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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 Artificial Intelligence, News

    Govini Launches AI-Powered Data Platform for National Security Applications

    Software company Govini has launched an artificial intelligence-powered commercial data platform intended to support national security missions. Ark.ai is a subscription-based application that uses AI and machine learning to gain insights from commercially available data to help address challenges in supply chain, nuclear modernization, acquisition, procurement, science and technology and foreign influence, Govini said Wednesday. […] More

  • in News

    Jim Brinker: Intel’s Ohio Site to Help Address Demand for US-Made Chips

    Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel’s federal arm and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the development of the company’s $20 billion semiconductor chip manufacturing site in Columbus, Ohio, is a key step to addressing the growing demands for U.S.-manufactured computer chips, Journal-News reported Thursday. “We are big advocates of made in the U.S.A., […] More

  • in News

    Multi-Orbit Satcom Antenna Demonstrated Over SES Satellite Networks; Hughes VP Rick Lober Quoted

    ThinKom has demonstrated an airborne satellite communications antenna over SES‘ medium Earth orbit and geostationary satellite networks to deliver multi-orbit connectivity in support of manned and unmanned command and control missions. The ThinKom ThinAir Ka2517 airborne satcom terminal showcased its capability to interface with Hughes Network Systems‘ software-defined ruggedized HM400 airborne modem to enable roaming […] More

  • in News

    Azure Red Hat OpenShift for Agencies Achieves General Availability; Christopher Smith Quoted

    A Red Hat-operated cloud service that supports application development on Microsoft‘s Azure Government platform is now generally available for U.S. government customers. Red Hat said Tuesday the Azure Red Hat OpenShift on Microsoft Azure for Government combines an enterprise Kubernetes platform with the Azure infrastructure to enable public sector organizations to build cloud-based applications for […] More

  • in News

    Inmarsat Taps Cobham Satcom to Supply User Terminals for MSC Network Modernization

    Cobham Satcom will provide its SAILOR XTR user terminals to help Inmarsat‘s U.S. business arm modernize Military Sealift Command’s network communications systems. Inmarsat Government said Tuesday it selected Cobham to supply 1-meter SAILOR 1000 XTR and 0.6-meter SAILOR 600 XTR Ka-band very small aperture terminals to replace the existing Ku-band user terminals on MSC’s ships. […] More

  • in News

    Leidos Partnership Deploys Military EHR System to 11 Additional Facilities; Liz Porter Quoted

    A Leidos-led partnership on defense health has delivered the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record system to 11 military treatment facilities across eight states as part of the program’s latest double deployment wave. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health deployed the Military Health System Genesis system to additional 12,000 clinicians and providers in Connecticut, […] More

  • in News

    Army Plans to Award Aircraft Delivery FMS Deal to Textron

    Army Contracting Command-Redstone intends to award Textron‘s aviation business a potential five-year, $99.8 million sole source contract to manufacture and deliver King Air and Cessna aircraft to foreign military sales customers, including the government of Peru. The proposed indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base ordering period with four option years and covers the provision of […] More

  • in Cybersecurity, News

    DISA Issues Security Technical Implementation Guide for Chef Configuration Software

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a security technical implementation guide for the installation of the Chef configuration management tool in Microsoft Windows servers. The document contains Chef configurations that comply with the Windows Server 2022 STIG, and serves as a resource to help users enhance security within their systems, DISA said Friday. The […] More

  • in News

    General Atomics, Air National Guard Demo MQ-9A Drone Satcom Capability

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the Air National Guard have jointly tested the capability of the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle to enable global coverage and connectivity from low Earth orbit satellite communication systems. The remotely piloted aircraft demonstrated its LEO satcom command and control capabilities during flight tests held at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte […] More

  • in News

    Lockheed Test Fires Long-Range Precision Missiles From Apache Helicopter

    Lockheed Martin showcased a long-range precision strike missile system integrated into an Apache combat vehicle during a live-fire test held at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The company said Thursday two Spike NLOS all up rounds were fired from the Apache Echo Model V6 at a distant target in two separate scenarios. The demonstration paves […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    GA-ASI to Build, Demo Off-Board Sensing Station for AFRL

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has secured a contract to build and flight test an unmanned aerial system that is being eyed as an off-board sensing station for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. GA-ASI will employ its Gambit Series collaborative combat aircraft to validate the OBSS concept developed by AFRL under the low-cost attritable […] More

  • in News

    NIH Posts Draft Solicitation for Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support Contract

    The National Institutes of Health is requesting industry input on a draft solicitation for a potential $500 million contract vehicle for acquiring advisory and assistance services in support of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. The Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is planned to cover technical, financial, administrative, procurement and business management […] More