Education

Jill Singer, vice president of national security for AT&T‘s global public sector business, spoke at the University of West Florida’s fall 2018 commencement ceremony held Saturday. She earned both her bachelor’s degree in computer science and master’s degree in systems analysis from the university, UWF said Friday. Singer also serves as a trustee …

A partnership between United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace will select more than 20 K-12 teams to design and build payloads through the 2019 Student Rocket Launch competition. Participants will aim to guide payload systems to a designated ground-based target for a chance to win as much as $5K and use the prize money to …

George Mason University’s School of Business has opened an academic facility dedicated to government contracting research, training and collaborative efforts. The Center for Government Contracting will host courses, activities and programs meant to help students, companies and agencies build GovCon competencies, the university said. The center will conduct its inaugural …

Lockheed Martin has provided three-year, $300K grant to support the establishment of a second advanced manufacturing training center at Valencia College in Orlando. The company said Friday it made the investment as part of efforts to help grow the city’s pipeline of high-technology professionals. “With major contract wins over the past several …

AT&T and Learfield Communications’ Campus+ division have partnered to develop and deliver new educational technologies and career opportunities for students in higher education institutions. AT&T said Monday it will coordinate with administrators and other campus stakeholders to address various challenges in on-campus learning, as well as customize academic resources for …

Northrop Grumman has partnered with George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College in an effort to increase graduation rates and boost the workforce for science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas. The company said Tuesday it is working with the schools’ ADVANCE partnership program aiming to help community college students …

A Leidos-managed federally funded laboratory has partnered with the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology in an effort to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs at higher education institutions within Frederick County, Md. The center said Monday it will use the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research’s …

Leidos is providing education and training services to help students and workers develop their skills and empower the country’s workforce in support of the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers program. The company said Wednesday it will develop learning programs encompassing apprenticeships, continuing education, reskilling, on-the-job training and work-based education …

A Raytheon vice president has urged defense companies and agencies to modify their approaches to recruit, identify and retain employees who possess science, technology, engineering and math skills, Signal Magazine reported Wednesday. “For years, we’ve heard about the challenge that we don’t have enough college students that are going to …

Battelle Education, Clemson University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining have received grants with a combined total of $5.7M under a Defense Department engineering education effort. The recipients will use the funds to administer educational programs in the manufacturing engineering area under …

Twelve universities will work to develop an eco-friendly road vehicle for a Department of Energy-supported competition with General Motors and software firm MathWorks serving as co-sponsors. The four-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge tasks teams to each modify a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer into an an energy-efficient vehicle geared for carsharing uses, EcoCAR …

Science Applications International Corp. will support national education campaign and outreach efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of a Ketchum-led industry team that won a spot on a potential $900M contract. SAIC said Monday it can vie for task orders to help the CMS develop, implement and evaluate …

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, …

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 …

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 …