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Unisys has introduced a new data collection tool for police authorities and public safety agencies to perform investigations and gather intelligence. The Unisys Law Enforcement Application Framework is designed to help users log criminal investigation-related evidence and intelligence data, Unisys said Tuesday. John Wright, global director of public safety and justice at Unisys, said the tool […] More

NCI Inc. has won a $30 million contract to provide training services for the Army National Guard Training Systems Integration Branch. Work includes distributed learning content development, online portal management and facilities management in line with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s Army Learning Concept 2015, NCI said Tuesday. Brian Clark, NCI’s president, said […] More

Data Direct Networks has unveiled its latest generation of storage enclosures that each have a capacity of 5 petabytes per rack, an increase the company says the amount of data that can be kept than was previously offered. The SS8460 is designed for clients with high-performance computing environments that seek big data tools without costs […] More

Northrop Grumman has unveiled two monolithic microwave integrated circuit amplifiers the company designed for E-band and W-band communication, sensing, imaging and digital radio platforms. The firm’s MMIC transistors are made from indium phosphide, has ultra low noise characteristics and intended for use by civil, military and commercial organizations, Northrop said Wednesday. “The LNAs are the […] More

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $5.4 million contract to maintain the applications estate of England’s Highways Agency, Government Computing Network reported Friday. David Bicknell writes Lockheed will work to provide information technology services to the Highways Agency and modernize its applications tower for two years under the G-Cloud III framework. “Lockheed Martin understands […] More

Parsons Transportation Group has been awarded a $7 million contract to provide management services for a streetcar program in Northern Virginia, RailwayAge reported Monday. Douglas John Bowen writes the Columbia Pike streetcar program is intended to connect two separate lines from Fairfax County to Arlington. “This high-capacity modern streetcar program for the Columbia Pike and […] More

IBM, SMRT Corporation Ltd., StarHub and the Land Transport Authority of Singapore have teamed up to develop a public transportation system using fusion analytics. The team will apply analytic models to build the Fusion AnalyticS for public Transport Emergency Response blueprint for crowd management and information services, IBM said Monday. Chew Hock Yong, LTA’s chief […] More

The TechAmerica Foundation has a new version of its “Cloud Buyer’s Guide for Government,’ a 30-page document designed for federal cloud investment decision makers, Fedscoop reported Friday. Jake Williams writes the guidelines include best practices, techniques and strategies available for information technology and contract officers to explore and consider, supplemented by business cases and case […] More

DigitalGlobe has partnered with Cloudera to develop a new geospatial analytics technology intended to help customers fulfill security and governance requirements. Bob Gourley, former chief technology officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said DigitalGlobe intends to build the geospatial big data analytic tool around Cloudera’s Enterprise Data Hub, DigitalGlobe said Friday. The analytics system will work to collect […] More

IBM has partnered with Beijing TransWiseway Information Technology to develop a cloud-based “Internet of Vehicles” platform to help Chinese motorists use Web and mobile applications through in-vehicle services. The IoV platform will be designed to apply analytics to data gathered by devices and sensors installed on vehicles and trucks to generate information on weather and traffic conditions, IBM […] More

A Raytheon-commissioned report has found that many car original equipment manufacturers consider innovative learning technologies in customer-facing staff training to be a useful business growth strategy. Mark Oliver, Raytheon Professional Services managing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, said 45 percent of respondents associate technology-driven instruction to direct revenue growth. “In addition, […] More