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NASA has awarded five U.S. academic institutions with a $100,000 grant each and opportunities to conduct research and development work aboard the International Space Station as part of its Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The agency said Wednesday the research coverage, including ultrasonic sensor and self-healing polymers technology, is crucial for NASA missions as well […] More
Northrop Grumman believes partnerships among enterprises and governments worldwide could pave the way for building up the defense infrastructures of organizations against cyber attacks. Kathy Warden, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, stressed the significance of alliances between the academia, industry and government during the Information Assurance 2014 in London, Northrop said […] More
A working group formed by the Defense Department and the National Institutes of Health will meet this week to identify possible collaborative research projects in human performance. DoD and NIH established the Human Performance Optimization Working Group with the aim of developing programs designed to help military and civilian individuals manage physically and emotionally demanding […] More
CACI International has won a three-year prime contract potentially worth $31 million from the Bureau of Naval Personnel to provide business processing reengineering, requirements analysis and enterprise architecture services for the bureau’s personnel and pay systems. As one of the three awardees of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, CACI will also develop workflow and organizational processes to update the systems’ […] More
Amy Hover, a former PwC assurance partner for retail and consumer and sustainable business solutions, has joined MorganFranklin Consulting as managing director and MorganFranklin Women’s Initiative practice executive. MorganFranklin said Tuesday Hover will provide strategy, finance and operations clients with solutions on business growth, operational efficiencies and cost reduction initiatives. “Her responsive, hands-on approach is reflective of a true […] More
QinetiQ North America announced Wednesday they are the recipients of the 2014 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award, Robotics Tomorrow reported. The award is presented each year by the Defense Security Service, an agency responsible for looking out for some of the nation’s classified assets, who has tailored a set of criteria for […] More
Norman Hayes, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer, has joined SBG Technology Solutions as a principal advisor on intelligence, national security and cybersecurity. He brings to the company his experience working as a strategist, integrator and analyst for the national and international intelligence community, SBG said Tuesday. “I am thrilled to welcome Admiral Hayes to […] More
A Raytheon subsidiary has been selected by U.S. utility firms to supply install a system for detecting incoming gunfire at several power plants in the mid-Atlantic region. Raytheon BBN Technologies received an initial order of 110 Boomerang shooter detection systems from the utility sector and is working with operators to deploy the technology across the […] More
IBM is celebrating a decade in Costa Rica Wednesday with the opening of a new IT Security Operations Center. The goal of the new center is to address the growing security needs of clients in the area, IBM said. The SOC, aiming to be open 24/7, will allow IBM to offer services such as cloud, […] More
With support from the USAID-funded Health Policy Project, Futures Group and the Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan have partnered on an initiative to establish the Public-Private Dialogue Forum, to engage public and private sectors in discussions on health concerns, policies and regulations. The Forum represents development in Afghanistan’s efforts to improve healthcare for citizens, maximizing […] More
Following a recent Defense Department announcement that it is developing a laser weapon against enemy drones, The Telegraph listed Tuesday 10 other “weird” U.S. military weapons and gadgets in the pipeline. Rosa Prince reports on the following equipment that will soon be used in the battlefield, leveraging technologies that range from robotics to advanced weaponry and […] More
SAS is working to help the Alabama Medicaid Agency view and consolidate data related to illnesses, treatments and costs. The agency uses SAS Visual Analytics to gather and analyze data from claims and medical electronic data exchange sources, SAS said Tuesday. “Our goal is to capture and analyze data not only to better allocate Medicaid’s […] More
