Dennis Ferrera has been appointed nuclear business group lead by CH2M, effective January 1, 2013. In the new role, Ferrera will serve as the senior executive responsible for all nuclear activities across the liabilities management, commercial nuclear power and national security markets. “Denny understands the unique demands and requirements of nuclear projects and programs from […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected Firstview Federal Technology Solutions LLC to provide the department a cloud computing-based mobile application store, Nextgov reports. According to Bob Brewin, Firstview will also provide the VA mobile device management software under the $4.4 million contract awarded last week. The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to issue a […] More

Cloud computing can be a defensive architecture against threats from hackers to government infrastructure, National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander said Thursday. American Forces Press Service reports Alexander, also head of U.S. Cyber Command and Central Security Service, addressed a U.S. Chamber of Commerce cybersecurity summit in Washington. According to Amaani Lyle’s article, Alexander estimated […] More

Northrop Grumman, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and NASA‘s Dryden Flight Research Center have conducted flight demonstrations for a program aimed at creating autonomous aerial refueling between two unmanned high-altitude aircraft. During the flights between Jan. 11 and May 30, the company said two NASA Global Hawk drones flew within 100 feet of each […] More

Mel Fulton is the vice president of client services at SOS International Ltd. SOSi is an adviser and provider of technology solutions to Defense Department and other federal government customers. Fulton has 34 years of experience in the DoD and Intelligence Community. In that time, he has a history of building and leading organizations in […] More

ITT Exelis has completed acceptance testing of the navigation payload element for the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III non-flight satellite testbed, the company announced Thursday. The company also delivered the testbed’s pathfinder unit to Lockheed Martin, prime contractor of the GPS III program, for thermal vacuum testing and space vehicle integration. Mark Pisani, Exelis vice […] More

QinetiQ North America has appointed Scott Kaine president of its Cyveillance subsidiary, a Fairfax, Va.-based cyber intelligence provider for several Fortune 50 firms including Microsoft. QNA said in a release Kaine will oversee direction, growth, customer satisfaction and business operations. Kaine brings commercial sector experience along with a military background and knowledge in security software, […] More

A report from the TechAmerica Foundation“™s Federal Big Data Commission says big data can be defined through identifying four major characteristics, ZDNet reports. Leaders and commissioners came from companies including IBM, SAP, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, EMC, NetApp, Grant Thornton and Computer Sciences Corp., according to Andrew Brust’s story. The report said that […] More

An Internet security researcher at the University of Pennsylvania believes Iran is creating a private Internet widely accessible from within the country but hidden from other countries, according to MIT’s Technology Review. Collin Anderson said a certain block of Internet Protocol addresses are reserved solely for private networks and he believes the country is using […] More

John Wade, a vice president and manager of the joint and interagency group in Battelle“™s national security division, has been appointed chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association’s division overseeing chemical and biological defense issues. Battelle said Wade succeeds retired Army Brig. Gen. Dean Ertwine, a Battelle colleague who served as chairman for six years. […] More

With 17 years of leadership experience, Christina Correira is responsible for all aspects of global human resources and talent acquisition at Triple Canopy. Prior to joining the company, Christina was the executive vice president of human resources for Avaya Government Solutions Inc. (formerly Nortel Government Solutions). Christina led the integration of the Nortel and PEC […] More

The Defense Department will expand a program for defense contractors to share information on cybersecurity and attacks with the U.S. government, Foreign Policy reports. According to John Reed’s article, the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are working to develop a similar program for companies that maintain critical infrastructure such as banks, utilities and […] More