USACE Finishing Construction of Intell & Security Command Facility in Virginia
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USACE Finishing Construction of Intell & Security Command Facility in Virginia


Jeff Brody

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District is nearing completion of the Secure Administrative/Operations Facility in Virginia which will house operations under the Army Intelligence and Security Command, DVIDShub.net reported Monday.

The 381,000-square foot facility is located at Fort Belvoir and will be used for INSCOM’s various intelligence-related activities including training, acquisition, logistics and communications to support operations under the joint and coalition commands, Army and intelligence community. USACE contracted the Manhattan Construction Company to help build the complex in 2016.

The Army component expects SAOF’s construction to conclude by fall of this year. “We’ve created a facility that consolidates INSCOM’s operations, which were previously dispersed throughout the national capital region,” said Col. John Litz, the Baltimore District’s commander.

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CompTIA Signs National Deal to Certify Technology Workers
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CompTIA Signs National Deal to Certify Technology Workers


Jeff Brody

The Computing Technology Industry Association has agreed to certify 625K technology sector workers under a signed pledge with the White House. The organization said Monday that it signed the pledge during a meeting with several administration officials such as Christopher Liddell, who serves as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for policy coordination.

“We are honored to sign the Pledge to America’s Workers and appreciate the efforts put forth by the White House to build a stronger workforce,” said Todd Thibodeaux, president and CEO at CompTIA. “With hundreds of thousands of tech job openings sitting unfilled, it’s critical we spread the word the tech industry has jobs for anyone,” Thibodeaux added.

CompTIA’s annual Cyberstates report notes that careers in the technology sector make up 8 percent of the country’s workforce. The U.S. technology industry has welcomed 1.9M new jobs since 2010.

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Navy, NASA Partner to Develop Space-Tailored Visualization Tech
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Navy, NASA Partner to Develop Space-Tailored Visualization Tech


Jeff Brody

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, its partners and NASA are working to modify an existing diving visualization technology for space use. NSWC PCD and collaborators aim to space-tailor the existing Diver Augmented Vision Device, a head-up display system designed to provide users with high-resolution displays of sonar imagery, text messages, videos and other forms of media underwater, the U.S. Navy said Monday.

The team performs work at Aquarius Reef Base, an underwater facility that provides a training environment with buoyancy similar to that of the moon’s surface. The groups composing the team convened for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations’ 23rd voyage at the underwater facility in Key Largo, Fla. Industry firm Coda Octopus Group developed a new version of DAVD for the NSWC-NASA collaborative mission.

“It’s exciting to see dual purpose use for a system originally designed for navy divers, and it is an honor to work with NASA,” said Allie Williams, DAVD team lead engineer.

Navy’s Oakland LCS Launches to Sea
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Navy’s Oakland LCS Launches to Sea


Jeff Brody

Austal USA released the U.S. Navy’s 12th Independence-variant littoral combat ship into the sea in preparation for delivery in 2020. The service branch said Monday that its future USS Oakland or LCS 24 touched water for the first time on Sunday at the shipbuilder’s facility in Mobile, Ala.

Kate Brandt, sustainability officer at Google, christened LCS 24 last month and had her initials welded at a keel laying ceremony last year as the ship’s sponsor. Austal’s Alabama-based shipyard houses work for four ongoing LCS construction efforts including the future USS Mobile and Savannah.

The future USS Kansas City, meanwhile, is undergoing preparations for sea testing.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Unveils Modernization Proposals
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Unveils Modernization Proposals


FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Unveils Modernization Proposals
Ajit Pai, Chairman of the FCC

Ajit Pai, chairman at the Federal Communications Commission, has proposed two approaches to update and simplify the agency’s procedures. Pai proposed that the agency should utilize written testimonies to speed up hearing processes, FCC said Monday.

In addition, Pai recommends the FCC migrate its licensing tool to an electronic system to augment correspondence and filing capacities.

