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Mattermost’s Barry Duplantis: Open-Source Collaboration Tech Could Help Agencies Mitigate Shadow IT Use

Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said government agencies looking to curb the use of shadow IT by employees should consider deploying a self-hosted, open-source collaboration platform. In an opinion piece published Tuesday on Federal Times, Duplantis wrote that such a platform could enable government employees to share data, communicate and collaborate while ensuring data security.

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by Jane Edwards November 29, 2023, 8:41 am
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GDIT’s Matthew McFadden Talks Zero Trust Implementation With International Trade Administration CIO Gerald Caron

The Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration is using the Department of Homeland Security's zero trust maturity model to organize its own cloud-based cybersecurity framework, said Gerald Caron, chief information officer of ITA. In an interview led by Matthew McFadden, vice president of cyber at General Dynamics Information Technology, Caron discussed the efforts of ITA to catch up with other agencies in terms of modernization efforts, and their implementation of zero trust architecture.

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by Jamie Bennet November 29, 2023, 8:27 am
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Guidehouse-AFERM Survey: Federal Agencies See Cybersecurity, Privacy as Top Risk Management Areas

A survey by Guidehouse and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management has found that cybersecurity and privacy continue to top the list of risks that federal agencies anticipate to have the greatest impact on the strategic objectives of their organizations in the next three to five years. The 2023 survey found an increase in the integration of enterprise risk management with budgetary processes, execution and other key management processes and that 62 percent of federal government leaders intend to have continued focus on risk appetite over the next year, Guidehouse said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards November 29, 2023, 8:23 am
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Chris Pateras Named Special Operations Command Account Executive at SOSi; Jim Edwards Quoted

Chris Pateras, formerly director of operations at the U.S. Special Operations Command, has assumed the position of account executive for the Special Operations Command unit of SOS International. He brings to the role over 30 years of special operations experience and will be responsible for enhancing the company's intelligence, information operations, training and logistics services provided to SOCOM and its subordinate commands, SOSi said Tuesday.

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by Kacey Roberts November 29, 2023, 7:57 am
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CGI Introduces Tech & Consulting-Focused Joint Venture With All In Solutions; Alisa Bearfield Quoted

CGI Federal has teamed with Service-Disabled Veteran and Woman-Owned Small Business All In Solutions to form a new joint venture. Launched under a mentor-protege agreement, Adcredo IT Solutions is designed to integrate the companies’ experience in providing defense and civilian agencies with mission-focused information technology offerings and consulting services, CGI announced from Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday.

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by Ireland Degges November 28, 2023, 10:54 am
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BAE, Red Hat, The Weather Company Collaborate to Transform Military Simulation Environments; Peder Jungck Quoted

BAE Systems has entered into a strategic collaboration with Red Hat and The Weather Company, an IBM business, to incorporate weather data and related insights into synthetic training environments to enhance decision-making capabilities during military operations. BAE said Monday its military simulation environments leverage the Red Hat OpenShift container platform and The Weather Company's experience in integrating weather data with the Department of Defense's frameworks.

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by Jane Edwards November 28, 2023, 10:35 am
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A Look Inside How AI Is Impacting the GovCon Workforce

Amidst talent wars and tightening budgets, public and private sector companies alike are turning to artificial intelligence technologies and tools to help them process exponentially increasing amounts of data without breaking the bank. But does this mean machines are replacing human talent? EmpowerAI CEO Jeff Bohling answers in a new video interview.

Join the AI conversation with experts, decision makers and leaders from across government and industry at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual AI Summit on March 21. Register here to save your spot.

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by Summer Myatt November 28, 2023, 10:27 am
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Rachel De Geyndt Joins RIVA Solutions as Growth VP

Rachel De Geyndt, formerly vice president of growth at Savan Group, has taken on a similar role at information technology government contractor RIVA Solutions, according to her LinkedIn post. In her new position, she is responsible for overseeing the business development and capture management team of the McLean, Virginia-based company.

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by Kacey Roberts November 28, 2023, 10:23 am
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Viasat Introduces GX LITE Communications Terminal to Support Land Forces

Viasat has launched GX LITE, a flat panel user terminal designed to provide land expeditionary forces with global network connectivity to support their various missions. The GX LITE terminal serves Global Xpress network, the company’s high-throughput commercial Ka-band network available worldwide.

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by Christine Thropp November 28, 2023, 10:19 am
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Lockheed On Track to Deploy Electronically Steerable Antenna to Space; Maria Demaree Quoted

Lockheed Martin's space business conducted a demonstration of its wideband electronically steerable antenna payload that is capable of performing missions on orbit faster than traditional sensors. The Tantrum payload demonstrator is expected to be onboard Firefly Aerospace's Alpha launch vehicle when it lifts off in December, Lockheed announced Monday.

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by Jamie Bennet November 28, 2023, 9:28 am
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Millennium Space Systems Wraps Up Critical Design Review of Missile Track Custody Space Vehicle

Boeing's subsidiary, Millennium Space Systems, has concluded the critical design review of a space vehicle that is part of a Space Systems Command program intended to enhance America’s missile warning and defense architecture. The CDR of the Missile Track Custody space vehicle, completed in less than a year, builds upon the preceding CDR of the MTC mission payload, Millennium said Monday.

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by Kacey Roberts November 28, 2023, 8:56 am
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Northrop Secures $265M Contract Modification for Marine Corps G/ATOR Radar Tech Engineering Support

Northrop Grumman has received a potential $265 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue providing engineering and logistics support services for a U.S. Marine Corps multimission radar system designed to detect and track remotely piloted vehicles, cruise missiles and other airborne threats. The modification increases the ceiling value of a previously awarded basic ordering agreement to $514.3 million, the Department of Defense said Monday.

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by Jane Edwards November 28, 2023, 8:23 am