MITRE Corp. and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation have launched a training program for air navigation service providers, civil aviation authorities and industry partners on the implementation of the Aviation System Block Upgrades framework, both organizations said Monday. Jeff Poole, CANSO director general, said training on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s ASBU methodology is expected to guide the planning and […] More

Serco Inc. will help the U.S. Marine Corps hold warfighting seminars, combat rehearsals and simulations under a potential $18 million training systems support contract. The company will deliver support for the Combat Instructor School, collaborative tools, web development, command-and-control systems and training, Serco said Friday. “The Marines mission is critical to our national security and we are proud to support them […] More

Parsons‘ joint venture with engineering and consulting group Systra has won a design consultancy services contract for the Qatar Long Distance Railway Network, which will carry cargo and passengers within Qatar and to adjacent countries. The 248.5-mile railway will connect Qatar to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council rail network and the under-construction Doha Metro, Parsons said […] More

ViON has a Hadoop-based cyber tool for information technology systems management that Rodney Hite, product manager for big data solutions, said is built to address threats to the big data architecture landscape. The company’s Big Cyber Security platform combines big data technology with traditional methods used to protect information assets and is intended to mitigate […] More

Kim Vanderland, founder of workplace management firm Space Matters Consulting, has joined Jones Lang LaSalle as senior vice president for the Washington-based workplace strategy group. She has more than 14 years of experience helping organizations implement strategies for corporate working conditions, real estate portfolios and employee satisfaction, JLL said Thursday. “Kim is seasoned in delivering workplace […] More

DRS Technologies has chosen Comark to be the supplier of displays and computer workstations for the repair station consoles in DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Comark has developed a 19-inch custom design for the MissionVue LCD workstations and displays with bulkhead-mount configurations and fan-less systems, Comark said Wednesday. Keith Vreeland, Comark business development manager, said the contract win establishes […] More

A storage platform developed by EMC contains data activity tracking features developed by STEALTHbits Technologies. STEALTHbits designs its products to serve as a source for unstructured data governance and reporting for EMC and RSA customers, STEALTHbits announced Tuesday. The data activity tracking feature is built to security professionals gauge controls of data security systems. “Our biggest customers […] More

Carlos Fernandes serves as director of Salient Federal Solutions‘ Cyber Security Center of Excellence and recently wrote an op-ed piece for the Insurance Technology Association. The more-than 21-year information security veteran was the founder, managing principal and CEO of Agile Cybersecurity Solutions prior to joining Salient. The Air Force veteran has also held leadership roles at CACI, L-3, Booz Allen […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has launched a new mapping and navigational technology offering for mobile device users. TCS developed the Gokivo 2.0 app with existing location-based services technologies for users to view weather conditions in real time through the DopplerNav weather overlay, TCS said Monday. Jay Whitehurst, president of TCS’ commercial software group, said Gokivo 2.0 is intended to […] More

Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems division has joined the Satellite Industry Association, a commercial satellite trade group, Satnews reported Tuesday. SIA is the voice of the U.S. satellite industry and attempts to affect policy, regulatory, and legislative issues. Patricia Cooper, president of SIA, noted the company’s commercial and government solutions in environmental sensing and space situational […] More

Optum has moved to grow its multichannel digital platform by purchasing a majority interest in Audax Health Solutions. Audax Founder and CEO Grant Verstandig and President and Chief Operating Officer David Ko will lead the company in serving various independent market channels, Optum said Wednesday. Verstandig said his company aims for the acquisition to further […] More

FireEye has launched a new cybersecurity product that is built to help users detect threats to computer networks and respond to security incidents in a short period of time. The Endpoint Threat Prevention suite is designed for use with FireEye’s security platform and features IT tools that FireEye acquired through its $1 billion acquisition of Mandiant, […] More