TeleCommunication Systems has reached at least 500 public safety answering points in various states to roll out a service that allows individuals to send emergency text messages to PSAPs via message session relay protocol and direct IP methods. TCS said Friday it has implemented the text-to-911 messaging service in California, Alabama, Florida, and 30 other […] More

Douglas Lopez, formerly head of Engineering Services Network‘s fleet support services division, will take the role of chief operating officer and work from the company’s offices in Chesapeake, Virginia. ESN said Thursday Lopez has experience working with the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, the Military Sealift Command and U.S. Navy Echelon II and III fleet commanders. Lopez served with […] More

A business unit of General Dynamics will provide contact center support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for at least 3,000 users of the web-based Vaccine Tracking System under a five-year, $4.6 million task order. The company said Thursday its information technology business will deliver phone and email user support and customer service to VTrckS healthcare providers and awardees. […] More

Research and Markets‘ latest report on the global mobile security market projects a 30.7 percent compound annual growth rate through 2019 to reach a market value of $5.75 billion. The company said Wednesday the demand for smartphones and other smart devices, upgrades on mobility software and integration of mobile security with cloud service requirements will drive market growth. The […] More

NS2 Serves, a nonprofit organization established by SAP National Security Services, has added a new group of military service veterans to its technology training and employment program. NS2 Serves will train the veterans on how to use SAP software applied in government and business operations under the three-month residential course, NS2 Serves said Friday. The trainees will […] More

Leidos has been named a leading managed security service provider in North America and given the highest rating in customer satisfaction compared to other vendors in Forrester Research‘s latest Forrester Wave Managed Security Services: North America, Q4 2014 report. “Leidos continues to make significant investments in automation and extending our MSS capability … as [our customers] move their business applications […] More

Martin Homlish, formerly CEO of Omnicom Group’s AMP marketing agency, has joined the board of directors of Cray Inc. He will also serve on the board’s strategic technology assessment committee, Cray said Friday. Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray, said Homlish’s executive leadership and background will be valuable to the company as Cray continues […] More

Joe Ayers leads Hewlett-Packard‘s federal enterprise group as its vice president and general manager and leads a team that provides technology and consulting services to federal agencies. Ayers, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, led Dell’s business for two years before he joined HP and is also a former U.S. Army aviation […] More

Worldwide revenue from information technology-as-a-service platforms is forecast to grow 31 percent annually from 2014 to 2019, according to a new Research and Markets report. The market analyst said Thursday a growing demand for ITaaS offerings across the government sector and for low-cost enterprise infrastructure will help spur market growth. Vendors use the ITaaS technology delivery […] More

A new ReportsnReports study has forecast a smart grid analytics market that is set for a 25 percent year-over-year growth from 2014 to 2019. The report presents future market trends, analysis, sizing, growth potential, drivers, challenges, opportunities, future ecosystem and emerging technologies, ReportsnReports said Sunday. The organization noted the small and medium businesses’ focus on gaining insights into […] More

A new NanoMarkets report predicts that the radiation detection device market will reach a value of $1.92 billion for domestic security applications and $868 million for military applications by 2020. The company said Jan. 5 that the military and security sectors are the fastest-growing markets for radiation detection devices due to an increase in terrorist activity and demand […] More

Liz Anthony serves as vice president of marketing at ViON and brings more than two decades of marketing plan and communications strategy development experience to the role. She previously held a senior manager position at Cisco and NetApp, with responsibility for developing strategies and integrated programs in the U.S. government market. Anthony also oversaw NetApp’s […] More