Mobile broadband for public safety sector use will see an average year-on-year growth rate of 7.81 percent through 2018, Research and Markets forecasts say. The analyst has published a new report that it said Wednesday looks at the market’s prospects from 2013 to 2018, factors that could spur growth, top vendors in the field and the challenges they could encounter during […] More

Deloitte will set up a crisis management center to consolidate its work to help clients prepare for and respond to threats, whether manmade or natural. The Deloitte Center for Crisis Management will rely on its global network of services to create crisis simulations and crisis plans for all types of disruptions economic, technological, financial or political, […] More

Sevatec has won a contract of an undisclosed value to help two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration organizations to continuously monitor NOAA’s information technology systems. The company said Tuesday it will support the operations of the agency’s Cyber Security Center and Enterprise Security Oversight Center. “As global climate change and the threat of natural disasters […] More

Merging data centers could help federal agencies save money and improve efficiency but such a consolidation also has natural or man-made disruptions to overcome, OpenGear CEO Rick Stevenson wrote in an article for Nextgov published Wednesday. He writes that data center consolidation is logistically a complex endeavor, particularly if multiple different agencies are involved. Power outages, excessive humidity […] More

Engility Holdings Inc., recently announced that it has received a $10.1 million contract to supply technical advisory services to the Guatemala office of the U.S. Agency for International Development to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The five-year contract represents Engility’s 12 years of experience in Guatemala, supporting new work to improve natural resource management, […] More

Hughes Network Systems has released its storm preparedness system, Hughes Emergency Systems, in order to help businesses and government offices be prepared for the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. The satellite offerings include emergency response, continuity of operations and network restoration that the company intends to be options for agencies and businesses to maintain broadband connectivity in the […] More

Praescient Analytics will market TransVoyant’s cloud-based data analytics offerings with the goal of helping customers respond to global security threats. TransVoyant’s algorithms, analytics and data streams will be available to Praescient clients under the partnership, TransVoyant said Monday. Katie Crotty, CEO of Praescient Analytics, said TransVoyant designed its technologies to help address customer requirements for situational […] More

IBM will provide its cloud computing and data analytics technology to help researchers in Canada build decision-support tools for managing coastlines in British Columbia. The Smart Oceans BC project seeks to develop a system for public safety agencies to predict and monitor offshore pollution, oil spills and natural disasters, IBM said Monday. IBM will work […] More