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One of the greatest crises facing government and business today is the crisis of character. Nearly every day, news media are flooded with stories about corruption, sexual harassment, fraud, waste, abuse and other wrongdoing in both the public and private sectors. It seems the Washington area is not immune to it but rather ripe for […] More
Northrop Grumman‘s Astro Aerospace business unit has completed delivery of 13 stored-energy monopole antennas to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates — the prime contractor on the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission. Astro Aerospace said Wednesday the antennas are configurable, deployable and compact and will be installed onto the Automatic Identification System payload. They are designed to support Earth observation missions with their capability […] More
Alicia Rigdon, who previously served as director of contracts, purchasing, pricing and compliance for American Ordnance, LLC, has been appointed general counsel and director of contracts and customer service, Marotta said Thursday. Earlier in her career, she was a program manager for EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, and a litigation attorney for the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office […] More
General Dynamics Electric Boat has completed the first rounds of sea trials for the U.S. Navy‘s Virginia-class North Dakota Block III submarine ahead of a scheduled delivery by the end of August, Defense News reported Monday. Christopher Cavas reports that the North Dakota passed Alpha trials to evaluate its submergence, speed and propulsion status. North Dakota is undergoing a series […] More
A new MarketsandMarkets report forecasts the three-dimensional sensor market to be worth $3.4 billion by 2020 and achieve a compound annual growth rate of 23.43 percent over the next six years. The market research and consulting firm said Monday that it attributes the potential growth to continued research and development, supply chain and distribution improvements, and potential applications in the consumer, media […] More
BAE Systems will take over work on the Minuteman III Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile following the recent completion of the transition to the $534 million ICBM integration support contract from the U.S. Air Force. The company said Tuesday it has been working with the service and other partners over the course of the nine-month transition process. The contract was awarded […] More
Orbital Sciences has received a contract to manufacture a HYLAS 4 satellite for Avanti Communications Group, which seeks to connect customers in existing and new markets to Ka-band broadband communications services. Orbital Sciences said Tuesday HYLAS 4 is based on its GEOStar-3 platform, will have a capacity of up to 28 gigahertz and feature 66 fixed and four steerable beams. David Williams, CEO […] More
A subsidiary of DynCorp International in Australia has signed a potential 10-year, $100 million contract to provide the country’s defense department with nationwide project delivery and management support. Dyn-Australia was tasked to implement and manage facility projects at all bases of the Australian defense forces, the company said Monday. “We are excited to expand our business in Australia with […] More
Amazon Web Services and XO Communications have extended their AWS Direct Connect agreement to provide network connectivity for access to cloud at speeds of 50 to 500 megabits, adding to the current service supporting speeds of 1 to 10 gigabits. “Companies of all sizes are now looking for reliable, more secure access to cloud resources through direct […] More
Companies should implement big data strategies to address challenges as they accumulate data with multiple attributes, relationships and sources, Adnan Khaleel writes for YarcData. Khaleel said Thursday the strategy should be based on the concept that big data is both the source and result of business decision-making as part of a cycle centered on data, analytics, information and strategy. This […] More
Raytheon executive Scott Whatmough expects the company to complete qualification testing on the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals for the U.S. Air Force by the end of this year, Defense News reported Friday. Whatmough, president and general manager for integrated communication systems at Raytheon, said the company’s workforce has worked on the FAB-T program over the last 30 years. […] More
Verizon has developed a new containment design for cooling equipment used in colocation data centers that the company expects to help address concerns over operational costs and environmental issues. Kevin Irland, a manager of corporate communications at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, wrote Wednesday that the Verizon Thermo-Regulated Reverse Airflow Management system works alongside up-flow computer room air handlers to […] More
