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Onapsis has raised $17 million in new investments from an Evolution Equity Partners-led funding round. Arsenal Venture Partners and .406 Ventures also participated in the Series B funding round that increased total investments in Onapsis since its inception to $30 million, Onapsis said Tuesday. Boston-based Onapsis will use the funds …

Barbara Niland, chief financial officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has highlighted how the company manages its supply chain and competes for government ship-building programs, the CFO Journal reported Friday. Niland told the journal’s John Kester that Huntington Ingalls maintains a long-term relationship with the company’s suppliers and makes advance payments. “Because …

Mike Wheeler, a 35-year supply chain management and consulting veteran, has been appointed chief procurement officer at Fluor Corp. He will oversee the construction and engineering services contractor’s acquisition, logistics, contract management, sourcing, export compliance and materials management activities globally, Fluor said Monday. “Mike’s range of experience in procurement and …

SRA International and Supply Chain Visions have won a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist in the technical training of its logistical workforce in supply chain management. Supply Chain Visions said Tuesday that it will contribute the knowledgebase on the subject matter while SRA will lend support …

Microsoft is buying two Blue Horseshoe software offerings that are designed to facilitate supply chain management and operate with Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning system. The WAX and TRAX products work to incorporate warehousing and transportation planning functions into the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform, Blue Horseshoe said Sunday. Both technologies are built …

TeleCommunication Systems Inc.’s space and component technology division will present its engineering and supply chain management offerings at this year’s Space Tech Expo, scheduled for May 21 through May 23 in Long Beach, Calif. TCS has developed new components, consolidated supply chain services and engineering support services intended to help …

Ciber has teamed with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for the implementation of Infor10 Lawson software for human resources, financials and supply chain management and procurement. Ciber said that the partnership is one of the earliest Infor10 implementations, according to a company statement. Northern Water Financial Service Department manager John …

The possibility of a Chinese firm providing equipment to Sprint Nextel has caused some senators to raise their concerns regarding supply-chain integrity, in an open letter to administration officials. In a letter addressed to DNI Jim Clapper, Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson and Commerce Secretary Gary …

One of the central worries for cyber security professionals is the issue of supply chain management, namely ensuring that hardware and software produced abroad is not pre-infected with added features to allow future access by a foreign power. This issue was highlighted recently when a California man plead guilty to …