A Research and Markets report forecasts the global market for Internet of Things analytics technology will rise in value to $16.4 billion by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 27.4 percent. The research firm said Thursday that many technology vendors are developing analytics offerings for IoT as more organizations invest in the platform. […] More

Karen Velkey, formerly director of corporate compensation at Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been promoted to corporate VP of benefits and compensation. She will report directly to Chief Human Resources Officer and Corporate VP Bill Ermatinger and oversee the company’s executive compensation, salary and wage administration, deferred compensation, health and welfare insurance, retirement and incentive programs, […] More

The Defense Department has started to implement multifactor authentication and biometrics as a new Pentagon-wide security approach in an effort to counter cyber attacks, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Justin Lee writes DoD also intends to bolster its network access security through updates to its identity and access management approach. “The approach to cyber defense is expanding from its […] More

The European Union is crafting a new cybersecurity law that will establish security obligations for Internet companies that provide digital service platforms, Reuters reported Thursday. Julia Fioretti writes that the Network and Information Security Directive will require companies such as Cisco and Amazon to implement strict security measures, including a potential breach notification mandate. The report […] More

A task force formed by the Information Technology Industry Council‘s IT Alliance for Public Sector division has recommended multiple approaches for the U.S. government to bolster the federal cyber posture and ward off potential threats. ITAPS on Thursday sent the recommendations to Beth Cobert, acting director at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal CIO […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has expanded the testing services its interoperability laboratory offers to companies that seek to test their software platforms used to process and send emergency text messages to public safety answering points. TCS said Tuesday Solacom, Airbus DS Communications, ModUcom and Emergency CallWorks completed testing their interfaces for text-to-911 messaging service via Message Session Relay Protocol and […] More

Capgemini has won a contract of an undisclosed value to help U.K.-based Manchester Airports Group to build, implement and run an enterprise resource planning system through summer 2016. MAG seeks to integrate multiple business applications and functions across its network of four airports through the project, Capgemini said Thursday. The information technology firm plans to […] More

Attain LLC has been selected to aid the Environmental Protection Agency in the EPA’s program to monitor the nation’s water system condition. The company will work to develop applications for the Office of Water’s monitoring programs and infrastructure services for the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to supply data to the Chesapeake Bay program, Attain said Wednesday. […] More

The Washington Post has selected several GovCon firms for recognition in the newspaper’s annual list of the 150 “Top Workplaces” in the greater Washington area. The Post chose the recipients based on overall employee perceptions of leadership quality, pay and benefits and work-life balance strategies at the organizations. Companies selected for the list were broken up into […] More

A new MarketsandMarkets report projects the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions would drive future growth in the global healthcare mobility solutions market to $84.82 billion by 2020. The market analyst said Thursday both economies have attracted local entrepreneurs and global leaders by modifying healthcare-related regulations and monitoring how policies are implemented. The report also suggests that the growing geriatric population in Japan […] More

Dell has signed an agreement for its digital business services arm to serve as a ThingWorx global system integrator partner in delivering professional and digital services to support applications in the Internet of Things. Dell said Thursday it will provide consulting services to enterprise customers under the ThingWorx System Integrator Program. “Our customers today are seeing […] More

The U.S. Air Force is looking for potential sources of commercial off-the-shelf earned value management software to support project management functions for technical, schedule and financial operations. The service said in a notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps that it is conducting market research for EVM technology that can operate alongside the currently used wInsight Analytics software from […] More