Boeing could receive $15.6 billion over the next five years to fund the production of modified 767 jets for the U.S. Air Force‘s aerial refueling operations, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Tony Capaccio writes that the Defense Department is requesting $2.95 billion for fiscal 2016, $3.22 billion for fiscal 2017 and $3.1 billion for fiscal 2018 through 2020 for its KC-46 tanker program. […] More

Several of Dell‘s networking switches have received certification from the Defense Department on interoperability and information assurance capabilities and are now included in the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List. The company said Monday the certification means federal agencies can now use Dell’s S4810, S4820T, S6000 and Z9000 switches to support networking operations. “We are pleased to see that several of our […] More

Mark T. Lewellyn is national security analysis department chief at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. He heads APL work on the evaluation of systems, concepts and technologies and their impact on national security policy and joint force effectiveness, helping provide actionable insights for decision-makers in government. Lewellyn specializes in naval systems analysis, […] More

Lenovo has completed the initial terms for its acquisition of IBM‘s x86 server business. Lenovo has bought the System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers, IBM said Wednesday. The company will also serve as IBM’s original equipment manufacturer and reseller of IBM’s Storwize storage products, Linear Tape Open products […] More

IBM expects to complete the $2.1 billion sale of its x86 server business to Lenovo on Oct. 1 as the latter firm moves to expand its offerings in enterprise hardware and services. Lenovo said Monday that System x, BladeCenter, Flex System, NeXtScale, iDataPlex, x86-based Flex systems and blade networking are included in the transaction. Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo chairman and CEO, said the company will now focus on managing […] More

Chris Checco, president and chief analytics officer at Razorsight, believes analytics technology can help cloud service providers drive customer loyalty and identify new revenue opportunities. Checco discussed how the company’s analytics software product works to provide CSPs a full picture of the customer experience in order to reduce customer churn rate and increase profitability during […] More

KPMG has released the firm’s latest mergers and acquisitions global trends report that indicates M&A deals rose 26 percent between January and June of 2014. Tom Franks, global head of corporate finance at KPMG, said Thursday that “appetite for M&A deals remains strong, capacity is going up and we are starting to see an increasing number of deals […] More

C-level executives should take a more proactive role not only in drafting but also in implementing and following through with their enterprise’s cybersecurity policy, McKinsey & Company said in an Insights article published this month. The authors of the report said, however, that while most senior leaders are aware of the implications of a cyber attack, overcoming […] More

Lockheed Martin will host summer fellowship for 26 California Bay-area teachers to celebrate the company’s 30-year partnership with the nonprofit organization Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education. The eight-week IISME program will join middle school, high school and junior college teachers with a mentor for Lockheed who will work with the teachers in a […] More

Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] 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