CGI has worked with several Estonian agencies to develop and implement a new emergency response system in an effort to shorten response times in public safety missions. The system incorporates a digital map fixed in the control rooms of the Estonian emergency response center and within rescue vehicles and ambulances to display information about incidents […] More

DLT Solutions has highlighted what it sees as the top cybersecurity threats the U.S. government faced in 2014 and the countermeasures agencies have adopted to combat those threats. Caron Beesley wrote in an analysis piece published Wednesday the lack of awareness and cyber training among federal employees hampers government efforts to counter sophisticated attacks. Beesley, editor of DLT Solutions’ […] More

An organization that represents small- and medium-sized businesses in the homeland and national security markets recognized Harris Corp. and Agilex for their work in the sectors at a ceremony held Tuesday in Arlington, Virginia at the U.S. Navy League. The Government Technology & Services Coalition says it gives its Annual Awards to people and firms […] More

NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin focused much of their attention […] More

Kevin Coleman, formerly chief strategist at Netscape and previously a management consultant at Deloitte, has called on organizations to form a cyber incident response team for on-demand action on data breaches. Coleman wrote in a commentary for Fedscoop senior executives within organizations must also begin to turn their focus on data breach response strategies in order to mitigate the costs […] More

Kay Kapoor joined AT&T in March 2013 to lead the telecommunications company’s federal business, which has seen several other GovCon and public sector veterans join the organization’s leadership team since then. Kapoor, herself a 25-year telecommunications and contracting veteran, is the recipient of this year’s ACT-IAC Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award in recognition of her mentorship […] More

Wynyard Group has released the findings of its survey on the use of crime-fighting software across U.S. law enforcement agencies and says budget limitations are the biggest challenge to implement the software. The company reached out to 300 federal investigators, policy chiefs, analysts and other officials for the Wynyard Group Advanced Crime Analytics Survey and found only 35 percent of respondents use crime-fighting software, the […] More

Philip Higginbotham, Grant Thornton’s national director of analytic services, has called on business leaders to “understand and implement a more sophisticated, forward-thinking form of analytics to get ahead.” Grant Thornton and the Financial Executives Research Foundation released on Tuesday a new report, which says organizations that adopt prescriptive data analytics improve their business performance. FERF and Grant Thornton conducted interviews with senior-level executives to […] More

Joe DiZinno will lead AMERICAN SYSTEMS‘ identity analytics support business unit to help public sector agencies in fields such as law enforcement and homeland security as vice president of identity intelligence. The former FBI Laboratory executive and long-time law enforcement leader joined the Chantilly, Virginia-based company after prior roles at BAE Systems and Integenx. In this conversation […] More

David Melcher, CEO of Exelis, has said the company applied previous spinoff experience in order to carry out the separation of its mission systems business in just nine months, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Melcher told WBJ reporter Jill Aitoro in a recent interview he expects the shareholder base of government services spinoff company […] More

Pratt & Whitney today announced it is teaming up with IBM to enhance the engine fleet and health solutions. The partnership could provide Pratt & Whitney’s customer base with more time on-wing, current asset maintenance alerts and better insight into flight operational data. “By incorporating learnings from our military engines programs where we are pushing […] More

Jessica Nielsen serves as vice president of communications and marketing at Lockheed Martin where she is responsible for all facets of communications at the company’s Information Systems and Global Solutions division. She previously was executive director of global communications at Dell and was chief of staff to the BAE Systems group communications director from 2009-2011. Nielsen […] More