A report by Deloitte predicts economic forces will continue to drive moderate defense commitments globally and will increase the relative parity among military capabilities through 2020. The company’s latest Global Defense Outlook report forecasts that the combined annual defense budget of the 50 countries studied will remain flat at nearly $1.6 trillion  over the next five years, Deloitte said Monday. Those nations account […] More

Boeing, Flatirons Solutions and General Electric have inked an agreement to pursue business opportunities related to Denmark’s plan to replace its F-16 aircraft fleet. Flatirons will integrate its CORENA suite software into the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to comply with the Danish fighter replacement program’s requirements, Flatirons said Wednesday. GE’s F414-GE-400 engine powers the Super Hornet plane. “Flatirons is […] More

FireEye has released a new threat intelligence offering and on-site support service to help customers operationalize threat intelligence and contextualize cyber threats in support of cybersecurity efforts. The company said Monday the FireEye Threat Intelligence Engine and Forward Deployed Analyst service work together through intelligence capture, processing and analysis and the delivery of operational, tactical and strategic insights. Kevin Mandia, […] More

Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have completed effective isotropic radiated power tests on the Next Generation Jammer prototypes over a six-week period in efforts to determine the electronic warfare system’s targeting range and capacity. The company said Tuesday the team conducted the prototype testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility within Edwards Air Force Base. “Raytheon and the Navy developed a […] More

Novetta has unveiled a new version of its network-traffic analytics software Novetta Cyber Analytics, which features new functions for prebuilt queries, asynchronous decoding and query sharing. The company said Thursday Novetta Cyber Analytics version 4.4 works to provide near-real-time visibility into the enterprise network. “As a whole, the cybersecurity industry continues to focus on automating security analysis,” said […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has tested the power system of an environmental monitoring satellite that the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA plan to launch in 2017. Cary Ludtke, vice president and general manager of Ball Aerospace’s operational space business said Tuesday the company powered on the Joint Polar Satellite System to gain […] More

  SAP has been selected to modernize the financial reporting software of the European Schools in an effort to help the institution streamline its operations. SAP said Tuesday the company has deployed its enterprise resource planning application and the SAP Simple Finance service in the European organization to standardize the accounting, controlling and procurement business […] More

Informatica Corp. has integrated data for Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, which the state established to fulfill Affordable Care Act requirements. Access Health CT began operations in September 2013 and has enrolled more than 282,000 Connecticut residents since, Informatica said Wednesday. Amit Walia, senior vice president and general manager of data integration and security at Informatica, […] More

Nathan Houser, head of Deloitte‘s national security sector, said advancements in analytics, information assurance and visualization technology can aid the U.S. government’s efforts to address emerging threats. In an interview published on Deloitte’s website, Houser said he sees national preparedness and resiliency programs as key opportunities for industry to help agencies use technology to prepare […] More

McAfee has rolled out a new firewall product in an effort to help commercial and government clients respond to threats. The offering is built to integrate with different McAfee technologies and security frameworks, the company said Oct. 15. Pat Calhoun, general manager of network security at McAfee, said the company built the firewall to help customers “outmaneuver […] More

CGI has been awarded an $89 million contract to help the state of Michigan implement a new enterprise resource planning system for managing government business functions. The company will provide its Advantage ERP platform and Managed Advantage cloud technology to Michigan’s government with the goal of helping state agencies boost operational efficiency, CGI said Monday. […] More

Honeywell has won a $3.4 million Defense Department grant to construct a microgrid that will connect emergency generators at the Fort Bragg U.S. Army post in North Carolina to distribute electricity across multiple structures. The company said Tuesday it will provide its Secured Network of Assured Power Enclaves solution for the project, which is funded by the DoD’s […] More