Cindy Walker, vice president of Salient Federal Solutions’ data analytics center of excellence, is set to speak at an Insurance Accounting & Systems Association Inc. event on methods to extract value from big data. Walker will present the user side and elements of big data analytics, visualization tools and various approaches to gaining insights into […] More

Northrop Grumman has broken ground on its new $20 million Maryland Space Assembly and Test facility, which is based on the company’s Baltimore campus that is next to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The company said Thursday that officials who attended the opening of the 25,000-square-foot building were Sen. Ben Cardin, Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes and Gloria Flach, […] More

Northrop Grumman will start construction work this month on a $20 million, 25,000-square-foot facility in Linthicum, Maryland to carry out space payload integration programs and focus on space systems assembly, integration and testing. The facility is scheduled to begin building this month and finish by summer 2015, Northrop said Tuesday. Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Rep. John Sarbanes will […] More

Roxanne Decyk, member of Alliant Techsystems’ board of directors, has joined the DigitalGlobe board. Decyk currently serves as board member of offshore driller ENSCO PLC and oil and gas management services provider Petrofac Ltd, DigitalGlobe said Tuesday. “Roxanne’s deep experience in corporate strategy, human resources, government relations, and the oil and gas sector on a global […] More

SAS is working to help the Alabama Medicaid Agency view and consolidate data related to illnesses, treatments and costs. The agency uses SAS Visual Analytics to gather and analyze data from claims and medical electronic data exchange sources, SAS said Tuesday. “Our goal is to capture and analyze data not only to better allocate Medicaid’s […] More

Deloitte has moved to expand its ConvergeHEALTH analytics consortium with the addition of Regenstrief Institute, an informatics and healthcare research organization. Regenstrief will join Intermountain Healthcare and Moffitt Cancer Center/M2Gen within the ConvergeHEALTH network, Deloitte said Tuesday. “We are excited to have the Regenstrief Institute join our consortium with Intermountain and M2Gen. Adding Regenstrief to […] More

Tom Prete, vice president of engineering at United Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney subsidiary, has been inducted into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. The academy recognized Tom Prete for his work in the development of Pratt & Whitney‘s aircraft engines and for his contributions to gas turbine propulsion systems, Pratt & Whitney said Wednesday. […] More

Dell has partnered with Texas A&M Health Science Center to open a health technology academy to provide health professionals with continuing education focused on information technology developments in the industry. The company and center said Thursday they hope to foster healthcare discovery and innovation through a technology-driven curriculum and training programs for students, clinicians and current physicians. “Advances in healthcare […] More

Leidos’ healthcare business has received a MEDITECH certification to provide electronic health record implementation services for customers. Leidos Health achieved the MEDITECH 6.x READY (rapid adoption, evidence-based, advanced workflows, dedicated team and your success) status following completion of implementation projects and training sessions, Leidos said Tuesday. “READY will provide our customers with the tools needed […] More

United Technologies Corp. and its subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft have pledged a donation of $1 million to establish the Igor Sikorsky Distinguished Professorship in Rotorcraft program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. As part of UMD’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, the program is intended to bolster rotorcraft technology research and development in areas such as aeromechanics and […] More

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has won a $63 million contract to develop, implement and maintain a healthcare billing system for the service branches, the company said Thursday. The Armed Forces Billing and Collection Utilization Solution is intended to help the U.S. Army Medical Command, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and U.S. Air […] More

SAP AG has unveiled a patient relationship management service offering that the company designed to help healthcare providers address patient requirements. The integrated tool contains patient administration and billing features from the SAP Patient Management application, SAP said Wednesday. Martin Kopp, vice president of industry business services for healthcare providers at SAP, said the company […] More