“By transitioning more records and communications from paper to electronic format, we can save money and increase our efficiency,” said Pai. Pai added that streaming hearing protocols will assist FCC in concluding disputes and provide potential benefits to the private sector.

Air Force Sec. Matthew Donovan Visits Partner Facilities
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Air Force Sec. Matthew Donovan Visits Partner Facilities


Air Force Sec. Matthew Donovan Visits Partner Facilities
Matthew Donovan

Matthew Donovan, acting secretary at the U.S. Air Force, toured three facilities in Florida to showcase the service branch’s communications, air and space investments. Donovan examined the Kennedy Space Center’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle processing facility and visited Northrop Grumman‘s design and development area for the B-21 Raider aircraft, the Air Force said Monday.

The B-21 bomber aircraft is designed to help warfighters infiltrate air defenses. Donovan noted that the Air Force will utilize the aircraft to modernize its capacities in line with the National Defense Strategy. Donovan also went to L3Harris Technologies‘ headquarters to discuss the firm’s partnerships with the military service in the areas of avionics and aerospace technologies.

“The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office team is proud of the work we are accomplishing on both the B-21 Raider and X-37B,” said Randy Walden, director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. “The visit has been a great opportunity to showcase the capabilities we will provide to the warfighter.”

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Octo Consulting Group Acquires Connexta; Mehul Sanghani Quoted
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Octo Consulting Group Acquires Connexta; Mehul Sanghani Quoted
Mehul Sanghani

Octo Consulting Group announced on Tuesday that the company has acquired Connexta, a Phoenix, Arizona-based global leader in open source software development and secure discovery solutions for government and commercial customers.

With the acquisition, Octo bolsters its existing client base in the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD), particularly the Air Force and its innovative software labs. Connexta’s substantial capabilities will expand Octo’s open source and Agile software development, cloud engineering, data interoperability, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), and C4ISR offerings.

“This acquisition is a huge win for both firms. There are enormous synergies in our talent, culture, and solutions that will enable us to drive immediate value across our collective customer base,†said Mehul Sanghani, Octo’s CEO. “Connexta’s two solution offerings lie at the heart of the ISR integration and GEOINT search and retrieval capabilities that are in use across many of our DoD and IC customers, and that have been increasingly embraced by our allied partners,†he added.

Connexta will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Octo. The integration will provide U.S. Federal Government customers expanded access to Connexta’s solution offerings including its Distributed Data Framework, a powerful geospatially-enabled search and integration platform, and Alliance, a system for enterprise ISR data sharing.

Octo adds roughly 130 personnel to its roster, primarily full-stack and cloud engineering resources. Octo now offers nearly 700 technologists to support and accelerate modernization efforts across its entire public sector customer base. The acquisition of Connexta adds offices in Boston, Denver, and Phoenix and makes Octo a firm with international reach through contracts supporting strategic coalition partners in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

“We’re adding a team that shares the same commitment to customer success that we do, and we’re only going to enhance these qualities as we integrate,†Sanghani continued. “Connexta’s culture also dovetails perfectly with Octo’s, which will only help make integrating our two firms smoother and allow us to maintain our unique culture in the marketplace.â€

About Octo Consulting Group

A premier provider of technology solutions, Octo empowers federal agencies to modernize faster. Octo’s combination of technical innovation and pragmatic execution unleashes new capabilities, bolsters security, and transforms service delivery. Octo specializes in scalable Agile software development, user experience design, and cloud engineering solutions to improve, modernize, and optimize government IT systems.

Known for challenging the status quo and continually exploring new ways to deliver value, Octo’s superior outcomes are the result of a collaborative, analytical approach and customer partnerships.

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TechnoMile Acquires All Assets of Carroll Publishing; Ashish Khot Quoted
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TechnoMile Acquires All Assets of Carroll Publishing; Ashish Khot Quoted
Ashish Khot, CEO of TechnoMile

TechnoMile announced on Tuesday that the company has acquired all the assets of Carroll Publishing. Technomile will operate the assets under a newly formed entity, Lead Connector, and will more tightly integrate the content with their industry-leading Growth, Compliance (Contracts and Supply Chain), and Operations platforms.

