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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Completes GPS III Satellite Thermal Vacuum Test

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martinâ€˜s space systems segment,Â has said the company has concluded aÂ thermal vacuum test on the first satellite for the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s GPS IIIÂ program, Space News reported Wednesday. Mike Gruss writes Ambrose made the announcement through a post on his Twitter account. Lockheed isÂ contracted to develop eight GPS IIIÂ satellites […] More

by Jane Edwards January 14, 2016, 9:38 am
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AT&T to Provide Cloud Adoption Support to FCC; Mike Leff Comments

AT&T has been awarded a five-year contract to provide the Federal Communications CommissionÂ with an Internet Protocol service to help FCCÂ adopt cloud services. The IP service will work to establish a connection between data centers and offices to help FCC gain access to various cloud service providers as well as alter Internet and network needs, AT&T […] More

by Jane Edwards January 13, 2016, 5:54 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Satellite Operators, DoD to Collaborate on Commercial Integration Cell Program

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president atÂ Inmarsat,Â has said her companyÂ and five other satellite contractors will collaborate with the Defense Department to test the Commercial Integration Cell program within DoDâ€™s Joint Space Operations Center. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an Inmarsat blog post published Monday that she expects the program to help improve the Pentagonâ€™s space operations and […] More

by Jane Edwards January 12, 2016, 4:09 pm
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

David Young of Level 3 on GSA’s Telecom Contract Transition and Internet Connectivity Trends at Agencies

David Young oversees sales activities in the federal government market for Level 3 Communications in his role as a vice president at the multinational telecommunications and Internet service provider company. Broomfield, Colo.-headquartered Level 3 operates a Tier 1 network worldwide and its work for federal agencies includes network security,Â Internet connections for large enterprises and cloud […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 12, 2016, 2:18 pm
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Seagate Gov’t Subsidiary to Hone on Multi-Level Security Challenges at Agencies

Data storage company SeagateÂ started its new U.S. government-focused businessÂ with the goal to help federal agencies establish and carry out their roadmaps for theÂ adoption of technologies and new methods to store increasing volumes of data, unitÂ leaders have told ExecutiveBiz. Seagate unveiled the businessÂ in November and said the unit will also focus on work with agencies on […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 12, 2016, 1:20 pm
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Siemens, NPS Install Solar Panels at Virginiaâ€™s Manassas National Battlefield Park; Barbara Humpton Comments

AÂ SiemensÂ subsidiary and the National Park Service have deployed two solar panels at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia under a $29 million Energy Savings Performance contract that Siemensâ€™ federal business secured in 2014. NPS said Jan. 5 that Siemens Government Technologies installed the solar array systems at the parkâ€™s ranger office building and headquarters and […] More

by Jane Edwards January 11, 2016, 10:27 am
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

Carahsoft’s Michael Shrader: Healthcare Challenges Present IT Market Opportunities

Michael Shrader, vice president of innovative and intelligence solutions at Carahsoft, believes technical challenges that healthcare providers face present an opportunity for information technology vendors, he wrote in a blog article published Wednesday. HeÂ has noted some vendors that have built information technology products in efforts to help government agencies manage a healthcare insurance program and […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 7, 2016, 9:33 am
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Lou Von Thaer on His 2016 DynCorp Outlook & The Int’l GovCon Market Picture

Lou Von Thaer began a new phaseÂ ofÂ his nearly three-decade GovCon career in Summer 2015 when McLean, Virginia-based DynCorp International appointed himÂ to the chief executive post. He joined DynCorp from a two-year stint at LeidosÂ as national security sector president, which was preceded by a decade at General Dynamics as head of the advanced information systems unit. […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 5, 2016, 2:21 pm
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Unisys, Interior Dept Complete Financial Mgmt System Cloud Migration; Casey Coleman Comments

UnisysÂ has completed work to help migrate theÂ Interior Department‘s Financial and Business Management System to aÂ cloud computing environment as part of a $44 million task order awarded under the Foundation Cloud Hosting Services contract. The company said TuesdayÂ it provided infrastructure-as-a-service technology that includes partner Virtustream‘s SAP in the Cloud hosting services to support the migration. Unisys […] More

by Anna Forrester January 5, 2016, 11:22 am
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Ray Duquette: Technology, Mission Rehearsal Key in CAE’s Flight Simulation Programs

Ray Duquette, president and general manager of CAE‘s U.S. arm, has said the company builds simulation technology to replicate what the company believes will happen to pilots during military or commercial aircraft flights, the Tampa TribuneÂ reported Saturday. â€œWe do both training and mission rehearsal with multiple simulators networked,” Duquette toldÂ Tribune reporterÂ Yvette HammettÂ in an interview. “We […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 4, 2016, 10:19 am
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Teresa Weipert: Robotic Process Automation a Trend in Government

Teresa Weipert, executive vice president and leader ofÂ Sutherland Government Solutions, sees a growing trend of robotic process automation in the public sector as RPA offers several benefits to government. Weipert wrote in an opinion piece for Nextgov published Friday that RPA tools could help to simplify and augment an agentsâ€™ ability to perform tasks and […] More

by Jay Clemens December 28, 2015, 9:24 am
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CACI Lands $56M Army Tactical Comms Support Contract; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI InternationalÂ has received a five-year, $56.3 million contract to maintain and develop software forÂ the U.S. Armyâ€™s Project Director Network Enablers for tactical communications. The company said TuesdayÂ it will work to utilize an agile development and sustainment process to support the Armyâ€™s effort to update key management systems, communications security and electronic cryptographic product delivery infrastructure. […] More

by Jay Clemens December 22, 2015, 11:15 am