ISC has added eight government and industry professionals to the nonprofit organization’s U.S. Government Advisory Council. Members of the council advise the ISC executive management team on cybersecurity-related government policies and programs as well as professional certification matters, ISC said Tuesday. The USGAC also sponsors community outreach initiatives such as the ISC Government Information Security Leadership Awards, the U.S. Government […] More

A market report by WinterGreen Research predicts that the global market for law enforcement robots will reach a $5.7 billion value in 2022 due to an increased number of terrorist threats around the world, WhaTech said Saturday. Pramod Dige writes the “Law Enforcement Robots: Market Shares, Market Strategies, and Market Forecasts, 2016 to 2022” study attributes the growth of […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Favor TechConsulting a 30-month, $8.29 million task order to provide information technology and other services in support of the VA office of information and technology’s benefits delivery programs. FTC said Friday it will deliver IT program and project management, strategic planning and analysis, risk management, schedule management, logistics, technical, acquisition and fiscal […] More

A General Atomics subsidiary has partnered with Fokker Technologies, a division of GKN Aerospace, to develop landing gear technology for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system. Netherlands-based Fokker and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. have worked together to offer Predator B to the Dutch armed forces and aim to integrate Fokker’s technology onto the UAV as the companies anticipate a potential drone procurement by […] More

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a $38.6 million Energy Savings Performance Contract to Siemens to establish energy and water conservation measures at two correctional facilities in Kentucky. The company said Wednesday its government technologies unit will implement 44 individual projects at the Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland and the Federal Medical Center in Lexington to help modernize energy and […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has given its first assault amphibious vehicle survivability upgrade to the U.S. Marine Corps‘ base in Quantico, Virginia. The vehicle is the first of 10 AAV SU vehicles scheduled for tests by May, SAIC said Friday. “We are honored to support the Marine Corps in this historic endeavor to upgrade vehicles that have […] More

Metra has selected Parsons to install collision-avoidance technology on Chicago’s commuter trains. Parsons will implement the Positive Train Control system in 12 railroads to integrate global positioning system devices, radios, trackside antennas and computers, Parsons said Sept. 3. “PTC will significantly improve safety for Chicago’s traveling public and we’re proud to be contributing to this important […] More

Orbital ATK has secured a contract to perform research and design work on space propulsion systems for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. NASA awarded the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 contract to Orbital ATK’s Alliant Techsystems Operations subsidiary, Orbital ATK said Monday. In July, NASA awarded Orbital ATK and 12 other companies five-year […] More

Comprehensive Health Services Inc. has been selected to consult and train the U.S. Air Force’s healthcare teams under a five-year, $4.25 million subcontract awarded by Engineering and Computer Simulations. CHSi will provide medical modeling and simulation training to 2,500 Air Force personnel based in the U.S., U.K. and Japan, CHSi said Monday. “CHSi is honored to […] More

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president at Inmarsat, oversees direction and policy functions for the British satellite services provider’s U.S. government business unit. The nearly three-decade aerospace and defense veteran is also a former member of the Senior Executive Service and served as a program executive officer at the Defense Information Systems Agency before she entered the private […] More

John Toomer serves as the director for intelligence, information and cyber systems within Boeing‘s space, intelligence and missile defense, national security and space group in government operations where he is responsible for supporting government customer engagement and corporate public policy development. Prior to Boeing, Toomer served for 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as […] More

Animated Dynamics has received $150,000 in grant funds from the National Science Foundation to build a microscope attachment scientists will use to study intercellular motion and dynamics. David Nolte, president of Animated Dynamics, and John Turek, executive vice president and CFO, jointly developed the technology to examine how cells interact with their environment, Purdue University said […] More