Exelis Inc. has partnered with a nonprofit organization and a talent consultancy firm to launch a leadership and training program for veterans entering the civilian sector. Korn Ferry International and Points of Light will work with Exelis’ corporate volunteer service program to offer the four-month program to 35 veterans, Exelis announced Friday at the program’s […] More

The U.S. Navy is set to take over operations of three satellite ground stations developed by General Dynamics for the Mobile User Objective System program. The ground control systems relay radio calls from service personnel to Defense Department communication networks in any location using the MUOS satellite array, the company said Thursday. “All they will need […] More

An Elbit Systems company has won an $11.7 million contract modification to develop a helmet-mounted display system for U.S. Marine Corps pilots, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes Fort Worth, Texas-based EFW Inc. will produce helmet display tracker system kits for pilots of the Whiskey Cobra attack helicopter under the U.S. Naval […] More

Intel and General Electric‘s joint healthcare venture and Mississippi’s government have partnered to offer telemedicine services to people with diabetes in underserved communities. The Diabetes Telehealth Network includes Intel-GE Care Innovations, C Spire, GE Healthcare, the North Sunflower Medical Center and University of Mississippi Medical Center, the university said Thursday. Gov. Phil Bryant said this […] More

Boeing’s tracking and data relay satellite has transmitted its first signals from space after its launch on Jan. 23. The TDRS-L is the fifth satellite that Boeing built for various NASA operations involving the International Space Station, researches on the Earth’s climate and deep space study using the Hubble Telescope, Boeing said Thursday. Craig Cooning, […] More

General Electric Co. has moved to grow its smart grid services customer base by adding new municipal and rural utilities clients for the subscription-based offering, Greentech Media reported Thursday. Jeff St. John writes at least six more customers have subscribed to GE’s Grid IQ solutions-as-a-service unit in addition to existing clients such as the municipal […] More

CGI Group has been awarded a potential six-year, $200 million contract to provide information technology services to a Sweden-based government agency responsible for managing public transportation there. The company will work to help Sweden’s Trafikverket agency create and run applications meant to handle enterprise workloads, CGI said Thursday. Bengt-Goran Kangas, CGI vice president for public sector […] More

Larry Sikes, a member of the mission assurance engineering contract team at Science Applications International Corp., has been selected to receive the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Silver Snoopy Award. The award is given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the future of human space flight, SAIC said Tuesday. “The Silver Snoopy award is the […] More

SAP Labs India will continue working with India’s National Entrepreneurship Network for the second consecutive year with a goal to train 30 mentors that will then train another 120 up-and-coming entrepreneurs on business management, CIOL reported Friday. SAP and NEN were able to teach 38 mentors, who then taught 72 entrepreneurs across the country, during the […] More

Exelis will update the carriage and release systems on the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of AV-8B Harrier aircraft under a contract worth more than $13 million. The company will develop 181 digital improved triple ejector rack units for the plane’s current carriage and release technology, the company said Thursday. Pete Martin, director of defense systems for Exelis’ electronic […] More

Stability operations contractor Sterling Global Operations (SGO) recently executed the site work of a two-year project funded by the United Arab Emirates that helped locate and destroy more than 11,000 unexploded bombs left over from wars in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The United Nations Mine Action Service administered the project in Kandahar, which borders Pakistan for […] More

Boeing delivered the first B-1 bomber to the U.S. Air Force equipped with Boeing’s Integrated Battle Station on Jan. 21. The additions to the bomber include full color displays, moving maps and a new diagnostics system, according to a company statement. Boeing’s upgrades are meant to provide the aircraft’s crew with improved communications capabilities, situational awareness and […] More