Tim Dowd, formerly a director at rapid drug-testing company eScreen, has joined Irvine, Calif.-based Accurate Background’s board of directors. Prior to his appointment, Dowd served on the eScreen board from 2008 to 2012, a period that saw the business record a twofold revenue and threefold EBITDA increase, Accurate Background said Tuesday. Dowd currently serves as president […] More

A Cubic Corp. subsidiary has won an $18.3 million contract to design and manufacture combat training systems for Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 fighter jet. Lockheed picked Cubic Defense Systems to supply debriefing software, airborne instrumentation and ground station planning technologies in the program’s system development phase, Cubic said Tuesday. “The F-35 training subsystem will be embedded […] More

D&B has partnered with big data company FirstRain to develop new analytics technology for business information products. Both companies will work to integrate structured and unstructured business data and analytics into FirstRain’s market intelligence portfolio with the goal of helping D&B customers view their content different various sources, the companies said Tuesday. “Finding and identifying […] More

URS Corp. has introduced a new version of its cloud-based facilities management tool in an effort to help customers view the health of their portfolios. The CASCADE life-cycle facilities management suite features a condition assessment module and maintenance management system, URS said Monday. CASCADE is built for customers to fulfill facilities management requirements while reducing […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has won a contract to provide architectural design, engineering and construction management services at military distribution centers run by the Defense Logistics Agency. Jacobs will perform work at various domestic and international DLA sites under the potential three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Jacobs said Tuesday. “We are delighted to continue our ongoing relationship with […] More

Boeing has transmitted a protected government signal through a military satellite by using new anti-jamming technology for a demonstration. The signal traveled through the company’s sixth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite with ViaSat’s anti-jamming commercial modem during the test on Dec. 15, Boeing said Monday. “This technology boosts the ability of warfighters to send protected information without enemy […] More

CACI International has been awarded potential four-year, $45 million contract to help the FBI implement and maintain a system for managing financial and acquisition processes. This order was awarded under the bureau’s information technology supplies & support services contract vehicle known as Triple S and contains one base year and three option years, CACI said Tuesday. The […] More

Researchers at Battelle are exploring the impact of cold temperatures on various equipment and materials, The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday. Dean Narciso writes Darren Wolfe, a Battelle research scientist, tested a panel from Blackhawk helicopter’s dashboard in very low temperatures. The dashboard’s incandescent lighting stopped working due to vibrations and Battelle researchers switched the material […] More

Hewlett Packard has teamed with SAP to offer a set of enterprise-grade tools for customers to manage, secure and customize mobile applications, Biztech2 reported Monday. The HP Starter Pack for SAP Mobile Platform works to leverage HP’s portfolio of servers, tablets and enterprise services and enable interactive communications on any device, according to the article. […] More

Seven early-stage ventures have been selected for an annual program backed by Accenture that works to help startups develop platforms for the financial services industry. The FinTech Innovation Lab London program offers senior-level mentoring services to guide entrepreneurs in commercializing their innovations and attracting prospective customers, Accenture said Monday. “In the past nine months, the […] More

Lockheed Martin has completed assembly and integration work on a communications satellite of the U.S. Navy ahead of initial system testing. The fifth Mobile User Objective Systems satellite sits on a Lockheed-built A2100 bus and a system module developed by General Dynamics, Lockheed said Monday. “Compared to our last build, we are approximately 20 percent ahead […] 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