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Intelligent Decisions Selected as Brocadeâ€™s Federal Partner for 2014; Rhett Butler Comments

Brocade has selected Intelligent DecisionsÂ to receive the former company’sÂ federal partner of the year award for 2014. Joe Muscarella, director federal channel sales for Brocade, presented the award to Intelligent Decisions at an event in Reston, Virginia in December, Intelligent Decisions said Monday. Intelligent Decisions was pickedÂ forÂ the award for its performance in deliveries of products and […] More

by Neel Mehta January 28, 2015, 12:00 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Lockheed’s Stephanie Hill: Mentorship Programs, Partnerships Key for Companies

Stephanie Hill,Â vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s information systems and global solutions-civil business, believesÂ that workplace mentorshipÂ provides an opportunity for junior employees toÂ connect with and learn from managers. Lango Deen writes Monday on the Black Engineer website thatÂ Hill discussed her own mentorship experiences during a recent BEYA STEM webinar. Hill, the recipient of the […] More

by Anna Forrester January 27, 2015, 11:38 am
in Industry News, News

Research and Markets: Mobile Data Protection Market to Reach $3B by 2019

Research and MarketsÂ predicts that the global mobile data protection market will continue to experience fast-pacedÂ growth to reach a market value of $3.54 billion inÂ five yearsÂ at a compound annual growth rate of 22.4 percent from 2014 to 2019. The firm said FridayÂ thatÂ the risk of data loss and theft due toÂ the growingÂ adoption of bring-your-own-device practices at businessesÂ as […] More

by Anna Forrester January 27, 2015, 11:13 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

McKinsey’s David Court: Aim to Scale Up Analytics Benefits with Tech, Culture Change

David Court, a directorÂ atÂ McKinsey & Company, believes companies thatÂ want to explore the potential business impact of data analytics must undergo a strategic transformation that involves planning, restructuring and frontline development. Court wrote in a piece for McKinsey Quarterly’s January 2015 issue that management teams should optimize the use ofÂ newÂ analytics technologyÂ and adaptÂ the organization to integrate newÂ processes. […] More

by Anna Forrester January 27, 2015, 11:02 am
in C4ISR News, News

Exelis to Redesign Jamming System for US Navy; Australian Gov’t Places Order

ExelisÂ has won a $15.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment and redesign support for theÂ ALQ-99 tactical jamming system used byÂ the service’sÂ EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler aircraft. The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center tasked Exelis to redesign three components of the jammer’s universal exciter upgrade shop-replaceable assembly, the company said Monday. The contractÂ includes […] More

by Anna Forrester January 27, 2015, 10:48 am
in News, Products & Service

Lockheed, Bayanat Install LIDAR System at Dubai International Airport; Michael Margulis Comments

Lockheed Martin and Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies have completed the commissioning and installation of light detection and ranging systems at Dubai International Airport. The WindTracer system works to measure the strength and behavior of wake vortices caused by arriving aircraft, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. The LIDAR systems are intended to help Dubai Air Navigation […] More

by Jay Clemens January 27, 2015, 10:28 am
in Industry News, News

Boeing’s CST-100 to Ferry NASA Astronaut for 2017 Manned Capsule Test Flight

BoeingÂ aims to send its crew capsule to space with a NASA astronaut and a Boeing test pilot for a first manned test flight in July 2017. NASA said Monday that Boeing and SpaceX executives have laid out their companies’ spacecraft development, testing and flight goals under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The agency awarded a […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 27, 2015, 9:24 am
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Dell SecureWorks Unveils Malware Detection, Protection Tech Offering; Barry Hensley Comments

Dell SecureWorks has introduced a malware detection and protection service offering that is intended to help organizations counter advanced threats. The malware detection system incorporates Dell SecureWorksâ€™ threat intelligence and Lastlineâ€™s malware defense platform, Dell said Monday. The technology is designed to monitor and review email, file and Web traffic on an organizationâ€™s network. â€œOnce […] More

by Jay Clemens January 27, 2015, 8:48 am
in Industry News, News

Leidos Tests Autonomous Tech for DARPA’s Anti-Sub Warfare Program

A maritime autonomy system that Leidos developed with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has taken its maiden self-guided voyage. Leidos installed and tested its autonomous technology on a surrogate boat as part of DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel development program, the company said Monday. DARPA aims to build a maritime vehicle that […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 27, 2015, 6:23 am
in News, Philanthropy

Northrop Sponsors National Cyber Tilt Contestants; Sandra Evers-Manly Comments

The Northrop Grumman Foundation is sponsoring 25 high school and three middle school teams who will compete at the final round of the national CyberPatriot competition scheduled on March 13 in Washington. A team of professional aggressors will attack virtual networks and mobile devices and the CyberPatriot VII teams will develop defense methods to protect […] More

by Neel Mehta January 27, 2015, 12:00 am
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MBDA Vet Steve Wadey Appointed CEO at QinetiQ; Mark Elliott Comments

Steve Wadey, managing director of MBDA‘s U.K. arm and co-chair of the Defense Growth Partnership, will join QinetiQ as CEOÂ in the second quarter ofÂ this year. QinetiQ said TuesdayÂ that Wadey will also be a member of itsÂ board of directors and the committees for risk and corporate social responsibility, nominations and security. “We were looking for an […] More

by Neel Mehta January 27, 2015, 12:00 am
in Industry News, News

ReportsnReports.com: Public Safety Concerns to Drive Homeland Security Market Growth

The homeland security market will see a compound annual growth rate of 9.86 percent through 2019 due to increasingÂ demand for public safety and security technologies amidÂ terrorist attacks,Â ReportsnReports.comÂ saysÂ in a new report. The firm said SundayÂ the needÂ for quick response from law enforcement to threat incidents will drive the demand for border, aviation, maritime, counterintelligence, homeland defense and […] More

by Anna Forrester January 26, 2015, 11:41 am