Carlos Fernandes joined Salient Federal Solutions in January to serve as director of its Cyber Security Center of Excellence and develop and implement the Fairfax, Va.-based IT, training and engineering services contractor’s cybersecurity strategy. The former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Applications Officer had previously served as an adviser to Salient and brings more-than-21-years of information […] 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

A Toshiba subsidiary has been given approval to operate its computed tomography system for interoperability with the U.S. Air Force‘s network. Toshiba America Medical Systems added Microsoft Windows 7 and application whitelisting features to its CT platform in order to meet the Defense Department‘s data security requirements, Toshiba said Monday. “This breakthrough has opened doors […] More

Harris Corp. will provide its Soldier Radio Waveform applique systems to the U.S. Army for a tactical network modernization effort under a potential $988 million contract. The company said Friday the vehicular Harris SRW applique systems provide voice, video and data communications using the Falcon III wideband radio and a small form-factor wideband power amplifier. SRW applique systems work to connect soldiers to command […] More

Mark Jones serves as senior sales director at CA Technologies, where he oversees the public sector healthcare vertical. He has been at the Islandia, NY.-based firm for close to 20 years where he has held a number of leadership roles and has worked with federal customers for 18 years. Jones spoke to ExecutiveBiz about a variety of […] More

Ubisense will deliver its location intelligence systems to support Savi Technology‘s five-year contract for global asset planning and logistics tracking services to agencies such as the Defense Department, U.S. Coast Guard and NATO. “This contract signals a valuable opportunity for government agencies to significantly improve a variety of asset planning and logistics-related functions,” Richard Green, Ubisense CEO, said Wednesday. Savi […] More

Alion Science and Technology has received a $17.7 million task order to help the U.S. Defense Department research and develop new systems intended to protect soldiers against improvised explosive devices. The company will also provide technology prototyping, engineering and scientific services to DoD under the IED countermeasures project, Alion said Tuesday. “The services we will […] More

A joint venture between Jacobs Engineering Group and HDR has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering services to U.S. Navy facilities at various sites worldwide. The joint venture will work to restore, modernize and maintain the facilities and infrastructure of the U.S. Navy and Defense Department, Jacobs said Tuesday. Tom McDuffie, Jacobs group vice president, said the company will continue […] More

Battelle will hold its third annual practicum-based camp to tackle cybersecurity issues in automobiles July 13 through July 18 in Detroit. The CyberAuto Challenge has teams of students and automotive professionals participate in lectures about secure system design, secure programming, embedded systems, information technology laws and ethics, Battelle announced Monday. “Most kids interested in computers, computer […] More

This is the first part of interview with Joe Kernan, vice president of business development at SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), on his company’s non-profit organization NS2 Serves, and its mission to train veterans in information technology and help them gain employment after service. To watch a video on the program that will air […] More

Array Information Technology will help the U.S. Air Force operate and manage two financial systems based at Air Force Materiel Command’s headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The company said Wednesday that its team, which includes CACI International, will support at least 1,600 users of the Keystone Decision Support System and Command Management System. “KDSS and CMS represent vital financial […] More

A Raytheon business unit has been selected to help Canada operate and maintain a warning system for air surveillance and air defense operations in the country’s northern region. Raytheon Canada Ltd. will work to help Canada achieve Inuit Benefits of at least 13 percent of the firm-fixed price portion of the contract’s value and save $13.8 million […] More