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TaxBit’s Aaron Jacob: New FASB Guidance Encourages Digital Asset Adoption

Aaron Jacob, head of accounting solutions at TaxBit, said new crypto asset accounting guidance from the Federal Accounting Standards Board is expected to encourage the adoption of digital assets as it provides more clarity on accounting, reporting and disclosure of such assets. Measuring and reporting digital assets at fair value can bring various benefits, such as greater transparency and insights to inform decision-making, provided that the calculations are made correctly, Jacob said in an opinion article published on Accounting Today.

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by Naomi Cooper April 8, 2024, 11:06 am
in Executive Moves, News

Andrew Speirs Named ManTech Executive Director

Andrew Speirs, a cybersecurity strategist, has joined ManTech as executive director to help oversee technology management efforts and innovation excellence across the company’s federal civilian health care portfolio. He announced the move in a LinkedIn post published Saturday.

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by Jane Edwards April 8, 2024, 11:05 am
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Intel Federal’s Christopher George Debuts on 2024 Wash100 List for Driving Tech Innovation, Partnerships

Christopher George, president and general manager of Intel Federal, has been named to Executive Mosaic's 2024 Wash100 list of top officials and executives who have shaped the federal contracting landscape over the past year. This marks George's debut on the most prestigious government contracting award, recognizing him for his leadership and dedication to driving innovation across his organization.

Vote for George as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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by Christine Thropp April 8, 2024, 11:01 am
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HPE Lands DISA Distributed Hybrid Multi Cloud Prototype Development OTA

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has secured an other transaction authority agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency to build a prototype capability as part of a program that seeks to modernize the x86 server architecture to “achieve a unified operating experience” while supporting secure hybrid cloud and multicloud deployments. DISA announced the OTA award in a LinkedIn post published Friday.

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by Jane Edwards April 8, 2024, 10:30 am
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Varda Raises $90M in Funding to Advance In-Space Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Varda Space Industries has raised $90 million in a series B funding led by Caffeinated Capital and will use the capital to build its infrastructure that supports pharmaceutical manufacturing in space. The company said Friday the investment follows the launch and reentry of its W-1 hypersonic reentry capsule to demonstrate the production of pharmaceuticals and other materials in microgravity.

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by Naomi Cooper April 8, 2024, 10:11 am
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Neeraj Gupta Appointed Voyager Space Chief Strategy Officer

Neeraj Gupta, former senior vice president and general manager for space destinations at Sierra Space, has joined Voyager Space to serve as chief strategy officer. He will be responsible for driving Voyager Space's strategy development and execution aimed at pursuing market expansion, technology innovation and sustainable growth, the Denver, Colorado-based aviation and aerospace company said Monday.

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by Christine Thropp April 8, 2024, 9:52 am
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Mynaric Delivers 1st Batch of Free Space Optical Communications Terminal

Mynaric has completed the initial deliveries of its free space optical communications terminal for multiple space-to-space and space-to-ground applications. The initial shipments of the CONDOR Mk3 will be included in the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport and Tracking Layer programs, among others, the company said Wednesday.

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by Kacey Roberts April 8, 2024, 9:47 am
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Akamai Secures Army OTA for Zero Trust Software Prototype Production

Akamai Technologies has received an other transaction agreement from the U.S. Army to develop zero trust software prototypes in support of the service branch's Tactical-Identity Credential and Access Management project. The company will create T-ICAM prototypes to provide a zero trust network security architecture to secure access to Army networks used by combat units in contested operational environments, the military service said Friday.

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by Naomi Cooper April 8, 2024, 9:45 am
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NASA to Offer Live Solar Eclipse Broadcast Using Verizon Networking Service; Michael Adams Quoted

Verizon Business has partnered with NASA to enable the space agency to deliver a live broadcast of the solar eclipse set to take place on April 8. The partnership, which saw support from Leidos, involves the provisioning of a 1 gigabyte E-line service connecting the John Glenn Space Center to the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Verizon said Friday.

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by Jerry Petersen April 8, 2024, 6:14 am
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Enlightenment Capital Invests in Summit Technology Group for Undisclosed Amount

Enlightenment Capital, a government market investment firm, announced investing in Summit Technology Group, a key federal software partner, though the terms and amount of the investment were undisclosed. Devin Talbott, founder and managing partner of Enlightenment, said in a statement Thursday that STG will serve as the foundation for Enlightenment’s government and regulatory software solutions platform.

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by Aidan Daly April 5, 2024, 11:47 am
in DOD, News, Wash100

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse Wins 1st Wash100 Award for DIA Vision, Dedication to Defense Intelligence Enterprise

Executive Mosaic is proud to announce the selection of U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the newly-appointed director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, as a recipient of the Wash100 Award for 2024 for his dedication to ensuring the delivery of actionable intelligence to those who need it and for his determination to build up DIA as a world-class intelligence agency. This year marks the first time Kruse has won the prestigious award.

The Popular Vote Competition of the 2024 Wash100 Award runs through April 30, 2024. Click here to vote for Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse as one of your favorite GovCon industry leaders!

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by Jerry Petersen April 5, 2024, 11:33 am
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Carahsoft to Serve as Public Sector Distributor for Trellis Data’s Speech-to-Text Services; Michael Adams Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has closed an agreement with Australian artificial intelligence firm Trellis Data to distribute the latter’s Secure Chat suite to government agencies. Michael Adams, sales director at Carahsoft, said Thursday the company is “pleased to add Trellis Data’s Secure Chat and Speech solutions to Carahsoft’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning portfolio.”

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by Kacey Roberts April 5, 2024, 11:32 am