ExecutiveBiz News on Video 12/19/2022

As vice president of 5G.MIL® Programs at Lockheed Martin, Dan Rice oversees the strategy and performance of 5G and advanced communication technology solutions programs at the defense, aerospace and information security organization. Rice additionally handles the development and facilitation of strategic relationships as well as leads corporate independent research and development efforts. Rice is a […]

Defcon AI, a developer of modeling and simulation software for military logistics applications, has introduced the members to its board of directors and advisers. Mark Esper, the inaugural member of Defcon AI’s board of directors and a three-time Wash100 awardee, is joined by five new additions including the three executives who co-founded artificial intelligence-focused company […]

SES has launched the first two Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. he satellites, which represent SES’ second-generation medium earth orbit system, were lifted off to space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:48 pm, the company announced from the station on Friday. Jim Chilton “From concept to reality, the partnership […]

L3Harris Technologies has secured a five-year, $93 million contract to help the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority upgrade its public safety communications network system. The company said Friday it will build a new platform compliant with the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials Project 25 standards to enhance response times and collaboration among conductors, station personnel […]

Jonathan Alboum, federal chief technology officer at ServiceNow, said work environment, pay and culture are some of the factors that have implications for the recruitment and retention of young talent in the federal workforce. “Gen Z civil servants, they want flat organizational structures. …. They really prioritize collaboration, emphatic leadership and very inclusive decision-making processes,” […]

Northrop Grumman will refurbish a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite System to allow for its use on another agency program. JPSS Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder Engineering Development Unit refurbishment work is under a sole source contract modification from NASA worth $13.3 million, raising the total contract value to $579.8 […]

Verizon has deployed connectivity platforms and services to enable North American Aerospace Defense Command to help children track Santa Claus on Dec. 24, through a toll-free hotline. Verizon said Monday its 5G Ultra Wideband service has reached more than 175 million people as part of the company’s 5G expansion efforts in the U.S., enabling NORAD […]

The Defense Logistics Agency has issued two solicitations for its planned purchase of carbon pollution-free electricity that aligns with a goal to have a CFE sector by 2035. The Department of Defense said Friday DLA Energy calls for proposals to participate in the Duke Energy Green Source Advantage program for South and North Carolina via […]

Red Hat has recognized Carahsoft Technology as the software vendor’s training distributor in the North American public sector for the fourth straight year. The two companies have worked since 2005 to educate government customers about the technical aspect of Red Hat products and help agency information technology professionals gain certification, Carahsoft said Thursday. The partnership […]

NASA and AST SpaceMobile’s AST & Science subsidiary sealed an information sharing agreement to avoid collision between the agency’s spacecraft and the company’s satellites. The deal focuses on conjunction and launch collision avoidance involving NASA’s space assets and AST’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite as well as its planned Bluebird constellation, the government agency said. The […]