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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

    Eaton to Provide Additional Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Services Under GSA Contract

    The General Services Administration has expanded a contract with power management company Eaton for electric vehicle chargers to include additional EV supply equipment and services. Eaton said Monday it will deliver Green Motion EV chargers and energy storage platforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and provide a framework to […] More

  • in News, Space

    Amazon’s Kuiper Satellites Eyed to Act as ‘Translators’ for Military Mesh Network

    Amazon will equip its broadband satellites with laser communications terminals to enable the high-speed transfer of remote-sensing data to the Space Development Agency’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, SpaceNews reported Friday. SDA aims to use some satellites from Amazon’s Project Kuiper as translators between commercial remote-sensing companies and the Department of Defense’s Transport Layer, a mesh […] More

  • in News

    Booz Allen, ARC Partner to Develop 5G-Powered Military Weapon Sensor

    Booz Allen Hamilton has partnered with defense technology provider Armaments Research Company to develop a 5G-powered weapons sensing and data sharing system for the U.S. military. The partnership under a previously awarded contract with Booz Allen will integrate data collected from weapon sensors into the company’s 5G-powered network in support of a Department of Defense […] More

  • in News, Space

    Lockheed’s Robert Lightfoot on Promoting Partnerships With Smaller Space Companies

    Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space division, said the aerospace and defense company aims to enter into partnerships with smaller space technology developers to speed up engineering and manufacturing efforts, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. Speaking at the Satellite Innovation conference in California, the former NASA acting administrator said Lockheed partners and invests in […] More

  • in Cybersecurity, News

    8 Teams to Develop Computer Security Tools Under DARPA Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected eight teams for a new program that aims to develop practical tools and approaches to anticipate and mitigate emergent behaviors of modern computer systems that can pose vulnerabilities to cyber attacks. DARPA said Thursday the three-phase Hardening Development Toolchains Against Emergent Execution Engines program seeks to enhance […] More

  • in News

    Iridium Names 3 Certus Service Providers for Government Customers; Scott Scheimreif Quoted

    Iridium Communications has named three new service providers to deliver the Certus global satellite broadband connection service to U.S. government customers. The McLean, Virginia-headquartered company said Wednesday MetOcean Telematics, NAL Research and Trace Systems are now authorized to distribute mobile communications services, such as voice, data and live-action video, through the L-band broadband network. “With […] More

  • in Cybersecurity, News

    BAE Unveils Upgraded F-16 Maintenance Software With Cybersecurity Capability

    BAE Systems has released an updated version of its aircraft maintenance offering that is designed to enhance the cybersecurity defenses of the F-16 fighter jets. The company said Wednesday the Viper Memory Loader Verifier II supports the maintenance of radars, mission and flight control computers, data recorders, electronic warfare, engine control, navigation and other mission-critical […] More

  • in News

    L3Harris, MAG Aerospace to Develop ISR Aircraft for Army Program

    L3Harris Technologies has teamed up with MAG Aerospace to develop a commercial aircraft equipped with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for a new U.S. Army program. The team will modify Bombardier Global Express 6500s to include new radar as well as electronic and communications intelligence capabilities in support of the Army’s Theater Level High-Altitude Expeditionary […] More

  • in News

    Cubic Unveils Cisco-Powered Router, Switch Network Connectivity Module; Anthony Verna Quoted

    Cubic‘s mission and performance solutions division has unveiled a network connectivity device module powered by Cisco‘s router and switching technologies for use in military applications. M3-SE5 is a rugged router and switch module optimized in size, weight and power that uses Cisco’s ESR6300 router and ESS3300 switch that are designed to enable high-speed networking capabilities, […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Quantifind to Develop Open-Source Threat Intelligence Platform for DOD

    Data platform developer Quantifind has secured a five-year, $23.7 million contract from the Department of Defense to manufacture an open-source threat intelligence platform.  The other transaction agreement covers the production of GraphyteSearch, an artificial intelligence-powered knowledge graph technology that analyzes structured and unstructured data to reveal risks associated with malign networks, Quantifind said Monday. GraphyteSearch […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    Leidos Partnership Completes Latest MHS Genesis Deployment Wave; Liz Porter Quoted

    A defense health-focused partnership led by Leidos has deployed the U.S. military’s new electronic health record system to 18 Military Treatment Facility Commands across six states. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health delivered the Military Health System Genesis system to 10,000 new users in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and South Carolina as part of […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Pentagon Taps Dynetics-Led Team to Develop Hypersonics Flight Test Bed

    An industry team led by Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has secured a contract to develop a hypersonics flight test bed envisioned to enable test payloads to ride along on multiple commercially-available launch vehicles. The Department of Defense said Thursday the test bed will serve as a national hypersonic testing capability to advance the development and deployment […] More