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Michael Horowitz: Limits on Export Policy Could Cost US Drone Sales, Market Control
Michael Horowitz, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has recommended theÂ government re-examine its export policy on unmanned aircraft systems and warnedthat limitations could lose the countryâ€™s lead in the technology to partner nations,Â Defense News reported Thursday. â€œBuilding partner capacity to substitute or supplement for American capabilities is an important national security priority, and there […] More
by Elizabeth Leigh May 9, 2014, 6:06 am
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Carl Trowell Named Ensco CEO, President; Paul Rowsey Comments
Carl Trowell, a former executive at oil and gas industry services providerÂ Schlumberger, will joinÂ Ensco as CEO, president and a member of the board of directors on June 15. Trowell will succeed the retiring Dan Rabun, who is staying as non-executive chairmanÂ after eight years as CEO to help in the transition,Â EnscoÂ said Friday. “Carl is a multi-talented […] More
by Neel Mehta May 9, 2014, 12:00 am
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Parsons’ James Smith Promoted to Environment, Infrastructure Group VP Post; Virginia Grebbien Comments
James Smith, formerly a program director and management specialist at Parsons, has been promoted to the vice president ranks in the company’sÂ environment and infrastructure group and will oversee its program and project delivery functions. “He is a valued member of our team, and we know that he will continue to assist us in delivering successful […] More
by Neel Mehta May 9, 2014, 12:00 am
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Brian Hard Takes VP Role in Parsons Operational Shared Services Org; Nick Hutchinson Comments
Brian Hard has been promoted to vice president of Parsons‘ alternative project delivery services for operational shared services. Hard will be responsible for project and engineering support for the firmâ€™s alternative project delivery activities, Parsons said Thursday. â€œBrianâ€™s experience with megaproject planning is invaluable to Parsons, and we congratulate him on his promotion,â€ said Nick […] More
by Neel Mehta May 9, 2014, 12:00 am
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Airbus to Test â€˜Passive Radarâ€™ for Use in Air Traffic Management
Airbusâ€™ defense and space division will evaluate the use of its new radar technology for air traffic management operations under a contract with the UKâ€™s Civil Aviation Authority. Airbus designed the â€œpassive radarâ€ system to analyze radiation reflections from radio and television stations in order to identify objects, the company said Friday. The radar system […] More
by Neel Mehta May 9, 2014, 12:00 am
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Battelle, Xerox Form Materials R&D Service Partnership; Paul Smith Comments
Battelle Memorial Institute and Xerox Research Centre Canada have forged an alliance to help commercial and government clients develop specialty materials. The alliance seeks to combine the firms’ research and development expertise, provide access to XRCC’s manufacturing scale-up facility and help customers bring new technology to the market, Xerox said Thursday. XRCC scientists design and […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 8, 2014, 1:36 pm
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CAE Secures Flight Simulation Tech Contracts; Nick Leontidis Comments
CAEÂ has won $55 million in contract awards to supply full flight simulators to Air China, Garuda, Air New Zealand and an unidentified international client. The contracts are the four initial FFS sales deals the company has booked for fiscal 2015 that began April 1, CAE said Wednesday. “As demand in our commercial segment remains strong, […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 8, 2014, 12:41 pm
in Cybersecurity News, News
Lockheed Helps Nonprofit Add Cyber Standards Into Open Source Platform; Rohan Amin Comments
Lockheed MartinÂ has partnered with theÂ Open Information Security Foundation to integrate cybersecurity standards into OISF’s open source intrusion detection and intrusion preventionÂ platform for automated sharing of cyber threat data. The company and organization integratedÂ TAXII, STIX and CybOXÂ standards to theÂ Suricata EngineÂ in order to communicate data on cyber threats between the OISF and a “cyber sensor,” Lockheed said […] More
by reynolitoreso-or May 8, 2014, 12:35 pm
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FBI Adopts General Dynamics VoIP Phone; Chris Marzilli Comments
General Dynamics C4 Systems‘sÂ Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phone has been chosen by theÂ FBIÂ as a replacement for the oldÂ Secure Terminal Equipment phones used byÂ federal law enforcement and national security personnel. The vIPer Voice over Internet Protocol phones are designed to secure voice and data communications and can interoperate with all government secure phones, Defense Department networks […] More
by reynolitoreso-or May 8, 2014, 11:58 am
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Microsoftâ€™s Jim Kelly: Cloud Email a ‘Stepping Stone’ in Armyâ€™s Tech Transformation
Jim Kelly, senior director for the U.S. Army business at Microsoft, said the Army’s transition to cloud computing started with enterprise email but called that move “just a stepping stone” into the future.. â€œThe Army, like all of ourÂ Defense DepartmentÂ customers, is facing tremendous pressure to reduce spending, reduce headcount and gain efficiencies,â€ KellyÂ said TuesdayÂ in a […] More
by Jay Clemens May 8, 2014, 11:37 am
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McKinsey Research Studies the Reallocation of Tech R&D Expenditures By Large Companies
McKinsey & Co. has polled senior executives at businesses that generate more than $1 billion in revenues to examine the levels of their organizations’ research and development reallocation. Data from the research shows that annual R&D budget shifts range between 12.7 percent and 13.7 percent, on average, regardless of a firm’s innovation performance, McKinsey said. […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 8, 2014, 10:15 am
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Celeste Mohr: Raytheon, Navy Fire Air-to-Ground Missile in ‘Cave Scenario’
RaytheonÂ and the U.S. NavyÂ have demonstrated theÂ Joint Standoff Weapon‘s air-to-ground functions by launching the weapons from aircraft flying at 25,000 feet to hit land targets. During the flight tests,Â two JSOW II CÂ weapons followed the preplanned routes to reach the simulated cave targets, the companyÂ said Thursday. “Naval aviators employed JSOW’s firepower in a tactically realistic cave scenario […] More
by reynolitoreso-or May 8, 2014, 9:44 am