A remote ultrasound system developed by a team of Wyle and NASA specialists has recently entered the Space Technology Hall of Fame.

The device was created to help non-physician astronauts perform remotely guided diagnostic procedures and transmit medical data from space, according to a company statement.

Genie Bopp, vice president at Wyle’s science, technology and engineering group, said the technology may be used for future research and missions in space medicine.

The team developed remote guidance techniques and tested the system on a variety of imaging sessions on board the International Space Station.

During the tests, the technology helped grounded medical experts receive and analyze diagnostic images from the ISS through a downlink channel.

“It also holds great promise for a large segment of the world’s population that has no access to specialized imaging expertise,” Bopp said.

Wyle earned an organizational commendation for its work in creating the ultrasound system.

The team collaborated with Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit to develop technology-based methods for transmitting scan results over long distances on Earth.

Battelle

The organizations will unveil the findings at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists National Biotechnology Conference Monday through Wednesday, Battelle and Zogenix said Monday.

“We believe the AAPS National Biotechnology Conference will be an excellent forum to introduce the DosePro system to potential biopharmaceutical partners,” said John Turanin, a Zogenix vice president and general manager.

Zogenix’s DosePro, a needle-free self-injectable system, is compatible with monoclonal antibodies formulations and other biologic formulation viscosities, according to the companies.

MedImmune LLC, a worldwide biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca and Zogenix, co-authored two of the four posters set to display the data.

Battelle and Zogenix co-authored the other two posters.

He is responsible for the company’s federal sales leadership to drive broader adoption of the company’s online access and analytics solutions across the Defense Department, intelligence, Homeland Security and federal civil communities.

Dougherty retired from the U.S. Navy in 2001. His tours of duty included 5 sea rotations on 4 Destroyers. He deployed to the Middle East in Support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

From 2001 to 2008, Dougherty held various executive management positions including president of the intelligence defense solutions group for 3001, Inc.

Following Northrop Grumman’s acquisition of the company in 2008, he directed business development as part of their integrated intelligence systems group.

He holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing and Spanish from LaSalle University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Program Management from the University of Michigan.

Northrop Grumman Corp.

USC will bring its big data, computer science and informatics capabilities to the consortium to develop offerings together with existing members Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue University, according to a Northrop Grumman statement.

Northrop Grumman’s vice president and chief information security officer, said the company and USC would aim to combine their respective global threat knowledge and big data and analytics research to help customers address issues with their network data flow and understand its impact on their mission.

The consortium started in December 2009 with goals to enable cybersecurity scientists to collaborate on and research cyberspace, supply chain management and critical infrastructure networks.

Member universities integrate research, share data and best practices, forge academic programs including new curricula and case studies, as well as help students and the community learn about securing infrastructures.

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering will aim to research securing big data storage and processing on distributed systems using its Information Sciences Institute, Northrop Grumman said.

“Finding solutions in this very important area, which is also one of the grand challenges of engineering, will benefit both the public and the private sectors. Cybersecurity challenges are intertwined with big data issues,” said Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

Maurice Tose

Maurice Tose, chairman, president and CEO of TeleCommunication Systems, has been reappointed for a third term on the Federal Communications Commission‘s communications security, reliability and interoperability council.

The council is charged with making recommendations to the FCC on programs such as 911, Enhanced 911 and Next Generation 911, TCS said Monday.

Council members also advise the FCC on best practices and actions regarding broadband networks and Voice over Internet Protocol systems.

Tose’s new term lasts through 2015 and he will continue to work with industry representatives, government agencies and public interest groups.

As TCS’ leader, Tose has supported the company’s efforts to create technical offerings for wireless, VoIP and network-based 911 services.

He served as director of Defense Department programs before founding TCS.

SAS

More than 200 representatives from the federal government and systems integration industry will examine potential outcomes of integrating big data, analytics and new technologies at the SAS Government Leadership Summit, SAS said Monday.

Attendees from the government, academia and industry sector will examine how healthcare, fraud prevention and national security analytics can help figure the pattern of government data and to use this information to make decisions.

Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight.com and author of “The Signal and the Noise, and Juan Zarate, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism will speak at the summit.

The summit will also include sessions covering health, security intelligence, as well as text, social media and big data analytics.

A technology exhibit will give participants insights into social media analytics, risk and health analytics, data visualization and insurance risk.

He works to manage and sustain the company’s size, growth and composition across all of Sabre’s operations.

Krout joined Sabre in 2008 and came to the company from L-3 Communications, where he held the position of senior vice president and general manager of the ship and aviation engineering business unit under the maritime services sector.

He has also worked for L-3 Communications legacy companies Titan Corp., ACS, Inc and SEMCOR, Inc. where he held such positions as president and general manager, senior vice president of operations, vice president of naval systems division, director of Navy programs and unit manager TACAIR programs. He was also the COO of a small business, Sierra Corp.

Prior to becoming a defense contractor, Krout spent four years in the Navy working in Naval Intelligence.

He holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in “Management” (Magna Cum Laude) from American InterContinental University (AIU). He also attended the Keenan Flagler Executive Business School, University of North Carolina, a Senior Executive Development program.

BAE Systems Plc

James Quinn writes the company could wrap up its appointment Carr within the coming weeks.

BAE’s nominations committee and Nick Rose, who leads the search for Olver’s successor, have cast their support for Carr as chairman, Quinn reports.

Qinn also reports Carr will soon leave his role as president of the Confederation of British Industry.

The British government holds a golden share in BAE and must approve Carr’s appointment, according to the report.

Science Applications International Corp

The agency presented the award to to SAIC Program Managers Chuck Lewis and Mike Mink on Wednesday at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., SAIC said Friday.

This is SAIC’s second consecutive Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year award from the MSFC.

SAIC was recognized for its support of NASA’s Information Technology Infrastructure Integration Program, an IT consolidation program comprising of four contracts.

Nazzic Keene, president of SAIC’s enterprise IT sector, said the company has worked with the agency for more than 35 years.

The company provides NASA with enterprise resource planning applications; wide area network and local area network services; desktop and mobile support; and external-facing web services.

MSFC Director Patrick Scheuermann and Deputy Director Teresa Vanhooser presented the award to SAIC during the annual Center Director’s Breakfast at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.

IBM has been named as an industry leader in a recent International Data Corp. report that evaluates and ranks business consultancies worldwide on their efforts to provide data transformation solutions.

The IDC Marketscape: Worldwide Business Consulting Services 2013 Vendor Analysis report interviewed more than 600 customers of business consulting services around the globe, according to an IBM statement.

“IBM is actively helping organizations rethink their business models and reinvent how they engage their customers for competitive advantage and growth,” said Sarah Diamond, IBM’s general manager for consulting services.

Clients surveyed viewed the company as capable of helping businesses expand into new markets, manage business risks and improve operational efficiency.

They also saw IBM as an outperformer for customer integration and for technical, functional and industry insights.