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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govâ€™t Needs to Establish Procurement Strategy for Commercial Satcom

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government has said industry stakeholders are concerned about the lack of a long-term acquisition strategy for commercial satellite communication services within the government, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. â€œIf they donâ€™t have procurement and O&M [operations and maintenance] funds, then the $49.5M in [research, development, testing and evaluation] will not be enough to […] More

by Jane Edwards December 13, 2018, 4:36 am
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Serco’s US Arm Gets Navy Shipboard Network Assembly Orders; Dave Dacquino Quoted

Serco‘sÂ North American subsidiary will assemble shipboard networks aboard theÂ U.S. Navy‘s submarines, aircraft carriers, guided-missile destroyers andÂ amphibious assault ships under two task orders worth $46M combined. The Navy awarded the task orders under the potential eight-year, multiple-awardÂ Consolidated Afloat Networks Enterprise Services contract, the company said Wednesday. Dave Dacquino, CEO and chairman at Serco Inc., said the […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 13, 2018, 2:56 am
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CTC CEO Ed Sheehan Named to NDIA Board

Ed Sheehan, president and CEO ofÂ Concurrent Technologies Corp., has joined the board of directors of the National Defense Industrial Association. CTC said Tuesday Sheehan is one of the 16 newly elected board members at NDIA. Richard McConn, board chairman of NDIA, said Sheehanâ€™s experience in manufacturing and professional services sectors will help the association carry […] More

by Jane Edwards December 12, 2018, 4:14 am
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Perspecta Awarded CDC Public Health Data Analysis Support IDIQ; Mac Curtis Quoted

Perspecta has secured a potential five-year, $40M contract to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention address public health threats with the use ofÂ spatial data analysis and communication tools. The company said Tuesday it will combine geospatial statistics, epidemiology and environmental models with information technology methods in efforts to analyze location and health data […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 12, 2018, 2:34 am
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ACT I Execs Participate in Reagan National Defense Forum; Michael Niggel Quoted

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International CEO Michael Niggel and Chief Financial Officer Mark Hughes attended theÂ Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., to share their insights onÂ national security and policy matters. ACT I helped sponsor the event that took place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 and brought together defense industry and government representatives, […] More

by Darwin McDaniel December 11, 2018, 8:22 am
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AECOM Ranks First in Supplier Diversity Programs; John Vollmer Quoted

AECOM has secured the No. 1 spot inÂ Viqtoryâ€™s ranking of supplier diversity programs for 2019. The global infrastructure companyÂ said MondayÂ it earned the distinction based onÂ data such as supplier support and developments, goals and outcomes, personnel and infrastructure, and processes and controls. â€œVeteran-owned businesses are a vital part of our supplier diversity program and weâ€™re proud […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers December 11, 2018, 6:12 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoD Should Integrate Strategic Comsatcom Acquisition Into FY 2020 Budget Planning

RebeccaÂ Cowen-HirschÂ ofÂ Inmarsat GovernmentÂ has said leaders at the Department of Defense must incorporate procurement and funding for operations and maintenance into the Future Years Defense Program to streamline the acquisition of commercial satellite communications capabilities as part of the integrated architecture. â€œThis kind of strategic planning will lay a foundation of optimal satcom acquisition – the continuation […] More

by Jane Edwards December 11, 2018, 3:50 am
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CenturyLinkâ€™s David Young on GSAâ€™s Move to Extend EIS Telecom Contract Transition

David Young, senior vice president of strategic government group at CenturyLink, told Federal News Network in an interview published Monday about the potential advantage to carriers and agencies of the move to extend the transition timeline for the Enterprise Infrastructure SolutionsÂ contract. The decision makes the EIS program â€œmore feasible and not rushed because when things […] More

by Jane Edwards December 11, 2018, 3:23 am
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Iridium Eyes Jan. 7 for Final ‘NEXT’ Satellite Launch; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has announced that the launch of the eighth batch of 10Â Iridium NEXTÂ satellites aboard SpaceX‘sÂ Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled on Jan. 7, SpaceNews reported Friday. The new schedule sought to provide SpaceX more time to accommodate Spaceflight Industriesâ€™Â SmallSat ExpressÂ rideshare mission, which took off on Monday, Dec. 3. Iridium CEO Matt DeschÂ said in a […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 10, 2018, 11:20 am
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SAICâ€™s Nazzic Keene Named COO of the Year; Tony Moraco Quoted

Nazzic Keene, chief operating officer of Science Applications International Corp., has been named COO of the Year by the Washington Business Journal at the recent 2018 CEO of the Year and C-Suite Awards. The event recognizes the leadership and performance of CEO and other C-level executives in the region as well as nonprofit executive directors […] More

by Darwin McDaniel December 10, 2018, 8:09 am
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Engility CEO Lynn Dugle Receives Lifetime Achievement Award; SAIC CEO Tony Moraco Quoted

EngilityÂ CEO Lynn Dugle has accepted the 2018Â Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington Business Journal in recognition of her more than three decades of contributions to the defense and aerospace industry. Dugle received the recognition on Thursday, Dec. 6, during an awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C., the company said Friday. Dugleâ€™s â€œextensive career and bold […] More

by Jane Edwards December 10, 2018, 4:27 am
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Forcepointâ€™s Eric Trexler: Automation, â€˜National Guardâ€™ Could Help Agencies Maintain Stable Cyber Workforce

Eric Trexler, vice president of global governments and critical infrastructure atÂ Forcepoint, has saidÂ agencies should initiate efforts to hire and retain a stable pool of cybersecurity professionals and one of those measures is to establish a cyber â€œNational Guard.â€ Trexler wrote in a Nextgov article published Friday that the National Guard initiative would provide agencies with […] More

by Jane Edwards December 10, 2018, 3:26 am