SAP AG has partnered with the Stanford School of Medicine to analyze genetic and environmental risk factors associated with heart disease and other medical conditions by using SAP’s HANA in-memory computing platform. The company has also joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, a coalition of research organizations, medical providers and information technology companies […] More

Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, recently visited Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding facility for a look into the construction process and progress on two aircraft carriers. HII said Thursday Kendall was given a 3-D model demonstration of the adjustments to the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier based on results from work on the Gerald […] More

Verizon has expanded its network of data centers that offer cloud information and infrastructure management services to the healthcare sector. The Healthcare Enabled Services portfolio includes enterprise cloud, managed hosting, colocation, intrusion detection and user-logs management, Verizon said Wednesday. These services are now available from Verizon’s facilities in Santa Clara, Calif.; Englewood, Colo.; Carteret, N.J; […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne will supply six RL10C-1 production engines to Stratolaunch Systems Corp. under a contract for the third stage of a commercial air-launch system for Stratolaunch’s unmanned Thunderbolt rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday the contract also contains an option for six additional RL10C-1 engines for The Eagles Launch System, which is scheduled to launch Thunderbolt into space in 2018. “This contract expands our reach into […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne and aerospace engineering firm Dynetics have expanded their partnership to develop rocket propulsion and booster systems for government and commercial aerospace customers. The companies have worked together under NASA‘s Space Launch System program with the goal of minimizing risks for launch vehicle thrusters, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday. NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Dynetics also […] More

BAE Systems plc CEO Ian King has expressed optimism that the U.S. government’s forthcoming defense budget could spell greater stability for the company and the industry over the next few years, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “In the U.S., the announced defense budget, while not yet finally agreed in detail, indicates spending reductions much as we had […] More

Battelle has begun production of a chemical and biological hazard sensor system for federal biodefense programs and commercial industry applications, with self-contained capabilities designed to limit operating costs and time to identify threats. The company said Monday the Resource Effective BioIdentification System is equipped with aerosol collection, optical spectroscopy capabilities and Internet connectivity. “Our warfighters, first responders, security […] More

A Northrop Grumman air traffic management systems subsidiary has brought Internet protocol technology to the Imperial War Museum Duxford in the U.K. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems updated the air traffic control’s voice communications system with the Park Air S4 IP Controller, the first of its kind to be installed in the U.K., Northrop said Monday. “We have […] More

Michael Costas, Bechtel‘s corporate quality chief, will help manage engineering, procurement and related functions as part of his appointment to the company’s waste treatment and immobilization plant team. The team will supervise work at a plant Bechtel is building in Washington state for the Energy Department to treat 56 million gallons of radioactive waste, the company said Thursday. Costas holds 30 years […] More

IBM has moved to help address healthcare technology demand in the U.S. public sector market through a series of investments into the company’s federal healthcare practice. The company has launched Watson-based big data services for clinical care and data management initiatives with its research arm and appointed Keith Salzman as chief medical information officer, IBM said […] More

Hewlett-Packard has released an enterprise-class storage disk array that is designed to help customers consolidate storage, make data available and recover from disasters. HP XP7 Storage is built to consolidate up to 4.5 petabytes of data in a single array, deliver up to 3 million I/O per second, support different media choices and use multiarray virtualization to protect data, the […] More

  ATK is showcasing its various science, technology, engineering and math offerings at the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival from April 25-27 in Washington DC. ATK scientists and engineers will attend the event to feature five displays related to space exploration and science, the company announced Monday. Specifically, these displays will allow participants to […] More