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  • Esterline to Support General Dynamics-Led Team on Canadian Search-and-Rescue Aircraft Program Pursuit
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    Esterline to Support General Dynamics-Led Team on Canadian Search-and-Rescue Aircraft Program Pursuit

    An Esterline subsdiairy has been chosen to supply a suite of avionics systems for the C-27J Spartan platform a General Dynamics-led team aims to offer to Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program. Team Spartan comprises General Dynamics’ mission systems business, DRS Technologies and Leonardo-Finmeccanica‘s aircraft division, Esterline said Wednesday. The consortium seeks to integrate Esterline CMC Electronics‘ CMA-9000 Flight Management System, TacView Portable […] More

  • Deloitte Provides Cybersecurity Training Curriculum Support to Canadian University
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    Deloitte Provides Cybersecurity Training Curriculum Support to Canadian University

    Deloitte and Canada’s Polytechnique Montreal have formed an agreement to update Polytechnique’s cybersecurity training program in a move to address the changing cyber threat landscape. The team revised the course content of the certificate programs in cyber investigation, online fraud and information technology network computer security, Polytechnique said Wednesday. The new programs will be available at […] More

  • CGI Wins Contract to Deploy Debt Recovery Platform in Queensland; Colin Holgate Comments
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    CGI Wins Contract to Deploy Debt Recovery Platform in Queensland; Colin Holgate Comments

    CGI has won a potential seven-year, $42.5 million contract from the government of Queensland in Australia to deploy a system designed to facilitate debt recovery operations. CGI said Thursday it will provide and implement the Collections360 platform for Queensland’s state penalties enforcement registry in order to help SPER collect overdue fines. Collections360 will work to […] More

  • BAE Secures $69M in Navy Ship Maintenance, Repair Contracts
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    BAE Secures $69M in Navy Ship Maintenance, Repair Contracts

    BAE Systems has received two contracts worth up to $68.6 million to help the U.S. Navy repair and maintain the USS Farragut destroyer and the USS Fort McHenry dock landing ship The company said Thursday it will drydock USS Farragut this summer and perform tank, propulsion system, ventilation and auxiliary systems repairs as well as crew habitability systems and spaces maintenance under a potential $33.7 […] More

  • Microsoft, Facebook to Collaborate on Atlantic Subsea Cable Construction Project
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    Microsoft, Facebook to Collaborate on Atlantic Subsea Cable Construction Project

    Microsoft and Facebook have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new subsea cable system across the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to expand their cloud and Internet service offerings. Microsoft said Thursday construction work on the 6,600-kilometer “Marea” submarine cable infrastructure will begin in August and is scheduled to be finished by October […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne, Space Systems Loral Products Reach Centennial Milestones
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne, Space Systems Loral Products Reach Centennial Milestones

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and commercial satellites manufacturer Space Systems Loral have achieved centennial milestones for their respective products. SSL sent to space its 100th SSL 1300-based satellite and Aerojet completed 100 bipropellant apogee thrusters for those 100 satellites, the latter company said Wednesday. Aerojet also produced the 100th high-performance apogee thruster for SSL’s 100th 1300 satellite platform. SSL […] More

  • Symantec: SWIFT Financial Messaging Network Hack Linked to Sony, Asian Bank Attacks
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    Symantec: SWIFT Financial Messaging Network Hack Linked to Sony, Asian Bank Attacks

    A Symantec analysis has found that malware used by hackers to steal money from Bangladesh’s central bank via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication system is similar to malware that affected a Philippine bank in October, Reuters reported Friday. Dustin Volz writes the security company also linked the Bangladesh Bank heist to an attempted SWIFT wire fraud on a Vietnam-based commercial bank and a […] More

  • LMI VP James Kessler Joins Marine Corps Association & Foundation Board
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    LMI VP James Kessler Joins Marine Corps Association & Foundation Board

    James Kessler, vice president of the materiel management division at LMI, has been appointed as a board member of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation. LMI said Thursday the retired U.S. Marine Corps major general will provide advisory support to the foundation that represents the interest of marines and their family members. Prior to LMI, he worked at DynCorp International as […] More

  • Lockheed to Integrate Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Into Navy, AF Aircraft for Continued Tests
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    Lockheed to Integrate Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Into Navy, AF Aircraft for Continued Tests

    Lockheed Martin will integrate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile into the U.S. Air Force‘s B-1B and U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F aircraft under the $321.8 million sole-source contract awarded earlier this month. The company said Thursday the Air Force has set LRASM to start operations in 2018 with the Navy scheduled in 2019. The contract also funds continued testing on LRASM, a precision-guided anti-ship standoff missile, Lockheed added. Mike […] More

  • Dan Allison Joins Dell Services as Healthcare & Life Sciences Division VP, Global GM
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    Dan Allison Joins Dell Services as Healthcare & Life Sciences Division VP, Global GM

    Dan Allison, formerly managing director of technology and healthcare consulting firm DEAllison Enterprises, has joined Dell Services as vice president and global general manager of the firm’s healthcare and life sciences division. Dell said Thursday Allison will oversee the company’s strategic initiatives and engagement programs for clients in life sciences and healthcare markets. Allison, a […] More

  • International SOS Receives Info Security Mgmt Certification from ISO
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    International SOS Receives Info Security Mgmt Certification from ISO

    International SOS has obtained a certification from the International Organization for Standardization to recognize the company’s efforts to integrate an information security management system into its business processes and systems and controls design. The company said Tuesday it secured the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification after the British Standards Institution assessed processes and management structure at International SOS. The achievement indicates that […] More

  • Pennine to Install Digital Radio System at BAE’s Submarine Production Facility
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    Pennine to Install Digital Radio System at BAE’s Submarine Production Facility

    BAE Systems has awarded Pennine Telecom a contract of an undisclosed value to install a Motorola-built trunked radio system at the British defense contractor’s submarine production facility in Barrow-in-Furness, England. Pennine said Wednesday the Mototrbo Capacity Max system will work to facilitate digital two-way communications across BAE’s submarine manufacturing site. Pennine will also maintain the radio system for BAE over a three-year period. […] More