Boeing has awarded SSC Group subsidiary Universal Space Network a five-year, $12 million contract to support Boeing’s commercial satellite services unit’s work on the Global Xpress program. USN said Thursday it will design and construct a Mil-Ka gateway and operate and maintain the system for the satellite program. “Our commercial approach allowed flexibility to meet changing requirements while maintaining a focus […] More

Michael Harper, deputy chairman and senior independent director at QinetiQ, will succeed the retiring Noreen Doyle as as chairperson of the board of directors’ remuneration committee next month. QinetiQ Chairman Mark Elliott thanked Doyle for her leadership in international business and corporate finance and noted her contributions as a non-executive director since October 2005 and remuneration […] More

A new FireEye study that looked into companies’ cyber defenses has found vulnerabilities in most architectures, which CEO David DeWalt says signals a need for a purpose-built offering against advanced, ever-evolving threats. The report examined attack data from more than 1,200 organizations that trialed but had yet to install FireEye products from October 2013 to March 2014 and […] More

ATK has developed and tested a photovoltaic array for solar electric propulsion systems that NASA intends to use to power future robotic and manned spacecraft. The company’s MegaFlex solar array wing has a diameter of 32 feet and is designed to generate up to 400 kilowatts of electric power, ATK said Wednesday. “The completion of […] More

At General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, James Kilbride deploys the capabilities of the firm’s Cyber and Intelligence Solutions division to help government customers advance their missions. Kilbride joined General Dynamics in 2005 and earned with a doctoral degree in computer science one year later, which he holds in addition to his M.B.A. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic […] More

Tom Miiller serves as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Engility Corp., which he joined through the firm’s spin-off from L-3 Communications in 2012. Miller’s ties to L-3 begin in 1987, when he held his first of several legal positions within L-3 or companies that would become part of L-3. He earlier […] More

Orbital Sciences Corp. has won an estimated $55 million contract to launch a NASA satellite system intended to help researchers forecast weather conditions. The Dulles, Va.-based company will work to process the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, integrate payloads into the spacecraft and install tracking, data and telemetry systems, NASA said Friday. The University of Michigan will […] More

Tim Reardon serves as vice president and general manager of Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin‘s defense & intelligence solutions business units, a 15,000-employee organization. The 15-year Lockheed veteran was most recently the president of the information systems and global solutions-national unit and has previously served as the president of the former IS&GS-global unit and the enterprise integration group. Reardon, a 10-year CIA veteran, […] More

Aneesh Chopra, formerly U.S. chief technology officer and Virginia secretary of technology, co-founded Hunch Analytics in October 2013 with the goal of helping organizations manage big data, the Washington Post reported Monday. Steven Overly writes the Arlington, Va.-based start-up works with energy, healthcare and academic leaders to help their organizations leverage databases and algorithms for […] More

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the New York Genome Center have partnered to evaluate the Watson supercomputer’s cognitive system for a genomic research project intended to help clinicians develop treatment methods for cancer patients. NYGC and its medical partners will develop a personalized care for patients with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, by using IBM’s Watson […] More

A.T. Kearney is inviting 50 MBA and doctorate students in Ethiopia to participate in lectures regarding the country’s business potential and opportunities. Students from Addis Ababa University will be exposed to issues regarding current and future global business trends, A.T. Kearney announced Monday. The lectures will be content-based with some sessions focusing on methodologies, structuring […] More

Eid Passport has been selected to continue its identity management work for the U.S. Navy’s access control system. The company’s technology will be integrated into the Navy Commercial Access Control System for verifying the identity of contractors entering the Navy’s facilities, Eid Passport said Wednesday. Steve Larson, Eid Passport chairman and CEO, said the company […] More