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Spero Energy Inc., announced yesterday it has received a six-month $150,000 SBIR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The technology is based on Purdue University intellectual property, said Spero. Basudeb Saha, chief technology officer, said the grant will aid in Spero Energy’s commercialization of its conversion technology. “We will use the funding to develop […] More
Thomas Burns recently spoke about his time in the U.S. Air Force and the business skills he acquired from his previous roles before joining ENSCO as president and CEO, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Burns, founder of technology firms Object Video and SET, previously served as senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. In […] More
SRI International has announced that it has been awarded a $49 million, seven-year contract with NIH-subsidiary the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to conduct preclinical development of HIV infection and AIDS therapies. The contract will support investigation into drug development and treatment of HIV and AIDS, as well as providing preventive techniques of sexually […] More
Research and Markets has released a new report that projects the healthcare analytics market to achieve a 25 percent compound annual growth rate through 2019, HealthITAnalytics reported Thursday. Jennifer Bresnick writes regulatory mandates, ongoing health information technology adoption, predictive analytics and clinical support requirements of healthcare organizations will drive the market. The report also lists […] More
Jennifer Mulveny, a former lobbyist for Intel in the Senate, has been named the company’s director of cloud policy and government affairs in Australia and New Zealand, ARN reported Friday. Chris Player writes that Mulveny will work with government agencies on trade, Internet governance, privacy, security and other matters relevant to Intel’s business in the region. Kate Burleigh, Intel’s managing director for […] More
API Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $1 million contract to manufacture and deliver satellite communications technology products to an unnamed customer. The company said Friday it received the satcom systems order from a provider of wireless network equipment. Orlando, Florida-based API designs and produces radio frequency, microwave, electromagnetic, security and power systems and components. […] More
Exelis today announced it has successfully integrated its new deicing management solution at Philadelphia International Airport. The Symphony DeiceVue solution automates tasks in the deicing process that were previously done manually, improving coordination, efficiency and accuracy of operational reports, said Exelis. Ted Carniol, general manager of commercial aviation solutions for Exelis comments. “For the first […] More
The small unmanned aerial vehicle market is projected to grow by the end of 2019 at a 22 percent compound annual growth rate to a total market value of $582.2 million, according to a recent MarketsandMarkets report. The six-year global forecast on the small and man-portable UAV market classifies the technology based on trends, propulsion, payload, application, region […] More
Amazon Web Services has certified Agilex Technologies as a consulting partner in recognition of Agilex’s AWS competencies the company developed with accredited professionals and four customer references. Roger Baker, Agilex chief strategy officer, said Thursday the company works to reconfigure existing systems so that they operate in the cloud platform. “Having led some of the government’s largest […] More
Tim Sedlack, senior product manager at Dell‘s software division, has urged federal agencies to implement governance, risk and compliance software to keep pace with changing compliance requirements for information technology controls across government. Sedlack, in a Q&A with FedConnects published Wednesday, noted that 54 percent of government IT organizations are either reactive instead of proactive in addressing network issues or do not […] More
General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic said major restructuring within her company has led to backlog and margin increases despite reporting modest earnings early in her tenure, Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. Jill Aitoro writes Novakovic has been busy “right-sizing†the firm since she assumed the top post in January 2013, consolidating functions and reorganizing workflows and systems, as well […] More
Cubic Corp. has received a $4.1 million contract option to continue to supply the U.S. Army instrumental-multiple integrated laser engagement tactical vehicle systems for the branch’s training exercises. The Army exercised the third option of an I-MILES TVS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract the company won in 2010, Cubic said Thursday. I-MILES TVS employs a wireless vehicle technology that […] More
