Robert Carey, president of Cloudera‘s government solutions business, said that information technology infrastructure combining on-premise and cloud computing platforms could help agencies unlock the potential of data to inform decision-making for critical missions. “Leveraging data will propel agencies forward by allowing teams to tackle the toughest challenges across the public sector space,” Carey wrote in […] More

Two executives of Booz Allen Hamilton and the Partnership for Public Service said that federal leaders should explore how modern technology such as artificial intelligence and edge computing platforms can help agencies deliver services and address operational challenges.

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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has said she believes the adoption of Ka-band satellite communications technology can help the military address interoperability requirements for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in a two-part blog post published Thursday that Ka-band“™s capacity to cover frequencies that civilian and military […] More

Peraton has received the Contractor Excellence Award from NASA for the company’s key role in helping the space agency launch suborbital rockets designed for scientific research. NASA commended the Sounding Rockets Operations Contract team and its support of a specific customer mission at an Australia-based range during the Wallops Flight Facility’s annual Peer Awards ceremony, […] More

United Launch Alliance has sent to space its Atlas V rocket carrying a national security mission for the U.S. Space Force, marking the 151st time the company hosted a launch with 100 percent mission success. The company said Saturday its Atlas V 541 configuration rocket launched from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […] More

Parry Labs Chief Growth Officer Chris Pehrson recently participated in a Q&A session to discuss the defense technology company’s corporate culture, growth driver and computing technology for military customers. Pehrson was appointed to the CGO position at Parry Labs after spending more than 11 years at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. “In my new role, I’m […] More

Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for its latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the current set of unique challenges and opportunities in the government contracting (GovCon) sector and federal landscape. During the interview with ExecutiveBiz, Brady discussed his growth strategy for GDMS, new […] More

Craig Heartwell, chief technology officer at Presidio Federal, said Department of Defense leaders looking to scale and use data in real time for decision making must make sure disparate data aligns with DOD tasks and missions. He wrote in a blog post Nextgov published Friday that, in connection, the defense data strategy and the department’s […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded Mercury Systems, Elbit Systems of America and Physical Optics other transaction authorities to help the service develop the Aviation Mission Common Server, Inside Defense reported Monday.

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Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance and a previous Wash100 award winner, said ULA and other launch services providers have business continuity plans in place to deal with pandemics, fires, hurricanes and other emergencies and added that the company continues to support forthcoming missions amid the coronavirus outbreak, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

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ManTech International has appointed Joseph Chioda as vice president account management of the company's mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group to supervise customer experience and accounts, the company announced on Wednesday. 

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has concluded critical design review of a science instrument that will support studies on Europa, a moon that orbits Jupiter.

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