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Andrew Harsch, director of product and portfolio management at Unisys, observed that organizations are shifting away from metrics toward analytics for business management. In an interview published Friday on Unisys’ website, Harsch said analytics technology can help companies turn data into action and better manage services. “Data is key to ensuring the continuity of the […] More
United Launch Alliance helped the National Reconnaissance Office launch a classified national defense satellite aboard an ULA-built rocket on Friday. The company’s Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle 541 lifted off Friday at 7:19 p.m Pacific Time from Space Launch Complex-3 in California to deliver the NROL-35 payload into orbit, the company said Saturday. The […] More
IBM Corp. has been awarded a $6.8 million contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to collect and analyze electronic health records and medical literature. The company will search and present medical records using its Watson cognitive technology under the two-year pilot research, VA said Monday. Carolyn Clancy, VA interim undersecretary for health, said the pilot […] More
Several of Dell‘s networking switches have received certification from the Defense Department on interoperability and information assurance capabilities and are now included in the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List. The company said Monday the certification means federal agencies can now use Dell’s S4810, S4820T, S6000 and Z9000 switches to support networking operations. “We are pleased to see that several of our […] More
Cray will provide the Defense Department with two XC40 supercomputers and two Sonexion storage systems to support the military’s High-Performance Computing Modernization Program under a $30 million contract. The company said Monday the U.S. Navy DoD Supercomputing Resource Center at the John C. Stennis Space Center will house the Cray systems intended to support the production of coastal-ocean circulation and wave-model oceanography data. “[DoD HPCMP] remains […] More
Shane Imwalle, a senior vice president at Woolpert, sees further opportunities for the company in unmanned aircraft systems after the Federal Aviation Administration certified Woolpert to fly drones on surveying missions in Ohio, the Dayton Business Journal reported Thursday. Imwalle told the newspaper the company plans to add UAS piloting and data analysis jobs as Woolpert seeks to leverage its […] More
Lockheed Martin has received approval from the U.S. Air Force to begin full-rate production of the company’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range for the military service. The Air Force completed operational test and evaluation on the extended-range missile variant last year, Lockheed said Monday. The company was awarded a contract in December 2013 to build […] More
L-3 Communications CEO Michael Strianese has said his work as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association involves continued efforts to work with Congress and the Defense Department in areas such as budget cuts and innovation. Strianese told Defense News in an interview posted Saturday that AIA seeks to stop sequestration and its impact on U.S. technological advantage due to a lack of investments in research and […] More
Transparency Market Research has released a new report that projects the global man-portable military electronics market to hit $19.7 billion in total value by 2019. The report also predicts the Asia-Pacific region will see “significant growth†in the man-portable military electronics market over the coming months as governments in the region push forward on military modernization […] More
Exelis has been awarded a $6.3 million task order to manufacture portable simulation systems for the U.S. Air Force to test radar warning receivers of multiple aircraft platforms. The order is for the company’s AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulators and falls under a contract the company won in July 2012, Exelis said Monday. Jennifer Schoonover, vice […] More
Tom Rodgers, formerly Cambia Health’s venture investment lead, has returned to McKesson Corp. as managing director and head of that company’s newly launched venture capital fund. He will lead McKesson Ventures’ efforts to invest in early- and growth-stage companies that provide services to the healthcare industry, McKesson said Wednesday. “McKesson Ventures will help us support the […] More
FireEye has updated its endpoint threat prevention platform in an effort to help customers address security threats through an adaptive technology. The new endpoint threat prevention product is designed to detect, analyze and respond to attacks against on-premise, remote and mobile endpoints, FireEye said Thursday. David DeWalt, chairman and CEO of FireEye, said the company is […] More