“We have been developing technology for years to improve the sales, governance, compliance, and operations of government contractors, AEC firms and manufacturers. Carroll Publishing has always been regarded as the Best-In-Class. So merging this more tightly with our technology will increase our customer’s ability to more quickly and accurately determine who they should target during their growth and compliance processes,” said Ashish Khot, CEO of TechnoMile.

With the investment and exponential growth in the last 3 years, TechnoMile is positioning itself to become a major player to help companies in Government Contracting, AEC, and Manufacturing, grow, comply, govern and operate. TechnoMile’s clientele includes a growing roster of Fortune 500 clients, as well as small and medium-sized businesses.

“For 45 years Carroll Publishing has led the way with high-quality content, specific to Federal, State, and Local decision-makers.  We have been looking for ways to enhance and add even more valuable content. Technomile’s strategy will allow our customers to more proactively receive and use our content.  Technomile represented that leap forward. We are excited about their strategy,” said Sally Swan, former CEO of Carroll Publishing.

About TechnoMile

TechnoMile is a technology firm that provides industry-specific software. We provide cloud-based solutions that conduct portfolio management, account management, campaign management, pipeline management, sales management, compliance management, operational management, and governance processing.

 

David Berger’s Planning Guidance Puts Focus on Marine Corps’ Force Design
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David Berger's Planning Guidance Puts Focus on Marine Corps' Force Design
Lt. Gen. David Berger

Gen. David Berger, the U.S. Marine Corps commandant, said in a recently released strategy that he is focused on updating force design to “modernize for the future,” Federal News Network reported Monday.

Berger wrote in the 38th Commandant’s Planning Guidance that the Marine Corps should avoid prioritizing mass over quality for its manpower model and that it must move away from legacy defense programs. He also noted that the Marine Corps is “entering a period of force transformation,” and that the service must be “prepared to make bold decisions” in a rapid manner to stay ahead of adversaries.

Other issues highlighted in the guidance include extending personnel leaves of absence and allowing Marines to remain in the service for more than 20 years to enable them to evolve their career interests.

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Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Ellen Lord, DoD Acquisition Chief, Her Third Wash100 Award
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Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Ellen Lord, DoD Acquisition Chief, Her Third Wash100 Award


Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Ellen Lord, DoD Acquisition Chief, Her Third Wash100 Award
Ellen Lord (L) and Jim Garrettson (R)

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S) with the Department of Defense, with her third Wash100 Award on Thursday.

Executive Mosaic recognizes Lord for her vision to transform the department’s acquisition policy, update F-35 program strategy and establish a Space Force. We are ecstatic to present the most coveted award in government contracting to Lord.

As Under Secretary of Defense for A&S, she is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for all matters pertaining to acquisition, developmental testing, contract administration, logistics and materiel readiness as well as installations and environment, operational energy, chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, the acquisition workforce and the defense industrial base.

Prior to her current position, Lord served as the president and chief executive officer of Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc. During her tenure, she led a multi-billion dollar business with a broad range of products and services supporting defense, homeland security, aerospace, infrastructure protection, and customers around the world.

Lord has over 30 years of experience in the defense industry, serving in a variety of capacities, including across Textron, the AAI Corporation and other organizations. She is a former vice chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association, as well as a former Director of the U.S. – India Business Council.

She has also served on the industry steering committee for the Center for New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on “Strategy, Technology and the Global Defense Industry” and on the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Naval Institute Foundation.

Lord earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Connecticut College and graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Master of Science degree in Chemistry.

About the Wash100 Award

The Wash100 award, now in its sixth year, recognizes the most influential executives in the GovCon industry as selected by the Executive Mosaic team in tandem with online nominations from the GovCon community. Representing the best of the private and public sector, the winners demonstrate superior leadership, innovation, reliability, achievement and vision.

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