The U.S. Air Force has accepted operational responsibility for a satellite Ball Aerospace & Technologies built to support space-based technology demonstrations by the Defense Department. Space Test Program Satellite-3 was sent into orbit along with 28 CubeSats aboard a single Minotaur I rocket Nov. 19 at the Wallops Flight Center in Virginia, Ball Aerospace said […] More

Former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem has joined the board of directors at network security firm ForeScout Technologies. The 25-year technology leadership veteran also serves on the boards of FireEye, Netskope, Atlassian, DocuSign and Biba, ForeScout said Monday. “We are honored to have Enrique join our board as we continue to expand capabilities to support our burgeoning global business,” said […] More

A new Cisco study estimates that public sector organizations could generate $4.6 trillion in value from Internet-connected objects over the next 10 years. State agencies could generate $682 billion in value by applying the Internet of Everything to public services and cities worldwide could also derive $1.9 trillion through the IoE over the next decade, Cisco said Wednesday. “With […] More

Cisco has certified Iron Bow Technologies as a cloud and managed services provider. The Cisco Cloud Master Service Provider Certification accredits Iron Bow as a trusted and experienced partner in the deployment of cloud solutions and related services, Iron Bow reported Thursday. “Our team takes a holistic approach to cloud services… helping our customers recognize […] More

Greg Wenzel serves as a senior vice president within Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovation Group, where he leads the firm’s C2ISR Mission Systems solutions for Defense Department clients and focuses on applying emerging technologies to help solve client business needs. On Friday, Wenzel will moderate an Association for Enterprise Information industry day at Booz Allen’s […] More

Jeff Trauberman oversees a diverse set of programs and projects at Boeing in his role as vice president of space, intelligence and missile defense for government operations. The nearly two-decade company veteran overviewed his roles and responsibilities in a July 2012 conversation with ExecutiveBiz, where he also gave insight into the company’s push for a […] More

IBM plans to invest more than $1 billion in its newly-established Watson Group business for building and marketing cloud-based cognitive technologies in an effort to help answer customer queries from large volumes of data. Michael Rhodin, formerly IBM’s senior vice president for software services group, will lead the Watson Group and that business will focus on research […] More

Cubic Defense Systems has won a $25 million contract to provide a combat training system to the U.S. Air Force as the branch seeks to carry out foreign military sales agreements with Middle East allies. The contract calls on Cubic to deliver the P5 Combat Training System to the Air Force and the Middle East-based countries […] More

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a provisional authority-to-operate from a third-party assessment organization under the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program. The P-ATO from Knowledge Consulting Group was for CTC’s Unclassified Remote Hosted Desktop software-as-a-service offerings, KCG announced Wednesday. With this approval, CTC became the first company to have its SaaS tools complete the process and […] More

H. Brian Thompson, executive chairman of the board of directors at worldwide cloud network provider Global Telecom & Technology, Inc., has written a an autobiography where he details his life as a telecommunications executive. The Red Thread is Thompson’s business memoir that takes readers through his various leadership roles in the telecommunications industry. Prior to serving as […] More

Digital Management Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America have forged an alliance that will work to help government and commercial organizations deploy mobile technology across the enterprise. The companies seek to deliver a range of managed deployment, security and help desk services for U.S. customers who aim to implement bring-your-own-device initiatives, DMI said Monday. DMI will […] More

A new Hudson Institute study has identified several strategies that are intended to help the Federal Aviation Administration modernize its air traffic control system. The agency faces tight budgets, complex purchasing rules and other organizational roadblocks to owning new technologies, the institute said Monday. However, Hudson believes the FAA could stand to benefit from having a single-mission […] More