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Raytheon Celebrates National Engineers Week with Student Focus; William Swanson Comments
Raytheon Co. is celebrating National Engineers Week with a line-up of programs geared towards helping students enjoy science, technology, engineering and math. The programs for the week support the company’s MathMovesU education program for students and faculty members across the country, Raytheon announced Monday. Some of the programs include live events and hands-on engineering activities […] More
by Neel Mehta February 18, 2014, 12:00 am
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Thales to Supply French Navy With 2 Identification Systems
Thales has been awarded a contract to provide the French Navy‘s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier with two latest-generation identification friend or foe systems. Under the contract awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency, Thales will install its BlueGate IG Systems to provide the French carriers with effective Mode 5 and Mode S capabilities, Thales […] More
by Neel Mehta February 18, 2014, 12:00 am
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Rep. Derek Kilmer, Wash. State Org to Host GovCon Workshop
Rep. Derek Kilmer and theÂ Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance CenterÂ will host a workshop Feb. 24 to discuss federal government contracting practices with state businesses and organizations. Jerome Punderson, Naval Sea Systems Command director of contracts, will serve as the keynote speaker for the event in the Carwein Auditorium at the University of Washington-Tacoma’s Keystone Building, […] More
by Neel Mehta February 18, 2014, 12:00 am
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Patrick McBride Named iSIGHT Marketing, Communications VP
Patrick McBride, a former co-founder and CEO of META Security Group, has been appointed to serve as vice president of marketing and communications at iSIGHT Partners. McBride will be responsible for working to grow the company’s standing in the global threat intelligence market and expand the sales pipeline, iSIGHT announced Monday. “The next generation of […] More
by Neel Mehta February 18, 2014, 12:00 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News
Tony Cole on FireEye’s Mandiant Acquisition, Nature of Cyber Threats
Tony Cole serves as vice president and global government chief technology officer at FireEye, where he works with public sector agencies and other systems integrators to gain knowledge of the global cyber threat landscape and adapt enterprise approaches to address the threats. The former U.S. Army officer and Symantec business development leader addresses security conferences […] More
by reynolitoreso-or February 14, 2014, 3:52 pm
in Featured, General, Industry News, News
Lockheed’s Stephanie Hill Recognized for Promoting STEM; CEO Marillyn Hewson on Hill’s Leadership
Stephanie C. Hill, vice president and general manager of the civil business within Lockheed Martin‘s Information Systems and Global Solutions line, has been selected to receive the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year award from the Career Communications Group. The group recognized Hill for her 27-year career in engineering and leadership roles at Lockheed Martin […] More
by reynolitoreso-or February 14, 2014, 2:14 pm
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News
Neil Albert, Vice Chairman, on MCR’s Evolution and the Uncertainty in GovCon
Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] More
by David J. Barton February 14, 2014, 12:02 pm
in News, Products & Service
VMware to Offer Cloud Services on Google Computer; Sanjay Poonen Comments
VMwareÂ willÂ cloud-based desktop services on Googleâ€™s personal computer device in orderÂ to help customers update their mobile infrastructure. VMwareâ€™s desktop-as-a-service platform offering will be integrated into Googleâ€™s Chromebook devices for businesses to access Windows applications and data through the cloud, VMware said Wednesday. Sanjay Poonen, executive vice president and general manager of end-user computing at VMware, said […] More
by Jay Clemens February 14, 2014, 10:57 am
in Government Cloud, News
Jim Whitehurst: Public, Private Clouds Can Have Similar Cost Structures
Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat president and CEO, has said companies now can run a private cloud platform at the same cost for a public cloud environment, Network World reported Friday. Fredric Paul writes that Whitehurst highlighted the size an enterprise must be in order to operate a data center. “The question is, how big does […] More
by Jay Clemens February 14, 2014, 10:48 am
in C4ISR News, News, Products & Service
Motorola to Install Brunei Police Force’s Digital Radio Network
Motorola SolutionsÂ will work with Brunei’s national police agency to deploy a Terrestrial Trunked Radio network in the country as part of the agency’s 10-year strategic planning program that is scheduled to complete in 2016. The national digital communication system is intended to streamline public safety and security services with centralized information,Â the companyÂ said Wednesday. Under a […] More
by Elizabeth Leigh February 14, 2014, 10:06 am
in Industry News, News
Siemens to Build Steam Turbines for Int’l Power Plant; Wilfried Ulm Comments
Siemensâ€™ energy business unit has been selected to build two steam engines and components for a power plant in Turkey, Penn Energy reported Thursday. The steam turbines and auxiliary systems will be supplied to the Soma Kolin power plant being constructed by Chinese company Harbin Electric International Co. Ltd. in Turkey’s western province of Manisa, […] More
by Jay Clemens February 14, 2014, 10:00 am
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BAE, L-3 Conclude Int’l F-18 Maintenance Work; Steve Drury Comments
BAE Systems and engineering partner L-3 MAS Canada have completed a maintenance contract intended to support a fleet of the Royal Australian Air Force, Australian Defence Magazine reported Friday. The companies worked to maintain and add structural refurbishments to the F/A-18 Classic Hornet fleet to keep the planes combat ready before the Joint Strike Fighter […] More
by reynolitoreso-or February 14, 2014, 9:31 am