A 15-week big data course sponsored by Software AG for 25 students at the University of California- Berkeley has completed, with two teams having their projects selected to further develop their prototypes. The teams are raising funds to continue work on their prototypes they developed during the IEOR190C Industry Challenge Big Data course, Software AG announced […] More

Stefan Ries, who held human resources leadership roles at SAP AG between 2002 and 2010, will rejoin the German software conglomerate on April 1 as global head of human resources. The former Egon Zehnder principal consultant will be in charge of all HR activities at SAP and lead the company’s HR organization, SAP announced Thursday. Ries will report […] 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

Jeff Trauberman oversees a diverse set of programs and projects at Boeing in his role as vice president of space, intelligence and missile defense for government operations. The nearly two-decade company veteran overviewed his roles and responsibilities in a July 2012 conversation with ExecutiveBiz, where he also gave insight into the company’s push for a […] More

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $3.9 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force build technology for monitoring orbital objects and preventing satellite collisions. The company will design a non-traditional data pre-processor system to protect U.S. space assets under the Integrated Space Command and Control program, the company said Thursday. “Cars we drive on […] More

Cubic Defense Systems has won a $25 million contract to provide a combat training system to the U.S. Air Force as the branch seeks to carry out foreign military sales agreements with Middle East allies. The contract calls on Cubic to deliver the P5 Combat Training System to the Air Force and the Middle East-based countries […] More

A ManTech International Corp. subsidiary has refreshed its enterprise anti-virus tool for government  and other corporate users to identify and mitigate targeted computer threats. HBGary released version 2.1 of the Responder Pro platform with the goal of helping organizations defend cyber systems against malicious rootkits and Trojan viruses, the subsidiary said Wednesday. “With the record […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded L-3 Communication Systems-East a contract of an undisclosed value to design a communications subsystem for deployment onboard Canada’s arctic and offshore patrol ships. L-3 CS-East will provide automated components for maritime communications equipment under the Canadian navy’s AOPS project, for which Lockheed is a supplier, L-3 said Wednesday. “The interior and exterior […] More

Accenture has won a $184 million contract to upgrade fare collection systems for all of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (Metro) transportation services. The company will work to consolidate Metro’s transit services and provide management consulting in mobility, analytics, customer service, payments, financial services, retail and marketing science in order to develop the system, […] More

BAE Systems Detica has outlined five priorities for businesses to combat cyber threats in 2014. Organizations must counter the rise of cyber and financial crime, focus on intelligence-driven security, handle cyber sabotage, respond to mobile threats and address identity crime, BAE Systems said Tuesday. “The most cutting-edge financial crime as we move into 2014 will […] More

Thales Group has signed a deal with East Japan Railway Co. to provide a communications-based train control system in order for the operator to manage railway traffic. JR East intends for Thales’ CTBC platform to replace the legacy system used to monitor the Joban rail line connecting the Japanese cities of Ayase and Toride, Thales […] More

CGI has signed a four-year information technology outsourcing agreement worth approximately $18 million to work with a government agency in Sweden that was established on June 1, 2013. The Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate works to manage health, medical care and social services in the country, CGI announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, CGI will provide […] More