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  • Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Wins DOE 2013 Secretarial Honor Award
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    Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Wins DOE 2013 Secretarial Honor Award

    Parsons has been awarded the 2013 Secretarial Honor Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for the company’s work on the cleanup of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. The company won the award for its development of a next generation solvent technology for the deployment of a […] More

  • Rene Steichen Appointed SES SA Board Chairman
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    Rene Steichen Appointed SES SA Board Chairman

    SES SA has appointed Rene Steichen chairman of the board of directors as part of a series of changes to the board’s membership. Francois Tesch and Jean-Paul Zens were also appointed as vice chairmen during the board’s first meeting after the annual general meeting of shareholders held in Betzdorf, Luxembourg on Thursday, the company announced. […] More

  • Louis Berger to Serve as Cogstone Business Mentor; Jess Commerford Comments
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    Louis Berger to Serve as Cogstone Business Mentor; Jess Commerford Comments

    The Louis Berger Group Inc. has been approved to serve as mentor of Cogstone Resource Management Inc. under the Small Business Administration‘s mentor-protégé program. Louis Berger will work to train and assist Cogstone in technical and developmental areas with the goal of helping that company grow its technologies, operations and business in the U.S., Louis […] More

  • DRS to Offer Thermal Camera Systems Through PSA Network; Todd Brown Comments
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    DRS to Offer Thermal Camera Systems Through PSA Network; Todd Brown Comments

    DRS Technologies Inc. has inked a distribution agreement with PSA Security Network to market its thermal camera systems through the electronic cooperative. The WatchMaster thermal camera technology will be available to PSA’s members, including security systems integrators that develop and maintain access control, video surveillance and life safety systems, DRS said Wednesday. Todd Brown, DRS […] More

  • Samuel Visner: CSC to Run App Security Testing Service in Secure Data Centers
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    Samuel Visner: CSC to Run App Security Testing Service in Secure Data Centers

    Computer Sciences Corp. has rolled out a hosted service intended to help organizations test and protect system applications throughout the software development lifecycle. CSC’s AppSEC on Demand offering is designed to minimize app security risks as well as comply with government and industry data protection standards, CSC said Wednesday. The company will assess clients’ application […] More

  • Kenneth Washington: New Lockheed Palo Alto Lab to House Space Payload R&D Work
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    Kenneth Washington: New Lockheed Palo Alto Lab to House Space Payload R&D Work

    Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business has opened a new laboratory at the unit’s advanced technology center in Palo Alto, Calif. to host research and development work for emerging technologies. The 82,000-square foot Advanced Materials & Thermal Sciences Center will house 130 staff that perform R&D work in areas such as thermal sciences, nanotechnology and 3-D printing, Lockheed said […] More

  • LexisNexis Buys ID Mgmt Firm Tracesmart; Rick Trainor, Mike Trezise Comment
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    LexisNexis Buys ID Mgmt Firm Tracesmart; Rick Trainor, Mike Trezise Comment

    LexisNexis’ risk solutions business unit has acquired identity management and anti-fraud services provider Tracesmart with the goal of bolstering offerings for banking, insurance and public sector clients. Tracesmart develops Web-based software applications for identity validation, debt collection, anti-money laundering and fraud prevention in the U.K., LexisNexis said Tuesday. Rick Trainor, CEO of business services at LexisNexis […] More

  • Leidos Lands Contracts to Help Utilities Manage Smart Grids
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    Leidos Lands Contracts to Help Utilities Manage Smart Grids

    Leidos has been awarded three separate contracts to provide two municipal utilities and an electric services cooperative with a cloud-based technology designed to manage power grid infrastructures. The company’s smart grid-as-a-service platform is comprised of software and hardware systems that work to help utilities install metering systems as well as track customers’ energy usage, Leidos […] More

  • Jim Myles: DynCorp to Help Maintain Air Force C-5 Aircraft Engines
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    Jim Myles: DynCorp to Help Maintain Air Force C-5 Aircraft Engines

    DynCorp International has been awarded a potential one-year, $8.5 million task order to help maintain engines and components for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 aircraft. Jim Myles, senior vice president of the DynAviation business, said Wednesday that the company will perform “intermediate level engine overhaul services on one of the largest military aircraft ever built.” The […] More

  • Dell Unveils Rugged Notebook Product Line; Kirk Schell Comments
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    Dell Unveils Rugged Notebook Product Line; Kirk Schell Comments

    Dell has launched a new suite of notebook computers designed for harsh environment usage in military, emergency, manufacturing settings. The Latitude Rugged Extreme notebooks are made of impact-resistant materials and built with Intel‘s fourth-generation Core processors, a solid-state drive and optional discrete graphics, Dell said Tuesday. Kirk Schell, Dell vice president of commercial personal computers […] More

  • Array-Led Team to Help Operate Air Force Financial Systems; Mark Douglas Comments
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    Array-Led Team to Help Operate Air Force Financial Systems; Mark Douglas Comments

    Array Information Technology will help the U.S. Air Force operate and manage two financial systems based at Air Force Materiel Command’s headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The company said Wednesday that its team, which includes CACI International, will support at least 1,600 users of the Keystone Decision Support System and Command Management System. “KDSS and CMS represent vital financial […] More

  • Leidos Achieves CMMI Level Rating for Logistics Services; Larry Hill Comments
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    Leidos Achieves CMMI Level Rating for Logistics Services; Larry Hill Comments

    Leidos has completed level three of the Capability Maturity Model Integration appraisal for the company’s logistics services operation. The company’s logistics solutions operation provides integrated logistics services and logistics systems management, Leidos said Wednesday. Larry Hill, a Leidos group president, said the certification is intended to validate the company’s effort to comply with industry standards […] More