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  • Alan Weakley: Sterling Global Operations Grows Footprint in Iraq, Kurdistan
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    Alan Weakley: Sterling Global Operations Grows Footprint in Iraq, Kurdistan

    Sterling Global Operations is seeking to grow its oil and gas, mine clearing and other work in Kurdistan and Iraq by expanding its Kurdish operations center and constructing a regional logistics hub. The new 200,000 sq ft logistics hub near Erbil, capital of the Kurdish region, will be used for equipment storage, employee training and vehicle maintenance services, the stability operations company said Wednesday. According to Alan […] More

  • Serco to Train UAE Air Traffic Controllers; David Greer Comments
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    Serco to Train UAE Air Traffic Controllers; David Greer Comments

    Serco will continue its air navigation services for the Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, and offer air traffic control personnel training, under a $11.6 million contract with the Sharjah Civil Aviation Department. The company will also support the upgrade of the air traffic control tower and planning for a new runway, Serco said Wednesday. According to David Greer, Serco […] More

  • Jay Sunny Bajaj: DMI Aims to Address Mobile Design Demand with KnowledgePath Buy
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    Jay Sunny Bajaj: DMI Aims to Address Mobile Design Demand with KnowledgePath Buy

    Digital Management Inc. has purchased mobile and multichannel commerce provider KnowledgePath in an effort to grow DMI’s enterprise mobility, big data, mobile and Web commerce offerings. KnowledgePath works to integrate mobile commerce, mobile point-of-sale and mobile clienteling functions, DMI said Wednesday. Jay Sunny Bajaj, president and CEO of DMI, said the company intends for the […] More

  • Lockheed-Sikorsky JV Breaks Ground on Chopper Maintenance Complex
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    Lockheed-Sikorsky JV Breaks Ground on Chopper Maintenance Complex

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft has started construction work on a complex that will house maintenance work on the Australian navy’s fleet of 24 MH-60R maritime helicopters. The Maritime Helicopter Support Company broke ground on the new maintenance and warehouse facilities and expects construction to finish in early 2015,  the company announced Wednesday. Representatives from Brisbane-based Sikorsky […] More

  • Mick Ord: BAE Engineers Design Mobile App to Navigate Warship Construction Sites
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    Mick Ord: BAE Engineers Design Mobile App to Navigate Warship Construction Sites

    BAE Systems has developed a mobile application to help engineers and other personnel navigate the construction work zones on the British navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Platform Navigation works to scan quick response tags located in the warship’s more than 3,000 compartments and find the best route for a tour inside the vessels, BAE said […] More

  • Lynn Dugle: Future Raytheon Texas Office to House 1,700 Employees
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    Lynn Dugle: Future Raytheon Texas Office to House 1,700 Employees

    Raytheon plans to transfer its operations from Garland, Texas to a new office complex in Richardson by the fourth quarter of the company’s 2015 fiscal year. The company intends to construct three buildings at the Richardson site on 489,000 square feet of space, Raytheon announced Wednesday. Raytheon’s Garland complex houses employees from the company’s missile systems; space […] More

  • Honeywell to Help CPS Energy Implement Smart Grid Tech; Jeremy Eaton Comments
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    Honeywell to Help CPS Energy Implement Smart Grid Tech; Jeremy Eaton Comments

    Honeywell and Texas-based CPS Energy have kicked off a two-year program that seeks to help local business facilities manage their electricity costs by implementing smart grid technology. CPS Energy will also leverage Honeywell’s automated demand response tools and services for the municipal utility to maintain the stability of Texas’ power grid during peak usage times, Honeywell said […] More

  • INDUS Obtains CMMI Level 3 Certification
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    INDUS Obtains CMMI Level 3 Certification

    INDUS Corp. has obtained level three of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration certification. The CMMI level three certification indicates that INDUS’ processes comply with certain standards and procedures, INDUS said Tuesday. INDUS provides business analytics, cloud, critical infrastructure protection, information technology, health IT, network defense, mobility and software applications management services to customers. […] More

  • Parsons Awarded Middle East Electricity Award; Guy Mehula Comments
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    Parsons Awarded Middle East Electricity Award; Guy Mehula Comments

    Parsons‘ street lighting project in Abu Dhabi has won the Lighting Project of the Year award at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center last week. The company was recognized for its design and construction supervision services of Ras Al Akhdar Bainoonah Street, Parsons announced Wednesday. Parsons is one of 25 companies that were shortlisted […] More

  • Jim Cook of MITRE Named to 2014 Federal 100 List
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    Jim Cook of MITRE Named to 2014 Federal 100 List

    James Cook, MITRE Corp. vice president and director of the Center for Enterprise Modernization, has been named to Federal Computer Week’s Federal 100 list, the company said Wednesday. Cook first appeared on the list in 2007 for his work with the Internal Revenue Service. The list of award winners is based on employees that “have gone […] More

  • Ian Irving: Northrop to Help Australia Explore Defense Technology
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    Ian Irving: Northrop to Help Australia Explore Defense Technology

    Northrop Grumman and Australia’s defence science and technology organisation will collaborate to research emerging technologies in electronic warfare, C4ISR and unmanned systems. Ian Irving, Northrop’s chief executive for Australia, has signed the partnership agreement with Australia’s chief defense scientist Alex Zelinsky, the company said Wednesday. “We’ve seen significant developments in these areas in recent years and […] More

  • CenturyLink Wins 5-Year DISA Fiber Optic System Services Extension
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    CenturyLink Wins 5-Year DISA Fiber Optic System Services Extension

    CenturyLink will provide the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency with a fiber optic system to help connect three air bases in Colorado Springs, Colo. under a potential five-year, $1.7 million contract. The company said Wednesday that the system is designed to resist high-altitude electromagnetic pulses and link Schriever Air Force Base, Peterson Air Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force […] More