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Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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  • in Executive Moves, News

    Scott Goldstein Named Parsons SVP

    Scott Goldstein, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, has joined Parsons as a senior vice president, G2Xchange Defense reported Thursday. He brings to the Centreville, Virginia-based technology company his leadership and research and development experience in engineering, space, cybersecurity, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance areas. Goldstein most recently served as chief scientist […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    DOD Eyes On-Ramping Process for 2 Pools of Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract

    The Department of Defense has disclosed its intent to conduct an on-ramping process for Pools 1 and 2 of a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract used to provide mission-critical research and development support across DOD. DOD plans to launch a full-and-open competition and award about three IDIQ contracts under Pool 1 of the Information Analysis Center contract […] More

  • in News

    CACI, AWS to Support Government Cloud Migration Efforts Under Agreement; Dave Levy Quoted

    CACI International will help U.S. government customers accelerate their transition to the cloud by leveraging Amazon Web Services’ cloud capabilities under a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS. CACI said Tuesday it will build on its delivery execution framework, dubbed Agile Solution Factory, and deliver enterprise information technology modernization support and edge capabilities through its partnership […] More

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    SAIC to Collaborate With AWS to Expand Cloud Offerings for Government Customers; Nazzic Keene, Dave Levy Quoted

    Science Applications International Corp. will further design and develop secure cloud offerings for government agency customers in the AWS GovCloud platform under a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services. SAIC said Monday it will advance its Zero Trust Accelerator offerings and facilitate the adoption of its CloudScend tools to help government clients speed up […] More

  • in News, Space

    Axiom Space Secures $350M in Series C Funding Round; Michael Suffredini Quoted

    Axiom Space has raised $350 million in a round of Series C financing led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung and will use the funding to pursue growth initiatives as it builds a commercial space station in low-Earth orbit, dubbed Axiom Station. The latest round brings the Houston-based space company’s total funds secured from investors to […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    ATI Books $77M DOD Award for 5th Generation Aerial Target Prototype Project

    Advanced Technology International has received a $77 million contract from the Department of Defense’s Test and Resources Management Center to work on the Fifth Generation Aerial Target prototype project, Aviation Week reported Wednesday. ATI will act as the manufacturing prime contractor to Sierra Technical Services, which built the 5GAT aerial target prototype that crashed in […] More

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    Leidos Secures $95M Navy Medium Unmanned Vessel Maintenance Task Order; Gerry Fasano Quoted

    Leidos will operate, maintain and manage the U.S. Navy’s Overlord and other medium unmanned surface vessels under a potential three-year, $95 million task order. The single-award task order awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command has a one-year base term and two option years, the company said Thursday. Gerry Fasano, president of defense group at Leidos, […] More

  • in Artificial Intelligence, News

    AFRL Seeks Info on Technical Concepts for Battle Management of AI

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has started soliciting information on technical approaches and concepts to evaluate, adapt and redeploy artificial intelligence models in the battlespace during missions. AFRL is interested in potential use cases of AI models within Air Force systems that would catalyze the need for the battle management of AI process, according to […] More

  • in News

    Nokia, Fabrinet Partner on Domestic Fiber Broadband Optical Module Production

    Nokia has partnered with Fabrinet to produce optical modules for fiber broadband networks at the latter’s Santa Clara, California-based facility in support of the Department of Commerce’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. BEAD is administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and seeks to provide $42.45 billion in funding to broaden high-speed internet […] More

  • in News

    IBM’s Margie Graves: Tech Base of USDA’s National Finance Center Needs Immediate Stabilization

    Margie Graves, senior fellow at the IBM Center for The Business of Government, said the technology base of the National Finance Center within the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires an immediate “stabilization” and long-term modernization, Federal News Network reported Monday. The National Academy of Public Administration issued a report in July recommending that NFC implement […] More

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    in Artificial Intelligence, News

    SandboxAQ Seeks to Develop AI, Quantum Tech Talent Pipeline Through Partnerships With Corporations, Universities

    SandboxAQ has partnered with over 30 corporations, major universities and other educational institutions to build up a pool of tech talent and expand training in the field of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. The company said Tuesday it has collaborated with Vanguard, EY and Deloitte, among other firms, to train and upskill employees in quantum […] More