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  • MetTel's Don Parente on Managing Space-Based Network Access - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MetTel’s Don Parente on Managing Space-Based Network Access

    Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales at MetTel, has provided recommendations to help agencies manage space-based network access and keep track of shadow IT users. In a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network, Parente wrote that agencies should have access to an omniscient portal and dashboard to get an overview of their […] More

  • Airbus US Executive Robert Geckle Discusses Unmanned Systems, Dual-Use Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus US Executive Robert Geckle Discusses Unmanned Systems, Dual-Use Technologies

    Robert Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, said that with the incoming administration, he predicts that there will be “continued momentum” in unmanned systems like the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, hypersonics and effectors as the U.S. military pursues manned-unmanned teaming and other force multipliers in denied environments. More Innovation in UAS When […] More

  • Hitachi Vantara Federal's Phil Fuster on Data Trends to Watch in 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Phil Fuster on Data Trends to Watch in 2025

    Phil Fuster, chief revenue officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal, shared his key predictions for the federal IT landscape in 2025. One of those is that agencies will prioritize data-driven decision-making, which he said will be accelerated by the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. “For agencies to be effective, they first need complete visibility and a catalog […] More

  • Splunk's Bill Rowan on Digital Resilience, Need for Better Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Splunk’s Bill Rowan on Digital Resilience, Need for Better Data

    Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, said digital resilience has become a necessity for government organizations as they navigate the current threat landscape and deal with growing cyber workforce challenges and evolving regulations. In a blog post published Friday on Splunk’s website, Rowan discussed how the company works with Cisco to drive […] More

  • Tech Leaders on Advancing Rapid Decision-Making, Strengthening Cyber Resilience - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tech Leaders on Advancing Rapid Decision-Making, Strengthening Cyber Resilience

    Corey Hulen, chief technology officer at Mattermost, highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence-driven tools and automation in accelerating response times to critical incidents during a panel discussion organized by The National CIO Review and moderated by Mattermost Chief Marketing Officer Leigh Dow, the publication reported Tuesday. “Time to respond is everything. Getting structured data from […] More

  • DMI's Rocky Thurston on Improving Government Services With Mobile Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DMI’s Rocky Thurston on Improving Government Services With Mobile Technologies

    Mobility has become more practical for government to use and is increasingly featured in the way agencies deliver their services, according to Rocky Thurston, CEO of digital services provider DMI. Improving Government Services Thurston made this observation during a recent episode of The Government Huddle Podcast, where he noted that mobile apps and platforms have […] More

  • Lockheed Demos Autonomous HIMARS Launcher for Army Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos Autonomous HIMARS Launcher for Army Modernization

    Lockheed Martin recently showcased a surrogate High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher’s uncrewed capability, advancing its efforts to develop autonomous systems that can be integrated with manned vehicles. Completed on Dec. 4, the experiment exhibited the launcher’s ability to operate using non-emitting perception sensors instead of a driver, the aerospace company said Thursday. The innovation […] More

  • Appian's Matt Beran: Software Reuse Could Help Accelerate Government Digital Transformation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Appian’s Matt Beran: Software Reuse Could Help Accelerate Government Digital Transformation

    Matt Beran, industry lead for global defense and intelligence at Appian, said government agencies looking to speed up their digital transformation initiatives and ensure compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act and other regulations should consider reusing existing software platforms. “By prioritizing and pursuing software reuse wherever possible, agency CIOs and their teams — and the mission […] More

  • 5 Leading US 5G Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    5 Leading US 5G Contractors

    As 5G technologies continue to be unleashed at increased levels worldwide, the federal government has begun to work closely with industry partners to develop priorities, face challenges and better integrate 5G and FutureG tech across the enterprise. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 5G Summit on Feb. 27, federal and industry leaders will discuss how the […] More

  • Parsons & Industry Partners Demo Threat Emulator - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons & Industry Partners Demo Threat Emulator

    Parsons, in partnership with the University of Southern Mississippi, the Mississippi Air National Guard and SeaTrac Systems, has showcased the capabilities of its Threat Representative Environment emulator, designed to replicate threats during real military missions. The company said Monday that the TReX emulator was integrated into a SeaTrac SP-48 unmanned surface vehicle and deployed to target […] More

  • IBM, Illinois Unveil Plans for National Quantum Algorithm Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, Illinois Unveil Plans for National Quantum Algorithm Center

    IBM and the state of Illinois have partnered with universities, national laboratories and industries to build the National Quantum Algorithm Center in Chicago to enable quantum information experts, experimentalists and other users to determine how quantum-centric supercomputing could be leveraged to develop new algorithms and address complex industry challenges. The technology company said Thursday the […] More

  • Booz Allen's Amit Kohli: AI-Assistive Tech Could Help Transform Border Protection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen’s Amit Kohli: AI-Assistive Tech Could Help Transform Border Protection

    Amit Kohli, a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said artificial intelligence-assistive technologies and advanced analytics tools could enable federal border control and law enforcement personnel facing large volumes of data to speed up data entry and other administrative tasks and focus on making critical decisions to strengthen border protection. “Automating processes like data entry […] More