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  • Spire to Launch 20 Small Weather Satellites This Year; Peter Platzer Comments
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    Spire to Launch 20 Small Weather Satellites This Year; Peter Platzer Comments

    Spire is lining up the launch of its small weather satellites that will work to collect atmospheric data to fill a gap in weather forecasting capabilities. The company said Thursday the “shoebox-size” satellites will leverage the GPS Radio Occultation technique to monitor changes in weather and climate. It added that the network will eventually perform 10,000 readings a day to build up the accuracy of forecasting […] More

  • AM General Hires Howard Glaser as Commercial Business President, Pat Kemp as Mobility Ventures EVP
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    AM General Hires Howard Glaser as Commercial Business President, Pat Kemp as Mobility Ventures EVP

    Howard Glaser and Pat Kemp have joined AM General as president of the company’s commercial business segment and executive vice president of Mobility Ventures, respectively. Glaser, formerly an EVP at OTG Management, will be responsible for AM General’s commercial business execution and report to President and CEO Charlie Hall, AM General said Thursday. He also held […] More

  • Frank Spina to Head Northrop’s Navigation Systems Business in Italy
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    Frank Spina to Head Northrop’s Navigation Systems Business in Italy

    Frank Spina, a former manufacturing and supply chain executive at a Selex ES subsidiary in Turkey, has joined Northrop Grumman as managing director of the company’s Italy-based navigation systems business. Northrop said Friday Spina will oversee programs and business operations in Italy, such as the delivery of integrated avionics systems and attitude heading reference systems to customers worldwide. […] More

  • TechNavio: Global Healthcare IT Market to Grow at 5.7% CAGR in 2014-2018
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    TechNavio: Global Healthcare IT Market to Grow at 5.7% CAGR in 2014-2018

    A TechNavio report predicts a 5.7 percent average growth for the worldwide health information technology market on a year-over-year basis through 2018. The research firm identified CareFusion, Cerner, Dell, McKesson and Philips Healthcare as among the key vendors in the sector, Reports and Intelligence said Thursday. The report indicates that government and private organizations have […] More

  • DTE Energy Extends ICF’s Call Center, IT Services Contract
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    DTE Energy Extends ICF’s Call Center, IT Services Contract

    Detroit-based power company DTE Energy has awarded a one-year contract extension for call center and information technology services to ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI). ICF said Thursday it will continue to work with DTE on programs in areas such as heating and cooling, insulation and windows, home energy analysis and improvements, lighting and appliance and low-income resident programs. […] More

  • Transparency Market Research: Global Smart Weapons Market Worth $67B in 2019
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    Transparency Market Research: Global Smart Weapons Market Worth $67B in 2019

    A new Transparency Market Research report states that air-to-ground and surface-to-air missiles dominated the global smart weapons market in 2012, with further growth projected to give the market a value of $66.91 billion by 2019. The company said Thursday the market will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 10.3 percent from $34 billion in 2012 to reach the projected […] More

  • Brian Cann: CGI, Hitachi to Provide Integrated Cloud Services
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    Brian Cann: CGI, Hitachi to Provide Integrated Cloud Services

    CGI and Hitachi Data Systems have inked an agreement to deliver private and hybrid Hitachi-powered cloud services to customers. The cloud model is designed to help users gain access to business data via mobile devices and desktop computers, CGI said Thursday. “Our partnership with Hitachi Data Systems helps clients achieve their goals to transform enterprise […] More

  • Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global UAV Market to Hit 6% CAGR in 2015-2025
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    Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global UAV Market to Hit 6% CAGR in 2015-2025

    Strategic Defense Intelligence has released a report that predicts the global unmanned aerial vehicle market will achieve a 5.66 percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2025. The report analyzes global industry values, factors that drive demand, market challenges and key industry players, ReportBuyer said Wednesday. Strategic Defense Intelligence projects North America and Europe would account for […] More

  • SafeNet’s Prakash Panjwani: Key Management, Access Control Essential for Enterprise Data Security
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    SafeNet’s Prakash Panjwani: Key Management, Access Control Essential for Enterprise Data Security

    Prakash Panjwani, president and CEO of SafeNet, believes organizations must go beyond encryption to protect their most sensitive data against breach, GovInfoSecurity reported Thursday. Mathew Schwartz writes Panjwani said it is imperative that companies have strategies to mitigate the potential risks of computer hacking and has advised enterprise clients to prioritize security of their most […] More

  • SAIC’s Tony Moraco, John Hartley to Present at Cowen and Company Conference
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    SAIC’s Tony Moraco, John Hartley to Present at Cowen and Company Conference

    Science Applications International Corp. CEO Tony Moraco and CFO John Hartley will speak at the 36th Annual Aerospace/Defense and Transportation Conference organized by Cowen and Company to be held on Feb. 5. SAIC said Thursday Moraco, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2015, will join Hartley in discussing the company’s business and answering questions from attending institutional investors. The conference provides an […] More

  • HughesNet, National 4-H Council Launch 2015 STEM Program; Mike Cook Comments
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    HughesNet, National 4-H Council Launch 2015 STEM Program; Mike Cook Comments

    Hughes Network Systems’ HughesNet satellite Internet service and National 4-H Council have jointly unveiled a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educational program for American youth. The partnership is meant to grant sponsorship to two young innovators for a trip to the  4-H National Youth Science Day event in Washington, D.C., under the Innovation […] More

  • Research and Markets Report Sees Double-Digit CAGR for Mobile Satellite Services Market
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    Research and Markets Report Sees Double-Digit CAGR for Mobile Satellite Services Market

    A new Research and Markets report foresees a $3.45-billion global mobile satellite services market growing into a $5.62 billion business in five years. The increase represents a 10.2 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019, Research and Markets said Wednesday. The study identified emerging digital technologies and demands for an integrated satellite and terrestrial mobile technology service as […] More