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    Aerospace Corp. Promotes Timothy Jones to National Intell Unit General Manager

    The Aerospace Corp. has promoted Timothy N. Jones, formerly principal engineer at the firm’s national intelligence division, to general manager of NID. Jones will oversee all intelligence operations for the company’s clients and will report to Catherine Steele, senior vice president of national systems unit, Aerospace said Thursday. Prior to returning to Aerospace in 2014, […] More

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    Leidos Backs University of Virginia’s Data Science Projects; Gulu Gambhir Comments

    Leidos has donated $200,000 to the University of Virginia to support cybersecurity, healthcare informatics and sustainable energy research efforts at the university’s Data Science Institute, UVA Today reported Friday. Josie Pipkin writes Leidos also agreed to provide its DigitalEdge cloud-based analytics technology for student capstone projects. “Data science and analytics has the potential to transform […] More

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    Insitu Earns Champions of Veterans Enterprise Award; Ryan Hartman Comments

    Insitu has received the Champions of Veterans Enterprise award from the National Veteran Small Business Coalition for the company’s support for veteran-owned small businesses in fiscal year 2014. The National Veteran Small Business Coalition presented the award during a symposium held in Norfolk, Virginia, last week, Insitu said Thursday. “At Insitu we pride ourselves in […] More

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    Vencore to Deliver Presentations, Exhibit Health Analytics Tool at BIO Convention; Mac Curtis Comments

    Dr. Tara Grabowsky, chief medical officer at Vencore, will give big data and predictive analytics and their role in rare disease diagnosis at the four-day 2015 Biotechnology Industry Organization International Convention in Philadelphia, which starts Monday. Vencore said Thursday Grabowsky will also discuss privacy laws’ implications for patients with such conditions at the event. Event […] More

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    Northrop’s Laser Systems Unit Awarded for Partnership with Florida Schools

    A Northrop Grumman business unit has received a Commissioner’s Business Recognition Award from the Orange County School District, Florida Education Foundation and Florida Department of Education for the company’s partnerships with local schools. Northrop said Wednesday its laser systems business has worked on programs such as the Wekiva High School Laser Photonics Career Academy and the High School Involvement […] More

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    Former HP SVP Tom Joyce Moves to Dell’s Software Business Unit

    Tom Joyce, formerly senior vice president of global corporate development at Hewlett-Packard, is set to join the software group at Dell, CRN reported Wednesday. Matt Brown writes Joyce oversaw the establishment of HP’s ventures group and the Palo Alto, California-based firm’s transactions to acquire Voltage Security, ConteXtream and Aruba Networks. Before he joined HP, Joyce led […] More

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    L-3 NSS Wins Partner of the Year Award from Prairie View A&M University; Les Rose Comments

    L-3 National Security Solutions has won the Prairie View A&M University’s corporate partner of the year award for the company’s software simulation training program for the Texas-based university’s students and faculty. NASA and L-3 jointly developed the program with the goal of supporting human space flight missions, L-3 said Wednesday. “This program allows us to […] More

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    IAI Gets ISO Quality Management Certification; Joseph Brickey Comments

    Integrity Applications Inc. has achieved certification from the International Organization for Standardization for quality management. Joseph L. Brickey, IAI president and CEO, said Monday the ISO 9001:2008 certification validates the company’s commitment to continuously enhance all facets of its business. The British Standards Institution handed the certification to IAI on May 14. Chantilly, Virginia-based IAI provides software […] More

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    John Kreger to Lead Mitre’s Homeland Security Systems Engineering, Development Institute; Alfred Grasso Comments

    John Kreger, formerly executive director of Mitre’s enterprise systems engineering office, has been appointed vice president and director of the nonprofit organization’s Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute. He will work to direct and oversee HSSEDI’s operations and resource management to carry out the Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition processes, risk and program management and information […] More

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    Executive Profile: Doug Kitani, CEO of IAP

    Doug Kitani serves as CEO of IAP Worldwide Services Inc., where he is responsible for the strategic direction of government services and national security, infrastructure services and power provider. Kitani served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of AOPA and co-founder of Calder Capital Partners before he joined IAP. He also led portfolio […] More

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    Fluor COO Peter Oosterveer Joins US-China Business Council Board; John Frisbie Comments

    Peter Oosterveer, Fluor’s chief operating officer, has been elected to the board of U.S.-China Business Council. He will work to build up trade and investment opportunities between the U.S. and China, Fluor said Tuesday. “I am delighted with the addition of Peter Oosterveer to the board,” said John Frisbie, USCBC president. “With China representing a […] More

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    CRN Selects Iron Bow, Intelligent Decisions to 2015 ‘Solution Provider 500’ List

    Iron Bow Technologies and Intelligent Decisions are among the companies included in The Channel Company‘s 2015 CRN Solution Provider 500, a list of information technology companies ranked based on sales revenue in 2014. Iron Bow said Tuesday it has climbed in rank from 44 last year to 39 this year, which is its fifth consecutive placement in […] More