LexisNexis' risk solutions business has marked the anniversary of the Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children Program launched in 2000 to support the efforts of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. For the last two decades, the ADAM program has assisted NCMEC in its child recovery efforts by sending out posters with photos of and details about missing children in a specific geographic search area within minutes, the company said Friday.
Read More »BlackBerry Endpoint Mgmt Software Receives NSA CSfC Certification
BlackBerry's unified endpoint management software has been certified under a National Security Agency program that seeks to guarantee the cybersecurity of a commercial product for U.S. government use. The BlackBerry UEM offering, designed to help organizations manage devices and applications, is now part of NSA's Commercial Solutions for Classified Program, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »DARPA Selects GE Research Unit for Atmospheric Water Extraction Program
The research business arm of General Electric has received a two-year, $14.3M contract to help Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop a fuel-powered device for potable water production.
Read More »CVP Secures Coast Guard Intell Support Contract
Customer Value Partners will help the U.S. Coast Guard communicate intelligence to combatant commanders and other defense personnel under a contract from the Department of Homeland Security. CVP said Wednesday it will provide information technology services to support the USCG Intelligence Coordination Center in data collection and analysis efforts via website and multimedia platforms.
Read More »ULA’s Tory Bruno: FAA Engages Launch Industry for Licencing Rule Update
Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance and past Wash100 recipient, has welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration's updated rules for the commercial rocket launch industry to ensure public safety while promoting growth of the space launch sector.
Read More »US, UK Select 10 Tech Proposals via Space Pitch Day
The defense agencies of the U.S. and U.K. have named 10 start-ups from both countries and other allies who will work to deliver technologies in support of militaries' space domain missions. The U.K. government said Tuesday that innovators were selected through the International Space Pitch Day and were provided with up to $66K contracts to streamline the development of their proposals.
Read More »Raytheon Technologies’ Updated Standard Missile-3 Intercepts ICBM Target in MDA Demo
A variant of Raytheon Technologies' Standard Missile-3 system took down an intercontinental ballistic missile during a flight test demonstration led by the Missile Defense Agency, marking the first time such technology intercepted a target outside Earth's atmosphere.
Read More »Dave Dacquino, Other GovCon Execs Urge Industry to Back DOL Apprenticeship Program for Military Vets
Dave Dacquino, chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. and past Wash100 Award recipient, and three other heads of companies within the government contracting sector have called on other GovCon executives to join the Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Pilot Program that aims to help service members transition to careers in the private sector. Dacquino urged industry to support the initiative in a joint letter with Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' government unit and 2020 Wash100 winner; Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics' mission systems business and 2020 Wash100 awardee; and Doug Wagoner, president and CEO of LMI and previous Wash100 recipient.
Read More »Industry Vets Jeffrey Harris, Dale Mosier Join CTC Board; Ed Sheehan Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 12, 2020 — Jeffrey Harris, former president of Lockheed Martin's missiles and space division, has joined the board of directors of Concurrent Technologies Corp. as chairman, while Dale Mosier, who held senior leadership roles at manufacturing firms, was elected as CTC board vice chair, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 4.
Read More »Tony Frazier Welcomes Maxar’s New Strategic Growth VP
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 12, 2020 — Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field operations at Maxar Technologies and four-time Wash100 awardee, recently announced the appointment of Jon Love, former head of public sector partner development at Microsoft, as the space technology company's VP of strategic growth, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 4.
Read More »Red Hat’s David Egts Recommends Risk Mgmt Strategies for State & Local Gov’t Cybersecurity
David Egts, chief technologist of Red Hat's North American public sector business, has offered three recommendations for state and local government agencies to strengthen cybersecurity posture amid the increasing risk of ransomware attacks.
Read More »Robert Dapkiewicz: MetTel Wins $711M State Dept Task Order for Network, Data Services
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 10, 2020 — MetTel will provide the State Department with a fully managed layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching network, Internet Protocol Service and Ethernet Transport Service under a potential 13-year, $711M task order as part of the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 27.
Read More »Forrester’s Andras Cser: Data Protection Drives Cloud Access Security Broker Adoption in Public Sector
More government agencies have increased their use of cloud access security brokers, which offer an added protection layer between end users and providers, in an effort to help federal employees protect data while working remotely, FedTech Magazine reported Thursday.
Read More »ArchIntel-Hosted Panel Discussion Highlights Influence of AI in Competitive Intelligence
The current state and future potential of emerging technologies were the focal points of an expert panel at ArchIntel's AI in Competitive Intelligence Virtual Event. The panelists were Suki Fuller of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows; Fred Hoffman of Mercyhurst University; and Arik Johnson of Aurora Worldwide Development Corp. The moderator was August Jackson, senior director of market and competitive intelligence at Deltek.
Read More »Deloitte, Cisco Execs Call for Gov’t Contact Center Modernization
Marc Mancher, a principal at Deloitte Consulting, and Alan Balutis, a senior director of North American public sector at Cisco Systems’ business solutions group, have said that agencies should integrate artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies with digital call centers to continuously deliver information and services to the public during the coronavirus pandemic or national emergencies.
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