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  • Huntington Ingalls, Coast Guard Christen National Security Cutter ‘James’
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    Huntington Ingalls, Coast Guard Christen National Security Cutter ‘James’

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and the U.S. Coast Guard christened the agency’s fifth national security cutter — “James” during a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is scheduled to deliver James in the next summer, Huntington Ingalls said Saturday. “The boundaries surrounding illegal migrant activity, weapons, drug smuggling and terrorism continue to blur and […] More

  • DoD, Abbott Form TBI Testing Partnership; Dallas Hack Comments
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    DoD, Abbott Form TBI Testing Partnership; Dallas Hack Comments

    Healthcare company Abbott and the Defense Department will collaborate to develop blood-testing methods to help clinicians diagnose mild traumatic brain injuries in military personnel. Abbott said Monday that TBI-related abnormalities are not easily detected because its symptoms can be similar to those found in other medical conditions. “The quick and accurate diagnosis of a concussion is […] More

  • UK Defense Procurement Org Picks Bechtel, CH2M Hill for Service Contracts
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    UK Defense Procurement Org Picks Bechtel, CH2M Hill for Service Contracts

    Bechtel and CH2M Hill have been nominated for contracts to manage the transition of the U.K.’s defense equipment and support procurement operation into a government-owned and contractor-operated organization, Defense News reported Monday. Andrew Chuter reports that Bechtel could provide managed services for the country’s navy and air force, while CH2M Hill could oversee the program for the army and joint forces command. The U.K. […] More

  • Jeanne Usher: Northrop’s Sperry Marine to Extend Support for German Shipping Firm
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    Jeanne Usher: Northrop’s Sperry Marine to Extend Support for German Shipping Firm

    A Northrop Grumman business unit has won a contract to provide German shipping firm Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG with its integrated bridge system package, including navigation and radio systems, for seven bulk carrier ships. Jeanne Usher, managing director of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine, said Monday the contract extends the company’s ongoing partnership with Peter Döhle. The integrated bridge systems include VisionMaster FT radars, the […] More

  • Janet Hale, Mike Gelles: Staff Training, Communication Key to Insider Threat Defense
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    Janet Hale, Mike Gelles: Staff Training, Communication Key to Insider Threat Defense

    An insider threat detection program must combine virtual and non-virtual measures to enable better monitoring of anomalous behavior across an enterprise, two Deloitte directors write in a Federal Times article. Janet Hale and Mike Gelles, respectively directors at Deloitte’s services and consulting businesses, believe that organizations also need to engage staff members to prevent such […] More

  • COPT Sells White Marsh Properties for $28M
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    COPT Sells White Marsh Properties for $28M

    Corporate Office Properties Trust has sold eight properties in the White Marsh region of Baltimore, Maryland and accumlated $28 million in revenue. The move to dispose the assets is part of the real estate investment trust’s strategy to provide its core holdings more room to perform in the company portfolio, COPT said Thursday. The transactions involved two buildings along […] More

  • Verizon’s Kevin King: Cloud Investments Focused on Financial, Supply Chain ERP Tools
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    Verizon’s Kevin King: Cloud Investments Focused on Financial, Supply Chain ERP Tools

    Businesses should strategically think through cloud technology options before making an investment, Kevin King, director of corporate communications at Verizon Enterprise, wrote in a Wednesday blog post. King says that enterprise resource planning applications for financial and supply chain management account for a large percentage of cloud deployments and such investing behavior will likely to continue going […] More

  • Textron-AirLand JV Demos Scorpion Aircraft at Kansas National Guard Exercise
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    Textron-AirLand JV Demos Scorpion Aircraft at Kansas National Guard Exercise

    A joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises LLC has kicked off operational testing for its reconnaissance aircraft during a Northern Command and Kansas National Guard training exercise. Textron AirLand LLC’s Scorpion aircraft provided multi-spectral full motion video and communications with other aircraft and ground stations at VIGILANT GUARD 2014 from Aug. 4 to […] More

  • Gerald Cohen: Information Builders Partners With Arrow to Extend BI Offering
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    Gerald Cohen: Information Builders Partners With Arrow to Extend BI Offering

    Information Builders and Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions have forged a partnership in which Arrow will market Information Builders’ business intelligence service offering. The business computing provider will distribute Information Builders’ WebFOCUS Express offering, Information Builders said Wednesday. Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders, said the companies intend for the partnership “to extend the […] More

  • Airbus Demos Automatic Airport Threat Detection System; Michael Cosentino Comments
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    Airbus Demos Automatic Airport Threat Detection System; Michael Cosentino Comments

    Airbus‘ defense and space division has completed a demonstration of its SONEX-P system that the company built for airport authorities, law enforcement units and homeland security agencies to use to detect and identify explosives, chemical and other airport threats. Michael Cosentino, president of Airbus Defense and Space, said Thursday that the auto-detection system aims to provide greater safety for […] More