Amazon Web Services has a obtained provisional authorization from the Defense Department for all four of the company’s infrastructure regions in the U.S. AWS will extend its cloud services to additional defense agencies under the DoD Cloud Security Model for the first and second impact levels, AWS said Wednesday. Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide […] More

NJVC has partnered with the InfoSec Institute to offer information security courses that are designed to meet cyber workforce training requirements set by the Defense Department. The Infosec Institute develops hands-on lab and online curricula to help IT professionals manage cybersecurity threats and prepare them for certification exams, NJVC said Tuesday. “Having a well-trained cyber engineering […] More

SAP plans to transition its data centers and facilities to having 100-percent renewable energy-powered infrastructures in 2014 as part of company efforts to reduce carbon emissions amid its cloud business push. The software conglomerate also targets its 2000 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the company said Monday. Peter Graf, chief sustainability officer at SAP, […] More

Spectrum Health has opened a new facility in Michigan to support its clinical trial efforts, research programs and academic opportunities, Grand Rapids Business Journal reported Friday. Rachel Weick writes that the Spectrum Health Basic and Translational Research Laboratories is a 9,000-square-foot renovated laboratory at the Cooper’s Landing building. The company’s employees will have access to […] More

BAE Systems has unveiled a new technology the company built to help users in the intelligence community and health informatino technology industry to collaborate and distribute information. SIBA is built to use tagging to establish allowed access and clearance levels for marked portions of documents in shared repositories and restricts data if the user is accessing […] More

Wayne Lewandowski serves as vice president of Vormetric‘s federal operations, where he works to drive growth with the company’s customers in the Defense, civilian and intelligence communities. Lewandowski has spent more-than-20-years working in the federal market with emerging integrators and technology companies, most recently helping establish virtualization and storage consulting company Plan B Government Systems‘ […] More

Harris CapRock has achieved accreditation from a nonprofit satellite communications industry association for the company’s training and certification programs on VSAT terminal system work, RR Media Group reported Tuesday. David Hartshorn, secretary general of the non-profit satellite communications industry association, said the designation recognizes Harris CapRock’s work to install fixed and maritime VSAT systems worldwide. […] More

WBB will compete to provide professional services to federal agencies under the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business contract vehicle. Mike Perez, WBB’s chief development officer, said Wednesday that the company will offer consulting, program management, financial, logistics, engineering and scientific services to federal agencies under OASIS SB. The vehicle is intended for agencies to […] More

Kronos has been selected to develop a workforce management technology for the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance, a cooperative that acquires resources for public sector entities at the state and local levels. Maryland’s Harford County Public Schools district conducted the solicitation and evaluation process on behalf of the alliance, Kronos said Tuesday. Greg Smith, public sector […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has started to power the Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft bus, kicking off a nine-month integration and testing phase as the company prepares to deliver the spacecraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The company said Monday the continuous power on-off cycle involves operating the satellite system with the electrical power and distribution and command and data handling subsystems. “Following […] More

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a nearly $9 million foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Air Force to help maintain South Korea’s reconnaissance aircraft system. Lockheed will sustain the Peace Krypton system’s spare and repair components, supply test tools for South Korea’s aircraft, fixed and mobile ground stations and upgrade system software, the company said […] More

Oracle has named HP as a Diamond level partner of the Oracle PartnerNetwork for the latter company’s expertise in the company’s products and offerings. HP has more than 1,000 Oracle specialists in its team, Oracle announced Friday. HP delivers applications, infrastructure and BPO solutions to thousands of clients worldwide based on Oracle’s applications, technology and […] More