Unisys CEO Peter Altabef told CRN in an interview published Thursday that the company has made security the core of its information technology platforms and service offerings. Altabef said the company’s non-dedicated security platforms have built-in security features and Unisys aims to build on that as it works to support government agencies, financial services, health care and transportation clients.
 

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Three senior leaders of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have been named to a task force created by the Defense Science Board to explore methods for the U.S. military to address national defense strategy objectives.

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has secured the Building Congress and Exchange’s Craftsmanship Award in recognition of its upgrade work on a computer networking facility. APL said Thursday the award seeks to acknowledge individuals and construction projects based on design and technical complexity, quality of work, timeframe and difficulty with site conditions.
 

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has deployed two CubeSats from the International Space Station under a flight demonstration and test initiative. The CubeSats were launched from the orbital laboratory via a NanoRacks CubeSat platform as part of the CubeSat Assessment and Test mission, APL said Wednesday.

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The Defense Science Board has appointed Joan Hoffmann, a physicist of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, to DSB's Task Force on Applications of Quantum Technologies.

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Kirk Shawhan, who joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in 2004, has been appointed executive for APL's precision strike mission area.

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Washington Headquarters Services has awarded Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory an $8.5M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to evaluate and develop alternatives of multidomain offensive tools.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has confirmed a spacecraft it built for NASA has reached its target object in the Kuiper Belt, performing the farthest space exploration in history. The New Horizons probe encountered Ultima Thule before New Year and already sent flyby data to an operations center on Earth, APL said Tuesday. APL received the images 10 hours […] More

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has commissioned a paper that explores the premises and the country’s core strengths and how they help shape the strategies, processes and institutions related to U.S. national security. The paper “gives us a more complete strategic picture, which can inform our research and development decisions affecting military capabilities,” […] More

Jason Kalirai, formerly project scientist and strategic development lead at the Space Telescope Science Institute, has joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as mission area executive for civil space programs. APL said Thursday Kalirai is responsible for the lab’s work on NASA and international space missions that include exploration, research, technology development and spacecraft and scientific instrument production. […] More

A NASA space probe designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for solar exploration has received an innovation of the year recognition from Popular Science magazine. The Parker Solar Probe flew on August 12 and came to within 15 million miles of the sun’s surface while traveling at a speed of 153.4K mph, Johns […] More

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a software designed to enable an autonomous bomb-defusing robot to return to an right position when it flips or stumbles in the field. APL said Friday the self-righting ability will initially support the military’s future Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System. […] More