Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 06/24/2016

C3 IoT to Provide Machine Learning Platform, Application Suite for State Dept’s Energy Mgmt Initiatives

C3 IoT has received a potential $25 million contract provide a suite of enterprise Internet-of-Things software applications and machine learning technology for the State Department to monitor and analyze energy management at department-run facilities globally…

Qualys’ Cloud Platform Gets FedRAMP Certification via CSP Supplied Path; Philippe Courtot Comments

Qualys Inc. has received Federal Risk and Authorized Management Program compliance certification for the company’s cloud platform following a security review by a third-party assessor. The certification, which Qualys earned through the Cloud Service Provider Supplied Package process, serves as a go-signal for federal civilian, military and intelligence agencies to leverage security and compliance cloud services from the company, Qualys said Thursday…

Bloomberg: Veritas Capital in Lead to Buy Airbus Maintenance, Repair Business

New York City-based private equity firm Veritas Capital has emerged as the leading bidder to purchase Airbus Group’s Vector Aerospace aircraft maintenance and repair business, Bloomberg reported Friday…

Phaedra Chrousos to Leave Tech Transformation Service Commissioner Post at GSA

Phaedra Chrousos, commissioner of the General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Service organization, is due to leave her current role July 15. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that agency Chief Information Officer David Shive will take on Chrousos’ duties on an acting basis after she steps down until the agency finds a permanent replacement…

Report: Boeing Seeks FCC License to Launch Constellation of V-band Satellites

Boeing has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a license to deploy and operate a constellation of up to 2,956 V-band low-orbiting satellites in an effort to provide telecommunications services for government and commercial clients, Space News reported Thursday…

Stephen Hoover: PARC-Zinnov Partnership to Focus on Disruptive Innovation

Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary and Zinnov have entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop new technology and offer disruptive innovation expertise to businesses in India. PARC seeks to combine its research-and-development platforms with Zinnov’s consulting and research services as part of the alliance, Xerox said Wednesday…

US Army’s Biomedical Research Lab, Immuron Partner for Shigella Vaccine Development

Australia-based bioptechnology company Immuron has signed a partnership agreement with a U.S. Army-run biomedical research institute to research and develop a vaccine against shigella gram-negative bacteria that cause intestinal diseases…

IBM, UK MoD Unveil Defense Cyber Aptitude Test Assessment Service

The U.K.’s ministry of defense and IBM have unveiled the Defense Cyber Aptitude Test assessment service during the IBM HR Summit 2016, the Recruiter reported Thursday. Recruiter writes that DCAT is designed to check a military service member’s potential to work in cyberspace-related fields by determining behavioral characteristics and testing attention to detail, numerical and verbal skills and ability to identify errors…

Jeff Jacobson to Become Xerox CEO After Company Splits in Two

Jeff Jacobson, president of Xerox’s (NYSE: XRX) technology business, will transition into the role of CEO after the company announced plans in January to divide into two publicly traded firms. Jacobson will lead the document management and outsourcing company that generated approximately $11 billion in 2015 revenue and will retain the Xerox brand, the company said Thursday…

Reuters: US, EU Agree on Revised Transatlantic Data Transfer Agreement

The U.S. and the European Union have amended their data transfer pact that seeks to regulate cross-border information transfers by companies, Reuters reported Friday. Julia Fioretti writes the new version of the EU-U…

NASA to Assess 2nd Ground Qualification Test for SLS Rocket Booster Via Teleconference

NASA will subject the booster for a Boeing-built rocket to a second ground qualification test on June 28 at an Orbital ATK facility in Utah. The space agency will broadcast Tuesday the live coverage of the two-minute booster test for the Space Launch System via NASA Television and then conduct a media teleconference to evaluate the live-fire test, NASA said Friday…