Carlos Fernandes has been named director of Salient Federal Solutions’ cybersecurity center of excellence where he will be responsible for the company’s cybersecurity strategy and growing the innovations offered by the CSCoE, Salient said Thursday. Fernandes served as founder, managing principal and CEO of cybersecurity consulting services company Agile Cyber Security Solutions prior to the Salient […] More

Thad Dungan has been elected to the board of directors of NovoDynamics, a pattern recognition and analytics technologies company. Dungan serves as the vice president of the products and innovation group at SAP, NovoDynamics said Tuesday. He will work with David Rock, NovoDynamics president and chief executive. “The focus that companies continue to place on big […] More

GCS and Global Touchpoints have partnered to build a portfolio of integrated analytics and intelligence offerings intended to manage location-based information. The companies intend for their integrated geoanalytics technology to help state and local government organizations process data in real time, GCS said Tuesday. Rob Kinnear, director of strategic partnerships at GCS, said GCS aims […] More

SkyLink Aviation has inked an agreement to deepen its relationship with Global Aviation and Services Group (GASG), a privately-owned Libyan international cargo and passenger airline, in an effort to grow the strength and reach of aviation services in Libya. The companies have been working together for more than 10 years and their new “national air […] More

Market research firm Deltek has issued a new study which shows that D.C. area federal spending reached a total of $101.1 billion in fiscal year 2012, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Jennifer Sakole, principal research analyst at Deltek, writes federal spending in the District, Maryland and Virginia represented one-fifth of federal contract obligations and the […] More

A new study from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company has found the lack of cybersecurity measures and increasing complexity of cyberattacks can hamper development and cost the global economy about $3 trillion by 2020, ZeeBiz.com reported Monday. The “Risk and Responsibility in a Hyperconnected World” report tapped more than 300 executives, civil […] More

MorphoTrust USA has won a contract to add enrollment services for an application program by the Transportation Security Administration. Under the  TSA Pre✓ program, MorphoTrust USA will use its IdentoGO Centers at approximately 300 on-airports and off-airports enrollment centers, including the most recent location in the Nashville International Airport, the company announced Friday. MorphoTrust USA […] More

Information Builders will integrate its technology with support global consulting company Inbox America’s predictive analytics services under a partnership announced Sunday. Inbox America CEO Yoni Elmalem said business intelligence firm IBI has technology services that will be used as a platform for his company’s data analytics insights. “The high level of interest and strong commitment among […] More

Autodesk University has released seven online classes for engineering graduates, students or enthusiasts that can be accessed for free through their website. The AU 2013 classes will give registered users access to select sessions, handouts, presentations and more, according to a Thursday blog post of Caron Beesley, an editor of DLT Solutions’ Acronym Online magazine. […] More

Dr. Melvin Greer serves as senior fellow and chief strategist for service-oriented architecture and cloud computing at Lockheed Martin, where he brings more than 25 years of experience leading systems and software engineering efforts to the contractor’s advanced technology office. Greer is a principal investigator in advanced research studies, and has dedicated his efforts towards […] More

Indiana’s Revenue Department has contracted LexisNexis Risk Solutions to help combat identify theft and tax refund fraud in the state. The company plans to use filters to screen requests for tax refunds, checking the ID information against public databases and other sources as part of the verification process, said Wednesday. “Identity-based tax refund fraud causes individuals to […] More

Alion Science and Technology has opened its Charleston, S.C.-based office in an effort to help customers in the region connect with the company’s resources. The company intends for the facility to house the company’s technical, configuration management, information assurance, cybersecurity, information and C5ISR (command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) services, Alion […] More