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David K. Shepherd, a senior consultant at firm LMI, has offered strategies that he believes information technology leaders can adopt to minimize damage in event of a cyber attack. Shepherd indicated in an Oct. 30 guest post on the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s blog that proper risk mitigation procedures should be in place, given the […] More
Gartner has predicted the number of connected devices to reach 25 billion by 2020, a nearly five-fold increase from the 4.9 billion projected for 2015. Gartner said Tuesday the automotive sector will see a 96-percent growth of connected things in 2015 and that consumer applications will drive the expansion of Internet of Things. The forecasts also says the utilities […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 200th MH-60R maritime helicopter to the U.S. Navy with the goal of supporting the branch’s surface and submarine warfare operations. Sikorsky manufactured the Romeo multirole helicopter and Lockheed built the vehicle’s sensor technology and other mission systems, Lockheed said Thursday. The Navy’s MH-60R fleet has recorded more than 250,000 flight […] More
A joint venture of Battelle and Stony Brook University has received a $3.2 billion contract to continue to run the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York until Jan. 4, 2020. The Energy Department awarded the five-year management and operations contract to Brookhaven Science Associates through competition, DOE said Wednesday. Brookhaven Science Associates has supported the […] More
Eric Wieman leads much of STG‘s work with civilian agencies in his role as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s civil sector. The company counts the departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security and State in a group of civilian customers that also includes agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Agency […] More
Louis Berger has been selected to handle the air terminal and ground of U.S. air bases in South Korea. The company will perform the work at the Kunsan air base and Gimhae Republic of Korea air base for five years under the contract with the U.S. Transportation Command, Louis Berger said Wednesday. “We have a long history of strong partnerships […] More
Northrop Grumman has added to its SCS family of communications products with the launch of a new lightweight version that the contractor indicated is 30 times smaller than previous models. The SCS-400 system, which debuted at a military information systems event in Canberra this week, allows secure voice communications for up to 150 users per unit using […] More
Hughes Network Systems has signed up to provide data sharing services for the All Hazards Consortium to help disseminate real-time information to disaster managers, emergency response leaders and first responders in cooperation. Hughes’ raw data will be fed into AHC’s Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, which will analyze and translate the information into an online map that […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton‘s executive leaders have focused much of their attention on information technology security as the firm sees an increase in criminal activities against IT setups, Booz Allen Chief Information Officer Kevin Winter has told FierceCIO. “If you have intellectual property, you have something of value on your network; you’re eventually going to have someone want […] More
Cubic Corp. has received a multiyear $4.25 million task order to help the U.S. Army develop instructional strategies and game-based learning tools for military personnel. The company will work with the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia to integrate military doctrine into interactive training materials, Cubic said Thursday. “Numerous studies have shown […] More
FireEye CEO David DeWalt has called on information security leaders to embrace threat intelligence as a new, alternative basis for their defense platforms and security strategies, GovInfo Security reported Wednesday. “It’s a tough conversation, telling them they’ve spent a lot of money on defense-in-depth that isn’t working,†DeWalt told reporter Tom Field in an interview. […] More
Bostonia Group has funded a $29 million energy savings performance contract for work on energy conservation measures at 13 national parks and facilities in the Washington metropolitan area. The firm said these measures include water-efficient irrigation and associated fixtures; interior and exterior lighting; upgrades to heating, ventilation and air conditioning; and a solar photovoltaic system. Siemens holds the ESPC to carry out the […] More
