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Jill Singer, National Security and Defense VP at AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Driving 5G Technology Expansion

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Jill Singer, National Security and Defense VP at AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Driving 5G Technology Expansion

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Jill Singer, vice president of Defense and National Security for AT&T’s public sector business and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) program, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving the advancement of 5G capabilities in the federal and commercial sectors as well as leading FirstNet’s expansion across

CACI to Update USDA’s Supply Chain Management Platform Under $376M Task Order; John Mengucci Quoted

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CACI to Update USDA’s Supply Chain Management Platform Under $376M Task Order; John Mengucci Quoted

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a $376 million task order to help the Department of Agriculture migrate a web-based supply chain management system to cloud infrastructure. The company said Wednesday it will implement the SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning technology and update business processing functions in the department’s WBSCM platform as part of the

NTT Data Services EVP Tim Conway Receives Second Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

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NTT Data Services EVP Tim Conway Receives Second Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Tim Conway, executive vice president of NTT Data Services and president of its public sector business, was presented his second Wash100 Award of his federal career on Monday during a visit from Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic. Executive Mosaic recognized Conway with the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon)

Dell Technologies to Spin Off Majority Stake in VMware; Michael Dell Quoted

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Dell Technologies to Spin Off Majority Stake in VMware; Michael Dell Quoted

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) plans to spin off its 81 percent ownership of VMware (NYSE: VMW) as part of efforts to simplify capital structures, strengthen its position in technology infrastructure and client markets and expand into hybrid cloud, 5G, edge and other growth areas. Dell Technologies said Wednesday it expects the spinoff to be completed

Coinbase Goes Public Via Direct Listing, Gets $85B Valuation

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Coinbase Goes Public Via Direct Listing, Gets $85B Valuation

Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN) made its debut on the stock market on Wednesday through a direct listing and its shares closed at $328.28, giving the bitcoin-focused company a valuation of $85 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Coinbase’s shares opened at $381 apiece, up 52.4 percent from a reference price of $250 per share set

Kaman President, CEO Ian Walsh Adds Chairman Title

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Kaman President, CEO Ian Walsh Adds Chairman Title

Ian Walsh, president and CEO of Kaman, has succeeded Neal Keating as chairman of the board of directors at the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based aerospace company. Walsh has held the dual role since September 2020 and assumed board leadership responsibilities when Keating retired after more than 13 years of service, Kaman said Wednesday. Keating led the company

Perspecta Lands Potential $71M Space Force Weather Forecasting Support Contract; Jeff Bohling Quoted

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Perspecta Lands Potential $71M Space Force Weather Forecasting Support Contract; Jeff Bohling Quoted

Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) has received a potential five-year, $71 million contract to provide data analysis assistance for the U.S. Space Force’s forecasting system for space weather phenomena. Perspecta said Wednesday it will provide updated technology to support the Space Weather Analysis and Forecast System’s analysis of sensor data on space-based environmental conditions including solar winds and

Daniel D’Ambrosio, NCIS Cyber Executive Assistant Director, to Speak at GovCon Wire’s Defense Cybersecurity Forum

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Daniel D’Ambrosio, NCIS Cyber Executive Assistant Director, to Speak at GovCon Wire’s Defense Cybersecurity Forum

Daniel D’Ambrosio, executive assistant director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service‘s cyber directorate, will join a panel discussion about national security efforts in the digital space during GovCon Wire’s Defense Cybersecurity Forum on May 12. D’Ambrosio assumed his current role in December 2019 and has since then led an operational mission to help the Department

Service Branches Pursue Combined Strategy for Joint Multidomain Warfighting Operations

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Service Branches Pursue Combined Strategy for Joint Multidomain Warfighting Operations

The service chiefs of the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy emphasized the role technology and data would play in joint efforts to transform warfighting across multiple domains at their meeting last week about the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept, Army News Service reported Tuesday. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville

US, UAE Poised to Advance $23B F-35, Drone Sale

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US, UAE Poised to Advance $23B F-35, Drone Sale

The White House is looking to proceed with an estimated $23 billion foreign military sale of F-35 aircraft and drones to the United Arab Emirates. “We can confirm that that the administration intends to move forward with these proposed defense sales to the UAE, even as we continue reviewing details and consulting with Emirati officials