Inmarsat Chairman Andrew Sukawaty has announced the company’s plans to provide airlines with free satellite tracking services for commercial aircraft following the recent disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The plan is intended to be part of a future global satellite tracking system for commercial jetliners, which mainly use ground-based […] More

CH2M HILL will present two technical papers on security technologies for buildings at the 23rd International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock in Oxford, U.K. from Sept. 7 to Sept. 12. Both papers were co-authored by CH2M HILL Senior Structural Engineer and Protective Design Specialist Michael Seica, the company announced Monday. The first paper […] More

The Conrad Foundation has announced the winners of its 2014 Innovation Summit, which was presented by Lockheed Martin. The four teams of highschool students who won, showcased their work in the aerospace and aviation, cybertechnology and security, energy and environment and health and nutrition categories, winning a total of $47,500 in awards, The Conrad Foundation […] More

Northrop Grumman is hosting a daylong special session at the National Science Teachers Association in Boston from Thursday to Sunday to discuss global issues in science education. The Global Conversations in Science Education conference is also intended to tackle how teachers can help students understand energy and its impact, Northrop announced Tuesday. “Professional development is a […] More

Rob Zitz joined Leidos in August 2011 – when it was known as Science Applications International Corp. – as senior vice president and chief ISR systems architect after a three-decade government career that culminated in a deputy director role at the National Reconnaissance Office. The Wash100 inductee and former senior Secret Service deputy associate director leads Leidos’ work to help intelligence […] More

Erik Buice leads Northrop Grumman‘s health systems management unit as vice president and leads a team of more than 800 personnel who help federal health agencies manage their information technology systems. Buice’s career has included stops at firms ranging from large to small, including IT and consulting roles at companies such as CGI, Patriot Technologies, […] More

SAS is working to help clients combat financial crime and fraud through a new facility in Glasglow that will focus on big data analytics, company executive Mikael Hagstrom said, according to a Tuesday report from CBR. Hagstrom — Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific executive vice president — was talking about the company’s […] More

Roger Baker serves as chief strategy officer at Agilex where he is responsible for the company’s growth and market and service delivery strategies. He leads a team that works with clients and partners to enhance and implement information technology operations modernization, performance and missions results and lower sustainment costs. Before Baker joined Agilex in April 2013, […] More

Thales Alenia Space has developed simulation systems that will be used by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. in the testing phase of communications satellites for Iridium Communications‘ next-generation constellation. SpaceX was chosen to help launch Iridium NEXT satellites into space with a Falcon9 rocket under a $453.1 million contract between both companies, Iridium said Tuesday. “With […] More

A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts that the market for big data platforms worldwide will grow at a compound annual rate of 25.52 percent to $46.34 billion by 2018. The report provides an analysis of big data market trends by product and service type, by region and by vertical segment, the market research and consulting firm said […] 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