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Lockheed Picks Anark Software to Produce 3D Technical Data Packages for Orion Spacecraft; Richard Smith Comments

LockheedÂ Martin has selected an Anark-built software that works to generate technical data packages in three-dimensional PDF formats in support of the formerâ€™s work on NASAâ€™s Orion spacecraft. Lockheedâ€™s space systems business will use Anark Core Server to produce and publish 3D PDF documents of design and engineering data stored in PTC‘sÂ Windchill software for product data […] More

May 18, 2016, 6:59 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

US News-Raytheon Report Shows Rise in STEM Education, Employment for 2015; Brian Kelly, Dave Wajsgras Comment

A new report fromÂ RaytheonÂ and U.S. News & World ReportÂ magazineÂ indicates theÂ country continues to experience a workforce shortage in the science, technology, engineering and mathematicsÂ fieldsÂ and may have to rely on foreign-born employees to fillÂ STEMÂ positions. The 2016 U.S. News/Raytheon STEM IndexÂ shows a 6-percent rise in the number of students who earned STEM-related graduate degrees in 2015 compared to […] More

May 17, 2016, 10:07 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Fortinet, Nozomi Forge Industrial Control System Cyber Defense Partnership; Patrice Perche Comments

Fortinet and Nozomi Networks have agreed to jointly offerÂ their platforms under a partnership in an effort toÂ help critical infrastructure organizations protect industrial control systems from cyber attacks. Fortinet will integrate its Security Fabric tool with Nozomiâ€™s SCADAguardian platform to facilitate anomaly detection in ICS networks as well as corrective actions against cyber threats, Fortinet said […] More

May 17, 2016, 8:51 am
in Industry News, News

Apprio Gets ISO Certifications for Management Systems, IT Security Mgmt, Support Services

ApprioÂ has received certifications from the International Organization for Standardization for the companyâ€™s quality management systems, information technology security management and IT security support services. The company obtained the ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013Â and ISO/IEC 20000-1:20112013 certifications after QAS International evaluated Apprioâ€™s processes for documentation review, development of quality management platforms and internal audit training, Apprio said […] More

May 17, 2016, 6:37 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

BAE Systems: Cyber Attack Against Bangladesh Bank Linked to 2014 Sony Hack

A report by BAE Systems has found that the cyber attack launched against the central bank of BangladeshÂ is associated with the data breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, Reuters reported Friday. Jim FinkleÂ andÂ Sanjeev Miglani write BAEâ€™s report says the malware used to steal $81 million from BangladeshÂ Bank’s account withÂ the Federal Reserve Bank of New […] More

May 16, 2016, 11:11 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

BAE, Fujitsu Aim to Facilitate Cyber Threat Intell Data Sharing Through New System

Fujitsu and BAE Systems have partnered to build a system designed to facilitate use and sharing of cyber threat intelligence data and help organizations respond to cyber attacks. BAE will integrate its meta-modeling technological platform with Fujitsu’s automationÂ tool in order for the CTI utilization systemÂ to generate cyber analysis results in a computational format, Fujitsu said […] More

May 16, 2016, 8:21 am
in Industry News, News

Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Gets 20 Percent of Shipbuilding Work on Navyâ€™s Ohio Submarine Replacement Program

Mike Petters, president and CEO ofÂ Huntington Ingalls Industries,Â has said HII has secured approximately 20 percent of shipbuildingÂ work on the U.S. Navyâ€™s entire Ohio-class replacement program with General Dynamics as prime contractor. He told Defense News reporter Christoper Cavas in an interview published Sunday that ORP prompts HII to align its design plans as well as […] More

May 16, 2016, 8:14 am
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UK Agency Taps Dell to Decommission Legacy Registration Platform

Dell has received a two-year, $1.2 million contract to help the U.K. Department for Work and Pensions decommission an online tool for citizens to access government services,Â system, Government Computing reported Friday. Neil Merrett writes the contract for Government Gateway covers hardware maintenance and software support servicesÂ toÂ DWP, Merrett reports. According to the report, the contract award […] More

May 16, 2016, 6:32 am
in Industry News, News

Air Force Unveils Weapon Systems Anti-Tamper Program

The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers for a five-year, $49 million program that aims to develop anti-tamper platforms designed to protect weapon systems from technology theft, reverse engineering and other threats, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes the service branch issued the broad agency announcement inÂ support of […] More

May 13, 2016, 9:47 am
in Mobility, News

Unisysâ€™ Mark Forman: Hybrid, 4-Tier Architecture Facilitates Government Workforce Mobility

Mark Forman, global public sector head at Unisys,Â has said the adoption of a four-tier architecture could help government agencies facilitate mobility among their staff and change the way they deliver services to citizens. Forman wrote in a Government Technology article published April 15 that such architecture employs a hybrid model of analog and digital systems. […] More

May 13, 2016, 8:59 am
in Healthcare IT, News

Philips to Roll Out 2nd Community Life Center in Kenya With UNFPA; JJ van Dongen Comments

Royal PhilipsÂ has partnered with the United Nations Population Fund to launch a second center in Kenya that will work to mitigate newborn and maternal mortality incidents through community development programs and primary healthcare services. Philips said Thursday the community life center in Mandera County, Kenya, will turn a health facility into a community center that […] More

May 13, 2016, 7:29 am
in C4ISR News, News

Phil Alvarez: Raytheon Expects to Complete Development Work on Digital TOW Launcher in 2018

Phil Alvarez, a Raytheon official, has said the company has built a launcher system designed for tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles, Defense News reported Wednesday. Jen Judson writes Alvarez, a senior manager for missile systems at Raytheon, described the TOW Eagle Fire launcher platform at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference in Amman, Jordan. […] More

May 13, 2016, 7:21 am