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Dr. Viet Nguyen, chief medical information officer of Systems Made Simple, has joined the firm’s board of directors to guide the company in making decisions about healthcare technology. As Systems Made Simple CMIO, he supports the company’s health IT product development work and helps clients implement standardized clinical terminology, the company said Tuesday. “Our shareholders […] More
AT&T‘s government solutions segment has received a five-year, $275 million task order from the State Department for IP telephony systems at U.S. embassies and consulate offices around the world. The task order under the Foreign Post Telephone Replacement Program was awarded via State’s GSA Connections II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, AT&T said Monday. “AT&T Government Solutions is proud to serve […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed the sea tests for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s fourth national security cutter. The testing team assessed the propulsion, electrical, damage control, anchor handling, small boat operations and combat systems of the Hamilton cutter for three days, Huntington Ingalls said Friday. “It’s a team effort to bring one of these magnificent […] More
Lockheed Martin’s space systems company has moved to help the United Kingdom grow its space capabilities by opening a technology office in the region, the Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. Greg Avery writes the new office located at UK Space Gateway in Harwell Oxford is a spinoff of Lockheed Martin’s UK division. Rick Ambrose, executive […] More
Schafer Corp. has received a three-year task order to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency manage research and development work in the computing, analytics and cyber areas, C4ISR & Networks reported Friday. Tony Ware writes that the company will also deliver scientific, engineering and technical services to the agency’s information innovation office. The order falls […] More
Raytheon is partnering with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and other Israeli companies to provide the Mideast country’s defense ministry with antimissile weapon systems, The Boston Globe reported Thursday. Bryan Bender reports that following the development of the Iron Dome defense system, Raytheon is again in talks to build up to 15 additional batteries for the system against long-range missiles. He writes […] More
Corporate Counsel has released a report that indicates salaries for general counsel increased by $701,001 in 2013, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Catherine Ho writes the pay hike is a gain of 6.8 percent compared to a 7.4 percent year-over-year increase in 2012. Corporate Counsel surveyed the pay packages of 100 highest-paid legal officers last year […] More
A new Harvard Business Review report found that many companies have increased their business agility by using cloud computing technology, Verizon‘s Kevin King wrote in a Friday blog post. One-third of respondents to the Verizon-funded poll said cloud-based systems work to simplify internal functions and almost 40 percent said the technology helps bolster data security, […] More
United Technologies Corp. has won a contract to modernize the airborne imaging sensors of the U.S. Air Force, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday. Michael Peck writes United Technologies’ UTC aerospace systems unit will work to upgrade the SYERS-2 sensor systems to the SYERS-2C version featuring multispectral technology. Kevin Raftery, UTC vice president, said the company […] More
Bechtel and Network Rail have completed their four-year expansion project for the Reading train station in the U.K. as part of a 2009 contract tasking Bechtel to provide project management services for the $1.5 billion Reading Station Area Redevelopment program. Bechtel said Thursday the expansion includes five platforms, elevators and escalators, a train depot, two station entrances and a passenger transfer link bridge, […] More
Turkey’s defense procurement agency could release a final solicitation to acquire 10 missile boats for the Turkish navy before the close of the year, Defense News reported Sunday. Burak Ege Bekdil, citing industry sources, writes that the contract’s total value will range between $700 million and $800 million. While the competition is expected to draw […] More
The state of New York is considering establishing an umbrella contract for state and local governments’ information technology procurement, a move that could streamline the state’s procurement process and consolidate contracting opportunities, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Deltek‘s Derek Johnson, a general government services analyst at the firm, reports that New York’s Office of General Services has issued a request for information […] More
