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Vormetric’s data security platform has won the gold award for the “Security and Compliance for Virtualized Environments†category of the Best of VMworld 2014. The judging panel selected Vormetric platform as the Gold winner out of 179 products in nine categories at VMworld 2014, Vormetric said Thursday. “We’re honored to be recognized as a Best […] More
The White House has chosen Louisa Long Jaffe, CEO and president of Technical and Project Engineering LLC, as “Champion of Change†for the week along with other honorees. Jaffe is set to join a panel discussion with the other veteran Champions of Change at the White House on Wednesday, TAPE said Tuesday. “Being recognized by […] More
Gus Hunt, formerly chief technology officer at the CIA until his retirement in 2013, has joined the board of advisers at San Francisco-based cyber intelligence and analytics software firm Stateless Networks. “Gus played a key role in bringing the most innovative technologies, including Amazon’s public cloud deployment, to the CIA,” Stateless Networks CEO Kelly Wanser said Friday. […] More
Michael Arthur, a thirty-year British government veteran, will join Boeing Co. as president of the company’s U.K. and Ireland business. He will succeed Roger Bone, who will retire in September, Boeing said Wednesday. “(Arthur) will continue to build our presence and collaboration with our partners, customers, employees and communities across the U.K.,†said Shep Hill, president of […] More
Simon Lee, chairman and CEO of STG Inc., has awarded a $1 million endowment to engineering faculty and graduate students from Korea University and George Washington University. The endowment establishes the Simon Lee College of Engineering Endowment for faculty and graduate students to collaborate on joint research, workshops and technical exchanges, STG said Aug. 7. […] More
David Melcher, Exelis CEO and president, has received the John W. Dixon Award from the Association of the U.S. Army Council of Trustees for his contribution to national defense programs. AUSA will present the award to Melcher at an annual meeting and exposition on Oct. 15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., […] More
DynCorp International has made the U.S. Veterans Magazine’s Best of the Best list of veteran-friendly companies and supplier diversity programs. The publication selected the recipients from more than 250 participants, keeping an eye out for firms that welcome transitioning or disabled veterans and their spouses for business and employment, DI said Monday. DI CEO James Geisler […] More
Microsoft has unveiled a preview version of Matter Center for Office 365, a document manager and communications solution for information technology and legal professionals. The Redmond-based software company said Monday that it developed the program from its own document locator and collaboration tool, adding cloud-based processes and beefed up security capabilities. The final product saw input […] More
Siemens Energy has won a contract to supply 72 G4 series wind turbines to Vattenfall’s new Sandbank renewable energy project off the North Sea in Germany. The work will include joint maintenance of the Swedish power company’s DanTysk wind farm in the same area for five years, a shared servicing plan designed to target efficiency […] More
This year’s Asymmetric Threats symposium series seeks to bring together government, civilian and industry authorities for expert exchange on counter-attack strategies against threats “at every level,†Ken Asbury, CACI International president and CEO, said Wednesday. The symposium, entitled, “Cyber, Electronic Warfare, and Critical Infrastructure Strategies for National Security,†will be held on October 1 at […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipbuilding arm demonstrated its continued support to ensure skilled professions for high school undergraduates with a $53,640 donation to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. HII said Wednesday that the money will be used to purchase welding machines for the school’s Transitions Academy at West Harrison County Center in Long Beach, Mississippi. “Ingalls […] More
Sondra Barbour, executive vice president of the information systems and global solutions business unit at Lockheed Martin, has been elected to the board of directors at manufacturing firm 3M. “She is a talented and proven business leader with valuable insight and tremendous experience with leading large-scale information systems operations,” Inge Thulin, 3M chairman, president and chief executive, said Monday. […] More
