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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Google’s Jeanette Manfra: Agencies Should Move to Cloud Platforms Based on Zero Trust
Jeanette Manfra, director for government security and compliance at Google, wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday that government agencies should consider transitioning from perimeter-based government clouds to cloud environments based on zero-trust framework as more employees telework during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SpaceX Deploys 58 More Broadband Satellites to Orbit for First Starlink Rideshare Mission
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Saturday to bring another batch of Starlink broadband satellites and three Earth-observing satellites from Planet Labs to low-Earth orbit as part of a rideshare mission, CNET reported Sunday.
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in Contract Awards, News
Laura Stanton: GSA Eyes Final RFP Release for 8(a) STARS III IT Contract This Fiscal Year
Laura Stanton of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service said GSA plans to issue before the end of fiscal year 2020 the final request for proposals for the next iteration of the Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services governmentwide contract for information technology vendors certified under the Small Business Administration 8(a) program.
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in C4ISR News, M&A Activity, News
William Brown: Future L3Harris Acquisitions Would Occur in C4ISR Domain
L3Harris Technologies plans to divest $1B more in assets and continue post-merger integration as it works on building credibility and setting the company up for more acquisitions in the future, Defense News reported Thursday. William “Bill†Brown, CEO of L3Harris and a previous Wash100 Award winner, said he thinks potential buys would likely focus on the area of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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in Contract Awards, News
Army Inches Closer to SMET Robotic Vehicle Contract Award
The U.S. Army plans to award this month a contract to develop a ground-based small multipurpose equipment transport robotic vehicle, the Military website reported Wednesday.
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Air Force to Hold ‘Quantum Collider’ Virtual Pitch Day; Will Roper Quoted
The U.S. Air Force will host a virtual pitch day on Monday, June 15, to allow government officials, industry stakeholders, academia and small businesses to discuss and advance the development of quantum technologies in support of warfighters.
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HP Federal’s Todd Gustafson: Agencies Should Come Up With Cyber Plan, Address Talent Shortage
Todd Gustafson, president of HP’s federal arm, wrote in an article published Tuesday on FedTech Magazine that there are three steps federal agencies should take to improve their cybersecurity posture as they pursue information technology modernization and the first is developing a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.
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in Contract Awards, News
Buchanan & Edwards Gets USAF Data Governance Training Support BPA; Eric Olson Quoted
Buchanan & Edwards will provide data governance training and certification support services for the U.S. Air Force’s data professionals under a blanket purchase agreement.
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in Contract Awards, News
ACT-IAC Study: $7.4B Worth of Task Orders Awarded Through EIS Telecom Contract
A case study of the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract conducted by the American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council shows that federal agencies have awarded 37 task orders worth over $7.4B combined under EIS in just over a year.
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Booz Allen’s Lloyd Howell: Investments in AI, Other Tech Areas Need to Continue
Lloyd Howell, chief financial officer of Booz Allen Hamilton, told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the need to continue supporting investments in several technology areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cloud.