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Leidos sponsored the seventh annual Paralyzed Veterans’ Golf Open at the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Va. that took place on Monday, the company said. Paralyzed Veterans of America put on the golf tournament to support  Operation PAVE (Paving Access for Veterans Employment), which is meant to help veterans with disabilities get jobs. “It’s been […] More
The massive transition taking place within the healthcare industry in recent years is making it hard for industry leaders to maintain equilibrium within their businesses, Mckinsey & Company reported today. The Afforable Care Act (ACA) promises to expedite the rate of change within the healthcare industry, and the problems companies have been dealing with adjusting […] More
ICF International has renamed its business unit that offers consulting services in the aviation and aerospace markets as part of the firm’s rebranding strategy. The company announced Monday that its SH&E subsidiary has adopted the “ICF International” brand in a move to better reflect the collaborative work of the parent company and the unit. “This […] More
AT&T has moved to grow its cloud ecosystem with the addition of Hewlett-Packard’s cloud services offerings. Clients of AT&T will gain access to HP’s Helion cloud portfolio through AT&T NetBond by using virtual private networks, AT&T said Monday. Andy Geisse, CEO of AT&T Business Solutions, said the company intends to meet customer demand for security […] More
Boeing has developed an electric satellite in an effort to help customers reduce launch costs, Daily Breeze reported Saturday. Jordan England-Nelson writes that Boeing is set to complete two electric 702SP satellites in late 2014 for Asia Broadcast Satellite. Boeing will then transport the commercial satellites to Cape Canaveral, Fla., where SpaceX will launch the spacecraft […] More
Northrop Grumman and the Missile Defense Agency have collaborated to facilitate multiple wargame sessions designed to help warfighters counter ballistic missile theats. The wargame took place during the annual Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Forum held recently at Fort Belvoir, Va. and simulated a future battlefield scenario using a BMD architecture, Northrop said Monday. “Wargames look […] More
Iridium Communications will demonstrate a NAL Research-built tracking device that provides position and location information as part of the U.S. Army‘s Network Integration Evaluation process for commercial communications technology. The company said Monday the Enhanced Mobile Satellite System Beacon is designed to support geo-fencing and integration with the Nett Warrior system to track military personnel and assets in […] More
Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat, forecasts that the enterprise computing landscape could change due to the introduction of open-source cloud architectures, Forbes reported Sunday. “If you look at where most new applications are getting built, and therefore where so much of the innovation around languages, frameworks and management paradigms are happening, it’s around an […] More
VMware has introduced an analytics system for healthcare industry customers to gather and analyze electronic medical records data, InformationWeek reported Friday. Charles Babcock writes the Care Systems Analytics technology is built to work with the Epic electronic medical records system in exchanging patient data. The company adapted its vCenter Operations Manager to collect data from Epic […] More
Deniece Peterson, director of federal industry analysis at Deltek, believes small goverment contractors must think strategically to compete and thrive in the same space as much bigger players, she writes in a Washington Post column published Monday. Peterson writes that small firms can stay competitive by having a well-structured portfolio, partnering with other firms and […] More
Finmeccanica’s Selex ES business unit has opened a cyber defense center in central Italy in a move to expand its cybersecurity offerings for government and commercial clients, Defense News reported Sunday. Tom Kington writes Selex ES managers are expecting the cyber monitoring center to help increase Finmeccanica’s annual cyber revenue by 12-13 percent. Selex ES […] More
International service company Serco announced yesterday the appointment of Tarek Jundi as managing director of new business for the Middle East, India and Africa. “The company has been present in the region for over 65 years and has been a key partner to several government entities in supporting their strategic growth plans,” Jundi said. Jundi […] More
