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    Lockheed Demos MUOS Reach in North Pole

    A Lockheed Martin demonstration using a wideband, multi-access payload and U.S. Navy satellites worked to exhibit radio coverage through the Arctic region and show how military field personnel could carry out polar communications. Lockheed tested the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access payload’s coverage by using radios in the North Pole and sent voice and data […] More

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    IBM, Texas A&M Form Computational Sciences Research Partnership; William LaFontaine Comments

    IBM Corp. and Texas A&M University System have partnered to perform computational sciences research on agriculture, geosciences and engineering through big data analytics and high-performance computing systems. Goals of the research collaboration include to address requirements for extracting energy resources, managing smart grid, developing new materials, identifying and tracking diseases and monitoring food supplies worldwide, […] More

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    CenturyLink to Use IO Technology for New Data Centers in Phoenix, Scottsdale

    CenturyLink Technology Solutions, formerly known as Savvis, is working to expand its data center reach in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz. with the help of IO. Under the partnership, CenturyLink Technology will use IO’s Intelligent Control technology platform to provide control, data collection and business intelligence services across data centers, CenturyLink Technology announced Wednesday. Users and […] More

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    Consulting Firm IT Partners to Offer Clients On-Site SAP Support Services

    IT Partners Inc. will offer on-site consultation services to users seeking to integrate SAP products into their information technology infrastructures. During onsite visits, IT Partners personnel will help companies design and integrate custom applications into existing systems, the company announced Wednesday. The new service offering also covers maintenance options, deployment work and information about SAP deployment best practices. Pittsburgh-based […] More

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    Northrop Awards Multiple STEM Grants in Salt Lake City; Jim Lupica Comments

    Northrop Grumman has awarded grants, worth nearly $7,000, for two science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs in Salt Lake City, UT. One grant is meant for the development and promotion of two educational programs for young people and the other to provide job training for adults ages 18 to 30, Northrop Grumman announced Wednesday. “Northrop […] More

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    Andrew Rogoyski Named CGI UK Cyber Operations Director; Tim Gregory Comments

    Andrew Rogoyski, formerly a senior adviser in the U.K. cabinet office, has joined CGI Group as director of cybersecurity services for its British subsidiary, ComputerWorld UK reported Jan. 14. Derek du Perez writes Rogoyski will oversee CGI UK’s product and service portfolio for cybersecurity in the government and commercial markets. CGI UK President Tim Gregory […] More

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    CGI Tops IDC Smart Grids Report

    CGI has been recognized as a leader for smart grid services in an IDC vendor assessment report released this month that cites the company’s global customer base and diverse project portfolio. The “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide IT Professional Services for Utility Smart Grid 2014 Vendor Assessment” report evaluated CGI and other providers of utility smart grid services […] More

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    John Keese: Autonomic Resources to Help Coalition Promote Federal Cloud

    Autonomic Resources has become an official supporter of a non-profit coalition of technology companies and industry groups that provide information on cloud computing to lawmakers and the public. As a silver supporter of the Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group, Autonomic Resources will help fund the Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group to promote understanding of the […] More

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    Leo Burnett Worldwide Deploys IBM Software to Boost its Global Workforce; Sidney Chapon Comments

    Leo Burnett Worldwide is using IBM technology to manage its workforce talent through surveys analysis to drive revenue, increase retention and strengthen its global workforce. The company is using IBM’s data analytics and worked with IBM’s Smarter Workforce consultants to create valuable insights from its annual global people survey of about 8,500 people, IBM announced Monday. […] More

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    Profile: Randy Hayes, DDN Federal Life Sciences, Healthcare Director

    Randy Hayes serves as the director of federal sciences and healthcare at DataDirect Networks, where he acts as a strategic technical and business consultant to government organizations. Hayes has led lighthouse bioinformatics and healthcare projects at laboratories run by the Department of Health and Human Services and by other federal agencies. He also focuses on projects […] More

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    Deb Alderson: Sotera’s $900M C5ISR IDIQ Spot Part of Charleston Market Push

    Sotera Defense Solutions will develop tools and provide services for the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic under a potential $900 million contract. SPAWARSYSCEN intends for that equipment and work to help build, test and deploy C5ISR (command, control, communications, computers, combat Systems, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), information operations, enterprise information services and space technologies, […] More

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    Northrop, University of Colorado Partner on STEM, Internship Programs; Russ Anarde Comments

    Northrop Grumman and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs have partnered to implement courses and internship activities focused on science, technology, engineering and math, The Colorado Springs Gazette reported Tuesday. Debbie Kelley writes UCCS students will have access to research and development, scholarship programs, seminars and job fairs sponsored by Northrop. The STEM program’s […] More