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Matt Desch: Iridiumâ€™s Satellite Launches Benefit From SpaceXâ€™s Transport System

Iridium CommunicationsÂ CEOÂ Matt Desch has said the company â€œsynergisticâ€ relationship with SpaceXÂ and the latter’s launch vehicle helped bring the seven batches of communications satellites into space, The Hill reported Friday. â€œI donâ€™t think we would have been able to get these 75 new satellites into space over the last two years if it hadnâ€™t been for […] More

by Jane Edwards October 29, 2018, 3:12 am
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Panelists Talk Industry-Govâ€™t Partnerships at NVIDIAâ€™s GPU Tech Conference; Anthony Robbins Quoted

A panel of industry and federal leaders on Wednesday told the audience at NVIDIAâ€™s GPU Technology Conference how startups and small businesses could work with federal agencies and introduce emerging technologies to support government missions, MeriTalk reported Thursday. Some panelists said startups that aim to speed up their entry into the government marketplace could team […] More

by Jane Edwards October 26, 2018, 11:30 am
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NTT DATA’s Shamlan Siddiqi to Speak at 2018 Capital Cybersecurity Summit

Shamlan Siddiqi, chief technology officer ofÂ NTT DATA‘s public sector business, will take part in a panel discussion on Nov. 13 at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Capital Cybersecurity Summit in Tysons Corner, Va. NVTC said Wednesday panelists and keynote speakers at its third annual eventÂ will offer their perspectives on cyber-related emerging technology, digital services and […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 25, 2018, 9:35 am
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Leidos CEO Roger Krone Attends Signing of Bill Against Opioid Abuse

Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO, joined congressional members and other industry executives on Wednesday at the White House to witness the signing of a bill that aims to counter opioid abuse. John Hindman, senior international and public affairs adviser at Leidos, accompanied Krone during the signing of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid […] More

by Jane Edwards October 25, 2018, 5:28 am
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Booz Allenâ€™s Dan Tucker, Elasticâ€™s George Young: Data-First Strategy Key to Federal IT Modernization

Dan Tucker, a vice president at Booz Allen Hamiltonâ€™s digital solutions business, and George Young, VP of U.S. public sector atÂ Elastic, have said federal agencies that aim to modernize their information technology infrastructure should begin with their data layer. â€œThe most effective IT modernization strategies are driven by a data management strategy,â€ Tucker and Young […] More

by Jane Edwards October 25, 2018, 3:39 am
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CTC’s Brandon Hody Earns National Safety Council Recognition; Ed Sheehan Quoted

The National Safety Council has recognized Brandon Hody, a safety and occupational health professional at Concurrent Technologies Corp., for his leadership in workplace safety programs. He received NSC’s Rising Stars of Safety Award, which honors professionals under age 40 who have demonstrated excellence in safety improvement initiatives, CTC said Wednesday. â€œBrandon is a valued member […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers October 25, 2018, 3:05 am
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Red Hat, NVIDIA Team Up to Support AI, Deep Learning Workloads; SAIC’s Charles Onstott Quoted

Red Hat and NVIDIA have agreed to advance the use of open-source platforms to support artificial intelligence, data science and deep learning workloads in enterprise data centers. Red Hat said Tuesday it secured certification to deploy its Enterprise Linux operating system and Kubernetes platform on NVIDIA DGX-1 hardwareÂ systems through the partnership. The collaboration aims to […] More

by Jane Edwards October 24, 2018, 9:52 am
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SoBran BioScience to Present at Upcoming Laboratory Animal Science Meeting; Gregory Kelly Quoted

SoBran‘s division focusing on biomedical research will present works at theÂ American Association for Laboratory Animal Science’s 69th national meeting. The company said Tuesday its Sobran BioScience unit will debut a new checklist tool at the event taking place Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 in Baltimore, Md. The tool, namedÂ Are You Ready for Your AAALAC Site […] More

by Nichols Martin October 24, 2018, 4:30 am
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Perspecta to Support Navy Ship Signature Program; Mac Curtis Quoted

Perspecta has received a potential $36M contract to provide scientific, engineering and technical services to the ship signatures department of Naval Sea Systems Commandâ€™s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The company said TuesdayÂ it will work with the department that conducts research, development, engineering and test ofÂ U.S. NavyÂ surface ship, submarine and small craft signatures. Work […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers October 24, 2018, 1:25 am