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Mike Ettling, former CEO of global human resources and payroll services firm NGA Human Resources, has joined SAP as head of the German software conglomerate’s cloud for human resources line of business. Ettling will be responsible for SAP’s SuccessFactors subsidiary and the SAP ERP Human Capital Management Solution, SAP announced Monday. “Cloud is transforming business in every […] More
Hughes Network Systems has received a potential four-and-a-half year task order to provide broadband communications platforms and services for multi-agency government distance education initiatives. The company will design, install and maintain a satellite-based audio and video system for a government education and training network comprising of defense, executive branch and federal judiciary agencies, Hughes said […] More
The C4ISR group of DRS Technologies Inc. has won a supplier excellence award from Northrop Grumman, which DRS said recognized the sensitive programs support DRS has provided to Northrop’s information systems sector. Winners of the Northrop Grumman supplier excellence award, which also included Harris Corp., were judged based on five factors: schedule, management, technical acumen, […] More
The space systems company of Lockheed Martin has been inducted into the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Business Hall of Fame in a ceremony Thursday. The company is one of 22 businesses that have been selected to the hall of fame since its inception in 2011, Loclheed Martin announced Friday. The award is […] More
Dispersive Technologies is a member of the Serco Inc.-led team that will compete for task orders under a U.S. Army communications and transmission systems contract vehicle, worth up to $4.1 billion over five years. The company said Thursday the team will aim to leverage its engineering, lifecycle management, operations and maintenance experience in order to develop network communication systems […] More
Parsons‘ joint venture with engineering and consulting group Systra has won a design consultancy services contract for the Qatar Long Distance Railway Network, which will carry cargo and passengers within Qatar and to adjacent countries. The 248.5-mile railway will connect Qatar to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council rail network and the under-construction Doha Metro, Parsons said […] More
Global Technology Resources Inc. sought to emphasize the value of using technology to address cybersecurity issues in enterprises at the company’s annual sales kickoff meeting. The GTRI event featured keynote speakers Matthew Eversmann, a two-decade military veteran, and Luis Benitez, a leadership development consultant, according to a Jan 28 blog post by GTRI Solutions Architect […] More
Raytheon executives shared their knowledge of insider threat challenges at RSA’s recent conference. The executives discussed ideas on how to mitigate privileged user risks and develop data protection programs, the company said Feb. 6. Dan Velez, Raytheon senior program manager for insider threat, examined the current state of anti-virus products and dirty word queries by drawing […] More
Kim Vanderland, founder of workplace management firm Space Matters Consulting, has joined Jones Lang LaSalle as senior vice president for the Washington-based workplace strategy group. She has more than 14 years of experience helping organizations implement strategies for corporate working conditions, real estate portfolios and employee satisfaction, JLL said Thursday. “Kim is seasoned in delivering workplace […] More
Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a position on a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency research and develop technologies for countering weapons of mass destruction. DTRA selected Alion as one of seven contractors that will compete for task orders to perform anti-WMDÂ software and hardware systems R&D, […] More
Governments, universities and companies continue in their efforts to find sustainable, clean energy, and yet mankind is nowhere near dislodging coal, abundant and cheap but the least clean of all, as the top source, Ian Marcus of RTKL said Feb. 20. Marcus, a mechanical engineer based in the company’s Washington, D.C., office, mentioned several studies into alternative […] More
Akima President and CEO Bill Monet has joined the National Safety Council’s “CEOs Who Get It†list for his efforts to push employee wellbeing. The award is annually given out to ten leaders committed to elevating worker safety and health through leadership and engagement, safety management systems, risk reduction and performance measurement, Akima said Jan. […] More
