Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools and technologies are most effective when they’re built on clean, organized and reliable data. That’s why the U.S. Army is focusing heavily on building a data mesh as its AI/ML projects and programs mature. Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software, spoke on this and other topics during the ExecutiveBiz Digital Twins Forum on Wednesday. 

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Former Raytheon Chairman and CEO William Swanson has joined the advisory board of New York-based emergency communications technology provider RapidSOS. RapidSOS said Tuesday that Swanson will bring more than 40 years of experience in cybersecurity, defense and communications to the advisory board. “Bill led the development and deployment of technologies that brought safety and security to millions of […] More

William Swanson, former chairman and CEO of Raytheon, has joined the board of directors of Pwnie Express, a developer of device threat detection technology for wired, wireless and connected devices. Swanson led Raytheon for nearly 10 years before he retired from the defense company in September 2014 after a 42-year career there, Pwnie Express said Wednesday. “Bill’s leadership […] More

William Swanson, former CEO and chairman of Raytheon, has joined the board of directors at cybersecurity company Resilient Systems. Resilient Systems CEO and Co-Founder John Bruce said Monday the company wants to apply what he called “expertise and counsel” from Swanson. “Bill is a highly accomplished business leader, whose perspective will be invaluable as we reach the […] More

Boeing has delivered a new variant of its P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane to India under a contract signed in 2009 for eight P-8I aircraft to support the country’s maritime patrol activities. The company said Tuesday that the P-8I aircraft is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing specifically designed for the Indian navy and fitted with locally built subsystems. […] More

Tracy Atkinson, executive vice president of finance at State Street Corp., has been elected to join the Raytheon board of directors. Raytheon Chairman William Swanson said Tuesday that Atkinson brings financial management skills and international business experience to the company’s board. Atkinson joined State Street in 2008 and has served in SVP and chief compliance […] More

William Swanson, chairman of Raytheon‘s board of directors, has been inducted into the U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame for his work to promote STEM education for future engineers and scientists. Swanson received his award at the 2014 U.S. News STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference in Washington, Raytheon announced Friday. “As someone who benefitted from […] More

Raytheon Co. is celebrating National Engineers Week with a line-up of programs geared towards helping students enjoy science, technology, engineering and math. The programs for the week support the company’s MathMovesU education program for students and faculty members across the country, Raytheon announced Monday. Some of the programs include live events and hands-on engineering activities […] More

L3Harris Technologies has appointed Kirk Hachigian, former chair and CEO of JELD-WEN Holding and Cooper Industries, and William Swanson, retired chair and CEO of what was then Raytheon Company, as new members of its board of directors, effectively immediately. L3Harris also said Monday that its operational performance, cost structure and portfolio composition will undergo a review by a committee to be appointed by the board as part of the company's commitment to shareholder value creation.

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Digital twins are tools that create replicas of physical objects so that users can have a better sense of the limits and possibilities of the original device without actually modifying it. Scientists define them as “an attempt to copy all the characteristics of a physical entity into the digital world” and they’re fast on the […] More

ExecutiveBiz will bring together the foremost government and industry experts in digital modeling, digital engineering and technology innovation during its Digital Twins Forum on Nov. 1. As the public and private sectors tap into digital twin technology, invaluable benefits across a broad scope of markets and industries are being uncovered. Today, digital twins are opening up […] More

Software Bills of Materials, commonly referred to as SBOMs, have emerged in the last decade as a measure to ensure software security, transparency and integrity while protecting buyers from potential bugs and vulnerabilities. But how exactly are they being used to enhance cybersecurity across the Department of Defense? “SBOMs are critical from a software supply […] More