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  • SAP, Atos Work With EU on Cloud Services Standards; Jim Hagemann Snabe Comments
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    SAP, Atos Work With EU on Cloud Services Standards; Jim Hagemann Snabe Comments

    SAP AG and Atos are collaborating with the European Union to develop standards for cloud services in an effort to help protect personal data of citizens, Bloomberg reported Monday. Cornelius Rahn writes the two companies and European governments will work on guidelines for screening Web programs and data storage technologies. Jim Hagemann Snabe, SAP co-CEO, said […] More

  • ICF to Help EPA Update Clean Energy Program Plans; Anne Choate Comments
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    ICF to Help EPA Update Clean Energy Program Plans; Anne Choate Comments

    ICF International has won five-year, $5.9 million contract to help the Environmental Protection Agency formulate and enact strategies for addressing renewable energy issues. The company will recommend ideas and provide resources to update the agency’s programs designed to bolster energy security, control air pollution and fight climate change in the U.S., ICF said Monday. “With more […] More

  • John Evans: Lockheed-EMC Team Targets Research Growth in Israel
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    John Evans: Lockheed-EMC Team Targets Research Growth in Israel

    Lockheed Martin and EMC have partnered to invest $1 million to work with Israeli industry, government and academic institutions in bringing technology development opportunities to market, Reuters reported Sunday. Steven Scheer writes both companies will contract external parties such as Ben-Gurion University for cloud, data analytics and cyber technologies projects. “Our goal is to foster […] More

  • DynCorp Receives Engineering Task Order for UAE-Stationed Air Force Squadron
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    DynCorp Receives Engineering Task Order for UAE-Stationed Air Force Squadron

    DynCorp International will provide engineering design and support services to a U.S. Air Force squadron currently stationed in the United Arab Emirates. The company will perform the work under a potential three-year task order worth up to $4.4 million over one base year and two option years, DynCorp announced Friday. This order falls under the Air Force Contract Augmentation […] More

  • Northrop, NASA Move Webb Telescope Spacecraft Through Design Review
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    Northrop, NASA Move Webb Telescope Spacecraft Through Design Review

    An independent panel of experts has completed the critical design review on the spacecraft for the James Webb Space Telescope, which Northrop Grumman is building for NASA. The review finished five months ahead of schedule and took place after 76 preceding reviews of the telescope’s spacecraft, Northrop announced Friday. Northrop is building the spacecraft to point the […] More

  • Cubic Cryptographic Modules Complete US, Canada Security Evaluation; Jim Kilfeather Comments
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    Cubic Cryptographic Modules Complete US, Canada Security Evaluation; Jim Kilfeather Comments

    Two Cubic cryptographic modules have received the FIPS 140-2 validation status from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment after testing and analysis work by Aegisolve. The Managed Asset Tag Cryptographic Module and SINK Cryptographic Module basis for its mist mesh networking product were validated as compliant to federal data security requirements, Cubic said […] More

  • Northrop to Open Ogden Center Office; Lori Belnap, John Parker Comment
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    Northrop to Open Ogden Center Office; Lori Belnap, John Parker Comment

    Northrop Grumman will open a new office at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport Kemp Center in Ogden, Utah, the Standard Examiner reported Thursday. Nearly 250 Northrop employees will relocate from the company’s facilities at Clearfield and Hill Air Force Bases to the new building in March, according to the report. John Parker, director of Northrop’s weapon system sustainment […] More

  • Alan Weakley: Sterling Global’s Mauritania Office to House Risk Mgmt, Logistics Work
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    Alan Weakley: Sterling Global’s Mauritania Office to House Risk Mgmt, Logistics Work

    Sterling Global Operations opened its Mauritania-based command center on Thursday to work with customers in the industrial, commercial, energy, banking and finance sectors. The center’s opening featured a presentation on SGO services for local businesses and government officials, SGO said Thursday. “Our command center in Mauritania will provide integrated solutions for risk management, safety, logistics and expeditionary […] More

  • David Albritton: Exelis to Help Launch Veterans Leadership Program
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    David Albritton: Exelis to Help Launch Veterans Leadership Program

    Exelis Inc. has partnered with a nonprofit organization and a talent consultancy firm to launch a leadership and training program for veterans entering the civilian sector. Korn Ferry International and Points of Light will work with Exelis’ corporate volunteer service program to offer the four-month program to 35 veterans, Exelis announced Friday at the program’s […] More

  • Joseph Mejaly Named General Dynamics Subsidiary’s VP, GM
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    Joseph Mejaly Named General Dynamics Subsidiary’s VP, GM

    Joseph L. Mejaly has been selected to serve as the next vice president and general manager of AxleTech International, a subsidiary of General Dynamics. In his new role, Mejaly will be responsible for implementing strategies of continued product development and delivery within the company’s global management team, General Dynamics announced Friday. AxleTech, a developer of […] More

  • John Campagnino: Accenture Pushes Initiative for More STEM Students, Professionals
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    John Campagnino: Accenture Pushes Initiative for More STEM Students, Professionals

    Accenture has partnered with universities worldwide for an initiative intended meet the increasing demand for science, technology, engineering and math professionals, John Campagnino, managing director for global talent acquisition, The company launched the Future Technology Leaders program to develop student interest in those fields toward professional careers, Accenture said Friday. “Teaming with universities around the […] More