A Research and Markets report predicts the market for digital twin-supported platforms in smart cities to reach $4.8 billion in the next five years. The market research company said Thursday digital twinning will be available in up to 93 percent of internet of things-based platforms by 2027 and will become a standard functionality to enable […] More

Voyager Space has appointed Dirk Hoke, former CEO of Airbus’ defense and space business, to its advisory board. In his new position, Hoke will leverage his 25 years of industry experience to advise Voyager Space on its expansion efforts in alignment with the company’s mission of creating a vertically integrated and publicly traded NewSpace company. Dylan Taylor, […] More

Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft, said the company will work with several industry partners under the second phase of a Department of Defense-sponsored program that seeks to advance the development of secure microelectronics and semiconductors for defense and national security applications using commercial innovations. Keane wrote in a blog post […] More

Microsoft has teamed up with 11 companies to develop a technology platform that could help ensure the security of microelectronics design and manufacturing using the Azure cloud service.

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DirectViz Solutions has appointed Herman Hewitt as chief growth officer to expand capture strategies and diversification efforts, the company reported on Monday. 

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Vectrus announced on Thursday that Mario Coracides has been appointed senior vice president of enterprise vectrus operations. Coracides will provide leadership for a primary dimension of the business, which includes business advisory and program initiatives. 

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Arti Arthur, a government sales and strategy leader, has joined health technology company Rethink First as vice president of public sector, FedHealthIT reported Tuesday.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries has awarded Curtiss-Wright an $85 million contract to produce main propulsion steam turbines and auxiliary equipment for installation on the U.S. Navy‘s future Enterprise (CVN 80) aircraft carrier. Curtiss-Wright said Tuesday its EMS division is scheduled to perform engineering and production work under the contract through at least 2022. HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division will receive the products at its Virginia […] More

A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts the airport and marine port security market’s value will grow from $53.84 billion this year to $110.52 billion in 2025, representing an 8.3 percent compound annual growth rate. The research firm said Friday the market growth will be driven by governmental efforts to implement advanced security systems at various ports of entry. The surveillance technology segment is projected […] More

Technavio has released a new report that forecasts the healthcare information technology market in the United Arab Emirates to grow 11.12 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. Reportlinker said Nov. 12 government and international incentives and standard record format requirements help to spur investments in healthcare IT in the UAE. The report projects […] More

Technavio has forecast a 55 percent compound annual growth rate for the worldwide Internet of Things security market over the next four years. The research firm said Tuesday that security regulations and the development of smart cities will drive industry growth. “With so much information passing between people, governments are taking steps to secure networks […] More

Speakers from government and industry will deliver keynote speeches and head the panel discussions at next month’s 14th Annual Smart Card Alliance Government Conference in Washington, D.C. Smart Card Alliance said Tuesday the June 9-10 conference will tackle cybersecurity issues, advances in mobile identity, biometric systems, personal identity verification credentials, healthcare identification and developments in National Strategy for Trusted […] More