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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.
DRS Technologies has unveiled a series of digital building product models of its infrared camera technology through an Autodesk web application service. Autodesk’s Seek online platform works to help construction architects and engineers view three-dimensional building information modeling data on DRS’ WatchMaster thermal cameras, DRS said Thursday. The WatchMaster BIM content is designed to allow […] More
EMC Corp. has released a new portfolio of data storage applications designed to help enterprises manage archiving, recovery and security functions. The Data Protection Suite is built to support physical, virtual and cloud computing systems and helps customers shift toward a software-defined storage model, EMC said Thursday. According to the company, the offerings work to […] More
Computer Sciences Corp. has rolled out a hosted service intended to help organizations test and protect system applications throughout the software development lifecycle. CSC’s AppSEC on Demand offering is designed to minimize app security risks as well as comply with government and industry data protection standards, CSC said Wednesday. The company will assess clients’ application […] More
Leidos has been awarded three separate contracts to provide two municipal utilities and an electric services cooperative with a cloud-based technology designed to manage power grid infrastructures. The company’s smart grid-as-a-service platform is comprised of software and hardware systems that work to help utilities install metering systems as well as track customers’ energy usage, Leidos […] More
Dell has launched a new suite of notebook computers designed for harsh environment usage in military, emergency, manufacturing settings. The Latitude Rugged Extreme notebooks are made of impact-resistant materials and built with Intel‘s fourth-generation Core processors, a solid-state drive and optional discrete graphics, Dell said Tuesday. Kirk Schell, Dell vice president of commercial personal computers […] More
Verizon and Unisys have signed a partnership agreement to offer managed cloud computing services in the state and local government markets, FierceTelecom reported Tuesday. Sean Buckley writes the companies intend to leverage a cloud hosting contract between Unisys and the Western States Contracting Alliance-National Association of State Procurement Officers. Buckley reports Unisys will offer a […] More
DLT Solutions posted full-year revenue of $857.1 million for fiscal 2013, up 4 percent from the year before. The company attributes this growth in part to its cloud computing and other information technology contracts with the National Institutes of Health, Defense Department and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, DLT Solutions said Tuesday. “We were able to […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has introduced an 8-gigabit flash memory device for data storage in military, aerospace and medical platforms that operate in harsh environments. The hardware is built with single-level NAND flash architecture as well as radiation shielding technology, TCS said Tuesday. Mike Bristol, president of TCS’ government solutions group, said the company developed the product […] More
A General Dynamics division has been awarded a $74.7 million contract to provide egress survivability kits for mine resistant and ambush protected vehicles used by the U.S. Marine Corps. General Dynamics Land Systems – Force Protection will manufacture 916 kits for the USMC to upgrade front and rear doors, exhaust system and rear steps on […] More
A BAE Systems facility in Adelaide, Australia has started operating new machining equipment to produce titanium components for the F-35 fighter aircraft. BAE makes the metallic parts of F-35 vertical tails by using twin-spindle long spars and longeron machinery, the company said Tuesday. The company also uses the technology at its F-35 components machining plant […] More
SAP and iMED Solutions have partnered to offer managed cloud computing services to healthcare organizations in the Middle East and North Africa. iMED Solutions will deploy, maintain and host cloud-based health IT systems for clients in the MENA region as an SAP partner, SAP said Tuesday. “With our managed cloud services we give solution providers […] More
Lockheed Martin will collaborate with CyberPoint International to develop new products intended to protect government and business infrastructures from advanced persistent threats. CyberPoint International has signed up for the Lockheed-led Cyber Security Alliance with the aim of offering integrated enterprise security tools, Lockheed said Tuesday. The consortium was formed to utilize Lockheed’s cyber innovation and […] More
