Research and Markets has unveiled a new report that forecasts a 3 percent compound annual growth rate for the worldwide command, control, communications, computing, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems through 2023. The company said Monday the global C5ISR market is projected to reach $1.36 billion in 2023 from $1.10 …

Humatics has completed its Series A financing round with $18 million raised to support efforts to market the company’s machine-powered microlocation system and analytics software. The Spatial Intelligence Platform is designed to augment human navigation, location and collaboration operations with autonomous systems, the company announced Tuesday. Mobility-focused venture capital firm Fontinalis Partners led …

A new report by IHS indicates that the global defense market saw increased trading activity for the sixth consecutive year, a 13.4 percent growth rate from $56.8 billion in 2013 to $64.4 billion in 2014. “This record figure has been driven by unparalleled demand from the emerging economies for military aircraft …

The National Nuclear Security Administration has received the final wind turbines for a wind farm in Amarillo, Texas that is being built by Siemens Government Technologies, the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal business organization. Siemens has set the operational date for the Pantex Renewable Energy Project as July 31, 2014 — nearly …

Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a Defense Department Enterprise Architecture Achievement Award, the company announced Tuesday. The Falls Church, Va.-based contractor said it received an industry award for its integrated air and missile defense battle command system. The system was developed for the Army IAMD project office, program executive office …

Energy firms in the U.K. believe a major cyber attack against the grid will be launched in the next 12 months, but are not taking action implementing stronger cybersecurity or other defensive measures, according to a new survey. Conducted by D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, on behalf of …

Twenty one postal operators and companies across the world, including the U.S. Postal Service, have committed to reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent in the next 10 years, according to industry group International Post Corporation. The move reflects the environmental measures many U.S. government agencies have already pledged, such as …

The National Cyber Security Alliance has named Nadia Short, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems’ cyber division, to its board directors. Short joins representatives from AT&T, ADP, Cisco, EMC, Google, Lockheed Martin, McAfee, Microsoft, SAIC, Symantec and Visa in promoting cybersecurity awareness and Internet safety. …

This week, Harris Corporation named Ted Hengst corporate vice president and chief information officer, reporting to Howard L. Lance, chairman, president and CEO. USIS President and CEO William Mixon joined the board of advisers at Christopher Newport University’s Center for American Studies. INDUS named Bernadette Mathews to the position of …

The Department of Defense is looking to tighten its belt on department spending, a decrease of about $100 billion over the next five fiscal years. Ashton B. Carter, under secretary of defense for acquisition, held a meeting yesterday with government contractors and lobbyists at the Pentagon to discuss how the …

This week, TASC’s Al Pisani spoke about how to compete and win in a competitive environment: “My strategy to compete is to act smart, act fast and to provide the solutions that fit our customers’ needs. To accomplish this, we must possess a deep understanding of the customer mission. Many …

Vangent, Inc. announced that it will provide the information resource website and calling center for the 2010 Census in Sandy, Utah. The call center will hire about 1,200 temporary employees to answer citizen questions when filling out the 2010 Census.  Vangent, Inc. is part of the Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS) …

Change of administration is always a challenging time for government contracting as the markets realign in anticipation of where spending will flow and how to best position for the upcoming priorities. The Obama administration change is no exception with Military shifting from hard resources to soft, traditional defense firms shifting …