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Michael Donlan: California DOJ OKs Microsoft Azure Gov’t for FBI Criminal Records Access
Microsoft‘s government cloud offering is now available to law enforcement agencies in California after the state’s justice department establishedÂ Microsoft Azure Government‘s compliance with federal data security and privacy regulations. Michael Donlan,Â vice president of Microsoft’s U.S. state and local government business, said Wednesday on the company website that compliance covers standards under the FBIÂ Criminal Justice Information […] More
by Anna Forrester March 12, 2015, 9:31 am
in Industry News, News
USAF Eyes June Decision on SpaceX Launch Service, Plans Next GPS Satellite Acquisition
Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, the U.S. Air Force deputy for acquisition, said the military branch expects to complete the process of certifying SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket in June, Reuters reported Tuesday. Pawlikowski told Andrea Shalal that she believes the Air Force could further leverage commercial launch services if the branch opens up competition in military […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 12, 2015, 8:56 am
in News, Products & Service
Lockheed Buys 3-D Printers from Vader Systems; Scott Vader Comments
Lockheed MartinÂ will purchase commercial three-dimensional printers from Vader SystemsÂ worthÂ up to $400,000 each, Buffalo Business First reported Tuesday. Dan Miner writes Lockheed will also give feedback on the 3-D printerâ€™s performance as a development customer of Vader Systems. Scott Vader, president of Vader Systems, told the publication the company intends to get its technology started with […] More
by Jay Clemens March 12, 2015, 8:13 am
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General Dynamics-Thales Team to Pursue Australian Land Combat Vehicle Program
The Australian subsidiaries ofÂ General Dynamics‘ land systems businessÂ and Thales haveÂ teamed upÂ to submit a joint bid on the Australian army’sÂ Land 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability program. General Dynamics said TuesdayÂ the newÂ memorandum of understanding expands the existing partnership between the two companies in military vehicle design and manufacturing, life-cycle support and systems integration services. […] More
by Anna Forrester March 12, 2015, 7:19 am
in Industry News, News
Orbital ATK Completes Ground Test for NASAâ€™s Rocket Booster; William Gerstenmaier Comments
Orbital ATK has completed the ground test for NASAâ€™s rocket booster as part of efforts to qualify the system for missions to thrust the agency’s Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft into space. During the test conducted at Orbital ATKâ€™s Promontory, Utah-based facility, the rocket booster fired for the same span of time required […] More
by Jay Clemens March 12, 2015, 7:01 am
in C4ISR News, News
Raytheon Updates Standard Missile-3 Interceptor Software; Mitch Stevison Comments
Raytheon has updated the kill vehicle software of its Standard Missile-3 system that is designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missile threats. The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency are slated to test the company’s SM-3 Block IB weapon fitted with the new software this year, Raytheon said Wednesday. “We’re proving it’s possible to significantly […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 12, 2015, 6:52 am
in Government Cloud, News
IBM Opens New SoftLayer Cloud Center in Australia; Greg Furlong Comments
IBMÂ has opened a new cloud center in Sydney, Australia as part of efforts to expand the companyâ€™s cloud services in the country amid growing demand. The SoftLayer cloud center is meant to broaden data redundancy options within Australia and the Asia Pacific region for enterprise and Web infrastructure services, IBM said Tuesday. IBM is offering […] More
by Jay Clemens March 12, 2015, 4:00 am
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Exelis Receives IHS Jane’s Air Traffic Control Award
Exelis has received the IHS Jane’s air traffic control award for 2015 in the enabling technology category for the companyâ€™s work on U.K.â€™s Heathrow cross-border arrival management program. IHS Jane presented the award to Exelis at the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization air traffic management dinner in Madrid, Spain, Exelis said Wednesday. Exelisâ€™ winning program […] More
by Neel Mehta March 12, 2015, 12:00 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News
Bill Toti on Cubic’s Defense Business Reorg and Int’l Sales Prospects
Bill Toti shifted into a new role at Cubic earlier this year as president of the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense segment, which formed through a consolidation initiative. Cubic combined its defense systems business with the mission support services unit, which Toti previously led as president since he joined the company in July 2014. In […] More
by reynolitoreso-or March 11, 2015, 12:55 pm
in News, Products & Service
HPâ€™s Security Software Offering Gets FedRAMP Board OK; Rob Roy Comments
Hewlett-PackardÂ has received approval from theÂ Joint Authorization Board for theÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to sell the company’sÂ security software-as-a-service to government clients. HPâ€™s Fortify on Demand offering is designed to help users assess the security status of application code, web services and mobile applications, HP said Wednesday. Rob Roy, chief technology officer of enterprise security […] More
by Jay Clemens March 11, 2015, 11:08 am
in Industry News, News
Boeing Buys Stake in SoftBankâ€™s SATCOM JV; Craig Cooning, Mark Spiwak Comment
BoeingÂ has purchased an equity stake in aÂ SoftBank-backed joint venture that developsÂ satellite-based disaster response communications concepts for Japan. SoftBank Satellite Planning Corp. will work to develop, assess and forward satellite concepts to Japanâ€™s ministry of internal affairs and communications, Boeing said Monday. Craig Cooning, president of Boeing’sÂ network and space systems business, said the company intends to […] More
by Jay Clemens March 11, 2015, 10:16 am
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Matt Desch: Thales Joins Iridiumâ€™s Broadband Service Manufacturing Partner Network
Thales has partnered with Iridium CommunicationsÂ to develop and distribute products for Iridiumâ€™s Certus broadband service. Iridium is constructing Certus to use theÂ NEXT platform to deliver enterprise-grade communications to corporate and individual users worldwide, Iridium said Wednesday. Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 list for 2015, said IridiumÂ looks to manufactures […] More
by Jay Clemens March 11, 2015, 10:07 am