senior vice president of HR. Lawler previously served as chief HR officer at TASC for four years and designed that company’s HR organization,Â compensation and benefits programs and HR leadership team. ExecutiveBiz recently […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 5, 2015, 2:26 pm
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Tony Frazier: New DigitalGlobe Community to Utilize Crowdsourced GEOINT for Nat’l Security

Tony Frazier, senior vice president for government solutions at DigitalGlobe, has outlined his views on theÂ impact of crowdsourcing on innovation and learning inÂ the geospatial intelligence sector. Frazier wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that the company’s Tomnod community andÂ USGIF GEOINT Hackathon competition are indicative of crowdsourcing’s disruptive role in the market. He noted thatÂ Tomnod […] More

by Anna Forrester October 2, 2015, 11:20 am
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Mac Curtis: Vencore to Provide IT Support for Federal Protective Service

Vencore has been awarded a potential five-year, $43 million contract to help the Federal Protective Service manage the agency’s information technology operations and systems. The company said Thursday it will also provide technical program management and professional services to FPS offices across U.S. states and territories. Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore, said the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 2, 2015, 9:15 am
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Max Peterson: AWS Cloud to Support IJIS Institute Programs

Amazon Web Services has become a member of theÂ nonprofitÂ IJIS Institute and will provide leadership, expertise and financial support for the institute’s national information sharing and safeguarding efforts. The IJIS Institute said ThursdayÂ its programs are aimed at the law enforcement, homeland security and public safety sectors. “We’re looking forward to taking advantage of the opportunity IJIS […] More

by Anna Forrester October 2, 2015, 8:56 am
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Gulu Gambhir: Leidos, Virginia Tech to Research Big Data Usage for Healthcare Field

Leidos has entered into a partnership withÂ Virginia Tech for research on the use of big data from electronic health records to improve patient care and drive down healthcare costs. The company said ThursdayÂ the team will utilize technical data from healthcare providers to develop methods that address the sector’s challenges in terms of cost and the […] More

by Anna Forrester October 1, 2015, 11:40 am
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Raytheon Wraps Up Weather Data System Deployment; Dave Wajsgras Comments

Raytheon has completed the deployment of a weather data tool at over 140 offices of the U.S. National Weather Service across the country and several territories. TheÂ Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System II has visualization and data analysis tools that work to help forecasters predict the weather, Raytheon said Thursday. “The development and rollout of AWIPS […] More

by Jane Edwards October 1, 2015, 11:14 am
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NJ Agencies Deploy JerseyNet Mobile System for Papal Visit; Randy Fuerst Comments

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the New Jersey State PoliceÂ used theÂ JerseyNetÂ communications system made byÂ Oceus NetworksÂ to manage the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. OceusÂ said TuesdayÂ the agencies utilizedÂ JerseyNet to support mobile communications and the live stream of security video during theÂ World Meeting of Families inÂ Philadelphia. “[JerseyNet]Â connected multiple agencies in Band […] More

by Anna Forrester September 30, 2015, 6:57 am