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Chris DeRusha, Federal CISO for OMB, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Leading US Cybersecurity Policy, Tech Advancement; Driving Federal IT Modernization

Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, is pleased to announce that Chris DeRusha, the new federal chief information security officer (CISO) for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Biden administration, has received his first Wash100 Award.Â

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by William McCormick March 24, 2021, 10:34 am
in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

Raytheon Secures $146M Navy Contract for Operation, Maintenance of Surveillance Radar Network

Raytheon Technologies announced Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company's intelligence and space business a five-year contract worth $146 million to continue operating and maintaining the U.S. government's Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system. The contract will require Raytheon Intelligence & Space to support the operations of the long-range surveillance radar network.

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by Noah Chelednik March 24, 2021, 10:30 am
in Government Technology, News

Northrop Maintains Army’s Air & Missile Defense Hardware for Future Test

Northrop Grumman has concluded an effort to refresh and refurbish the hardware of a missile defense system for the U.S. Army in preparation for its initial operational test and evaluation. The company said Tuesday it performed this work for major end items of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System or IBCS, including integrated fire control network relays, integrated collaborative environments and engagement operations centers.

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by Nichols Martin March 24, 2021, 9:32 am
in Executive Moves, News

ManTech Names Julie Anna Barker as Chief HR Officer; Kevin Phillips Quoted

ManTech International has appointed Julie Anna Barker as chief human resources officer, responsible for the development, implementation and execution of HR strategies promoting the company's yearly business objectives and long-term strategic plans. In this role, Barker will report directly to Kevin Phillips, chairman, CEO and president of ManTech and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient.

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by Noah Chelednik March 24, 2021, 9:18 am
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Sentar to Pursue C4I Engineering, Technical Support Orders via Potential $100M Navy IDIQ

Sentar will compete to provide technical and engineering support for U.S. Navy information warfare systems through a potential six-year, $99.8 million contract vehicle. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific awarded Sentar a position on the multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering services to help the service branch engineer command, control, communications, computers and intelligence platforms, the company said.

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by Matthew Nelson March 24, 2021, 7:59 am
in Government Technology, News

Army Taps Cubic Nuvotronics to Make Surrogate Payload for Satcoms

Nuvotronics, a business within Cubic's mission and performance solutions segment, has received a contract from the U.S. Army to produce a surrogate payload that could substitute for a satellite communication in satcom-denied scenarios. The contractor said Tuesday it will develop a high-altitude balloon payload that could enable contingency communications and support Wideband Global Satellites surrogate operations during electronic or kinetic attacks.

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by Nichols Martin March 24, 2021, 7:49 am
in Executive Moves, Government Cloud, News

Cloud Services Professional Joshua Cornutt Named CTO at ORock Technologies

Joshua Cornutt, an industry veteran with more than 10 years of cloud implementation and virtualization experience, has been appointed as chief technology officer at Reston, Virginia-based hybrid cloud services company ORock Technologies. ORock said Tuesday Cornutt will oversee the company's product development functions and technology delivery to federal and commercial customers.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 24, 2021, 7:02 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Government Technology, News

GDITâ€™s Jim Matney: VMware, AWS Offerings on milCloud 2.0 Could Help DOD Agencies Speed Up Cloud Migration

Jim Matney of General Dynamicsâ€™ information technology business said ease of use, security and cost are the reasons why the addition of VMware and Amazon Web Services offerings to the Defense Information Systems Agency's milCloud 2.0 platform could help defense agencies accelerate the migration of workloads to the cloud, GCN reported Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards March 24, 2021, 6:10 am
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Palo Alto Networksâ€™ John Davis: Agencies’ 5G Deployment Requires Zero Trust, Automated Threat Intelligence

John Davis, vice president and federal chief security officer at Palo Alto Networks, said agencies must assess their internet-of-things network infrastructures to prepare for secure 5G implementation. Davis wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on FedTech Magazine that agencies must build on the knowledge that 5G implementation comes with cyber risks and vulnerabilities despite benefits such as low latencies and streamlined logistics for applications such as base operations and aircraft carrier missions.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 24, 2021, 5:56 am
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Nokia to Market ClearWorld Smart Poles to Military, Local Government Customers

Nokia has entered into an agreement with ClearWorld to offer the latter's smart poles to U.S. military installations and cities. ClearWorld seeks to enable utility operating and maintenance savings through the use of its solar-wrapped poles, which are designed to operate as backup power sources and maintain network connectivity amid natural disasters and outages, Nokia said Tuesday.

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by Matthew Nelson March 24, 2021, 5:47 am
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Five Contractors Shortlisted for Australian Maritime UAS Requirement

Australia has downselected BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies, Textron Systems and the Insitu subsidiary of Boeing for the next phase of the country's program to buy maritime-based unmanned aircraft systems. All five contractors are eligible to pursue block one of a maritime UAS continuous development project called SEA 129 Phase 5, the Australian defense department said Tuesday.

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by Matthew Nelson March 24, 2021, 5:09 am
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Pat Gelsinger Unveils Intelâ€™s Integrated Device Manufacturing 2.0 Strategy

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has launched a new integrated device manufacturing strategy to help the company advance innovation and drive product leadership. Gelsinger said in a statement published Tuesday the company will use the IDM 2.0 strategy to design and manufacture products in the â€œbest way possible for every category we compete in.â€

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by Jane Edwards March 24, 2021, 4:32 am