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Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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  • Space Force Plans Commercial Satcom Contracts Worth Up to $2.3B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space Force Plans Commercial Satcom Contracts Worth Up to $2.3B

    The U.S. Space Force plans to release requests for proposals for commercial satellite communications services and equipment starting next month and award up to $2.3 billion worth of comsatcom contracts in 2022 and 2023, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Future comsatcom acquisitions cover four service areas: COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity; COMSATCOM Subscription Services; Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions; […] More

  • SDA to Use OTA for Tranche 1 Transport Layer Satellite Procurement; Derek Tournear Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SDA to Use OTA for Tranche 1 Transport Layer Satellite Procurement; Derek Tournear Quoted

    The Space Development Agency has issued a new solicitation for industry proposals to design and build satellites for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer and will use other transaction authority as a contracting mechanism for the satellite procurement effort, SpaceNews reported Thursday. SDA issued the initial solicitation for the Tranche […] More

  • Josh Salmanson, Cos DiMaggio Named to CTC Technical Advisory Board; Ed Sheehan Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Josh Salmanson, Cos DiMaggio Named to CTC Technical Advisory Board; Ed Sheehan Quoted

    Technology industry leaders Josh Salmanson and Cos DiMaggio have joined the technical advisory board of Concurrent Technologies Corp. to help assess the company’s technical activities, recommend integration and enhancement opportunities, provide mentorship support and assist in capture processes and proposal development. Ed Sheehan, president and CEO of CTC, said in a statement published Thursday the […] More

  • Guidehouse-AFERM Survey: Agencies Consider Cyber, Privacy Risks to Have Greatest Impact on Strategic Objectives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Guidehouse-AFERM Survey: Agencies Consider Cyber, Privacy Risks to Have Greatest Impact on Strategic Objectives

    A new survey by Guidehouse and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management has found that cybersecurity and privacy concerns top the list of risks that federal agencies consider to have the most significant impact on their organizations’ current and future strategic objectives. The 2021 Federal Enterprise Risk Management Survey also found that 31 percent […] More

  • LMI Awarded GSA Renewable Energy Program Support BPA; Christen Smith Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI Awarded GSA Renewable Energy Program Support BPA; Christen Smith Quoted

    LMI will provide program management support and subject matter expertise to the office of facilities management’s energy division and climate and sustainability division within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service under a potential five-year blanket purchase agreement. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said Wednesday it will help GSA achieve 100 percent renewable electricity by 2025 […] More

  • NASA Seeks Info on Long-Term Exploration Transportation System Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Info on Long-Term Exploration Transportation System Capability

    NASA has asked industry for feedback on how the agency can maximize the long-term efficiency of the Space Launch System, Exploration Ground Systems, Cross-Program Systems Integration and other Exploration Systems Development programs while reducing production, operations and maintenance costs. The agency plans to consolidate SLS contracts into a single Exploration Production and Operations Contract to […] More

  • IARPA Picks 5 Companies for Data Security Smart Radio Tech Research Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Picks 5 Companies for Data Security Smart Radio Tech Research Contracts

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts to five companies as part of a program that seeks to develop smart radio techniques that can detect and classify radio frequency signals linked to potential data breaches. A10 Systems AiRANACULUS, BAE Systems, Expedition Technology, JASR Systems and Northrop Grumman won the contracts through a […] More

  • Microsoft Says Nation-State Actor Nobelium Targets Cloud Service Resellers, Tech Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Says Nation-State Actor Nobelium Targets Cloud Service Resellers, Tech Providers

    Microsoft has found that a threat actor called Nobelium with ties to Russia’s foreign intelligence service SVR is targeting cloud service resellers, technology service providers and their customers to secure privileged access and steal legitimate credentials using phishing, password spray and other common techniques. Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust at […] More

  • COMSovereign Announces Delivery of 5G Open-RAN Tech to NIST; Dustin McIntire Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    COMSovereign Announces Delivery of 5G Open-RAN Tech to NIST; Dustin McIntire Quoted

    COMSovereign has handed over to the National Institute of Standards and Technology its 5G Open Radio Access Network-compliant system as part of a cooperative research and development agreement that was announced in April. “We’re pleased to have delivered our latest 5G O-RAN deployable system to the NIST for their evaluation and look forward to supporting […] More

  • DARPA Issues RFI for RF Machine Learning Research Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Issues RFI for RF Machine Learning Research Effort

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun to seek information on companies, universities, nonprofit research institutions and other organizations with the capability to apply machine learning and artificial intelligence to radio frequency signals. DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office is asking interested stakeholders to state their prior experience in RF ML research and development initiatives, including […] More

  • Climate Analytics Company Jupiter Raises $54M in Series C Financing; Rich Sorkin Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Climate Analytics Company Jupiter Raises $54M in Series C Financing; Rich Sorkin Quoted

    Jupiter, a climate risk analytics company, has raised $54 million in a round of Series C funding led by MPower Partners and Clearvision Ventures and will use the funds to expand sales, meet customer demand and further invest in research and development efforts. “Investments from leaders across the globe, representing every sector of the economy, […] More

  • NASA Issues RFI for Commercial Crew Space Transportation Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Issues RFI for Commercial Crew Space Transportation Services

    NASA has begun to solicit information on potential vendors that could meet its requirement for commercial services to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program. NASA expects the ISS to continue operations beyond 2024 and is looking to acquire commercial crew space transportation support services from […] More