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First Iridium ‘NEXT’ Satellite Batch Deployed to Space After SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

An initial batch of 10Â Iridium CommunicationsÂ satellites launched intoÂ space and transmitted signals to ground controllers Saturday in the start of the McLean, Va.-based company’sÂ program to formÂ itsÂ 81-strong, second-generation NEXT constellation for government and commercial customers around the world. Saturdayâ€™sÂ launch is the first of seven for Elon Musk’s SpaceX outfit to carry out through early 2018 forÂ IridiumÂ in support […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 14, 2017, 2:18 pm
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CSRA Holds Hacking Competition for Employees in Facet of ‘Customer Zero’ Strategy

CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) kicked off its first internalÂ “Hack-A-Thon” competition Wednesday morning at its Falls Church, Va. headquarters for employees as part of the company’s push to gain status asÂ “Customer Zero” for the federal government regarding technology adoption and integration. That distinction as Customer ZeroÂ — or “Client Zero” — would put forth CSRA as aÂ primary resource […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 12, 2017, 11:12 am
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CenturyLink to Implement Additional Network Services Under DoD Fiber Optic Net Contract

CenturyLink has addedÂ software-defined networking and network functions virtualization services to a previously awarded contract that requires the company to install a fiber-optic network for theÂ Defense Department. The company said Wednesday it will implement SDN and NFV services atÂ Defense Research and Engineering Network sites to help DoD transition to a “scalable” software workload that could accommodateÂ on-demand […] More

by Ramona Adams January 12, 2017, 5:25 am
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Dawn Scalici on Thomson Reuters’ Government Market Strategy & Data Priorities at Agencies

Dawn Scalici joined global media and information services company Thomson ReutersÂ in July 2015 as its first global government business director after a three-decade career in the U.S. intelligence community that includedÂ roles at the CIA,Â Office of the Director of National IntelligenceÂ andÂ Department of Homeland Security. At Thomson Reuters, she overseesÂ efforts to build relationships with government agencies and […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 11, 2017, 2:30 pm
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DigitalGlobe Unveils Results of Satellite Imagery-Based Algorithm Competition; Tony Frazier Comments

DigitalGlobe has announced that top five developers won $35,000 in total prizes as part of a challenge to develop machine learning algorithms through the use of high-resolution satellite imagery. DigitalGlobe said Tuesday the winning algorithms of the inaugural SpaceNet Challenge were selected out of 242 platforms submitted by 42 developers and will be released to […] More

by Jane Edwards January 11, 2017, 7:05 am
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IBMâ€™s Keith Salzman Cites Govt Programs That Aim to Help Address Substance Abuse Disorders

Keith Salzman, chief medical information officer atÂ IBM‘s global business servicesÂ unit, has said federal, state and local government agencies have partnered with companies and nonprofit organizations to launch efforts that seek to address drug and alcohol use as well as substance abuse disorders in communities. Salzman wrote in a blog post published TuesdayÂ the U.S. Surgeon General’sÂ report […] More

by Jane Edwards January 11, 2017, 6:11 am
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Harris to Supply Morocco F-16 Electronic Warfare Suite; Ed Zoiss Comments

HarrisÂ will produceÂ a set of electronic warfare systems for Morocco’s F-16 fighter jets as part of a potential $91 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contractÂ the U.S. Air Force awarded in November 2016. The company said Tuesday it will equip the Moroccan air force’s F-16s with theÂ AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare SuiteÂ in an effort to help defend the aircraft […] More

by Dominique Stump January 11, 2017, 5:15 am
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Hughes’ Rick Lober on Commercial Satcom Trends Agencies & Company’s Airbus Partnership

Rick Lober oversees Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division as its vice president and general manager with responsibility over sales of satellite communications technologies and services to military and other national security agencies. Lober has advocated for government customers to increase their adoption and usage rates of satcom tools from the commercial arena […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 10, 2017, 2:30 pm
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CEO Matt Desch Previews Iridium’s ‘NEXT’ Chapter, Satellite Launch

Iridium Communications‘ long-awaited next-generation satellite constellation will start to take form Sunday night when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. An initial 10 NEXT satellites willÂ enter space then to kick off aÂ seven-launch campaign to deploy 10 space vehicles at a time in a process to replace each […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 5, 2017, 5:45 am
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HPE’s Earl Matthews: Agencies Should Adopt Situational Awareness Model for Cybersecurity

Earl Matthews,Â a vice president atÂ Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has said public sector organizations should evolve from a continuous diagnostics and mitigation approach to a situational awareness model that canÂ fosterÂ cybersecurity collaboration. Matthews wrote in a blog articleÂ published SundayÂ in Signal Magazine that a cyber SA model canÂ be based on analysis of sensors, files and web objects as well […] More

by Ramona Adams January 3, 2017, 10:00 am
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AT Kearney’s Jeff Sorenson: Trump Administration Plans Could Boost Shipbuilding & Research Employment

Jeff Sorenson, AT Kearney president of the public sector and defense servicesÂ segment, has said President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals could lead to an increase in ship construction and research employment, SAT PR News reported Friday. Monika Donimirska writes Sorenson said there will be a rise in demand for shipbuilding and thatÂ ships and aircraft will serve as […] More

by Ramona Adams December 23, 2016, 9:25 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Talks Govtâ€™s Satcom Challenges, JSpOC Commercial Integration Cell

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat,Â has said budget issues with regard to the recapitalization of federal satellite communications platforms and a â€œfragmentedâ€ procurement model are some of the satcom challenges the U.S. government currently faces. â€œThe government should no longer follow a procurement model in which lowest price, rather […] More

by Jane Edwards December 22, 2016, 10:35 am