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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …