Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 03/23/2016

NASA, Orbital ATK Launch OA-6 ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

NASA has launched an Orbital ATK‘s Cygnus spacecraft that will carry more than 7,000 pounds of cargo for delivery to the International Space Station. The OA-6 mission launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station late Tuesday marks the company’s fifth operational mission under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program, the agency said Wednesday…

ViON Names Lee Shabe Cloud Solutions VP; Tom Frana Comments

Lee Shabe, formerly president and general manager at L-3 Communications’ (NYSE: LLL) national security solutions unit, has joined ViON as vice president of the cloud solutions program management office…

Interior Dept Selects eGlobalTech for Cloud Transition Services

eGlobalTech has secured a five-year contract from the Interior Department to help implement a cloud-based Drupal platform that will work to support the agency’s website management consolidation effort…

Mythics to Provide Oracle Products for State Dept Offices

Systems integration and consulting services firm Mythics will provide Oracle-built products and services to the State Department under a blanket purchase agreement with the agency. All State Department bureaus, offices and components worldwide will have access to Oracle products as Mythics is a resale partner, the latter company said Friday…

Globecomm Lands Overseas IPTV Service Delivery Contract With US Govt Agency; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

Globecomm has received a potential five-year contract from an unidentified U.S. government agency to provide managed Internet Protocol-based television services to that organization’s deployed staff in overseas locations…

House Draft Bill Calls for Veterans Affairs-DoD EHR Interoperability Progress

House appropriators have drafted new legislation that seeks to limit some healthcare-related funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs until the VA certifies the interoperability of its electronic health records with the Defense Department’s EHR system…

Network Innovations Completes Inmarsat XpressLink Conversion to Global Xpress for European Govt Customer

Network Innovations has collaborated with Intellian to convert Inmarsat’s XpressLink service for a European government customer and activate the Global Xpress service for maritime users. Inmarsat said Tuesday Network Innovations, a value-added reseller of Inmarsat satellite technology, worked to assess the customer’s communication requirements in order to help address existing satellite challenges…

Border Patrol Approves Integrated Fixed Towers for Operations; Ronald Vitiello Comments

The U.S. Border Patrol has confirmed the Integrated Fixed Tower program for further deployment as part of efforts to address operational requirements and protect the U.S. border. Border Patrol announced the certification of the IFTs in a memo sent to the Congress’ appropriations committee and lead acquisition officer on March 1, the Customs and Border Protection agency said Tuesday…