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  • Fortinet Adds Gary Locke to Board of Directors; Ken Xie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fortinet Adds Gary Locke to Board of Directors; Ken Xie Comments

    Gary Locke, a former Washington state governor and Commerce Department secretary, has joined the board of directors at network security technology company Fortinet. The two-decade public service veteran previously served as the U.S. ambassador to China between 2011 and 2014, Fortinet said Monday. “Gary’s broad experience and knowledge will greatly benefit Fortinet as the company continues to execute […] More

  • NIST Awards Cyber Tech Pilot Grants to MorphoTrust, HealthIDx, Galois - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Awards Cyber Tech Pilot Grants to MorphoTrust, HealthIDx, Galois

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded $3.7 million in grants to support the pilot projects of MorphoTrust USA, HealthIDx and Galois under the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace program. NIST said Monday this fourth round of grants is part of the agency’s larger efforts to ensure the security of online transactions and data privacy. “We need more — and better — […] More

  • Eileen Rivera Named Harris Senior Marketing Executive - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eileen Rivera Named Harris Senior Marketing Executive

    Eileen Rivera, formerly vice president of global marketing and communications for healthcare services at Harris Corp., has been appointed global marketing and communications executive of the company. She was most recently responsible for Harris’ marketing and branding programs meant to promote the company’s commercial healthcare services in the U.S. and worldwide. Rivera previously served as president […] More

  • Ian Kalin: Commerce Department, PayPal Partner to Help Expand US Exports - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ian Kalin: Commerce Department, PayPal Partner to Help Expand US Exports

    The Commerce Department has partnered with PayPal to identify information for U.S. businesses to decide where to focus their export strategies. The goal is to help expand the nation’s exports, Ian Kalin, chief data officer at the Commerce Department, wrote in a blog published Monday. The team identified opportunities in targeting benchmarks to business owners based […] More

  • NIST, NOAA Aim to Support Minority Businesses Through Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST, NOAA Aim to Support Minority Businesses Through Partnership

    Two Commerce Department agencies have teamed up with the Minority Business Development Agency and the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer to launch a consortium to help minority-owned enterprises develop and commercialize their technology platforms and services. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will collaborate with MBDA […] More

  • Cal Shintani on Oceus' Public Safety Market Emphasis, Federal Broadband's Evolution - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cal Shintani on Oceus’ Public Safety Market Emphasis, Federal Broadband’s Evolution

    Cal Shintani leads capture strategy, corporate strategy and proposal development functions for Oceus Networks as senior vice president and chief growth officer at the Reston, Va.-based mobile services contractor. Shintani last spoke to ExecutiveBiz for a Q&A conversation on his role at Oceus and GovCon market trends in June 2012, nearly five months after he joined […] More

  • Part 2 of Q&A With Cal Shintani, Oceus SVP and Chief Growth Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Part 2 of Q&A With Cal Shintani, Oceus SVP and Chief Growth Officer

    This is part two of our in-depth conversation with Cal Shintani, senior vice president and chief growth officer at Oceus Networks. Click here to read part one. ExecutiveBiz: Where are the opportunities for broadband wireless at the state and local levels? Cal Shintani: Most of the state and local governments are watching FirstNet and are […] More

  • Northrop Launches Inertial Measurement Unit for Commercial Clients; Bob Mehltretter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Launches Inertial Measurement Unit for Commercial Clients; Bob Mehltretter Comments

    Northrop Grumman has introduced a new inertial measurement unit product for commercial customers. The LN-200C IMU is designed for use in instrument stabilization, motion compensation and navigation in commercial, aerospace and industrial operations, Northrop said Tuesday. Bob Mehltretter, vice president of navigation and positioning systems at Northrop, said the company built the product to give clients flexibility through […] More

  • Microsoft Inks Software Licensing Deal With Commerce Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Inks Software Licensing Deal With Commerce Dept

    The Commerce Department has struck an agreement with Microsoft Corp. for the agency to obtain licenses of the company’s software product. The department said Thursday it will have access to Microsoft software items and product updates under the blanket purchase agreement. Commerce intends for the three-year deal to achieve its productivity goals. Microsoft will also provide access to its license […] More

  • General Dynamics Wraps Up Phase 2 Tests on Public Safety Program-Based LTE System; Bill Weiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Wraps Up Phase 2 Tests on Public Safety Program-Based LTE System; Bill Weiss Comments

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has completed phase two tests on a long-term evolution technology under the Public Safety Communications Research Program that seeks to improve communications for first responders. The integration of Band Class 14 eNodeB system from General Dynamics Mission Systems with vehicle modems enabled the LTE site to communicate at a range of […] More

  • Mutualink Receives Exports Contribution Award from Commerce Department; Mark Hatten Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mutualink Receives Exports Contribution Award from Commerce Department; Mark Hatten Comments

    Mutualink has won the President’s E Award from the Commerce Department for the company’s contribution to expanding the U.S. exports. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker handed the award to Joe Mazzarella, vice president and chief legal counsel of Mutualink, during a ceremony at the department, Mutualink said Monday. The award program has begun in 1961 under […] More

  • Walter Scott: DigitalGlobe Backs Commercial Remote Sensing Bill - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Walter Scott: DigitalGlobe Backs Commercial Remote Sensing Bill

    DigitalGlobe has expressed its support for a commercial remote sensing bill authored by Reps. Jim Bridenstine (R-Ok) and Ed Perlmutter (D-Co). The Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015 mandates the examination of the Commerce Department’s regulatory workload and the submission of reports on commercial remote sensing license applications to Congress, DigitalGlobe said Wednesday. That bill would require the […] More