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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
The U.S. Army is scheduled Friday to open a floating solar farm that Ameresco and Duke Energy built at Fort Bragg in North Carolina as part of a utility energy service agreement. The industry team deployed the 1.1-megawatt photovoltaic modules on the military installation’s Big Muddy Lake to offer carbon-free electricity on site, the service […] More
Cognosante has received a five-year, $16 million contract to help the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services modernize a statewide data sharing platform for health information organizations and public health agencies throughout the state. The company said Thursday it will support the migration of the Patient and Provider Network and Public Health Gateway to a unified […] More
Jacobs has received a 2021 Thomas D. White Environmental Award for the company’s environmental remediation efforts with Air National Guard at a military installation in Burlington, Vermont. The partnership worked to implement remedial measures for six program sites and created a treatment system to prevent petroleum and chlorinated solvent contamination in offsite groundwater areas, the […] More
Cubic has received certification to offer the M3-SE and M3X server products for Department of Defense use in local network infrastructure after the company passed cybersecurity and interoperability tests. The company said Wednesday its servers are included on the DoD Information Network Approved Products List and cleared to support internet protocol switching services for the […] More
Christopher Ford, former assistant secretary for international security and nonproliferation at the State Department, has been named a fellow of Mitre and director of the nonprofit corporation’s newly established Center for Strategic Competition. The Harvard College and Yale Law School graduate worked for Mitre as a distinguished policy adviser prior to the appointment, the organization […] More
Deloitte Consulting has won a five-year, $83.6 million contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identify vulnerabilities in military energy systems and determine an approach to address the security threats. USACE received three bids for the firm-fixed-price contract and obligated $2.1 million at the time of award, the Department of Defense said Monday. […] More
A Textron subsidiary will continue to help the U.S. Navy operate unmanned aircraft systems for an expeditionary sea base under a potential four-year 18.3 million contract. The company said Thursday its systems group works with service personnel assigned to ESB-4, formally known as USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, in the deployment and management of the small […] More
Purdue University has introduced a set of degrees and credentials centered around chip design, manufacturing and supply chain management. Graduate and undergraduate students can apply to take the Semiconductor Degrees Program through the Purdue College of Engineering, the Indiana-based university said May 27. The program offers residential training and online education via the Birck Nanotechnology […] More
NASA has indicated its intent to award SpaceX a contract modification to fly an additional five crewed missions as the agency seeks to ensure the availability of human transportation services to the International Space Station. The agency said Wednesday that SpaceX, which is currently the only company that secured certification under the Commercial Crew Transportation […] More
Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, said the company is considering acquiring domestic businesses that develop critical technologies, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. He told the publication that Elbit Systems’ U.S. subsidiary is evaluating potential acquisition opportunities as part of expansion efforts and working to update the resolution of its night vision […] More
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board is prioritizing five companies to undergo security reviews of cloud service offerings. Collabware, Deloitte, M.C. Dean, Merlin and PowerTrain are part of the FedRAMP Connect’s new roster that can work with the governing body toward completing the certification process, the program management office said Wednesday. […] More
Ensco will showcase its suite of technology offerings designed for military positioning, navigation and timing applications at an upcoming four-day conference in San Diego. The company said Wednesday its PNT platforms are designed to work in limited GPS settings and will be on display at exhibit booth 119 during the Institute of Navigation’s Joint Navigation […] More
