Autonomic Resources has become an official supporter of a non-profit coalition of technology companies and industry groups that provide information on cloud computing to lawmakers and the public. As a silver supporter of the Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group, Autonomic Resources will help fund the Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group to promote understanding of the […] More

Philip Rizzi, formerly a vice president at SRA International, has joined CALIBRE Systems as vice president of energy, environment and infrastructure. He will be responsible for the company’s business development and service delivery work in areas such as energy management, environmental compliance and cleanup, federal property disposal and infrastructure condition assessment, CALIBRE announced Monday. The 25-year […] More

A U.K. research facility has deployed an Agilent Technologies scanning microscopy device to support experimental studies on two-dimensional materials, including graphene. The 5600LS atomic force microscope was installed at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, a nanotechnology innovation hub backed by the European Commission, Agilent said Thursday. Agilent’s instrument works by using an electrical characterization method to […] 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

Motorola Solutions Inc. has entered into an agreement with the city of Charlotte, N.C., to help maintain the software and hardware for the city’s network for first responders. Under the agreement, Motorola will provide its Migration Assurance Program for future upgrades to the city’s Radio Advanced Digital Interoperable ASTRO P25 regional network, the company announced […] More

Microsoft Open Technologies has opened a subsidiary in China to expand the company’s presence in the country and assist in proprietary development processes and open innovation programs. The Microsoft Open Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. will consist of a team of engineers that will work to advance interoperability, open standards and open source investments, Microsoft announced Thursday. […] More

On the heels of the late 2013 release of his second book, Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare, Juan Zarate caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss his and the Treasury Department’s work in the years after 9/11 to promote U.S. national security interests through sophisticated global financial campaigns. As the […] More

Lockheed Martin was selected by Chief Security Officer magazine for the publication’s annual list of 40 organizations that indicate business value and thought leadership. Lockheed and the other companies named to the CS040 list will be recognized at the CSO40 Security Confab + Awards March 31 through April 2 in Braselton, Ga., Lockheed announced Tuesday. For its part, Lockheed was recognized […] More

Harris Corp. has received a $21 million order from a NATO country for the delivery of Falcon multiband tactical radios. The unnamed country will use the Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack and AN/PRC-152A handheld radios for its Army and special forces, Harris announced Monday. “Falcon III enables high-bandwidth applications such as streaming video, simultaneous voice and data […] More

Teresa Carlson, vice president of Amazon Web Services’ worldwide public sector, has said agencies will control costs, enhance quality and boost the speed of cloud services in 2014, FCW reported Thursday. Carlson writes that the government and private sector have already shifted focus to core business operations from running data centers. Agencies are now able […] More

Greg Wenzel serves as a senior vice president within Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovation Group, where he leads the firm’s C2ISR Mission Systems solutions for Defense Department clients and focuses on applying emerging technologies to help solve client business needs. On Friday, Wenzel will moderate an Association for Enterprise Information industry day at Booz Allen’s […] More

Motorola Solutions has purchased software communications company Twisted Pair Solutions for an undisclosed amount in an effort to grow push-to-talk over broadband offerings. Twisted Pair will become a subsidiary of Motorola Solutions and be a part of the latter company’s government solutions business, the companies said Thursday. “We recognize that our customers have multiple communications […] More