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Booz Allen has compiled a list of 10 cyber trends for 2015 intended to guide financial services on how to position their organizations against evolving cybersecurity threats. “In the months and years ahead, what it means to detect and protect in cyber will be redefined,†Sedar LaBarre, a principal with Booz Allen, said Wednesday. “We are […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has exhibited several of its new products and services at a demonstration hosted by technology incubator 1776 in Washington, D.C. Booz Allen customers viewed demonstrations of the firm’s products for law enforcement, cybersecurity, public safety and disease tracking during the exhibit, the company said Friday. “Our product demonstration, Booz Allen’s partnership with 1776 and our company’s pivot […] More
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has completed the proof-of-concept test phase for its sense and avoid system aboard a remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems collaborated with the Federal Aviation Administration and Honeywell to test the Predator B collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft in September at GA-ASI’s facility in Palmdale, California, General Atomics said Friday. “Our proof-of-concept SAA system is now functional and ready […] More
A new report from Allied Market Research projects the global Internet security market to be worth $42.8 billion by 2020 due to what the firm sees as increasing use Internet-based applications, particularly for online financial transactions. The firm said Thursday the market value for Internet security will climb at a compound annual growth rate of 8.1 percent over the next six years as […] More
IBM has released a new version of its cloud-based application development and delivery platform in an effort to help developers build applications around their data. The updated, single-tenant version of Bluemix works to give organizations control over where data is stored, IBM said Thursday. “With Bluemix Dedicated now available in our global cloud center network, IBM is adding […] More
A Bechtel and Siemens alliance has completed work to build a 758-megawatt combined-cycle gas plant in Sherman, Texas, for Panda Power Funds. The companies finished commissioning of the Panda Sherman Power natural gas facility two weeks ahead of schedule, Bechtel said Thursday. Bechtel managed the overall project and led construction, procurement and engineering work, while […] More
General Dynamics and a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Kinetics have partnered to build an air burst ammunition for U.S. military clients. Advanced Material Engineering and General Dynamics will collaborate to integrate a time-based fuse technology into the 40mm airburst to program the detonation time, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “By integrating programmable ammunition with innovative products, such as our next-generation fire control system, we […] More
IBM has released a mobile application for its i2 COPLINK offering, which works to expand on the company’s software that supports access to law enforcement data for analysts, investigators or officers in the field. I2 COPLINK Everywhere links with the i2 COPLINK database to enable police officers to use handheld devices to access, check and compare information such as vehicle license plates, […] More
Northrop Grumman will soon roll out its latest laser technology under its Viper portfolio that has been specifically developed for directed infrared countermeasure systems. The company said Wednesday that its laser systems group spent five years to update to Viper 2.1 and is now getting ready for full-scale production from its Apopka and Rolling Meadows […] More
CGI has been selected to update Los Angeles City’s supply and financial management systems under a four-year, $19.6 million contract. The legacy systems will be replaced with the latest version of CGI Advantage, the company said Thursday. CGI Advantage is an enterprise resource planning suite that works to help local governments streamline processes in procurement […] More
Unisys has been awarded five-year, $7 million contract to provide Amazon Web Services‘ cloud services for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau‘s consumer safety information initiative. The CFPB intends to scale its information technology resources via the AWS cloud in order to fulfill consumer demand for safety information, Unisys said Thursday. “We look forward to helping CFPB provide critical information to consumers while enforcing the country’s […] More
BAE Systems will develop a blueprint for a future-proof networked communications system under a $3.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Work on the open system architecture is part of the agency’s Communications in Contested Environments initiative, which seeks to come up with flexible, rapidly deployable equipment that can adapt to changing […] More
