The Washington region has become an alternative business hub for technology companies seeking to move from Silicon Valley, Calif., the Washington Post reported Monday. Marjorie Censer and Jim Tankersley write Savi Technology was one company that decided to relocate its California headquarters to Virginia, making the move in 2011. William Clark, Savi CEO, told the Post […] More

A group pitching a method that works to consolidate related governmentwide services into one cross-agency entity says the concept could work for survivors of hurricanes and superstorms, NextGov reported Thursday. Joseph Marks writes that organizers of the proposed Smart Lean Government foresee agencies using shared technologies and management systems. “I think (disaster survivors) would be […] More

Dr. Melvin Greer serves as senior fellow and chief strategist for service-oriented architecture and cloud computing at Lockheed Martin, where he brings more than 25 years of experience leading systems and software engineering efforts to the contractor’s advanced technology office. Greer is a principal investigator in advanced research studies, and has dedicated his efforts towards […] 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

The new website developed by the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Consumer Electronics Association and Monster Worldwide to help veterans find work in the information technology sector is now live. USTechVets.org is designed with a skills translator to help users match their backgrounds with available jobs and built to contain a database of more than 800,000 […] More

Thales Group has signed a deal with East Japan Railway Co. to provide a communications-based train control system in order for the operator to manage railway traffic. JR East intends for Thales’ CTBC platform to replace the legacy system used to monitor the Joban rail line connecting the Japanese cities of Ayase and Toride, Thales […] More

Cherreka Montgomery joined SAP NS2 – the independent national security subsidiary of SAP — in late 2012 to serve as national vice president for corporate development. In this role, the State Department and intelligence community veteran works to help agencies in the defense and intelligence arenas manage their missions. Her career in government services includes […] 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

Jacobs Engineering Group has won an award for a Novartis facility that it provided design, engineering, procurement and construction management services for. The  U.S. Flu Cell Culture Facility at the Novartis Campus in Holly Springs, N.C. won the 2013 Facility of the Year Award from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Consumer Electronics Association and Monster Worldwide is launching USTechVets.org on Jan. 8, an online community aimed to connect military veterans with possible employment in the information technology sector. “USTechVets seeks to facilitate veterans’ transition to civilian careers, reduce veteran unemployment and provide America’s veteran workforce access to employment in […] More