Yesterday, the FCC released the National Broadband Plan called for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The plan identifies ways to expand access to broadband and promote economic growth and job creation in areas unserved or underserved by broadband internet access. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra writes on the Office of Science and Technology […] More

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has awarded Westinghouse Electric Co. and General Atomics a $40 million contract for “conceptual design and planning work” on the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP). The award has the potential to signal an upswing in contracts being issued to firms in support of the NGNP.  Chu and the Administration […] More

Tim Kelleher is vice president of federal services for Attain LLC and one of the founding members  of the company. Most recently, Kelleher was vice president of Enterprise Security Services for Unisys Corporation, where he owned the $750 million P&L for this global business. His team was responsible for developing services and solutions for the […] More

Dale E. Luddeke serves as CACI’s executive vice president of corporate business development, and plays a key role in the company’s strategic growth plan to expand its business development in areas of national security, intelligence, homeland security and the enhancement of the way the federal government does business. In his previous position at Computer Science […] More

Joanne Maguire serves as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company business area and as an officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. She was also recently named the advisory council chair of the Rocky Mountain United Service Organizations. Maguire took on her current role in 2006 after having served as vice president and deputy […] More

Yesterday, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a cybersecurity war game, called Cyber ShockWave, which showcased some of the challenges that policy makers would face in the event of a cyber attack. The event highlighted the need for greater international cooperation and understanding in the cyber realm. Today in Brussels, 500 delegates from 25 countries are […] More

The threats emanating from cyberspace are becoming consistent features in the news. Earlier this year, Google revealed it and dozens of other companies had come under cyber attack. Cyber criminals have stolen millions of dollars and the intellectual property of America’s leading corporations are at risk. Scott Borg, director and CEO of the nonprofit U.S. […] More

Wes Bush is the president and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman, and he also serves on the company's Board of Directors and on the corporate policy council. He was appointed corporate vice president and chief financial officer for the company in 2005. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Bush served as president and CEO for […] More

Yesterday. Northrop Grumman announced that it has appointed Edward M. Swallow vice president of business development for the Information Systems sector’s Civil Systems division. Swallow will now oversee the division’s business development activities, including building and executing strategies, identifying and shaping new business opportunities, and maintaining customer relationships in the civil marketplace. He will also […] More

Big Blue has launched an ambitious battery project  with the a goal of commercializing an experimental battery technology “” lithium metal-air “” in order to acheive over ten times the energy density of today’s best batteries. This week, IBM will host a gathering of some of the world's top researchers in the field, including auto company researchers and […] More

Walter P. (Walt) Havenstein is CEO of Science Applications International Corporation. Previously, he served as president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, and as a board member of BAE Systems plc. effective June 26.  Bill Hoover of AMERICAN Systems had this to say of Havenstein: “Walt respects all with […] More

Joe Kopfman has been with AMERICAN SYSTEMS almost from the start. If you ask him, he’ll tell you it’s not like working for the same company, rather an ever-evolving one. Since his start, Kopfman has seen AMERICAN SYSTEMS grow from $2 million in annual revenue to over $200 million. Recently Kopfman took a look back […] More