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Steve Wadey, formerly managing director of MBDA’s U.K. business, has taken on his new role as CEO at QinetiQ. Wadey, whose appointment was announced in January 2015, is tasked to steer QinetiQ’s organic-plus growth strategy and lead more than 5,000 employees in the U.K., U.S., Belgium and Australia, QinetiQ said Monday. “I am relishing my new […] More
Sarah Allen, chief human resources officer at Leidos, said the company’s veteran employees are central to its mission to provide science and technology support to the government, health and engineering sectors. “The talent and expertise our veterans bring to the important work we do at Leidos every day plays an integral role to our company’s success,” Allen said Monday. […] More
Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Stevens of the U.S. Navy will be the keynote speaker at Ingalls Shipbuilding’s christening of the John Finn (DDG 113) this weekend. The ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer will be held in Pascagoula, Mississippi, with Mike Petters, president and CEO of Ingalls parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries, in […] More
The nonprofit organization Women in Technology has selected a group of executives from the public and private sectors to receive its 2015 Leadership Awards, which recognize female executives for their leadership roles in the industry. WIT said Thursday it honored the recipients of the 16th annual Women in Technology during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Va. […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has entered into a three-year licensing agreement for ISACA to use the TCS Art of Exploitation cybersecurity training curriculum and PerformanScore tool for the nonprofit’s Cybersecurity Nexus certification program. The company said Monday ISACA’s CSX program will leverage the TCS technology to deliver a combination of skills-based training and performance-based exams. TCS noted that CSX trainers can use PerformanScore to provide […] More
A survey commissioned by Lockheed Martin indicates that businesses are looking toward other metrics beyond return on investment and total cost of ownership when making investment decisions on cybersecurity technologies. The company said Monday respondents to the “Risk & Innovation in Cybersecurity Investments” survey identified cost, performance and vendor support as chief considerations for investing. “As cyber threats […] More
Digital Reasoning has unveiled machine learning technology that seeks to help financial services institutions monitor employee communications for potential insider threats. The company said Friday Synthesys 3.10 works to provide insights on behavioral risks through human language data analysis and cognitive computing to detect indicators of employee misconduct such as market manipulation or collusive trading. “Electronic communication is the leading indicator […] More
Rockwell Collins has awarded Kopin a $1.8 million follow-on order to produce active matrix liquid crystal displays for F-35 flight helmets. Kopin’s SXGA visual technology will be built to integrate with Rockwell’s F-35 helmet-mounted display systems, Dr. John Fan, president and CEO of Kopin, said Monday. Fan added the orders are for the F-35 program’s […] More
BAE Systems‘ electronic systems business will provide 22 “identification friend or foe” interrogators to the U.S. Navy under an $8.5 million contract modification, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes that the company will supply its AN/UPX-41(C) digital interrogators to help surface ships and ground installations distinguish between friendly and enemy aircraft. The Navy will use 14 […] More
Northrop Grumman will build gyrocompass navigation systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s defense vessels under a contract with SNC-Lavalin Defense Programs. The company will install dual Navigat gyrocompass systems, Navitwin IV heading management systems and heading repeaters in 12 Kingston class coastal vessels, Northrop said Monday. Northrop will perform work in British Columbia and Nova Scotia beginning in […] More
ISC and the Cloud Security Alliance have jointly launched a cloud security certification in a move to set the standards for validating skills in cloud management security worldwide, Talkin’ Cloud reported Monday. Ericka Chickowski writes the Certified Cloud Security Professional certification builds on existing Certified Information Systems Security Professional and CSA’s Certificate of Cloud Security […] More
Cisco has launched fresh threat intelligence and analysis offerings intended to help security professionals detect and fend off attacks. The company added the AMP Threat Grid to its advanced malware protection portfolio to provide malware threat intelligence and analysis products both on-premise and in the cloud to clients, Cisco said April 7. The product integrates […] More
