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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 Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

    Dell EMC’s Steve Harris: Cloud Tech Could Aid in Federal IT Cybersecurity

    Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMC‘s federal business, has said the adoption of on-premise and hybrid cloud platforms can help government agencies comply with security best practices and access information technology services in the event of catastrophes. Harris wrote in a MeriTalk article published Tuesday that such cloud environments could also […] More

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    NASA Taps SSL to Conduct Deep Space Gateway Propulsion Study; Richard White Comments

    Maxar Technologies’ SSL business has received a contract from NASA to perform a four-month study on a module designed to provide propulsion and control for the agency’s deep space gateway project. SSL said Wednesday it will conduct research and design the power propulsion element as the first module for the deep space gateway concept that seeks to […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Intelsat, General Atomics Test MQ-9 Drone’s Beam Switching Capability Via Satellite Platform

    General Atomics and an Intelsat subsidiary have conducted tests to demonstrate the compatibility of a satellite platform with the beam switching functionality of an unmanned aerial system. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems-built Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 UAS was able to transition between the two spot beams on one of Intelsat EpicNG satellites – Intelsat 29e – […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Accenture Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization for Cloud-Based Analytics Platform

    Accenture‘s federal services business has received a provisional authority-to-operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board for a platform-as-a-service cloud offering. The Accenture Insights Platform for Government is a cloud-based tool that works to provide agencies with analytics, data access and visualization functionalities to help accelerate the development and deployment of analytics-driven platforms, […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Sierra Nevada Completes Free Flight Test on Dream Chaser Test Spacecraft

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has conducted a free flight test of a spacecraft designed to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract. The Dream Chaser test spacecraft was air-lifted by a Columbia 234-UT Chinook helicopter before the space vehicle performed a pre-planned flight and autonomous landing operation […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    DXC Picks New Orleans as Site for Digital Transformation Hub

    DXC Technology intends to set up a new center in New Orleans, Louisiana, to support the development and delivery of cloud computing, data analytics, cybersecurity, applications, intelligent automation and other digital platforms and services to customers worldwide. The company said Monday it expects the Digital Transformation Center to generate approximately 2,000 employees in the next five […] More

  • in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

    Red Hat, Radiance Partner on Air Force Cloud Migration Project; Paul Smith Comments

    Radiance Technologies has partnered with Red Hat to deliver a scalable cloud platform to the Defense Department. Radiance used Red Hat’s hybrid cloud offering to help a U.S. Air Force organization transition workloads to a scalable cloud infrastructure under a task order with DoD, Red Hat said Tuesday. Red Hat Cloud Suite is designed to […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Lockheed to Build Aerial High-Energy Laser Weapon Under Air Force Contract

    Lockheed Martin has received a $26.3 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to design, develop and produce a high-energy fiber laser weapon system. AFRL plans to test the weapon system aboard a tactical fighter aircraft by 2021 as part of the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator program, Lockheed said Monday. The SHiELD program […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    CSRA Launches Virtual Center to Offer Cyber Support for Public Sector Clients

    CSRA has unveiled a new virtual center that seeks to deliver cybersecurity capabilities, innovation and consulting support to government clients. Keith Alexander, a retired U.S. Army general and former National Security Agency director, delivered a keynote speech Thursday during the launch of the company’s Cyber Center of Excellence in Tysons Corner, Virginia, CSRA said Friday. […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Amazon Unveils New R&D Facility in UK

    Amazon has opened a new 60,000-square-foot facility in Cambridge, England, that will house approximately 400 employees to perform research and development work on various technology platforms. The Amazon Development Center Cambridge is the second R&D facility the company established in the U.K. and will accommodate machine learning professionals, data scientists, software engineers, mathematical modelers and […] More

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    Ken Asbury: CACI Eyes Machine Learning, EW Tech Investments for Intell Market Push

    Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, has said the company plans to build up its products through investments in machine learning, electronic warfare and other technology capabilities that he thinks could help expand CACI’s offerings for the intelligence services market, CRN reported Thursday. Asbury said Thursday at the Arlington, Virginia-based defense information technology […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Report: Lockheed Invests in Startups to Back Nanosatellite, Cyber Devt for Defense Applications

    Lockheed Martin has made approximately $100 million in investments in 22 commercial technology startups since the defense contractor established its venture capital arm in 2007, CNBC reported Thursday. Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested this year in early-stage start-ups that work on technologies in the areas of cybersecurity, autonomous technology and nanosatellites and those companies include […] More