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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 Contract Awards, News, Space

    SpiderOak to Support DOD’s Hybrid Space Architecture Development; John Moberly Quoted

    SpiderOak Mission Systems will help the Department of Defense create a hybrid architecture that aims to enable space-based communications by bringing together government and commercial networks. The Defense Innovation Unit has selected SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure software to demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity in the space domain as part of the project, the company said Wednesday. OrbitSecure uses a […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    OpenFin Pushes Into Government Sector With In-Q-Tel Partnership

    OpenFin has entered into a strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, in a push to establish its presence in the government sector. The move marks OpenFin’s first large-scale venture supporting the federal government and expands the use cases of its operating system for enterprise productivity, the company said Tuesday. OpenFin offers […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    CACI to Help Naval Academy Develop Electromagnetic Spectrum Program for Midshipmen; John Mengucci Quoted

    CACI International has collaborated with the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation to enhance midshipmen training on electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum operations. Under the partnership, CACI will assist USNA in the development of an EMS program meant to prepare midshipmen for electromagnetic events that pose threats to national security, the company said Tuesday. CACI will deliver […] More

  • in News

    Carahsoft to Distribute Socure’s Identity Verification Platform to Government Customers

    Carahsoft will use its reseller partner network and federal contract vehicles to offer Socure‘s digital identity verification technology to government agencies. ID+ is an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to provide real-time predictive analytics to automate the verification process for customer onboarding and eliminate identity fraud cases, Socure said Monday. The tool is available to public […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    ICF Wins Prime Spot on $340M ICE Digital Modernization Deal; Mark Lee Quoted

    ICF has been named a prime contractor for the platform-as-a-service domain area of a potential five-year, $340 million contract that aims to modernize information technology systems across the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mark Lee, executive vice president for public sector at ICF, said in a statement published Monday the company will bring its expertise […] More

  • in News

    AWS Gets FedRAMP High Authorization for Cloud-Based Contact Center Service

    Amazon Web Services has secured High Authority to Operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its omnichannel cloud contact center service. The designation enables AWS customers to use Amazon Connect to operate a cloud-based center service authorized to handle controlled unclassified information, AWS specialists Samuel Frederick and Jason Shaffer said in […] More

  • in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Allen Badeau Highlights Empower AI’s Automation Offering for Public Sector

    Allen Badeau, chief technology officer of Empower AI, underscored how the company’s artificial intelligence platform offers automation capabilities that can be customized based on the complexity and volume of a customer’s tasks, Virginia Business reported Friday. Badeau shared that the Reston, Virginia-headquartered company helped an undisclosed federal customer automate work functions including the verification of […] More

  • in News

    Space Force Updates 3IS III Contract Draft Solicitation

    The U.S. Space Force has updated the draft request for proposals for a potential $350 million information technology contract that seeks to procure innovation, integration and information support services. The 3IS III contract will include systems and software engineering, computer systems support and communications security work for the 12th Delta Operations Squadron and its subordinate […] More

  • in News

    HII Subsidiary Appraised at CMMI 2.0 Maturity Level 5

    A subsidiary of HII has been appraised at Maturity Level 5 under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration Version 2.0 framework for continuous process improvement. HII said Thursday its mission technologies division’s live, virtual and constructive solutions business group received the highest appraisal rating for carrying out business process optimization efforts. LVC Solutions also […] More

  • in News

    Carahsoft Wins Leidos IT Channel Partner of the Year Recognition; Mike McCalip Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology was presented with Leidos’ IT Channel Partner of the Year award during an annual event highlighting the defense contractor’s suppliers that display excellence in technology, innovation, collaboration and partnership. Leidos recognized Carahsoft’s efforts to support its go-to-market strategy by providing innovative technology that enabled increased performance outcomes, the latter company said Thursday. Carahsoft […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    5 Companies to Develop Weather Sensing Tech for US Military

    The Defense Innovation Unit and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center have awarded five companies prototype contracts to develop commercial weather sensing technologies. The platforms will work to gather and integrate global weather sensing data from air, ground and space-based systems into the U.S. Air Force’s Weather Virtual Private Cloud to support environmental monitoring, […] More

  • in Cybersecurity, News

    IronNet Prioritized by FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board to Pursue Provisional Authority to Operate

    The Joint Authorization Board of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has moved to prioritize collaboration with IronNet to help the latter secure a provisional authority to operate for its threat detection and data exchange platform. IronNet’s Collective Defense technology was chosen to undergo the JAB’s evaluation process for P-ATO following the latest round […] More