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(LISTED BELOW) For an end of year wrap-up, we are publishing the top 17 ExecutiveBiz stories for 2017. These articles were reviewed and analyzed to be the 17 stories with the highest readership for this year. Oracle to Dramatically Cut Sales Team, Grow Cloud Sierra Nevada-Turkish Aerospace Industries Team to Offer Trainer Aircraft […] More
NTT DATA closed its estimated $3 billion acquisition of the former Dell Services business in November 2016 to expand information technology services and consulting work for public sector agencies with the backing of a global IT company. Shortly after the deal’s March 2016 announcement, NTT DATA Public Sector President and 2017 Wash100 inductee Tim Conway told ExecutiveBiz the […] More
By land, air or sea, unmanned systems are a technological marvel in today’s efforts in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as mine warfare, electronic warfare and command and control operations. Some of the benefits to unmanned systems are reducing risk to U.S. sailors and marines, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN) for […] More
AECOMÂ plans to recruit more than 1,000 people to help the company’s management services business group support federal government customers worldwide. The company said Wednesday it seeks professionals to offer customer support in the areas of facility and base operations and management; intelligence, systems engineering, security services and solutions and military mission readiness. John Vollmer, president […] More
Every day, scientists work to further man’s understanding of the world around us, attempting to devise solutions and further comprehension in planning for the future. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, companies like Battelle conduct research and development, design and manufacture modernized products, and deliver services critical to government and commercial […] More
“Peraton: We are one team, one mission, with one focus on the future.” EM: Congratulations are in order. Could you tell our readers about what the new company Peraton does and how the name change from Harris IT will affect your business strategy? Stu Shea: We’re very thoughtful about things like our mission, our vision, […] More
When working with U.S. government agencies on defining next-generation space technologies, industry leaders across the board are all hands on-deck. SSL Government Systems, for instance, is helping the U.S. Air Force test the security of hosting payloads on commercial satellites; researching power and propulsion for NASA’s Deep Space gateway; developing concepts for advanced military satellite […] More
Davis Johnson, vice president of U.S. public sector at Riverbed Technology, has said federal agencies should advance network modernization efforts as they move to the cloud. Johnson wrote in a FedTech article published Wednesday that agencies seeking to build up end-user experiences with cloud-based services should implement the “four pillars†of network modernization that include planning, migration, management […] More
Richard White, president of SSL‘s government systems business, predicts that satellite production efforts in the near future could take place in space, he told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday. White added he believes that all activities on Earth will eventually be performed on-orbit. SSL, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, is working with the Defense […] More
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said calendar year 2017 saw several efforts that government and industry leaders initiated to build an integrated satellite communications architecture that views commercial and military satcom as a “holistic capability.†Cowen-Hirsch wrote in a SpaceNews commentary published Dec. 18 those efforts include the launch of the […] More
Gene Colabatistto, CAE‘s group president for defense, has said that the training and simulation industry will move toward the standardization of interoperable aircraft simulators, Defense News reported Thursday. Colabatistto told the Defense News at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education conference that training system providers aim to support the joint mission training of U.S. military and allied forces […] More
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, told CNBC in an interview published Friday the Aireon system payload aboard NEXT satellites aims to help air traffic controllers track an aircraft’s position anywhere on Earth. “Aireon means airlines can fly more direct routes, which could reduce both the cost and time of air travel,” Desch said. The system aims […] More
