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CH2M HILL has moved to realign its business to focus on five markets and six regions as part of a strategy to work with customers on fulfilling infrastructure requirements. The company will transition its business to energy, environment and nuclear; facilities and urban environments; transportation; and water market services, CH2M HILL said Thursday. Mike McKelvy […] More
Lockheed Martin Corp. and the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center have tested autonomous convoys with various vehicles in urban settings. Unmanned vehicles navigated road intersections, counterflows, stalled and moving vehicles, pedestrian lanes and traffic circles in urban and rural areas as part of the Army and Marine Corps’ Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System […] More
Level 3 Communications has predicted the technology trends the federal government will likely face in 2014 amid growing requirements for data and communications information management. Government technology leaders will need to take into consideration the demands for security, collaboration, mobility and business continuity when making decisions, Level 3 said Thursday in a blog post. Edward Morche, senior […] More
Informatica Corp. plans to expand its channel partner program through cloud-based and on-premise offerings, CRN reported Dec. 27. Rick Whiting writes the Redwood, Calif.-based company intends to leverage the recently launched Informatica Cloud and PowerCenter Express offerings in an effort to seek business opportunities with service providers. Sohaib Abbasi, Informatica CEO, told the publication that […] More
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and NASAÂ launched two small satellites called cubesats into space in November, The Baltimore Sun reported Jan. 10. Scott Dance writes the devices are intended for use in earth and space science research and earth radiation studies. “This has the potential of being disruptive,” Ann Darrin, managing executive of Johns […] More
Harris Corp. has started to deliver hardware and software systems for installation in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite network after the equipment passed a pre-shipment review. Those systems will be used to build the ground segment for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R series program, Harris said Thursday. “We have worked closely with NOAA […] More
Exelis will build voice communications radios for installation on the U.S. Army’s Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters under a $10.9 million contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency. The ARC-201D airborne radio system is designed with networking and anti-jamming systems, Exelis said Thursday. Nick Bobay, president of Exelis’ night vision and communications services division, said the radio […] More
Lockheed Martin and IBM have moved to invest in cyber research facilities in Israel, Homeland Security Today reported Wednesday. The new CyberSpark complex located in Beer-Sheva, Israel, will house cyber incubators, academic researchers, educational centers and government agencies, according to the report. Those organizations will work to develop cybersecurity infrastructures such as a physical space and […] More
QinetiQ North America has won a $12 million contract to develop mapping and prediction models for the Naval Research Laboratory‘s oceanography programs. QNA will build ocean modeling, remote sensing and physical oceanography systems under the three-year contract, QNA said Wednesday. “We have over 25 years of expertise in ocean modeling and related support, and we appreciate […] More
Lockheed Martin has moved to extend its laser weapon technology for air, land and sea military applications by demonstrating a 30-kilowatt electric fiber laser. The company integrated fiber lasers into a beam of light that uses low power as part of an internally-funded research and development program, Lockheed said Tuesday. Ray Johnson, senior vice president and […] More
ICF International will work with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Development and Cooperation to develop and implement emissions trading systems in China. The company will design greenhouse gas emissions trading in China with the goal of helping the country lower emissions, ICF International said Wednesday. David Hathaway, vice president and managing director for ICF […] More
Microsoft Corp. has joined Facebook Inc.’s cloud initiative which aims to develop and share data center infrastructure designs, The Next Web reported Tuesday. Citing a Microsoft blog article, Kaylene Hong writes the software company intends to contribute its cloud server specification for data center hardware to the Open Compute Project. Bill Laing, Microsoft’s corporate vice […] More
