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Federal Execs Expect IT Spending to Move Toward Govâ€™t Community Clouds in Two Years; IBMâ€™s Andras Szakal Quoted

A new study underwritten by IBM has found that three in four information technology executives at federal agencies expect IT investment shifts in the next two years, FedScoop reported Monday. The survey found that 26 percent of agency program management and IT executives expect their agencies to spend on government-only community cloud platforms in the […] More

by Jane Edwards October 16, 2018, 4:40 am
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Navy Taps ManTech for Hawkeye Aircraft Sensor Devâ€™t Contract; Kevin Phillips Quoted

ManTech International has received a potential four-year, $45M contract to develop sensors for the U.S. Navyâ€™s PMA-231 Hawkeye aircraft. The companyâ€™s â€œagile approach to sensor development and platform integration will drive efficiency, add flexibility for adopting emerging technologies and lead the way to new capabilities that enhance the U.S. Navy warfighterâ€™s mission,â€ Kevin Phillips, Mantech […] More

by Jane Edwards October 16, 2018, 12:38 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Jerry Parker: CACI Eyes Open Architecture System for RF-Based Tech Platforms

Jerry Parker, senior vice president of C4ISR and electronic warfare at CACI International, has said the company wants to produce an open architecture system to help the government and industry create multiple platforms that could recognize radio frequency signals, C4ISRNET reported Monday. Parker made the statement as the U.S. Army seeks new software-based technologies designed […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 16, 2018, 12:30 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Inmarsat Government Supports Govâ€™t Airborne, Maritime Ops via Satcom

RebeccaÂ Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat Government, told theÂ Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in a video interview posted Friday how the company supports government operations through its satellite communications platforms. She said satellites placed approximately 35K kilometers above the equator and ground stations that back those spacecraft work to provide users […] More

by Jane Edwards October 15, 2018, 11:11 am
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CACI Offers to Help Army Test New SIGINT, EW Platform; Jerry Parker Quoted

CACI International has offered its Tactical Radio Frequency Exploitation Vehicle to help the U.S. ArmyÂ test a new platform designed to consolidate signals intelligence and electronic warfare functions, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Jerry Parker, senior vice president of C4ISR and EW at CACI, said at the Association of the United States Armyâ€™s annual meeting that the company […] More

by Monica Jackson October 15, 2018, 5:25 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Featured, General, News

Hortonworksâ€™ Shaun Bierweiler: ‘Data Lakes’ Help Firms Store Unstructured & Structured Info

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of Hortonworks‘ U.S. public sector business, said in an interviewÂ published ThursdayÂ on CIO Dive that organizations would experience the advantages of a data lake if they determine the usefulness of information stored in the system. “At a very high level, a data lake is simply a storage component where you can put […] More

by Monica Jackson October 15, 2018, 12:15 am
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DoD Taps MIT for Case Study on NSWC Crane’s State Collaborations

The Defense Department‘s Laboratories Office has selected the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division’s collaborative ecosystem. MIT will conduct a case study to identify mission impacts of NSWC Crane’s partnerships with various state organizations including the Indiana Office of Defense Development and Indiana University, the Naval Sea Systems […] More

by Nichols Martin October 12, 2018, 11:54 am
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Tony Moraco Talks SAICâ€™s Integration With Engility

Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Application International Corp., has said he believes SAICâ€™s strategies and pipelines â€œare very much alignedâ€ with that of Engility and that bodes well for the combined company once it competes for new business upon the dealâ€™s completion, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. SAIC agreed to acquire Engility in September […] More

by Jane Edwards October 12, 2018, 5:35 am
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George Krivo: DynCorp Works With Air Force to Address Readiness Shortfall

George Krivo, CEO ofÂ DynCorp International, told Defense One in an interview published Thursday about the companyâ€™s efforts to help the U.S. Air Force address readiness shortfall. â€œWeâ€™re working with [Air Education and Training Command] to come up with a way that we think contractors can augment theÂ U.S.Â Air Force pilot training capability, undergraduate pilot training capability, […] More

by Jane Edwards October 12, 2018, 4:43 am
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Serco’s US Arm to Provide Navy IT Tech Services Under $213M Contract; Dave Dacquino Quoted

Serco‘s North American subsidiary holds a spot on a potential six-year, $213M contract for information technology services to the U.S. Navy. Serco Inc. is among the five contractors that will vie for task orders to help the Navy manage data and information; engineer systems; support IT systems and networks; provide cybersecurity support; analyze software; maintain […] More

by Nichols Martin October 12, 2018, 4:42 am
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George Krivo: DynCorp Aims to Grow Scale Through M&As

George Krivo, CEO of DynCorp International, told Defense News in an interview published Wednesday that the company has begun to look at merger and acquisition opportunities as it aims to increase its scale to approximately $3B to $4B in annual revenue. â€œIn the next six months to a year, youâ€™ll see a whole bunch of […] More

by Jane Edwards October 11, 2018, 11:23 am
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Anthony Robbins: NVIDIAâ€™s GPU Tech Conference to Feature Panel Discussions on Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIAÂ will kick off the third annual GPU Technology Conference on artificial intelligence on Oct. 22 at the Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. Anthony Robbins, vice president for the North American public sector at NVIDIA, wrote in a blog post published Monday the three-day GTC DC event will includeÂ panel discussions and forums on AI policy and […] More

by Jane Edwards October 11, 2018, 6:52 am