Boeing has received initial signals from its global positioning system satellite from space following the spacecraft’s Thursday launch. The GPS IIF 5 satellite was launched into space aboard  a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and transmitted signals after more than three hours, Boeing said Friday. The spacecraft has […] More

Computer Sciences Corp. plans to establish a technology center at a Bossier, La.-based cyber research facility, where the company intends to make available 800 jobs in four years. CSC selected the 3,000-acre National Cyber Research Park being developed by the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City for its planned 116,000-square-foot technology hub under a public-private […] More

IBM has launched a security diagnostics technology offering for enterprises to protect data and networks from external and internal threats. The company intends for security teams within organizations to deploy the Security QRadar Incident Forensics software to reconstruct the activities of cyber criminals for investigation, IBM said Tuesday. Brendan Hannigan, general manager of IBM Security Systems, […] More

Bernie Bullert has been appointed principal project manager of CH2M Hill‘s water and strategic consulting team in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Bullert will work with clients on operations and business decisions functions and also be responsible for developing and managing water projects in Minnesota and Iowa, the company announced Tuesday. He most recently served as director of […] More

MobileIron has been named a mobile device and application management tools supplier to federal customers under a mobility initiative run by the General Services Administration. The company has served as a subcontractor to Digital Management Inc. for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s MDM/MAS project, MobileIron said Tuesday. The GSA’s Managed Mobility Program is designed to […] More

SafeNet Inc. has introduced a new data breach directory website for security departments to categorize an attack’s severity level and compare the resulting analyses with other breach incidents. The SafeNet Breach Level Index portal is developed to serve as a database of various breach disclosures and classifications based on numerical scoring of an organization’s breach […] More

Granite Telecommunications has been added to a General Services Administration contracting vehicle, through which federal agencies will have access to the company’s technology offerings. Granite said Friday the GSA contract was awarded after the agency evaluated the company’s operations, among other criteria. Rob Hale, Granite CEO, said the company aims to grow its government customer base through […] 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

VMware will cloud-based desktop services on Google’s personal computer device in order to help customers update their mobile infrastructure. VMware’s desktop-as-a-service platform offering will be integrated into Google’s Chromebook devices for businesses to access Windows applications and data through the cloud, VMware said Wednesday. Sanjay Poonen, executive vice president and general manager of end-user computing at VMware, said […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has demonstrated a second stage rocket motor in simulated environments for the U.S. Air Force’s Nuclear Weapons Center. The Large Class 92-inch-diameter solid rocket motor was tested at the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. Tyler Evans, Aerojet Rocketdyne vice president of Rocket […] More

GE Digital Energy has teamed up with asset management software provider Meridium to provide utility customers with an offering to view and manage their assets and distribution network. The GE business unit will integrate distribution management software Smallworld Electric and Gas Distribution Office with Meridium’s asset performance management system to monitor asset health and functionality, […] More