General Atomics systems integration has opened a program office in Warner Robins, Ga., to meet the needs of its Robins Air Force Base clients, the company said Wednesday. The General Atomics affiliated company delivers aeronautical engineering and maintenance services to clients such as the system program offices for the F-15,  C-130  and other aircraft. “GA-SI’s […] More

Parsons worked with UXB International and Dynasafe International under a U.S. government program to help secure then destroy chemical weapons in Libya, as a prime contractor in the Cooperative Threat Reduction Integrating Contract II. The Nunn-Lugar CTR Program was funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and tasked Parsons with securing the weapons storage facility and destruction area, […] More

Siemens has awarded a $66.8 million software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for access to the company’s product lifecycle management softwar The college’s Center for Innovative Technologies will use the in-kind software donation for its mechanical engineering and industrial design programs, Siemens announced Wednesday. “Manufacturing is the most sophisticated, forward-looking and innovative […] More

Telos has moved to expand its security risk assessment offering for businesses by launching a new continuous monitoring technology. Xacta Continuum is developed to compare security product results across an enterprise and lay out information for security and risk management functions, Telos said Tuesday. Hugh Barrett, Telos vice president of technical services, said the technology is […] More

Rep. Derek Kilmer and the Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center will host a workshop Feb. 24 to discuss federal government contracting practices with state businesses and organizations. Jerome Punderson, Naval Sea Systems Command director of contracts, will serve as the keynote speaker for the event in the Carwein Auditorium at the University of Washington-Tacoma’s Keystone Building, […] More

Raytheon Co. is celebrating National Engineers Week with a line-up of programs geared towards helping students enjoy science, technology, engineering and math. The programs for the week support the company’s MathMovesU education program for students and faculty members across the country, Raytheon announced Monday. Some of the programs include live events and hands-on engineering activities […] More

Stephanie C. Hill, vice president and general manager of the civil business within Lockheed Martin‘s Information Systems and Global Solutions line, has been selected to receive the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year award from the Career Communications Group. The group recognized Hill for her 27-year career in engineering and leadership roles at Lockheed Martin […] 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

Accenture has been awarded a one-year contract to refresh and maintain a human resources system for the public education system of Spain’s Junta of Andalusia. The system is built to contain payroll generation, teacher vacancies and substitutions information and other e-services for 100,000 teachers and 4,000 schools in the region, Accenture announced Thursday. Under the contract, […] More

Rich Martin, chief information officer at LGS Innovations, believes that comprehensive testing and validation are necessary to prevent technical issues when deploying massive federal IT infrastructures. “For crucial systems, many potential issues can be mitigated through testing,” Martin said in a question-and-answer session published on LGS’ website. “You need a lot of eyeballs reviewing test results […] More

General Electric‘s intelligent platforms business has unveiled enhancements to its suite of software applications for managing plant operations. Proficy manufacturing apps are designed to help manufacturers handle customer orders as well as track marketing and technical processes throughout a production facility, GE Intelligent Platforms said Monday. The subsidiary launched an updated Proficy offering Monday at […] More

Jianmin Cui has been named sales director for China at Cobham as the Denmark-based satellite communications company seeks to grow its presence in China’s general aviation market, AIN Online reported Tuesday.  Charles Alcock writes that Cui will focus the company’s air transport sector and its main product, the Aviator SwiftBroadband series of communications systems. Cui […] More