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Cubic Aids Hurricane Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic‘s mission solutions business unit has deployed satellite antennas and personnel across Puerto Rico to provide connectivity support to hurricane relief operations. The company said Monday its GATR antennas are currently working to deliver cellular andÂ internetÂ service in theÂ island of Vieques to facilitate communications between residents, businesses, local government officials andÂ relief organizations. GATR also supported the […] More

by Ramona Adams October 10, 2017, 8:57 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 Deploys 3rd Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch to Space; Match Desch Comments

Iridium Communications launched its third batch of 10Â Iridium NEXTÂ satellites into space aboard SpaceXâ€™sÂ Falcon 9Â rocket that took off Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch brings to 30 the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites in space and represents the third of eight launches that SpaceX needs to perform to deliver a total […] More

by Jane Edwards October 10, 2017, 5:20 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

AT&T to Provide Global Comms Services for Army Personnel; Kay Kapoor Comments

AT&TÂ has secured a contract to help the U.S. Army integrate and update communications services for approximately 1 million personnel of the service branch in the U.S. and abroad. The companyÂ said MondayÂ will provide chat, voice, video, instant messaging, presence and screen sharing services intended toÂ help commanders and their staff members collaborate, connect and exchange information. “These […] More

by Scott Nicholas October 9, 2017, 11:35 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

Engility Launches AI Platform for Federal Civilian, Military Customers; Lynn Dugle Comments

Engility has unveiled an artificial intelligence platform that company designed to help military and federal civilian agencies use data to make decisions. TheÂ company said Monday itsÂ Synthetic AnalystÂ tool works to supportÂ decision-making across various operations such asÂ threat detection and analysis; course of action planning; training support; and headquarters operations. Engility CEOÂ Lynn Dugle, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s […] More

by Ramona Adams October 9, 2017, 9:18 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

PV Puvvada: Cultural Shift Key to Meet Federal IT Modernization Requirements

PV Puvvada,Â president of Unisys‘Â federal business, has urged government agencies to implement cultural transformation efforts to obtain governance, management and technology skills required for digital modernization projects. Puvvada,Â an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, wrote in a blog post published Thursday thatÂ federal information technology leaders should adopt tested systems, migrate services to a cloud platform […] More

by Scott Nicholas October 6, 2017, 9:17 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

SAIC-ST Kinetics-CMI Team to Build Vehicle Prototype in Bid for Army MPF Program; Jim Scanlon Comments

Science Applications International Corp.Â has partnered with CMI Defence and ST Kinetics to build a combat vehicle prototype they intend to propose for an engineering and manufacturing development contract as part of the U.S. Armyâ€™s Mobile Protected Firepower program. SAIC said Thursday it will develop and deliver aÂ lightweight vehicle to warfighters through the integration of ST […] More

by Jane Edwards October 6, 2017, 8:29 am
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Iridium Certus Broadband Service Enters On-Orbit Test; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communications has initiated on-orbit tests of the company’s broadband service platform built to deliver global L-band connectivity through the NEXT satellite constellation. The company said Thursday it uploaded software to the NEXT satellites that are already in orbit to activate theÂ Iridium Certus communications service. Certus entered live testing Sept. 25 and is slated forÂ commercial […] More

by Ramona Adams October 6, 2017, 6:47 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ted Davies, CEO of Altamira

“You canâ€™t get anything done on your own–You have to build a great team” EM: How did your experience land you where you are today? Ted Davies: When I started with Booz Allen I was a consultant and in many ways “grew up” there, eventually becoming a partner in the firm. My move to Unisys […] More

by Andy Reed October 6, 2017, 6:28 am
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PAE, Parsons Form JV to Bid on Army LOGCAP V Contract; Carey Smith Comments

Parsons and PAE have established a new joint venture to compete forÂ a potential 10-year, $82 billion contract vehicle that seeks to help the U.S. Army meet global facility and logistical requirements. Scott Welker, formerÂ deputy commander of the Armyâ€™s Joint Munitions Command,Â will serve as president of Rock Island, Illinois-based PAE-Parsons Global Logistics Services JV that will […] More

by Jane Edwards October 6, 2017, 5:15 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Featured, General, News

CenturyLink Unveils New Center to Facilitate IT Devt Collaboration; Erich Sanchack Comments

CenturyLink has opened a new facility in Arlington, Virginia, that seeks to provide the company and its partners a workspace to build and demonstrate platforms and capabilities designed to help federal agency clients meet information technology requirements and implement digital transformation initiatives, ExecutiveBiz has learned. Erich Sanchack, senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLinkâ€™s […] More

by Jane Edwards October 5, 2017, 5:15 am
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IDC Ranks Unisys Among Top Federal IT Vendors; PV Puvvada Comments

AnÂ IDC Government Insights report has designatedÂ Unisys as one of the top information technology enterprise companies that serve the U.S. federal government. UnisysÂ said Wednesday it ranked eighth in the 2017Â IDC Federal IT Rankings based on the company’s revenues from government IT products and services. “We are pleased that leading analysts and thought leaders in the federal […] More

by Scott Nicholas October 4, 2017, 9:46 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

BDO USAâ€™s Gregory Garrett: Security Incidents Drive Cyber Liability Insurance Demand Among Contractors

Gregory Garrett, head of international cybersecurity practice at BDO USA, told Federal News Radio in an interview thatÂ aired MondayÂ he has observed a growing demand for cyber liability insurance among government contracting firms due to increased breach incidents. â€œIt is very much real and in demand,â€ Garrett said of cyber liability insurance. â€œWhile the federal acquisition […] More

by Jane Edwards October 3, 2017, 10:04 am