Matt Bringman, formerly senior vice president for business development at VariQ, has joined Favor TechConsulting as vice president for the Department of Homeland Security, G2XChange ETC reported Friday.
Read More »Gen. John ‘Mike’ Murray, Army Futures Command Head, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Leadership in Service Modernization Efforts
Executive Mosaic is honored to unveil Gen. John “Mike” Murray, commander of the Army Futures Command, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his leadership in modernizing the U.S. Army enterprise.
Read More »GE Launches UAS Traffic Management Tech Business
General Electric has unveiled a new company to help build traffic management systems designed to support the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace. AiRXOS operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of GE and has been tapped to serve as a partner on several programs to support the …
Read More »Air Force, Ohio State University Partner for Human Performance Monitoring Research Initiative
Ohio State University and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing have signed a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the goal to create human performance monitoring processes for the battlefield. The U.S. Air Force said Nov. 30 the partnership will offer 711th HPW access to data on the university’s Division 1 college …
Read More »Battelle Supports Ohio Bid for USDOT Grant on Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Research
The Transportation Department has awarded a $6 million grant to a Battelle-backed team for a dedicated short-range communications system in central Ohio to support testing and research on connected and autonomous vehicles. Battelle said Thursday it has helped build the winning bid from the Dublin, Marysville and Union counties in Ohio to secure the grant to expand fiber …
Read More »Noetic-Ohio State-APA Team Forms Health Intervention Initiative As Part of Cancer Moonshot Program
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has released a report that outlines several public and private sector commitments in support of the Obama administration’s Cancer Moonshot program. Consulting firm Noetic has teamed up with the Ohio State University and American Psychological Association to form a health intervention program that seeks to …
Read More »Parsons VP Chris Bush Wins OSU ‘Ralph Boyer Young Achiever’ Award; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments
The Ohio State University has selected Chris Bush, a corporate vice president and manager of business development at Parsons, to receive the university’s 2015 Ralph Boyer Young Achiever Award. OSU’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department is set to present the award to Bush at an event that will be held …
Read More »RMF Names Vince Jarrett to Lead Ohio Civil Engineering Team; Duane Pinnix Comments
RMF Engineering has appointed Vince Jarrett, an engineering design professional for 17 years, as division manager of its new civil engineering team at the company’s office in Columbus, Ohio. Jarrett will lead Gregory Albrecht, Matt Burgdorf and Stephen Whalen in providing civil, electrical and mechanical engineering and other services to RMF clients in Ohio, …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Susan Zidek of Mission Essential Personnel
Susan Zidek is senior vice president and general counsel at Mission Essential Personnel. As the firm’s chief corporate attorney her responsibilities include managing all subcontract and contract activities, addressing all legal issues that the company is faced with and reporting to CEO Chris Taylor. Before serving in her current role …
Read More »$4 Million Price Tag to Clean Up after OSU Hacker Attack
It can be costly to clean up after a security breach, just ask Ohio State University. After hackers broke into a school server that housed students’ names, Social Security numbers and other personal data, officials spent $4 million to pay for the forensic investigation and credit-protection services for those affected …
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