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Former Cerius VP Tiffany Egenes Named CyberSheath’s Customer Success Director

Tiffany Egenes, former vice president of client success at Cerius Interim Executive Solutions, has joined CyberSheath as director, responsible for customer success-focused activities such as onboarding, retention, collaboration and fostering of long-term relationships with clients. CyberSheath said Tuesday the new customer success director brings to the company over two decades of project management and professional […] More

by Christine Thropp June 16, 2021, 12:08 pm
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NGA Seeks Input on Agency Leadership Program Transformation

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has issued a request for information to learn how digital media platform vendors could help update NGA’s learning methods for its 8,500 potential leadership development program beneficiaries. The RFI notice posted Monday seeks vendor pitches to update the agency’s competency model and implement interactive content along with tools to support a […] More

by Carol Collins June 16, 2021, 12:07 pm
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Carahsoft to Provide Government Clients With Access to Bentley Systems’ Infrastructure Engineering Software
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Northrop-Made Minotaur I Rocket Sends NRO Payload to Orbit

A Northrop Grumman-made rocket with a payload from the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from NASA’s Virginia-based Wallops Flight Facility as part of the company’s Orbital-Suborbital Program-3 contract. Northrop said Tuesday its NROL-111 mission marks the 12th flight with the Minotaur I launch vehicle and the 28th with the Minotaur fleet overall. The U.S. Space […] More

by Nichols Martin June 16, 2021, 12:04 pm
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By Light Company to Develop AR/VR 5G Enhancements for Army Training; Thomas Fransson Quoted

The National Spectrum Consortium has awarded a By Light Professional IT Services company a $31.3 million other transaction agreement to advance the 5G wireless communications technology for U.S. Army combat training applications. Cole Engineering Services, Inc., will lead a team of contractors to develop prototype enhancements for an augmented and virtual reality 5G network at […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 16, 2021, 12:03 pm
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Axon, DroneSense to Collaborate on Public Safety Drone Platform

Axon and DroneSense have partnered to introduce an integrated software platform for law enforcement professionals to obtain situational awareness and manage evidence through live-stream footage from public safety unmanned aircraft systems. The Axon Air Powered by DroneSense offering is scheduled to be available in the third quarter of 2021 and will incorporate drone program and […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 16, 2021, 12:02 pm
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AWS’ Dominic Delmolino on Supporting Federal IPv6 Adoption

Dominic Delmolino, vice president of technology and innovation for the public sector at Amazon Web Services, said AWS supports the U.S. federal government’s transition to Internet Protocol version 6 in accordance with an Office of Management and Budget memo released in November. “IPv6 has a number of advantages over IPv4, including an increased number of […] More

by Jane Edwards June 16, 2021, 12:00 pm
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Intel Creates Government Affairs Advisory Committee; Pat Gelsinger Quoted

Intel has formed a new government affairs advisory committee to provide a range of perspectives to company leaders on global governmental and political matters. The committee members are Gregory Smith, chair; Jon Huntsman, vice chair; Erich Clementi; Michele Flournoy; Fred Kempe; Robert Kimmitt; Janet Napolitano and Yuanqing Yang, Intel said Wednesday. “The eight distinguished members […] More

by William McCormick June 16, 2021, 11:59 am
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AeroVironment Moves HQ to Virginia to Expand Washington, DC Footprint
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Shaun Bierweiler: Riverbed-Microsoft Partnership Helps Government Clients Address Network Requirements

Shaun Bierweiler, senior vice president and general manager of the public sector business at Riverbed Technology, said Microsoft brings complementary technology platforms to a partnership that allows both companies to help agencies manage the performance of mission-critical networks and applications. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Bierweiler emphasized the importance of collaborative work between vendors […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 16, 2021, 11:57 am
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Kratos Gets CMMC Authorization to Audit DOD Contractors’ Cyber Readiness; Phil Carrai Quoted

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured authorization from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body to conduct cyber readiness assessments of companies seeking to compete for Department of Defense contracts. Kratos said Tuesday it became one of the first two certified third-party assessment organizations under the CMMC program after passing the Defense Industrial Base […] More

by Jane Edwards June 16, 2021, 11:56 am
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Frank Sturek Steps Up as SkyePoint Decisions President; Heather Conigliaro Named COO

SkyePoint Decisions has promoted Frank Sturek to president and Heather Conigliaro to chief operations officer while Christopher Giusti will continue serving as the chief financial officer. The company said Wednesday Sturek, former chief development officer, will now be responsible for business growth and strategy, including strengthening current capabilities and securing new contracts focused on the […] More

by William McCormick June 16, 2021, 11:54 am