Oracle has teamed with Proteus Digital Health to develop a feedback tool that aims to improve clinical trial outcomes. The cloud-based system combines Oracle Health Sciences InForm and Proteus’ feedback system to electronically capture, track and manage clinical data such as medication intake frequency and dosages, Oracle said Monday. The company noted that the collection […] More

David Silberstein, formerly a senior partner at Teradata‘s healthcare providers practice, has joined Leidos‘ health business as service line director for analytics. Leidos said Tuesday that Silberstein will work with colleagues, partners and clients to develop strategies that help hospitals leverage their data to bolster healthcare and business outcomes. “With significant experience in business development and […] More

Cisco has invested $238,000 in a big data joint venture with Asystec, Tech Central reported Monday. Cisco will provide big data services to the partnership and Asystec will contribute human resources, marketing and training at the innovation labs in Belfast, Dublin, Limerick and Cork, according to the report. “With each new person, process, piece of […] More

Kristie Steel, a senior financial management subject matter expert at Binary Group, has recommended best practices for contractors to increase satisfaction among their government clients. An outcome-based approach to project delivery could help vendors accelerate time to value as well as avoid potential cost issues, Steel wrote in a blog post published Wednesday. She says […] More

Lockheed Martin has deployed its Skunk Works Enterprise Open Systems Architecture to integrate multiple sensors that are compliant with the U.S. Air Force‘s Open Mission Systems standard into the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. The company said Dec. 10 that the three-week flight test series utilized Lockheed’s mission management software, an IP-based data link and four OMS-compliant sensor payloads to perform mission operations. Rob Weiss, […] More

Bill Rowan was appointed vice president of the federal business at cloud computing and virtualization company VMware in November after nearly four years at the firm. Rowan joined VMware in 2010 to lead its Defense Department business and the nearly 25-year veteran also held leadership roles at firms such as IBM, MicroStrategy and Storage Technology Corp. In […] More

NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin focused much of their attention […] More

A nonprofit organization established by SAP NS2, the U.S. national security-focused subsidiary of SAP, sponsored a reception on Capitol Hill Nov. 18 to center around the theme of “Improving the Well-Being, Employment Status and Opportunities Available to Post-9/11 Veterans and Their Families.” NS2 Serves helped facilitate the event in an effort to further advocate for programs to bring veterans into […] More

Kay Kapoor joined AT&T in March 2013 to lead the telecommunications company’s federal business, which has seen several other GovCon and public sector veterans join the organization’s leadership team since then. Kapoor, herself a 25-year telecommunications and contracting veteran, is the recipient of this year’s ACT-IAC Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award in recognition of her mentorship […] More

Deloitte and Dell have formed a partnership to deliver products that work to help develop an information technology infrastructure focused on customer experience and drive patient outcomes through automation and healthcare technologies. The companies said Wednesday they will combine Deloitte’s CloudMix and Dell’s cloud, security and Dell One identity access management offerings through the Dell Boomi cloud integration platform. They will […] More

Hewlett Packard has landed a $116.5 million contract extension to help the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation manage the agency’s electronic prisoners data system for five additional years. HP’s enterprise services business will continue to provide hosting, disaster recovery and backup services for the state’s Strategic Offender Management System, the company said Tuesday. The […] More

Kay Kapoor, president of AT&T‘s government solutions business, has received the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council. ACT-IAC said Monday the award is named after a civil servant who sought to bolster mentorship and relationships between industry and government and is the highest award given to members of the organization. […] More