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With new developments in aerial technology growing faster than legislature can adapt, a disconnect has emerged. The applications of unmanned aerial systems (UAS or Drones) are vast and far-reaching, but where will the regulatory line be drawn between hobbyists and the military? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently estimated that b...
An NTT Data division has received a potential two-year, $82 million contract extension from the U.S. Navy to continue to provide lifecycle management and acquisition support for the service branch™s submarine fleet. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the extension to NTT Data Services as an option to the previously awarded Enterprise Wi...
Weekly Roundup July 24 – July 28 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Open source intelligence (OSINT), as described in a previous Weekly Round Up column, is an incredibly powerful research methodology that is already being used by forward looking compa...
From the drone that crashed into a San Diego Padres baseball game earlier this year and nearly hit several fans, to the drone that invaded the lawn of the White House, it is clear that there is commercial viability for options that can prevent unwanted drone trespassing, as well as a need for legislation governing their use. A re...
Weekly Roundup July 10 – July 14 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week, Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit provider of science, technology, and strategy services to government agencies, was awarded a $3 billion IDIQ contract from the National Oceanic ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 11, 2017 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch has said the Iridium Next constellation will work to support the “renovation” of air traffic control toward the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Next Generation Air Transportation System, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. NASASp...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 19, 2017 ” Tim Conway, public sector president at NTT Data, joined other industry leaders from the Northern Virginia Technology Council in a meeting with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) earlier this month to discuss the impact of the H-1B non-immigrant visa program on their companies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tu...
Weekly Roundup June 5 – June 9 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This past Wednesday, President Trump brought attention to his plan to overhaul the crumbling infrastructure of the U.S. During a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trump called for bipartisan coope...
Weekly Roundup May 29 – June 2 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Unmanned systems are starting to be more and more ubiquitous in our daily lives. While they’ve been in use in the defense industry for decades, increased attention from the commercial...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7jtOdjTjGM On May 23rd, Wynne told Congress that for UAS to continue to be integrated into the airspace ” and become a normal part of society ” it will take a team effort between the FAA, the government, and industry to make sure that these systems operate in a safe and effective manner. œThe UAS...
