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Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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  • in Executive Moves, News

    GovCon Industry Veteran John Arnold Named Akima Global Technology General Manager

    John Arnold, a 20-year government contracting industry veteran, has joined Akima as general manager of the company’s global technology business. The former U.S. Army captain will oversee the delivery of information technology services to Akima’s government customers worldwide in his new capacity, the company said Tuesday. “His knowledge in business strategy and operations management will […] More

  • in News, Space

    NASA Sends 4 CubeSats to LEO to Test Space-Based Autonomous Satellite Swarms

    NASA has deployed a set of four small satellites to low Earth orbit aboard Rocket Lab‘s Electron launch vehicle to test autonomous spacecraft swarm technologies in space. The 6U-sized CubeSats lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and will demonstrate their ability to conduct maneuver planning, communications networking, relative navigation and autonomous positioning […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Plasan North America Lands $300M Tactical Vehicle Subcontract From AM General

    Plasan‘s U.S. subsidiary has secured a subcontract worth approximately $300 million from AM General to support the production of new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle A2 systems for domestic and international military sales customers.  The subcontract covers the provision of major subcomponents of the armored cab over five years, Plasan North America said Monday. AM General […] More

  • in News

    GA-ASI’s Family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Reaches New Flight Milestone

    Autonomous aircraft manufactured by General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems division has recorded over eight million flight hours after completing multiple missions in nearly 40 countries worldwide. GA-ASI said Friday its fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft has flown more than 4,000 flight hours supporting various U.S. Navy exercises and operations of the Japanese coast guard […] More

  • in News, Space

    NASA Kicks Off Development Initiative for Payload to Study Lunar Volcanic Terrain

    NASA is developing a new scientific payload to launch as part of robotic Artemis missions to establish the age and composition of the moon’s volcanic terrain. The Dating an Irregular Mare Patch with a Lunar Explorer or DIMPLE spacecraft was selected from the third annual proposal call for the Payloads and Research Investigations on the […] More

  • in News

    Carahsoft to Market Astera’s No-Code Data Management Tools via Government Contracts

    Carahsoft Technology has agreed to use its reseller network and government procurement vehicles to offer Astera’s no-code data integration and management platforms to the public sector. Through the partnership, Carahsoft will serve as the master government aggregator for Astera’s Centerprise Data Integrator, ReportMiner, Data Warehouse Builder, API Management and EDIConnect tools, according to a joint […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Fairwinds Taps Comtech to Deliver Troposcatter Communications Terminals to Army

    Comtech will provide its suite of next-generation troposcatter systems to help enhance the U.S. Army’s beyond-line-of-site communications capabilities under a $30 million contract from Fairwinds Technologies. The award covers the provision of Comtech’s Troposcatter Family of Systems for deployment and integration into other Army communication systems to enable network connectivity in support of multi-domain operations, […] More

  • in News

    Northrop to Design Autonomous VTOL Aircraft Demonstrator Under DARPA Program

    Northrop Grumman will design an autonomous aircraft system capable of taking off from and landing vertically on a moving naval ship at sea. Under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program, the contractor said Thursday it will develop an AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY demonstrator with increased payload capacity and endurance to support […] More

  • in News

    V3Gate Named Dynatrace Premier Partner for Supporting Federal Cloud Modernization

    Software intelligence company Dynatrace has granted V3Gate a Premier Partner status for utilizing the former’s technology resources to support the federal government’s cloud modernization efforts. Oscar Valdez, CEO and chief operating officer of V3Gate, said in a statement published Thursday that the designation underscores the company’s commitment to providing the highest-level digital transformation products and […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Mercury Systems to Supply Digital Head-Up Displays for Navy’s T-45 Training Aircraft

    Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Mercury Systems a potential five-year, $83 million contract to deliver digital head-up display systems in support of the U.S. Navy’s pilot training efforts. Mercury Systems said Wednesday it will provide up to 300 HUD1080 high-definition digital display technology for installation aboard the Navy’s T-45 Goshawk training aircraft under the […] More

  • in Cybersecurity, News

    Exabeam Introduces User Behavior Monitoring Tool for Government; Carahsoft’s Steve Jacyna Quoted

    Security intelligence provider Exabeam has unveiled a user behavior monitoring tool designed to support cyberthreat detection and remediation efforts across the federal government. The platform is available to federal departments and agencies through Carahsoft Technology‘s GSA Schedule contract vehicle and is purpose-built to achieve compliance with the Office of Management and Budget’s memorandum on increasing […] More

  • in News

    Paperless Innovations Secures ICE Authority to Operate for Actus Platform; Mike Tocci Quoted

    Paperless Innovations‘ cloud-based procurement management platform Actus has received authorization to manage government charge card purchases of the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The authority to operate enables ICE operating divisions and field offices to deploy Actus to automate government purchase card compliance in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget’s […] More