Deloitte is partnering with Virginia Tech to launch the Pamplin College Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics which will be located in Blacksburg, Va., the company said Monday. The goals of the new center include the development of a business intelligence minor, availability of financial and data resources, experiential opportunities for business students and to build […] More

Deloitte Consulting has won a $4.95 million contract from MNsure, the agency overseeing Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, to fix short-term problems and chart a course for the future of the exchange, the Minneapolis Star Tibune said Thursday. Jackie Crosby writes Deloitte built exchanges in Connecticut, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Washington and was one of the top candidates […] More

BAE Systems has created a new material that uses transformational optics technology with the goal of extending antenna bandwidth performance. The artificially-engineered composite metamaterial developed in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London scientists is intended to help develop a flat antenna lens, BAE said Wednesday. Transformational optics controls work to light in a way […] More

A BAE Systems technology designed to secure data exchange across multiple networks has obtained accreditation from the Cross Domain Technical Advisory Board. BAE’s XTS Guard has also been added to the Unified Cross Domain Services Management Office’s list of baseline products for U.S. defense and intelligence customers, BAE said Monday. The platform is built to […] More

BAE Systems has launched a mobile application for Google Glass devices, smartphones and tablets that collects geospatial intelligence data and generates photo reports from the field, with potential uses for reconnaissance and disaster relief. The GXP Xplorer Snap app showcased at the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s annual GEOINT Symposium leverages crowdsourcing for information gathering and sharing. “This simple, wearable technology […] More

Leidos will exhibit its portfolio of geospatial technology tools at the GEOINT 2013 Symposium Monday through Thursday in Tampa, Fla.. Lou Van Thaer, Leidos president for national security sector, said Thursday that the company builds geospatial intelligence technologies for national security and critical infrastructure protection. “GEOINT is an ideal opportunity to showcase the innovative geospatial intelligence technology […] More

BAE Systems has helped to launch Transport for London’s new website as part of the agency’s project to offer more public services through digitized systems and platforms, BAE UK Services Managing Director Julian Cracknell says. Cracknell said Tuesday that the company and TfL aim to help up to millions of people each month plan their journeys through London. […] More

A BAE Systems facility in Adelaide, Australia has started operating new machining equipment to produce titanium components for the F-35 fighter aircraft. BAE makes the metallic parts of F-35 vertical tails by using twin-spindle long spars and longeron machinery, the company said Tuesday. The company also uses the technology at its F-35 components machining plant […] More

BAE Systems has developed a mobile application to help engineers and other personnel navigate the construction work zones on the British navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Platform Navigation works to scan quick response tags located in the warship’s more than 3,000 compartments and find the best route for a tour inside the vessels, BAE said […] More

BAE Systems worked with the U.S. and British military forces to conduct a piloted flight simulation trial of technology that works to provide navigational and maneuvering aid to fixed-wing aircraft landing on aircraft carrier vessels. The company said Monday it has been developing the Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing technology for the F-35 short takeoff and vertical landing variant, which […] More

BAE Systems has unveiled a new technology the company built to help users in the intelligence community and health informatino technology industry to collaborate and distribute information. SIBA is built to use tagging to establish allowed access and clearance levels for marked portions of documents in shared repositories and restricts data if the user is accessing […] More

Lockheed Martin plans to establish a maintenance, repair and operations center to work with aviation customers in India and other South Asian countries, the New India Express reported Monday. Sunitha Natti writes Lockheed is carrying out a feasibility analysis to study market requirements and potential locations for an aircraft engine MRO center in India. “We […] More