URS Corporation has been awarded a contract from Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. The company will provide Hoosier with an upgrade to the present fuel gas desulfurization systems at Hoosier Energy’s Merom Generating Station in Indiana, with plans for completion by the summer of 2013. URS Corp. has provided …
Read More »Ghana VP Uses Global Trade, Social Media to Lift Africa from Poverty
The vice president of Ghana reached out to the U.S. during a visit to Washington last week, inviting Americans to join countries such as China and Brazil in making energy investments in the African nation. But it is his commitment to communication and social media that has set John Dramani …
Read More »Senate Confirms Leon Panetta as Next Secretary of Defense
CIA Director Leon Panetta has been confirmed as the forthcoming secretary of defense, receiving a unanimous endorsement from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Panetta has been a front-runner to succeed Robert M. Gates since Gates announced plans to step down after 4.5 years of service in the position throughout the …
Read More »AT&T Hopes to Complete T-Mobile Merger in 2012
AT&T says it is on track to merge with T-Mobile, offering a second round of information requested by the Justice Department with the goal of receiving approval by March 2012. AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Wayne Watts said merger approval should not include a stipulation that AT&T …
Read More »Senate Holds Hearing to Critique Government Hiring Issues
The Senate held a hearing Tuesday to examine the efficiency with which the federal sector hires new college graduates, citing long-held concerns regarding the government’s hiring system. With various complaints regarding the government’s USAJOBS website, including a lengthy application process that fails to recruit even top applicants, hiring advocates took …
Read More »Raytheon Wins $1.7 Billion Contract Agreement with Saudi Arabia
Raytheon Co. has won a $1.7 billion contract with Saudi Arabia, a move that will allow the Waltham, Mass.-based defense contractor to complete work on the country’s Patriot air and missile defense systems. Raytheon says the contract will allow it to upgrade the missile system by providing the most advanced …
Read More »SAIC Announces New Head of Navy Account; Jim Cuff Comments
SAIC has announced the hire of Robert D. Reilly Jr. as the firm’s U.S. Navy strategic account executive. Reilly will report to Jim Cuff, SAIC’s executive vice president for business development, strategy, mergers and acquisitions. Some of Reilly’s responsibilities include leading the Navy Account Management Team. He will identify and …
Read More »Time and Cost Inflation Leave the Fate of Military ERP Systems Uncertain
As the Army, Navy and Air Force implement their respective ERP systems, they have encountered immense struggle in doing so, leaving the effectiveness of each system in serious doubt. With ERP acquiring an increasingly active role among defense IT programs, Greg Slabodkin of Defense Systems reports the Defense Department is …
Read More »Unisys Forms Cloud Offerings Partnership with BMC
Unisys has formed a joint marketing and sales venture with BMC Software, allowing both companies to deliver cloud management services to various enterprises. The partnership pairs BMC’s generation Cloud Lifecycle Management with the cloud advisory, implementation and management services offered by Unisys. Both companies will work together to discuss strategy, …
Read More »Symantec to Create 60 New Jobs in Dublin
Symantec is increasing its job prospects abroad — the U.S.-based Internet security firm has announced plans to create 60 new jobs at its European headquarters in west Dublin, Ireland. The job growth is the result of a large investment by IDA in its “authentication services” business, riding on the heels …
Read More »Neustar to Apply for Top-Level Domain
Neustar is joining the likes of global brands such as Canon and Hitachi, applying for a new generic top-level domain following Monday’s approval of the new gTLD guidebook by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Acquisition of its own brand-specific gTLD will provide the company more visibility, allowing …
Read More »QinetiQ North America Wins Contract from US Army
QinetiQ North America announced it has received a contract award from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center in Huntsville, Ala. The five-year contract is worth $39.8 million and supports the center’s Architecture Characterization Program. QinetiQ will perform architecture definition, concept development, scenario development, constructive simulation …
Read More »ATK to Open New Aircraft Facility
ATK will open its new 615,000 square-foot Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence in August in Clearfield, Utah. The facility will serve as the headquarters for ATK Aerospace Structures commercial aircraft programs and will manufacture commercial airframes, engine components for the Airbus A350, General Electric and Rolls-Royce engine programs. The facility …
Read More »Janine Nyre Named VP of Radio Frequency Combat, Info. Systems for Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has named Janine Nyre vice president of radio frequency combat and information systems for the company’s Land and Self Protection Systems Division, a position that is effective immediately. In her new position, Nyre will oversee a team that designs and delivers high-performance, digital electronic warfare …
Read More »Bob Dawkins of A-T Solutions, American Military University Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Bob Dawkins, director of education and standards at A-T Solutions Inc., has received the American Public University System Excellence in Teaching Award. A-T Solutions has a partnership with American Military University, one of the schools within APUS, to ensure that participants in the company’s counterterrorism training programs are eligible …
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