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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
Veris Group has chosen JAMIS Software to provide an enterprise resource planning system intended to help the cybersecurity firm manage corporate functions and deliver services to public and private sector clients. JAMIS Software intends for its Prime ERP platform to help Veris access real-time business data as well as address operational efficiency and transparency issues, […] More
A Cubic subsidiary that builds game-based training platforms has joined an industry alliance designed to encourage collaboration among technology developers, universities and government agencies. The EDGE Innovation Network offers a collaborative environment for organizations to build new tools to help first responders, warfighters and law enforcement officers perform their missions, Cubic said Wednesday. Bill Rebarick, […] More
Lockheed Martin is developing a small reactor the company believes has potential to generate power through nuclear fusion, Reuters reported Wednesday. Andrea Shalal writes Tom McGuire, a program lead at Lockheed’s Skunk Works unit, said the organization seeks to attract government, academic and commercial partners for its compact fusion reactor project. Skunk Works conducted a study […] More
The U.S. Army has partnered with Lockheed Martin to modernize an information technology system that works to help military personnel access and exchange multisource intelligence data. Lockheed developed new software for the Army’s Distributed Common Ground System with the goal of helping the service analyze terabytes of intelligence collected from both manned and unmanned platforms, […] More
Strategic Defence Intelligence expects the growing demand for ISR systems and military technology advancements to fuel growth of the electronic warfare technology market over the next 10 years. The global EW systems market is forecast to achieve a 2.68 percent compound annual growth rate to be $13.2 billion in value by 2024, Strategic Defense Intelligence […] More
Bechtel is transferring several employees from its site in Frederick, Maryland, to Virginia as part of a reorganization program, the Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday. Ed Waters Jr. writes Michelle Michael, a Bechtel spokesperson, told the newspaper the company will still have a presence in the county and the relocation will occur in phases. The company […] More
Raytheon has developed a wearable computing product for military commanders and deployed soldiers to view both intelligence and operational data in real-time. The Intel-Ops device is built to combine the firm’s Air Warrior data processing technology and the DCGS-A Lite architecture designed to exploit intelligence in areas where bandwidth is limited, Raytheon said Tuesday. Raytheon […] More
Computer Sciences Corp. and VMware will collaborate to develop an infrastructure-as-a-service platform intended to help enterprises automate, manage and secure applications in cloud environments. The companies aim to integrate CSC’s Agility cloud management platform with VMware’s suite of software-based computing, storage and networking technologies, VMware said Tuesday. CSC also plans to leverage VMware-made vSphere, NSX, […] More
Raytheon has finished testing an aerostat radar platform the company designed to help the U.S. Army track missile and aircraft threats as far as 340 miles away. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor system consists of two helium-filled blimps that are built to fly at 10,000 feet to identify targets and […] More
A MarketsandMarkets report predicts the unmanned aerial vehicles industry to experience a compound annual growth rate of 7.73 percent over the next six years. The research firm said Thursday the worldwide UAV market could be worth approximately $10.6 billion by 2020, from its $6.8 billion value during 2014. Demand for autonomous technology and systems designed to […] More
A FireEye subsidiary has unveiled two cybersecurity services intended to help utility and manufacturing companies protect their internal systems from the threat of advanced attacks. Mandiant‘s Industrial Control System Security Gap Assessment team will work to evaluate a client’s ICS security programs, monitor vulnerabilities and recommend infrastructure protection strategies, FireEye said Wednesday. The offering is […] More
Cloudera and Teradata have expanded their partnership with the goal of rolling their enterprise data hub and warehouse products into a single big data management system. The companies also agreed to collaborate on software integration, go-to-market strategies, product reselling, and support services, Teradata said Thursday. According to Teradata, the alliance seeks to help enterprises analyze […] More
