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Andreas Bernhard: Sikorsky Uses New Digital Tools in CH-53K Devt Process
Andreas Bernhard, CH-53K chief engineer at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business, has said Sikorsky has adopted software tools such as LCA and CATIA V5 and other digital technologies to produce a paperless design of the CH-53K helicopter, Rotor & Wing International reported Monday. “It’s all model based; there are no more drawings,†he said at the SciTech […] More
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McKinsey Unveils Methodology to Measure Government Spending Productivity
McKinsey and Company‘s government performance research hub has developed a database and benchmarking methodology that works to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of government spending in efforts to advance productivity. The company said that the McKinsey Center for Government’s Government Productivity Scope aims to identify public sector productivity opportunities across healthcare, education, public safety, transportation and taxation. The methodology […] More
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Deloitte’s William Eggers Pens Book on Public-Sector Digital Tech Landscape
William Eggers, director of public sector research at Deloitte‘s services unit, has authored a book that examines how the public sector modernizes old systems with digital technology such as cloud computing, mobile and analytics platforms. The book, published by Deloitte University Press, also explains how digital innovators address silos, culture, procurement restrictions, workforce deficits, limited budget, competing priorities […] More
Microsoft Aims to Help Combat Terrorism Through Online Strategies, Partnerships
Microsoft has outlined the steps the company plans to take with the use of digital technology and the Internet in an effort to help counter terrorist activities online. The company said Friday it seeks to tackle terrorism-related content posted on its web services while it maintains the users’ rights to privacy, freedom of expression and the right to access information. […] More
CGI to Update Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s Digital Environment for $61M
CGI has secured a potential seven-year, $61.2 million contract for application development and maintenance services in support of the Swedish social insurance agency’s effort to update its digital environment. The company will implement application services to help the Swedish agency modernize and bolster its operations and citizen services through digitalization, CGI said Tuesday. CGI added it […] More
Deloitte, Adobe Unveil Government Services Access Platform; Kristin Russell Comments
Deloitte‘s digital unit has teamed up with Adobe to develop a new software platform for government services accessible across digital channels. Deloitte Digital has launched CitizenConnect, which is designed to provide access to multiple citizen services applications via mobile devices in an effort to boost customer relationship management for government agencies, Deloitte said Thursday. “Government’s current approach to self-service is often […] More
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Forrester Research: Digital Government Push Needs Combined Mobile, Analytics Tech
Forrester Research has released a new report that suggests government agencies need to integrate mobile and analytics technologies to further their digital migration, GCN reported Monday. Amanda Ziadeh writes the Forrester report recommends that agencies focus on mobile as the primary platform to connect with citizens and identify methods for sharing data with the public. […] More
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Greg Wenzel: Booz Allen Works with US Navy on Integration, Interoperability Areas
Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has said the company is working with the U.S. Navy to implement the service’s interconnectedness goals, the Daily Transcript reported Wednesday. Wenzel noted that there are Navy officers who say they need to operate in a networked system “rather than as individual ships, doing their own thing,” Tony Lovitt […] More
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Research and Markets Report Sees Double-Digit CAGR for Mobile Satellite Services Market
A new Research and Markets report foresees a $3.45-billion global mobile satellite services market growing into a $5.62 billion business in five years. The increase represents a 10.2 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019, Research and Markets said Wednesday. The study identified emerging digital technologies and demands for an integrated satellite and terrestrial mobile technology service as […] More
Suleman Alli: Accenture to Help UK Water Service Monitor Assets With Digital Tech
Accenture will work to help U.K.-based water and wastewater services provider Thames Water integrate digital technologies into business systems in an effort to monitor assets through real-time data analytics. Accenture initiated a pilot program in September 2013 to track and evaluate technology integration outcomes using smart grid services at Thames Water facilities until March 2015, […] More