In software development the traditional approach, dubbed ‘Waterfall‘, is linear and breaks the development phases into increments of Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing. A common constraint of Waterfall is that since coding is only begun three-quarters of the way through, potential pitfalls or errors don’t surface until the projec...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 2, 2017 ” Frank Helmick, senior vice president of the mission solutions group at SOS International, has joined the advisory board of the International Stability Operations Association, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. SOSi said Monday Helmick will help the rest of the board build the organization...
TEXAS (Aug. 31, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailors from the Helmineron Fourteen (HM-14), a mine countermeasures squadron out of Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, aboard an MH-53E Sea Dragon, delivered water and Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) to disaster struck areas after Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in...
According to the July 2015 report, 21st Century Operations in a Complex Electromagnetic Environment the United States military is “no longer the overwhelming leader in these technologies.” Whether this is for certain, Dr. William Conley, Deputy Director of Electronic Warfare, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) of U....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 25, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) is scheduled to conduct next year an uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner space vehicle in June followed by a manned test flight two months later under the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Space...
Weekly Roundup July 3 – July 7 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Open source intelligence, or OSINT, has existed as a concept for decades, but is enjoying a resurgence in corporate and public interest. The federal government, and the intelligenc...
Weekly Roundup June 26 – June 30 2017 A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week we saw the unveiling of the House Armed Services Committee™s $696.5 billion defense authorization bill. The draft, titled 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), was revealed on the 26th and asks for $28.5 billion more than ...
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work announced the creation of the Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team (AWCFT) which will manage the masses of data currently collected by drone surveillance. Known as Project Maven, the team will accelerate the Defense Department™s integration of big data and machine learning, reports GCN. Mass...
Just hours before the deadline, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government for an additional week. The House voted 382 to 30 Friday to approve the spending deal and the Senate unanimously approved it. House and Senate staffers and appropriators will work through the weekend to hammer...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 21, 2017 ” Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) Senior Vice President Paul Smith has received recognition from the Institute for Excellence in Sales for his leadership in sales efforts as general manager of the software company’s North American public sector business, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. IES will present...
