The emergency response division of Washington’s state military started connecting to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation in August using user terminals to deliver internet service to wildfire-ravaged areas, CNBC reported Tuesday.
Read More »Anduril Opens Engineering Posts in Seattle Office
Defense technology company Anduril Industries is hiring engineers for its new site in Seattle.
Read More »Jacobs Awarded Potential $419M Navy Contract for Base Operations Support
Jacobs has secured a potential $418.9M contract to perform base support work for certain U.S. Navy sites in the state of Washington.
Read More »Carahsoft Honored as Top Cybersecurity Company in DC; Craig Abod Quoted
Carahsoft Technology has landed the top spot on Washington Business Journal’s list of largest Washington, D.C.-based cybersecurity firms for the second consecutive year.
Read More »Perspecta Receives $166M Contract from Senate to Provide IT Services; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta announced on Thursday that it has received a potential six-year, $166M prime contract from the U.S. Senate for its Information Technology Support Contract IV (ITSC IV).
Read More »Verizon Expands 5G Coverage to Four Additional Cities
Verizon has deployed 5G ultra-wideband services to the cities of Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis and Washington, D.C.
Read More »Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, DIA Director, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Leading Agency Modernization Efforts
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for leading the agency's modernization efforts with emerging technology.
Read More »Jim McAleese, Principal and Owner of McAleese & Associates, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Providing Consulting and Legal Services to Government Contracting Businesses
Executive Mosaic is honored to unveil Jim McAleese, principal and owner of McAleese & Associates, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his work in providing consulting and legal services to government contracting businesses.
Read More »Craig Abod, President of Carahsoft, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Delivering IT Platforms and Expanding into the Federal Marketplace
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft Technology, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for delivering IT platforms and expanding opportunities in the federal marketplace. This latest honor marks his fifth Wash100 Award win.
Read More »Seattle Space Industry Leaders Seek Rep. Steny Hoyer Help on Possible Space Center
Seattle-based space industry leaders have urged Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., to help establish a space center in Washington in response to the state’s lag behind other states, including California and Texas, Geekwire reported Friday. Executives such as Aerospace Futures Alliance CEO Kelly Maloney and Aerojet Rocketdyne General Manager Ken Young …
Read More »Pivotal Commware Moves to New Kirkland, Wash Headquarters
Pivotal Commware has transferred its corporate headquarters from Bellevue, Washington, to a new building in Kirkland in a move to meet research requirements as the company works to expand its 4G and 5G wireless capabilities. Brian Deutsch, CEO of Pivotal Commware, said in a statement published Monday the new headquarters …
Read More »SPA Opens New DC Satellite Office; William Vantine Comments
Systems Planning and Analysis has opened a Washington, D.C.-based satellite office for the company’s strategic operations and security division. The company said its new office is close to the Washington Navy Yard and features a storage room for classified material as well as a conference room equipped with touch screen monitors and projectors …
Read More »C5 Accelerate, SAP NS2 Forge PeaceTech Accelerator Partnership; Mark Testoni Comments
Technology investment firm C5 Accelerate has teamed up with SAP National Security Services in an effort to further support an accelerator program that seeks to identify and track companies that work to address national security issues. SAP NS2 will share its knowledge in data management, technology and advanced analytics as …
Read More »Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane
Researchers from Microsoft have tested an unmanned aircraft system designed to use artificial intelligence to fly autonomously without relying on a motor, UASweekly.com reported Thursday. The UAS employs AI algorithms to detect naturally occurring thermals that can keep the system afloat in the same way that birds stay in the air, the report noted. Microsoft …
Read More »Navy Awards Lockheed $51M Contract Modification for Trident II Missile Production
Lockheed Martin will continue to produce Trident II D5 submarine-launched fleet ballistic missiles for the U.S. Navy and provide support for deployed D5 systems under a $51.1 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Wednesday work will primarily occur in California, Florida, Georgia, Washington, Utah, Virginia, Maryland and Georgia through Sept. 30, 2017. …
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