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...
Shamlan Siddiqi, formerly vice president for digital and cloud services at NTT Data (NYSE: NTT), has assumed the role of chief technology officer for the company’s public sector business. NTT Data said Thursday Siddiqi will oversee the public sector group’s technology, advisory and innovation programs with government agencies. ̶...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 31, 2017 ” Carl D™Alessandro, former president for critical networks at Harris Corp., has been selected for this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for his leadership in air traffic control and communications. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector executives sel...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 10, 2017 ” NTT Data (NYSE: NTT) will provide information technology services to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over five years under a potential $62 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday the contract covers application hosting, cloud management, file storag...
