THE TOP 17 GOVCON DAILY ARTICLES FOR 2017 For an end of year wrap-up, we are publishing the top 17 GovCon Daily stories for 2017. These articles were reviewed and analyzed to be the 17 stories with the highest readership for this year. Read More #1 – Bloomberg: Air Force Halts Air Operations Network Modernization Program The...
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Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/29/2017
THE TOP 17 EXECUTIVEBIZ ARTICLES FOR 2017 For an end of year wrap-up, we are publishing the top 17 ExecutiveBiz stories for 2017. These articles were reviewed and analyzed to be the 17 stories with the highest readership for this year. Read More #1 – Oracle to Dramatically Cut Sales Team, Grow Cloud Oracle is reducing its...
Posts from GovConWire for 12/29/2017
THE TOP 17 GOVCON WIRE ARTICLES FOR 2017 (LISTED BELOW) For an end of year wrap-up, we are publishing the top 17 GovCon Wire stories for 2017. These articles were reviewed and analyzed to be the 17 stories with the highest readership for this year… Read More #1 – NIST Reveals Draft of Cybersecurity Framework Industry...
Posts from GovConDaily for 12/28/2017
DoD IG Evaluates Quality Mgmt Practices at EELV Contractor Production Facilities The Defense Department‘s Office of Inspector General has called for a root cause analysis and implementation of corrective measures to address contractor nonconformities identified during a review of quality management practices under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program… Read More Report: Australia Bought $8B...
Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/28/2017
Riverbed’s Davis Johnson: Planning, Migration Among ‘Four Pillars’ of Network Modernization Davis Johnson, vice president of U.S. public sector at Riverbed Technology, has said federal agencies should advance network modernization efforts as they move to the cloud. Johnson wrote in a FedTech article published Wednesday that agencies seeking to build up end-user experiences with cloud-based services should implement...
Posts from GovConWire for 12/28/2017
FTC Clears Merger of DXC’s US Public Sector Business With Vencore, KeyPoint The Federal Trade Commission has given antitrust approval to DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) to merge its U.S. public sector business with Vencore and KeyPoint Government Solutions. FTC issued Friday a notice of early termination of the required waiting period for the deal under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976,...
Posts from GovConDaily for 12/27/2017
xG Technology Supplies Army with ISR Devices The integrated microwave technologies and wireless network businesses of xG Technology have fulfilled the initial order of the U.S. Army under a previously awarded $12.5 million contract for hand-held situational awareness systems… Read More Navy Plans Mobile Gateway Buoy Devt Contract Award to Hydronalix The U.S. Navy plans...
Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/27/2017
Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govt, Industry Partner to Create Integrated Satcom Architecture Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said calendar year 2017 saw several efforts that government and industry leaders initiated to build an integrated satellite communications architecture that views commercial and military satcom as a “holistic capability… Read More ...
Posts from GovConWire for 12/27/2017
SpaceX’s Pre-Flown Rocket Sends 4th Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch Into Orbit; Matt Desch Comments Iridium Communications’ fourth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites took off Friday at 5:27 p.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket. The launch marks the first use of the rocket’s previously-flown first stage that SpaceX fielded in...
Posts from GovConDaily for 12/22/2017
Report: Trump Administration Halts Defense Industrial Base Survey Plans The Trump administration has halted plans to survey multiple U.S. contractors that would have been part of a broader defense industrial base review, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said the U… Read More GAO: Navy Columbia-Class Submarine Tech Requires Additional Development & Tests The Government...