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Mark Testoni on SAP NS2-AWS Partnership, DoD Cloud Procurement Contract

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, said in an interview on “Bloomberg Technology” show that aired Saturday the company has worked with Amazon Web ServicesÂ in efforts to deploy cloud computing platforms to the government sector. Both companies recently announced a partnership to integrate AWS GovCloud (US) into SAP NS2’s Secure HANA […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 11, 2018, 7:25 am
in C4ISR News, Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview With Greg Wenzel, Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton

ExecutiveBiz talked with Greg Wenzel, executive vice president, about his work in C4ISR, the future of the U.S. Armyâ€™s digital transformation, and where he sees Booz Allen Hamilton providing solutions as an open systems integrator. â€œBeing platform agnostic means our clients get the best solution from every provider, which only benefits the warfighter.â€ ExecutiveBiz: You […] More

by Jason Scott June 11, 2018, 5:30 am
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Former EY Partner Robert Kovarik Appointed to Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments

Robert Kovarik, a former partner atÂ Ernst & YoungÂ and a 28-year veteran of accounting firmÂ Arthur Andersen, has joined Leidos‘Â board of directors. “Bob brings the board over 40 years of experience in risk management and auditing for major corporations,” Roger Krone,Â chairman and CEO of Leidos, said in a statement published Thursday. Kovarik currently chairs the investment and […] More

by Nichols Martin June 8, 2018, 7:13 am
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Serco’s Virginia, Colorado Offices Earn Industrial Security Recognition; Dave Dacquino Comments

Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary has received the Defense Security Service‘s 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Achievement AwardÂ in recognition of security practices at two company offices located in Virginia and Colorado. Serco Inc. is one of the 39 award recipients that DSS selected out ofÂ 13,300 defense companies, the Va.-based contractorÂ said Thursday. “Our teams across […] More

by Joanna Crews June 8, 2018, 4:20 am
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Jennifer Felix Named Private Company CFO of the Year; Mac Curtis Comments

Jennifer Felix, formerly chief financial officer at Vencore, has won the Northern Virginia Technology Councilâ€™s Private Company CFO of the Year award in recognition of her contributions to the Greater Washington region’s technology sector. Felix was recognized in one of the four categories for NVTCâ€™s 22nd Annual Greater Washington Technology CFO AwardsÂ held Monday at The […] More

by Jane Edwards June 8, 2018, 2:10 am
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CTC to Support 2 Army Structural Tech R&D Projects; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received two subcontracts to research and develop technologies for potential use in manufacturing tactical shelter systems and airborne platforms for the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it will collaborate with multiple universities to studyÂ engineered and strategic materials, additive manufacturing models and materials by design under a 12-month subaward from […] More

by Joanna Crews June 7, 2018, 10:13 am
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Sensofusion Prepares for Enhanced AIRFENCE Production With DoD; Kaveh Mahdavi Comments

Sensofusion will begin its production on an enhanced ground-based mobile platform for countering autonomous aerial drones after testing its prototype for a year. The New York-based firm said Wednesday the AIRFENCE system met IP67 ruggedization requirements during assessments for detection range and counterattack capabilities, which were conducted with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory through […] More

by Monica Jackson June 7, 2018, 7:34 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview With Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium

ExecutiveBiz talked with Matt Desch, chief executive officer, and a four-time Wash100 winner, about Iridiumâ€™s May 22nd satellite launch, their partnership with SpaceX and where he sees the companyâ€™s path ahead. â€œOver the years, weâ€™ve gone public and renewed ourselves to the point that weâ€™re not just surviving anymore; weâ€™re thriving.â€ ExecutiveBiz: Youâ€™ve been chief […] More

by Jason Scott June 7, 2018, 7:30 am
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Leidos Corporate Security Office Receives Cogswell Award; Roger Krone Comments

The Defense Security Service has chosenÂ Leido‘s Reston, Va.-based corporate security office as one of the 39 recipients of the 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award. Roger Krone, chairman and chief executive officer of Leidos, and a five-time Wash100 winner, said in a statement published Thursday that the Cogswell award reflects the firmâ€™s […] More

by Monica Jackson June 7, 2018, 4:33 am
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CenturyLink Designated as Quilt Coalition’s Internet Service Provider; David Young Comments

A nonprofit coalition of U.S. research and education networks has authorized CenturyLink to offer commercial internet services to the organizationâ€™s members under a two-year contract. CenturyLinkÂ said Wednesday it won a contract from Quilt after a competitive solicitation process for internet protocol transit providers. David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink, said the […] More

by Monica Jackson June 7, 2018, 3:20 am
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CACI to Provide NGA GEOINT Support Under Potential $920M IDIQ; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI International aims to help the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency create, validate, expand and integrate GEOINT data through a potential 10-year, $920 million contract awarded in late May. The company said Wednesday it will applyÂ itsÂ foundational geospatial data, cloud migration and automation expertise to support the agencyâ€™sÂ Janus GeographyÂ program. “Secure and timely access to relevant, anticipatory geospatial intelligence […] More

by Joanna Crews June 6, 2018, 12:23 pm
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Iridium Expands Iridium Certus Service Distributor Family for Maritime Applications; Wouter Deknopper Comments

Seven companies have agreed to serve as Iridium Communicationsâ€™ service providers for the Iridium Certus broadband capability for maritime applications. The McLean, Va.-based company said Tuesday the distributors of the L band service now include Globecomm, Network Innovations, Pivotel, MVS USA, IEC-Telecom, MetOcean Telematics and Samsan Enterprise Company. Wouter Deknopper, vice president and general […] More

by Monica Jackson June 6, 2018, 10:49 am