Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh of Inmarsat Government has said industry could help the Department of Defense address its perceived challenges with satellite communication terminals through flexible business models and commercial technology innovation.
Read More »Deloitte: Agile Process, New Business Models Key to Aerospace & Defense Industry’s Digital Transformation
A Deloitte article says aerospace and defense companies should focus on four key areas to achieve digital transformation and one of those is implementing agile production and predictive quality controls in response to evolving demands. A&D companies should also create new business models, advance collaboration with the supply chain and protect data and intellectual property from cyber vulnerabilities, according to the article published Tuesday.
Read More »Engility’s Lynn Dugle: GovCon Firms Should Transform Business Models Amid Threats
Engility CEO Lynn Dugle told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Thursday about how government contractors could help address threats from adversaries who have made advances in artificial intelligence and other technology areas. “We really do have to systematically and very quickly revolutionize the business models for service offerings,” Dugle …
Read More »Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Satcom as a Service Could Help Warfighters Focus on Critical Missions
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, has said government and military leaders should leverage commercial satellite communications platforms to support critical missions through the satcom-as-a-service business model. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in a MilsatMagazine piece that the business model is designed for global mobility and to deliver “end-to-end, …
Read More »Leanne Caret: Boeing to Handle AI-Driven Data Sharing on ‘Individual Basis’
Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security segment, has said the company will handle data sharing in the age of artificial intelligence on “an individual basis,” Defense News reported Sunday. Caret, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, noted that sharing of data to advance development work on AI would depend on …
Read More »Unisys’ PV Puvvada Cites As-a-Service Model as One of Federal Procurement Trends
PV Puvvada, president of Unisys’ federal systems business, said in an interview that aired Tuesday on Federal News Radio that one of the trends he sees in federal procurement is the government’s increasing interest in as-a-service business model. “It’s generally leading toward if you want to be agile, provide me as …
Read More »Deloitte Report: Aerospace & Defense Firms Need to Adapt Business Strategies to Evolving Market Conditions
A new report by Deloitte says aerospace and defense firms that modified their business models and strategies based on changing market conditions outperformed by sevenfold those that did not make any adjustments to their strategies. The finding is based on an analysis of performance of 100 largest firms in the aerospace and …
Read More »Angela Messer: Booz Allen Cyber Practice Contains ‘Tribes’ of Professionals
Angela Messer, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has said the company’s cyber practice is composed of what she called various “tribes” of professionals that work to address cyber threats through a “consultative approach to problem solving.” Messer told the Washington Business Journal in an interview posted Thursday that those …
Read More »Polycom’s Sean Berg: Public Sector Agencies Seek Collaboration Tools for Unified Communications, Workflows
Sean Berg, vice president for Polycom’s public sector business, has said a “workplace of the future” concept continues to evolve for public sector agencies as mobile device use grows and millennials enter the workforce. Berg told Public Sector View in an interview posted Thursday that one trend he observes is growth in usage …
Read More »MarkLogic’s David Nace: Industry to Play Greater Role in 2016 EHR System Updates
David Nace, chief medical officer at MarkLogic, has said he expects greater participation from industry stakeholders in efforts to introduce updates on electronic health records systems in 2016. Such changes are likely to occur in the “usability” of EHR systems as doctors and medical organizations call for major upgrades of …
Read More »McKinsey: Internet of Things-Based Systems to Spur $11T Economic Impact By 2025
A new McKinsey & Co. report projects the total economic impact of Internet-connected devices to fall somewhere between $3.9 trillion and $11.1 trillion by 2025. The June 2015 report said technological innovations, investments in talent and adoption of new business models are the trends that will drive the potential of Internet of Things-based platforms. …
Read More »Tory Bruno: ULA Plans Launch Infrastructure, Business Model Changes
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno has outlined the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture’s plans for the military space launch market over the next 20 years in an interview published Monday on Defense News. Aaron Mehta reports that Bruno pointed to new initiatives that work to address potential challenges from market entrants such as SpaceX and government …
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