Andres Irlando is a seasoned telecommunications executive currently serving as the senior vice president of Verizon. He is double-hatted as the president of both Verizon Connect and the public sector for the Verizon Business Group. As leader of Verizon public sector, he is responsible for a business unit dedicated to providing wireless solutions and managed […]
The Space Development Agency is looking to launch four satellites in June to demonstrate optical inter-satellite link capabilities. Included in that list are the Mandrake 2 experimental satellites, which consist of payloads designed by SA Photonics. According to Dave Pechner, chief technical officer at SA Photonics, the Mandrake 2 mission is aimed at demonstrating OISL […]
Michael Plourde joined Comtech Telecommunications in March 2020 as the vice president of global engineering and programs. Plourde’s career spans more than 20 years. He is experienced in operations management, process management, corporate strategy, business development, organizational management, contract negotiations, change management, budgeting and forecasting, wireless communications, strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions and corporate integrations. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking to create a software vulnerability disclosure program for the federal government as mandated by legislation passed in December. Under the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, the NIST director must publish guidelines for receiving, reporting, coordinating and publishing information related to security vulnerabilities in […]
The General Services Administration is working to reduce institutional barriers that have hindered interagency data and cloud collaboration amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Dan Pomeroy, head of the Office of Information Integrity and Access within GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy, making interagency collaboration easier suddenly became a priority during the pandemic as some agencies […]
The Navy has transferred network and information technology-related technical authorities managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command to a new Project Overmatch office. As part of the switch, all of the Navy’s program authorities for research and development, acquisition and sustainment programs related to warfighting […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is using predictive analytics to identify veterans who are at the most risk of committing suicide. Speaking at a recent ACT-IAC summit, Matt Miller, VA’s national director of suicide prevention, touted the agency’s REACH VET system, which helps identify patients who might be approaching a crisis point. According to Miller, […]
Lockheed Martin has completed a flight test of its Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munition at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The ER GMLRS munition was fired from the Army’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher and traveled a distance of nearly 50 mi. The flight test allowed officials to measure […]
The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled a three-pronged action plan to advance enterprise-wide data modernization. The Data Modernization Action Plan builds on the FDA’s Technology Modernization Action Plan, which was released in September 2019 to lay the foundation for the agency’s data strategy. DMAP aims to realize the data strategy set forth by the […]
Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia has been appointed as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s chief information officer. He formally took over the CIO post in mid-February after serving as a temporary replacement for Phil Landfried who retired in June. As the CBP’s lead technology executive, he will be tasked with repaying the $15 million loan CBP […]
