General Dynamics Information Technology has been chosen to run a web-based cloud computing brokerage service for the state of Texas. The subsidiary launched the CloudBroker online portal where state and local government organizations and public education institutions can acquire cloud platforms and services, General Dynamics IT said Wednesday. As the state’s official cloud broker, General […] More

Red Hat named Autonomic Resources as its partner of the year award in the small/medium system integrator category during the Red Hat North America Partner Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Autonomic won the award for its SI public sector capabilities, highlighting its platform-as-a-service ARCWRX, solution, the company announced Wednesday. The ARCWRX was based on Red Hat’s […] More

On the heels of the late 2013 release of his second book, Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare, Juan Zarate caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss his and the Treasury Department’s work in the years after 9/11 to promote U.S. national security interests through sophisticated global financial campaigns. As the […] More

Avaya’s Government Solutions subsidiary has been selected to provide communication and video services for National Security Technologies’ operations at the Department of Energy’s Nevada national security site. NSTec intends for the Avaya communications system to upgrade the voice and video infrastructure currently in use at the site, Avaya said Tuesday. Mike Paige, president and CEO of […] More

MTSI and Guardtime have jointly released a keyless signature infrastructure offering intended to help customers detect and mitigate insider threats in real time. The KSI services build on Guardtime’s GuardView SOC and GuardView Videri systems for the Defense Department and intelligence community clients to respond to insider threat activities, MTSI said Tuesday. Jim Blom, president […] More

LMI will mentor Premier Group Advisors through a mentor-protege program run by the Small Business Administration as Premier seeks to further build up its federal contracting activities. Through the mentorship deal, LMI intends to counsel Premier on governmental program management in areas such as training, strategic communications, infrastructure, human capital development and sustainability, LMI said Tuesday. “We are […] More

Lockheed Martin has concluded Milestone C testing of an electronic warfare system the company built to defend U.S. Navy combat vessels from anti-ship missile attacks. Lockheed is updating threat detection technology on the Navy’s cruisers, destroyers and aircraft carriers under a contract awarded in 2009 through the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program, Lockheed said Tuesday. […] More

Curtiss-Wright and Ontic have entered into a licensing agreement for Ontic to take over product lifecycle support of Curtiss-Wright’s aircraft electronic system offerings. The deal covers fire detection systems, power converters and logic modules for the Sikorsky Blackhawk, Sukhoi Superjet 100 and Boeing commercial planes, Ontic said Tuesday. Ontic will provide production, aftermarket manufacturing, maintenance, […] More

Agilent Technologies is working with the newly-established Duke Molecular Physiology Institute to help carry out translational research in chronic disease by using Agilent’s biology tools. The DMPI research team received a grant from Agilent to use the company’s tools as the institute aims to learn more about cardiovascular and other cartometabolic diseases, the company announced […] More

Stephen Kupcha, a former Navy SEAL and 16-year Defense Department veteran, has joined SAP‘s independent national security subsidiary SAP NS2 as executive director of its nonprofit organization and as a business development senior specialist. He is the first person to hold the executive director title for NS2 Serves and most recently as senior manager of public […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has won a contract to provide architectural design, engineering and construction management services at military distribution centers run by the Defense Logistics Agency. Jacobs will perform work at various domestic and international DLA sites under the potential three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Jacobs said Tuesday. “We are delighted to continue our ongoing relationship with […] More

Harris Corp. has received a $21 million order from a NATO country for the delivery of Falcon multiband tactical radios. The unnamed country will use the Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack and AN/PRC-152A handheld radios for its Army and special forces, Harris announced Monday. “Falcon III enables high-bandwidth applications such as streaming video, simultaneous voice and data […] More