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The U.S. Army is looking for technical tools from industry as part of efforts to develop a Fort Gordon, Georgia-based cyber laboratory, FCW reported Tuesday. Sean Lyngaas writes the Army’s cyber battle lab is meant to accommodate experimentation with a new warfare domain. The lab is scheduled to begin operation in October, according to the […] More
Oracle has introduced new cloud-based retail science and retail analytics services in an effort to help retailers extract insights from data. Retail organizations will be able to allocate product sale in multiple stores and oversee the way products are displayed, marketed and priced, Oracle said Wednesday. “Oracle retail science cloud services and retail insights cloud […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed a demonstration flight with the goal of testing the company’s open mission systems payloads for the U.S. Air Force. The company integrated multiple radios and waveforms into a U-2 Dragon Lady to facilitate communications relay between an F-22, F-18s and a long-range antiship missile surrogate platform, Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. “This […] More
Skyport Systems has launched its partner program to support managed security service providers, technology resellers and system integrators by providing access to education and training materials and marketing resources. The company said Tuesday the SkySecure Partner Program also offers the Skyport Flight Plan evaluation program, sales and technical tools, and demand generation activities as well as utilizes partner […] More
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded Johns Hopkins University a five-year, $2.2 million grant to educate graduate students about methods to identify and guard information technology systems against cyber threats. JHU’s Information Security Institute will use the money for cybersecurity training of up to four students every year through the university’s master of science […] More
Boeing is close to wrapping up the initial tests of a Ka-band offering intended to provide satellite communications to agencies under the Defense Department through Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite network. The tests sought to assess the capability of the Inmarsat-5 F2 satcom service to facilitate video and data transmission on military helicopters and mobile terminals, Boeing said Tuesday. The […] More
Jacobs Engineering Group will provide infrastructure design services for Construction Package 2-3 of Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture‘s $1.2 billion design-build contract for the California High-Speed Rail. Jacobs said Tuesday CP 2-3 covers 65 miles of construction and infrastructure improvement work on the future high-speed rail system stretching from San Diego to San Francisco in California. The company added that […] More
Globecomm Systems will develop and integrate a premise content distribution network for the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands to support real-time video dissemination and press coverage on court proceedings. The company said Tuesday the optical fiber network will serve as a “public broadcast control room” that will link press briefing, interview and internal editing rooms, outside camera positions […] More
Tractica has predicted in a new report that commercial unmanned aerial vehicle applications will reach $8.7 billion in annual revenue by 2025. The report projects the growing interest in drones from companies, universities and government agencies for commercial applications to drive UAV annual shipments to 2.6 million units by 2025 from 80,000 in 2015, Tractica […] More
Deirdre Evens, formerly executive vice president of human resources at Clean Harbors, has moved into a new role as chief people officer at Iron Mountain Inc. Evens will be responsible for Iron Mountain’s global human resources, operations and strategy, and report to President and CEO William Meaney, Iron Mountain said Tuesday. “As someone who has […] More
NTT Com Security US and security intelligence firm LogRhythm will co-host a one-hour webinar on cyber attacks in the financial services and insurance industries. The “Hackers Go Where The Money Is; Financial Services Top Target For Attacks, Again†webinar will be held on July 28 at 2 p.m. Eastern time, the companies said Monday. Dale […] More
Grant Thornton has announced that Chief Administrative Officer Terrance Bilbo will officially join the company’s senior leadership team on Aug. 1. “Terry is an accomplished leader who has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to solve complex organizational issues and improve operations and profitability,†J. Michael McGuire, CEO of Grant Thornton, said Tuesday. Bilbo holds more than […] More
