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  • National Science Foundation, Boeing Form STEM Training Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Science Foundation, Boeing Form STEM Training Partnership

    Boeing has partnered with the National Science Foundation to train students and the company’s employees in the science, technology, engineering and math skill areas. The company said Monday it will invest $10M to help NSF and its learning institution partners develop online training courses about model-based engineering, systems engineering, mechatronics, robotics, data science, sensor analytics, […] More

  • Harris Backs STEM Programs to Foster Space Innovation; William Brown Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Backs STEM Programs to Foster Space Innovation; William Brown Quoted

    Harris has pledged to support science, technology, engineering and math education through grant funds in a move to inspire future space innovators. The company said Thursday that, for the third consecutive year, it will back the Space Foundation’s Space in the Community program that seeks to inform students, teachers, parents and community members about space and […] More

  • Engility Awards Cybersecurity Scholarships to Four Military Veterans; Lynn Dugle Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Awards Cybersecurity Scholarships to Four Military Veterans; Lynn Dugle Quoted

    Engility has awarded cybersecurity scholarships to four military veterans under the CyberWarrior program’s summer 2018 installment. Veterans Jonathan Cervantes, Clint Lovell, Maria Mena and Davide Giovanni Zampieri will receive career development opportunities, training, educational materials and certifications provided under the scholarships, the company said Tuesday. A ceremony took place Tuesday at the TechNet Augusta conference to honor the scholarship […] More

  • Navy Research Teams, Carnegie Mellon Partner to Encourage More Studies in STEM, AI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Research Teams, Carnegie Mellon Partner to Encourage More Studies in STEM, AI

    The Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University have partnered to boost interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and artificial intelligence studies for the U.S. Navy. NRL said Thursday the three entities will educate CMU students on the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief-related aspects of AI under the five-year Education […] More

  • Lockheed Sponsors New NASA Educational Attraction at Kennedy Space Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Sponsors New NASA Educational Attraction at Kennedy Space Center

    Lockheed Martin is sponsoring a new astronaut-themed attraction made to educate students on the training needed to explore space. Located at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the Astronaut Training Experience attraction features technology-enabled, hands-on activities that simulate an astronaut’s training for a Mars mission, the center said Thursday. The attraction also features a second program, […] More

  • LexisNexis Presents Computer Science Education Program at House Committee Innovation Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LexisNexis Presents Computer Science Education Program at House Committee Innovation Forum

    LexisNexis Risk Solutions presented its free summer coding and computer science mentoring program at a House Education and the Workforce Committee forum that took place Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Rep. Karen Handel, R-Ga., invited LexisNexis and 24 other participants across the country to present their education programs before committee members and attend a congressional showcase focused […] More

  • Battelle’s Aimee Kennedy Joins STEM Education Advisory Panel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle’s Aimee Kennedy Joins STEM Education Advisory Panel

    Aimee Kennedy, senior vice president of philanthropy and education at Battelle, has been appointed to a new panel authorized by Congress to advise the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education on STEM-related issues. Kennedy is one of the 18 members named by the National Science Foundation to the STEM Education Advisory Panel established through […] More

  • H.R. McMaster to Return to Hoover Institution as Senior Fellow - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    H.R. McMaster to Return to Hoover Institution as Senior Fellow

    H.R. McMaster, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former national security adviser, will return to Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in September as a Fouad and Michelle Ajami senior fellow. McMaster, who previously taught at the institution as a National Security Affairs Fellow from 2002 to 2003 and as a Visiting Fellow from 2003 to […] More

  • Lockheed Sponsors Jordan-Based Robotics Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Sponsors Jordan-Based Robotics Lab

    Lockheed Martin has helped establish a robotics laboratory for students at King’s Academy in Jordan through sponsorship, TradeArabia reported Saturday. The Lockheed Martin Incubator features equipment, software and systems designed to complement science, technology, engineering and math education at the nonprofit boarding school. King’s Academy educates students from grades 7 to 12.  Lockheed offers defense equipment and services […] More

  • Engility to Expand Cyber Scholarship Program for Military Vets; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Expand Cyber Scholarship Program for Military Vets; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has announced plans to grant additional scholarships to former U.S. military personnel through its CyberWarrior Scholarship Program. The company said Tuesday the next round of grants will help four transitioning service members receive cybersecurity certification training. “Through these scholarships, we’re not only providing veterans with a viable option as they reenter the workforce, but also putting […] More

  • NIST, Florida International University to Collaborate on Cyber Education - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST, Florida International University to Collaborate on Cyber Education

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with Florida International University to implement outreach programs that will focus on cybersecurity education, training and workforce development. NIST said Wednesday its National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program will oversee the agency-university collaboration as part of efforts to help address gaps in training and labor supply. “It is important that we […] More

  • Booz Allen, Saudi Arabia Partner for Cyber Challenge Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen, Saudi Arabia Partner for Cyber Challenge Program

    The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming has partnered with Booz Allen Hamilton to implement an educational program to help address a demand for cybersecurity talent. Booz Allen said Friday it will establish a cyber skills competition for students and professionals to support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and National Cyber Strategy. The company plans to base the program […] More