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Vencore, Havas Health Sign Analytics Tech Marketing Pact; Mac Curtis Comments

VencoreÂ has partnered withÂ Havas HealthÂ to market data analytics technology that aims to help pharmaceutical companiesÂ identify peopleÂ withÂ rare diseases. Mac Curtis, Vencore CEO and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2016, said Friday the partnershipÂ will allow the companyÂ “to expand itsÂ reach and make a life-changing, and in some cases life-saving, impact on patients who suffer fromÂ ailments that have […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 19, 2016, 10:30 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe Applies Crowdsourcing, Deep-Learning Tools in Satellite Image Analysis

Tony Frazier, senior vice president of governmentÂ solutions at DigitalGlobe,Â has said the company works to analyze large amounts of satellite images and data through deep-learning tools and crowdsourcing, GCNÂ reported Wednesday. Frazier told GCN columnist Patrick Marshall in an interview that OpenCVÂ computer visionÂ software library, Caffe deep-learning framework and NVIDIA graphics processors are some of the deep-learning systems […] More

by Jane Edwards February 18, 2016, 10:57 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, Industry News, News

Guest Post: Keith Salisbury on Transforming Government Through Lessons Learned in Silicon Valley

(Keith Salisbury, vice president for U.S. federal sales at Pivotal, shares his insightsÂ about the changing nature of software and how industry works with public sectorÂ agencies to build modern software similar toÂ Silicon Valleyâ€™s most-admired Internet companies with the goal of transformation in government.) The dominant cloud trend we are seeing now contains vastly similar conditions in […] More

by David Smith February 17, 2016, 2:55 pm
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

CenturyLink to Offer Government Cloud Service Via GSA Networx Vehicle; Tim Meehan Comments

CenturyLink will offer its cloud infrastructure-as-a-serviceÂ productÂ to federal agencies through the company’s position on theÂ General Services Administration‘sÂ Networx contract vehicle. CenturyLink Government CloudÂ works to help agencies move their data workloads to the cloud through the VMware-built vCloud Government Services IaaS platform, CenturyLink said Tuesday. Tim Meehan, senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLinkâ€™sÂ federal business, said the […] More

by Jane Edwards February 17, 2016, 9:23 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon’s New Educational Program Aims to Foster Cyber Skills

Raytheon is launching a global cyber education programÂ as part of effortsÂ to help organizations address a talent shortage in the information technology security field. Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, said Tuesday the company aims to help U.S. partner nations “secure their cyber space by developing the next generation of cybersecurity experts […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 17, 2016, 7:54 am
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Executive Mosaic’s Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters for 2016

The government contracting industry experienced a robust period of mergers and acquisitions that reshaped its composition in 2015 and continued executive transitions between companies. As companies merge and new identities enter the market, some businesses face a challenge to fill vacant leadership positions. From time to time, GovCon firms of all shape and sizes […] More

by David Smith February 16, 2016, 11:15 am
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General Dynamics Orders Iridium Satellite Handset for Govt Use; Scott Scheimreif Comments

General Dynamics has selected Iridium Communications to produce satellite handsets for exclusive use in government operations. The new Iridium Extreme 9575 is intended to help update global satellite communications networks used by U.S. and foreign government agencies, Iridium said Tuesday. Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president of government solutions at Iridium, said the redesigned Iridium Extreme […] More

by Jay Clemens February 16, 2016, 10:08 am
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General Dynamics to Help QGroup Deploy Servers for German Military’s IT Networks; Nadia Short Comments

General Dynamics will help implement and maintain QGroup-built servers in an effort to protect the German federal armed forcesâ€™ information technology networks from security vulnerabilities under a contract heldÂ by the latter company. The contract with Germanyâ€™s armed forces covers work to deployÂ of QTrust Server platform that runs on the General Dynamics-builtÂ PitBull TrustedÂ Operating System, General Dynamics […] More

by Jane Edwards February 16, 2016, 8:51 am
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Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: ‘Satcom as a Service’ Can Help DoD Manage Space Investments

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, an InmarsatÂ senior vice president, wrote in a blog entry posted TuesdayÂ the adoption of a “satcom-as-a-service” model could help militaryÂ agencies obtainÂ value fromÂ their communications satellite investments. Cowen-Hirsch, SVP of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat’s U.S. government segment,Â said she believes the emerging service platform willÂ allowÂ customers to manage satellite mission assurance, interoperability, coverage and performance. “It […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 16, 2016, 8:32 am
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Tony Moraco: SAIC Sees Opportunity in Internet of Things Market

Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., has said the company aims to capture opportunities in the growing market for Internet of Things-based products and services, Washington Technology reported Friday. “We’re trying to look at it from two sides: how can that capability better an outcomeâ€”whether it be for people, society, the nationâ€”so how […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 16, 2016, 7:24 am
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CAE Lands Air Force Contract for KC-135 Aircrew Training System Updates; Ray Duquette Comments

CAEâ€™s U.S. business unit has receivedÂ a contract from the U.S. Air Force to update and link the KC-135Â aircrew training platforms to the service branchâ€™s Distributed Training Center Network. The contract with the Air Mobility Command covers updates to the tanker aircraftâ€™s boom operator weapon systems trainers and operational flight trainers to help facilitate the Mobility […] More

by Jane Edwards February 12, 2016, 9:26 am
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CAE to Proceed With MH-60 Training System Tech Refresh; Ray Duquette Comments

CAE‘s U.S. business unit has received authorization from the U.S. Navy to begin technology refresh work on simulator and training systems for the service branch’s fleet ofÂ MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. The company said WednesdayÂ the Navy gave the signal for CAE to proceed following the Government Accountability Office‘s decision over a bid protest on theÂ MH-60R/S Tech Refresh […] More

by Anna Forrester February 10, 2016, 11:35 am