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Lou Von Thaer, president of the national security sector business at Leidos, will be a co-keynote speaker at a company-sponsored symposium on how parents can best engage kids in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Von Thaer, a Wash100 inductee, headlines the WashingtonExec 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7 with Evan Glazer, principal at Thomas […] More
Lockheed Martin has launched an optical payload into space aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spacecraft to capture a single-view image of the Earth’s sunlit side. The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera instrument is designed to help scientists monitor clouds and atmospheric particles in hemispheres in order to develop models for storms, droughts, dust, pollution and […] More
Several real estate companies have submitted bids to build a new, consolidated headquarters for the FBI and redevelop the current J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Eugene Meyer writes the General Services Administration will select five companies for the next round of competition, which requires cost proposals for the potential new sites in Greenbelt and […] More
DRS Technologies has launched a new suite of radiometric camera cores designed to measure temperature and provide imagery. The Tamarisk Precision Series line of products feature infrared sensor technology, calibration and new developer tools for integration with the systems of original equipment manufacturers, DRS said Tuesday. DRS developed Tamarisk 320 with a 17-micron pitch and infrared […] More
Larry Price, a deputy program manager at Lockheed Martin, said data from the December test flight of the Orion spacecraft helped validate the company’s spacecraft design and performance models, Florida Today reported Tuesday. James Dean writes Price offered details of the Exploration Flight Test-1 during a presentation at a National Space Club Florida Committee luncheon […] More
Richard Goglia is set to retire from Raytheon  as vice president and treasurer on March 31 after 17 years of service to the company. As a treasurer, Goglia has been responsible for Raytheon’s merger and acquisition team and the firm’s commercial aircraft finance unit, Raytheon said Tuesday. He also served as chief investment officer for the […] More
Karen Sivek has been named division manager for human resources at Ensco after serving in the post on an acting basis since November 2014. Sivek, a 17-year company veteran, will be responsible for coordinating the organization’s HR programs, Ensco said Thursday. She joined the company in 1998 as an HR database specialist and later became […] More
EMC has commissioned a survey of 10,451 information technology professionals worldwide to assess their views on the role of IT in organizations. The survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, indicates a growing adoption of hybrid cloud among companies due to pressure from IT skills gap and the need for an in-house broker of on-demand services, EMC […] More
Bell Boeing has delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the U.S. Marine Corps’ HMX-1 presidential airlift squadron. The simulators have been installed at the squadron’s Quantico, Virginia-based headquarters, where aircrews will rehearse operations in a virtual setting, Boeing said Tuesday. Randy Deidrick, director of Boeing’s tactical training systems, said the training device is […] More
Carahsoft Technology has inked an agreement to become the master government aggregator of Clockwork Solutions‘ predictive analytics software products and services. Carahsoft will add Clockwork’s enterprise asset management services to the company’s General Services Administration schedule as part of the deal, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative services at Carahsoft, said […] More
A new Research and Markets report has forecast a sonar systems and technology market worth $4.90 billion by 2020 from $3.41 billion in 2014. The report tackles various factors that influence market dynamics and examines the technology’s landscape in more than 12 countries, Research and Markets said Tuesday. The market analyst noted that tier-one market players, including Ultra Electronics, Thales Underwater Systems and Kongsberg […] More
A new ABI Research report predicts that the biometrics market will reach a value of $13.8 million this year as the commercial sector is poised to catch up with government agencies in utilizing biometrics technology. The company said Monday that the consumer and enterprise segments will have the dominant share of the market by late 2017 and reach $8 million […] More
