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Lockheed Martin and Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology will host a cyber analysis contest this fall in an effort to help address the nation’s cyber talent demand. Up to 10 schools will delegate students to join the three-phase National Cyber Analyst Challenge, the university said Monday. “Our programs and our customers have a significant need […] More
Northrop Grumman will sponsor a two-day flying event Wednesday as part of the final round of competition for unmanned aerial systems developed by university students in the U.K. The company said Tuesday contenders from 13 universities will take part in the 2015 Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ UAS Universities challenge to be held at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and […] More
TASC, an Engility Holdings subsidiary, will exhibit its geospatial intelligence applications technology platform at the four-day U.S. GEOINT Foundation’s 2015 Symposium in Washingto, which starts Monday. Engility said Wednesday TASC designed the Innovative GEOINT App Provider Program for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to help application developers create mapping applications with unclassified geospatial information. IGAPP is intended to act […] More
QTS Realty Trust‘s Information Security and Compliance Forum on Tuesday gathered at least 100 enterprise information technology professionals to discuss current issues and strategies in the field of cybersecurity. The company said Thursday this year’s forum featured keynote speakers Stephen Coty, chief security evangelist at Alert Logic, and Justin Somaini, vice president and chief trust officer of Box. “We’re […] More
Dr. Tara Grabowsky, chief medical officer at Vencore, will give big data and predictive analytics and their role in rare disease diagnosis at the four-day 2015 Biotechnology Industry Organization International Convention in Philadelphia, which starts Monday. Vencore said Thursday Grabowsky will also discuss privacy laws’ implications for patients with such conditions at the event. Event […] More
The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council has selected Unisys to receive the ACT-IAC Advanced Mobility Working Group’s leadership award for the company’s fleet management mobile application. Unisys’ Fleet Management System to Go app works to scan data with built-in cameras in Android mobile devices, the company said Monday. “We appreciate this recognition from ACT-IAC of GSA’s and Unisys’ innovative mobile […] More
Northrop Grumman has built a ground surveillance aircraft for NATO that is intended to fulfill the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements of the alliance. The wide area surveillance Global Hawk system features a multiplatform radar technology insertion program sensor that works to transmit operational data to commanders, Northrop said Thursday. NATO will use the aircraft in various missions […] More
Amazon Web Services will hold its sixth annual Government, Education and Nonprofits Symposium on June 25 and 26 to discuss existing applications of cloud services on public sector organizations. AWS said in the event webpage that participants will present cases on the topics of FedRAMP and trusted Internet connections, scientific discovery, DevOps, education and open data. In particular, the company noted […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has required the 25 participants of the agency’s two-day Robotics Challenge Finals to incorporate Humanistic Robotics’ hand-held emergency stop device into their machines in an effort to improve safety at the event. Humanistic Robotics said Tuesday its Wireless Emergency Stop remote system seeks to prevent accidents by allowing users […] More
Cisco has unveiled a new lineup of career certifications focused on cloud and Internet of Things skills. The Cisco Certified Network Associate and Cisco Certified Network Professional certifications are meant to train professionals on how to connect devices, automate services and develop data analytics infrastructure, Cisco said Wednesday. “The new certifications we are introducing enable IT personnel […] More
Amazon Web Services has unveiled a new cloud program intended to help educators train students on cloud applications. AWS Educate is designed for educators to find cloud-related course content, integrate cloud technology into their curriculum and conduct actual cloud-related training with students, AWS said Thursday. “Based on the feedback and success of our grant recipients and […] More
The University of Central Florida emerged as champions of the Raytheon-sponsored 2015 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held over the weekend in San Antonio, Texas. Raytheon said Sunday UCF won for the second consecutive year and bested nine other teams during the finals of the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security competition. “The talented men and women who […] More
