SAIC Inc is set to double its workforce in Utah, the Washington Business Journal reports. There are currently 136 SAIC employees at nine locations in the state of Utah. The new jobs will be integrated into the company’s existing operations, according to an announcement released by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “From engineering, science and math, [...]
Science Applications International Corporation and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County have announced plans for a statewide cyber competition and conference created to attract more students and young professionals to pursue cybersecurity careers. Taking place Oct. 21-22, 2011, the Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference (MDC3) aims to boost Maryland’s position as a cybersecurity leader. Founders [...]
SAIC Senior VP and Business Unit General Manager Larry Cox has been named to the Howard County Cyber Commission. Cox will co-chair the commission with Richard Roca of Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory. The 13-member board, made up of area representatives of technology, finance and cyber innovation companies, will aim to inform Howard County Executive [...]
SAIC will partner with the University of Maryland to promote education and research into cybersecurity initiatives, the company announced today. The partnership means that SAIC’s Cyber Innovation Center in Columbia, Md., will share some of its research with UMD’s Cybersecurity Center in College Park, Md., which aims to educate cyber warriors and create technologies that [...]
Today, SAIC announced it has opened a Cyber Innovation Center in Columbia, Md., to develop cybersecurity solutions. The purpose of the center is to provide a site where SAIC employees can tackle cybersecurity challenges using the latest ideas, services and technologies. The center will include a technical-solutions lab, research and development, and training and conference [...]
Science Applications International Corporation yesterday announced structural changes that will direct focus and resources to high-growth areas and provide enterprise-level emphasis on cybersecurity. Charles Koontz, president of the Information Technology and Network Solutions Group, will serve as executive vice president for strategic projects and report directly to Chief Executive Officer Walt Havenstein. Larry Cox, senior [...]
SAIC and CSC will sponsor the 5th Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) that will take place over the next few days. During competition, students will try to defend their networks from intrusion while keeping them online and providing services (like e-mail) and carrying out everyday functions (i.e. adding new users). The competition includes the [...]
