Bryan J. Hartin serves as the executive vice president for sales and marketing at McLean, Virginia-based telecommunications company Iridium, which specializes in satellite voice and data, aviation, maritime, land/mobile, government/defense and internet of things. Hartin has been with Iridium for over seven years, dating back to his appointment to his current role in December 2012. […]
The U.S. Transportation Command is seeking sources capable of utilizing and maintaining a number of software applications in an Amazon Web Services cloud service offering. As indicated in a request for information notice, the requirement is for a task order aimed at obtaining a secure, flexible, efficient and cost-effective CSO that enables automation/scaling of infrastructure, […]
SiriusIQ has entered into a partnership with Madiba to enable their joint customers to rapidly adopt Microsoft Azure for critical applications and databases. To do so, Madiba intends to embed its services into SiriusIQ’s Cloud Correct solution, thereby providing its customers access to a rapid lift-and-shift of enterprise resource planning systems, greenfield migration, and upgrades […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic has awarded CACI International a five-and-a-half-year, $199M single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of communications systems, satellite communications and network support services in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command. Specifically, CACI will offer fielding and training for operational systems, maintenance, logistics, and 24/7 technical support to personnel assigned […]
The National Reconnaissance Office has begun crafting new interface standards to ensure that the data gathered by its spy satellites, including signals and geospatial intelligence, can be fed directly to the Joint All-Domain Command and Control System. Speaking at a Mitchell Institute-hosted webinar, NRO Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Michael Guetlein said the collaboration with the […]
AeroVironment has launched its new unmanned aircraft system solution known as the Quantix Recon, a fully-automated reconnaissance aircraft that features a hybrid vertical take-off and landing design. With an aerial surveillance scope of up to 0.6 square miles or 12.4 mi per 45-minute single battery flight, Quantix Recon provides ground forces on-demand actionable intelligence through high […]
A group of representatives has proposed the USA Telecommunications Act, a bill aimed at funding 5G wireless technologies to combat national security threats posed by Chinese telecom groups. Specifically, the bill will provide $750M in funds to a grant program under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in support of nationwide 5G network deployment and use. […]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has officially appointed Rashmi Kumar as chief information officer after three months of holding the position on an interim basis. Since assuming the role in January, Kumar has been responsible for building capabilities to ensure HPE’s longevity in the industry. While serving as interim CIO, Kumar strengthened her leadership bench, facilitated the […]
George Wilson is the president of ECS, an information technology and services company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, specializing in cybersecurity, cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, application and IT modernization, science and engineering. In his current position, Wilson is responsible for leading a group of over 2.7K innovators to help customers across the government and industry […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin's rotary and mission systems unit a five-year, $147.6M undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract to provide support for the service’s MK 41 Vertical Launching System, a shipborne missile canister launching system that stores, selects, prepares and launches standard missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles, among others. […]
