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Symantec Opens Herndon, Va. Cybersecurity Center
Symantec Corp. has opened a new security operations center in Herndon, Va. to support the company’s managed security services group, the company announced Tuesday.
The new center was formerly located in Alexandria, Va. and Symantec also operates centers in Australia, India and the UK.
Brian Dunphy, a Symantec senior product management director, said the new center provides nearly…
DARPA Picks Rockwell Collins for Digital Radio Research
Published on 31 Jan, 2012 at 13:17 in C4ISR | Viewed 31 times | No Comments
Rockwell Collins has started a new phase of research into analog-to-digital converters for radios under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract.
In a post on FedBizOpps, DARPA said its RADER program is intended to develop power-efficient and high-speed photonic analog-to-digital-converters that can be operated remotely.
Raytheon Integrates Radar, Satellite Data for Weather Services’ Forecast System
Raytheon‘s next-generation weather forecasting system is fully operational at the National Weather Service‘s Omaha, Neb. forecast office, Raytheon said Monday.
Raytheon said Omaha is the first of 135 NWS sites that will use the updated Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System.
The AWIPS II system will work with operations that make weather predictions…
In-Q-Tel Partnership Developing Advanced Military Battery Tech
Published on 18 Jan, 2012 at 10:24 in Industry News | Viewed 23 times | No Comments
In-Q-Tel is partnering with Contour Energy Systems to continue developing advanced portable power solutions, In-Q-Tel announced Tuesday.
In-Q-Tel said Contour’s battery developments apply to current application power requirements at many federal agencies. IQT also said Contour’s battery technologies apply to military devices such as GPS receivers, radios, night vision goggles, thermal imagers, monitoring and sensing systems…
Lockheed Adds Micro UAS Technology Company
Lockheed Martin is adding a Utah-based maker of technology for micro unmanned aerial systems, according to a Lockheed announcement Tuesday.
Lockheed said in the release that UAS are Procerus Technologies’ area of expertise. Procerus provides autopilot, targeting and payload technologies for micro UAS to both domestic and international governments.
Bob Stevens, Lockheed chairman and CEO, said small unmanned…
Boeing Starts NASA Study to Power, Lengthen Space Missions
Published on 13 Jan, 2012 at 14:28 in Industry News | Viewed 12 times | No Comments
The Boeing Company has begun work under a $600,000 firm, fixed-price contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies, the company announced Wednesday.
The company reported it will evaluate concepts for NASA that combine high-power solar arrays with advanced electric thrusters that will power both spacecraft and payloads into orbit.
Boeing said it…
Booz Allen Study Finds US Environment Fosters Cyber Power
The U.S. and U.K. are leading the ranks for their ability to withstand cyber attacks, Booz Allen Hamilton reported Friday.
Booz Allen sponsored a study developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which assessed 19 of the world’s leading economies. The company reported the U.S., U.K., Australia, Germany and Canada are “leading the way into the digital…
Air Force Wants Game Changers for its Cyber Vision Study
The Air Force is performing a study on how it can improve its cyber capabilities, according to a request for information issued Wednesday.
The RFI is looking for submissions addressing the Air Force’s needs in the cyberspace for possible inclusion in the Air Force Cyber Vision 2025 study, which will identify best practices in the…
SAIC Lands Deal to Build New England Biomass Plant
Published on 9 Jan, 2012 at 13:01 in Industry News | Viewed 20 times | No Comments
SAIC Inc. and the Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities Group have agreed to provide $225 million for construction of the Plainfield Renewable Energy biomass project, SAIC announced Monday.
SAIC said its work will include engineering, procurement, and construction services.
According to the company, the project will generate 37.5 megawatts of clean energy to power about 37,000 homes. The…
With Mobile Government in Mind, Deloitte Grabs Übermind
Deloitte recently announced that it acquired Seattle-based mobile technologies company Übermind, Inc.
Deloitte said it grabbed the mobility company to keep up with an evolving market for mobile products, including the changing demands of its federal sector clients.
Deloitte said the acquisition improves the company’s “services relating to strategy, creative, mobile, web, eCommerce, content and enterprise mobile enablement…
