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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.
Alion Science and Technology will help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency develop a boron-coated straw system to detect dirty bombs and special nuclear materials under a $2.8 million contract. Alion said Thursday that agencies have traditionally used Helium-3 neutron detectors but a shortage of the rare isotope is driving agencies to seek a replacement technology. The company will […] More
IBM and the Philippines’ department of science and technology have collaborated to build a central hub for coordinating emergency response and relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster in the Philippines. The Quezon City-based Intelligent Operations Center was built through the company’s impact grant program and will work to help Philippine government agencies with disaster […] More
The Northrop Grumman-built unmanned aircraft Global Hawk recorded 665 flight hours during exercise and operational activities for the week that ended Feb. 23, 2014. To date, the high altitude long endurance drone has flown more than 110,000 hours to support global missions of the Air Force, Navy and NASA, Northrop said Wednesday. Global Hawk logged 433.8 hours […] More
SAP AG has partnered with the Stanford School of Medicine to analyze genetic and environmental risk factors associated with heart disease and other medical conditions by using SAP’s HANA in-memory computing platform. The company has also joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, a coalition of research organizations, medical providers and information technology companies […] More
ICF International‘s London-based subsidiary GHK has adopted the “ICF International” brand in an effort to reflect both the parent company’s and subsidiary’s consulting work in the private and public sectors. GHK has been part of ICF since 2012Â and offers advisory services to government organizations, donor agencies and multilateral development institutions, ICF said Wednesday. “Changing the […] More
Software AG has launched a suite of tools to help data analysts visualize and assess the performance of their organizations’ Internet-connected devices. The Internet of Things Solution Accelerator offering contains features for messaging, streaming analytics, in-memory processing, HTML5 dashboards and security, Software AG said Tuesday. Additionally, the package includes connectors to machine-to-machine platforms from AT&T […] More
Steve Gaffney, CEO of DynCorp International, says the company’s decision to establish an international arm was part of its efforts to diversify its customer base and to help more government clients address security issues, the Washington Post reported Sunday. “We’ve always been global, but now it’s a more deliberate and dedicated part of our strategy,†[…] More
F5 Networks has moved to bolster its portfolio of security platforms against distributed-denial-of-service-attacks by purchasing Defense.Net Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The companies aim to develop an integrated cybersecurity offering for organizations to avoid DDoS attacks on networks, applications and data center infrastructures, F5 said Thursday. “F5’s objective is to help protect customers from ever-changing […] More
Lockheed Martin has designed a ground-based system that aims to collect images of objects near geosynchronous orbit by using three 1-meter telescopes, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron Mehta writes that the Space Object Tracking platform is designed with a Lockheed-made software, which is meant to operate through remote control and can capture space objects as […] More
Verizon has expanded its network of data centers that offer cloud information and infrastructure management services to the healthcare sector. The Healthcare Enabled Services portfolio includes enterprise cloud, managed hosting, colocation, intrusion detection and user-logs management, Verizon said Wednesday. These services are now available from Verizon’s facilities in Santa Clara, Calif.; Englewood, Colo.; Carteret, N.J; […] More
Jim McNerney, CEO of Boeing, told shareholders Wednesday that the company wants to adopt an incremental strategy to build passenger airplanes instead of taking a once-a-generation development approach, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “Our mind-set will be to avoid the moon shot,” McNerney said at the company’s annual investor meeting held Wednesday in Seattle. […] More
Boeing has released a new data analytics platform for warfighters to disseminate tactical data while conducting missions on the battlefield. The MicroTAC technology is embedded into a portable computer and seeks to help users search and extract information, even if connectivity becomes unavailable, Boeing said Tuesday. “When warfighters bring MicroTAC into theater, they have a […] More
