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Booz Allenâ€™s Greg Wenzel: Open Architecture-Based C4ISR Could Help in Interoperability, Situational Awareness

Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has told C4ISR & Networks that an integrated command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system could help achieve interoperability and enhance situational awareness for troops. Wenzel said in an interview published Thursday that agencies and military organizations should advance the use of government-owned […] More

by Jane Edwards October 23, 2015, 12:15 pm
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Lockheed Delivers Denmark’s 1st MH-60R Order to Navy; Stephanie Hill Comments

Lockheed MartinÂ has delivered Denmark’s first order of the Sikorsky-builtÂ MH-60R helicopter to the U.S. NavyÂ ahead of a scheduled series of tests. The company said ThursdayÂ the helicopter is the first of nine plannedÂ MH-60R purchases by Denmark to support search-and-rescue, surveillance, anti-surface warfare and anti-piracy operations. TheÂ MH-60RÂ will undergo validation tests on the configuration modifications before the Navy delivers […] More

by Anna Forrester October 23, 2015, 12:01 pm
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Army Renews Globalscape Info Exchange Product Contract; Michael Shrader Comments

The U.S. ArmyÂ has renewed an IT maintenance and support contract withÂ GlobalscapeÂ for the company’sÂ Enhanced File Transfer platform and CuteFTP client software. Globalscape said ThursdayÂ the contract covers the use of EFT and CuteFTP in support of theÂ Standard Army Maintenance System-Enhanced logistics programÂ andÂ CarahsoftÂ will distribute the software across the branch. Michael Shrader, vice president for intelligence and innovative solutions […] More

by Anna Forrester October 23, 2015, 8:19 am
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Serco to Update US Navy Personnel Readiness Tools; Dan Allen Comments

Serco Inc. has received a $15.4 million contract to refresh the tools for the U.S. Navyâ€™s staffing processes in order to help the client prioritize personnel resources. The company said Thursday it will develop process tools and analyze data to assist in the Navyâ€™s Street to Fleet initiative meant to forecast potential staffing requirements. The […] More

by Jay Clemens October 23, 2015, 5:12 am
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Chris Sullivan on Tech’s Role in Serco US Arm’s Business Strategy, CIO-Exec Collaborations

Chris Sullivan joined Serco Inc. — theÂ North AmericanÂ subsidiary ofÂ Serco Group — in January 2013 as chief information officer to overseeÂ strategic direction, operation and overall business management of information technologyÂ systems. The 27-year IT and GovCon veteran previously held the CIO role at Computer Sciences Corp.’s North American public sector for four years. ExecutiveBiz recently spoke to […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 21, 2015, 1:01 pm
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govâ€™t, Commercial Satellite Sector Should Address In-Orbit Collisions Through Collaboration

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president atÂ Inmarsat,Â has called on the U.S. government and commercial satellite vendorsÂ to collaborateÂ inÂ the development of policies on the safety of satellite launches and seek toÂ reduce the risk of in-orbit collisions. Cowen-Hirsch wroteÂ in aÂ SpaceNewsÂ op-ed published TuesdayÂ that inactive satellites and debris constitute the majority of approximately 23,000 man-made objects the Defense Department tracks […] More

by Jane Edwards October 14, 2015, 8:42 am
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Brian McKeon on Booz Allen’s Systems Architecture Approach for the Army, Cyber Requirements Outlook

Brian McKeon helps lead Booz Allen Hamilton‘s systems engineering and integrationÂ work for the U.S. Army in his role as an executive vice president at the McLean, Va.-based consulting contractor. He oversees a portfolio that emphasizesÂ C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillanceÂ and reconnaissance)Â offerings in the Army market for Booz Allen. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, McKeon […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 13, 2015, 1:09 pm
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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