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IBM found in a study that 40 percent of businesses across the globe have adopted the use of artificial intelligence in operations, Fox Business reported Thursday.

SOS International has received a new certification for the firm’s performance of language services.

Maximus’ customer contact center operations across in Georgia, Indiana, New York and Texas have received renewed certification from consultancy firm BenchmarkPortal as centers of excellence.

Research and Markets has released a new report that predicts the public safety and security market will reach $456.56 billion by 2021 from $247.53 billion in 2016, or a compound annual growth rate of 13 percent. The report cites the rise in criminal activities, natural disaster and cross border terrorism, …

Mitre Corp. and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have launched a joint collaboration space inside WPI’s campus as part of a partnership that aims to help students, faculty and Mitre employees perform collaborative projects. WPI’s Julia Quinn-Szcesuil wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the Mitre-WPI Collaboratory will provide resources to students …

Smiths Detection has launched a new online hub to function as a portal of opinion-based and other articles from aviation professionals to provide users insight about the sector. The Aviation Insider website at aviation-insider.com exhibits aviation security practices and facilitate industry discussions, Smiths Detection said Monday. “Aviation Insider is designed to be …

Jacobs Engineering Group has relocated its global corporate headquarters to a 100,000-square-foot office in downtown Dallas from Pasadena, California. The company said Monday the relocation expands its footprint at Dallas’ Harwood Center in Texas, where Jacobs currently employs nearly 4,500 individuals who work in the aerospace, transportation, water, aviation, buildings, defense, oil and gas and …

Aerojet Rocketdyne has partnered with the Carmichael Water District and Golden State Water Company for a project that is intended to expand regional water supplies. The American River Pipeline Conveyance Project is meant to replace water supply for Golden State Water Company’s customers in Gold River and portions of the …

Australian naval officers have completed a two-month training course on the Lockheed Martin-built combat management system at Lockheed’s Moorestown, New Jersey-based Combat Systems Engineering Development Site. The officers received training in the use of the Aegis combat system installed onboard the Australian navy’s HMAS Hobart air warfare destroyer, Lockheed said Tuesday. “This course marks …

Raytheon has joined the Estonian Defense Industry Association as the trade organization’s sixth international member during an EDIA breakfast roundtable. Estonian Defense Minister Hannes Hanso and John Harris, CEO of Raytheon International, attended the roundtable to discuss transatlantic security cooperation and industry collaboration issues, Raytheon said Tuesday. The agreement comes nearly …

DigitalGlobe, United Launch Alliance and the U.S. Air Force are evaluating a potential launch window of between late October and early November launch window for the WorldView-4 satellite. DigitalGlobe said Monday it has delayed the launch of WorldView-4 as work to restore and assess infrastructure at Vandenberg Air Force Base …

Harris Corp. has opened a new interactive technology showcase center in Florida as part of the company’s $150 million investment in the region to facilitate idea exchanges between customers, partners and employees. The 23,000-square-foot Harris Global Innovation Center houses technology demonstration stations, multimedia conference rooms, huddle spaces and other areas that …

The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a request for information in search of ideas on how it can understand potential advantages and disadvantages of data portability. Alexander Macgillivray, OSTP’s deputy chief technology officer, and Council of Economic Advisers member Jay Shambaugh wrote in a blog post published Friday …

The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Journal of Technology Transfer have launched a new prize challenge that seeks participants to develop impact studies on technology transferred from federal laboratories. Interested parties will write a paper that describes the economic and/or societal impacts of technology created in federal labs and …

The Fairfax, Virginia-based consulting services contractor formerly known as ICF International has rebranded itself as “ICF” and adopted both a new logo and website in conjunction with its 10th anniversary as a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ. ICF said Tuesday it started its repositioning effort to further explain the company’s collaborations with clients, employees, investors …