Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has named Allison Carter, director of Guidehouse's national security group, as chair of the judging panel for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Read More »FCC Selects Everbridge to Support Emergency Management Efforts; Mike Mostow Quoted
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has selected Everbridge’s Mass Notification solution to support the agency’s internal Continuity of Operations (COOP), Devolution, Pandemic, Reconstitution Plans and emergency management efforts, the company reported on Monday. Everbridge has recently renewed its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Agency Authorization, enabling the company to provide security and risk management for cloud products and services.
Read More »Former Verizon Exec Peter Davidson Joins Intelsat as Global Gov’t Affairs, Policy VP
Peter Davidson, who previously served as an executive at Verizon Communications and general counsel at the Department of Commerce, has joined Intelsat as vice president of global government affairs and policy. He will be responsible for developing Intelsat's global government engagement strategy and will work from its office in McLean, Va., the communications satellite company said Monday.
Read More »Edward Morris Joins Decisive Analytics in VP Role
Edward Morris, former senior director for launch system programs at Stratolaunch Systems, has joined Decisive Analytics to serve as vice president for commercial space.
Read More »Neustar Secures 10-Year .US Domain Mgmt Contract Extension
Neustar has received a contract to continue helping the Department of Commerce operate the U.S. government’s internet top-level domain through 2029. The company has been in charge of .US domain operations since 2001.
Read More »Tyrone Grandison Joins U.Group as Data VP; Lena Trudeau Quoted
Tyrone Grandison, a more than two-decade industry veteran, has joined technology and creative design firm U.Group as vice president of data. U.Group said Wednesday Grandison will bring to the role his 26 years’ experience in data, security, privacy and software engineering to help the firm’s federal and industry clients address complex challenges through the use of data.
Read More »25 Public, Private Sector Leaders Named to American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
Twenty-five representatives from the public and private sectors have been appointed to serve on a new board that will develop strategies to improve the state of the U.S. workforce. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Ivanka Trump, adviser to the president, co-chair the recently created American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, the Department of Commerce said Wednesday.
Census Bureau Prepares for Next ‘The Opportunity Project’ Wave
The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking proposals for the latest wave of an effort to persuade government, industry and other communities to jointly build technologies that address national challenges, NextGov reported Monday. The Opportunity Project, launched in 2016, fosters collaboration for the development of digital tools via use of government-based open …
Read More »U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Sources for Info on Patent Search AI Technologies
The Commerce Department‘s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is requesting for industry input on artificial intelligence technologies and approaches that can be applied to support the agency’s patent search and examination activities. USPTO is in need of applications that would widen information searches, classify information, increase the validity of search results, summarize …
Read More »Commerce Department Seeks Backup, Archive Systems for NATO Maritime Research
The Department of Commerce has posted a presolicitation notice in search of an enterprise-level system to address backup, archiving and recovery needs at two NATO data centers. The NATO Science and Technology Organization is calling for firms to bid for a possible award in support of its Center for Maritime …
Read More »A-Tek to Provide IT Support Services to Commerce Dept’s ITA Agency
A-Tek has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide information technology architecture, strategy and design services to the U.S. Department of Commerce‘s International Trade Administration. The company said Thursday it will support ITA in efforts to design, build and update services that support the agency’s missions and business lines. ITA aims to …
Read More »Deltek’s Kevin Plexico: SBA, State Dept, SEC Increased Contract Spending in 2014
This year marks the first increase in overall federal contract spending since 2010, Deltek‘s Kevin Plexico wrote in a Washington Post piece published Sunday. Plexico, vice president of information solutions at Deltek, estimates the departments of State and Commerce, Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission increased their spend on contracts …
Read More »Lockheed Picked for Commerce Agency’s Supplier Diversity Award; Ray O. Johnson Comments
Lockheed Martin has been chosen for the 2013 Distinguished Supplier Diversity Award from the Minority Business Development Agency, a component of the Commerce Department. The award recognizes the company’s programs to help minority-owned enterprises grow their businesses, Lockheed announced Monday. “Lockheed Martin strives to lead by example when it comes to opening …
Read More »Ball Aerospace to Host Pritzker Listening Tour Stop
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. will host the first leg of Commerce Sec. Penny Pritzker’s nationwide listening tour this week. The event in Boulder, Colo., will involve roundtable discussions between Pritzker and government officials, business leaders and community representatives regarding their business and economic growth concerns, Ball Aerospace said Tuesday. …
Read More »MIL to Provide FAA Financial Analytics, Support Services
MIL Corp. has won a position on a Federal Aviation Administration contract vehicle to help the agency’s financial services office use data analytics in making decisions. The company said the FAA intends to use data in decision-making at the corporate and line-of-business levels. “Having the opportunity to expand our services …
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