Govini CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty has been appointed to serve at the National Defense University Foundation's board of directors.
Read More »DynCorp Raises New Funds for Military Survivor Assistance Nonprofit; George Krivo Quoted
Suppliers and business partners of DynCorp International have collectively provided a $20K donation to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, a nonprofit organization that provides support to families of U.S. fallen soldiers.
Read More »SAIC, Nonprofits Collaborate on Military Philanthropic Giving; Nazzic Keene Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. has increased efforts this year to assist military veterans and their families in need through the company's employee volunteering activities and monetary donations.
Read More »Leidos, Baltimore Ravens Partner on Opioid Awareness Campaign; Roger Krone Quoted
Leidos has partnered with football team Baltimore Ravens to promote public awareness in the current opioid crisis.
Read More »HII Grants 89 New Collegiate, Technical, Pre-Kinder Program Scholarships
Huntington Ingalls Industries has chosen 89 new scholarship recipients for 2019-2020 school year through an initiative that seeks to assist selected dependent children of HII employees in the pursuit of collegiate and technical degrees.
Read More »Boeing Supports AIAA Foundation’s Science, Engineering Education Program With $1M Donation; Dennis Muilenburg Quoted
Boeing's philanthropic arm has donated $1M to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation to support an educational fund aimed at involving more women and minority students in science and engineering learning.
Read More »Boeing, University Partner to Establish Aerospace Scholarship Fund; Dennis Muilenburg Quoted
Boeing has donated $3M to fund scholarships for pilot and aviation maintenance training programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Read More »Raytheon Engages Students in STEM-Focused Challenge; Thomas Bussing Quoted
Raytheon hosted a circuit board build contest in a move to foster student interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. The challenge took place during the MathMovesU Day on Feb. 4 at the University of Arizona where Raytheon engineers guided Tucson-based elementary students through construction and inspection of circuit boards, the company said Feb. 12.
Read More »Raytheon Supports JFK Library in Year-Long Effort to Promote Innovation
Raytheon has provided $1.5M to help the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation launch new educational initiatives as part of the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Read More »Boeing Pledges $1M for Harvey Disaster Relief
Boeing has pledged to give the American Red Cross a $1 million donation through the aerospace and defense contractor’s charitable trust to assist Texas communities hit by Hurricane Harvey. The company said Tuesday it will match employee contributions made to the humanitarian organization’s disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of …
Read More »Brian Krzanich: Intel, Employees Dole Out $30M to Charitable Groups
Intel and its employees have donated nearly $30 million to various charitable organizations with diverse causes such as human services, education and civil rights as part of the International Human Rights Day celebration. Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday that the accumulated amount was the …
Read More »UMUC to Continue Support for Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot
The University of Maryland University College will continue to sponsor the Air Force Association’s national youth cyber education program for a fourth consecutive year. UMUC said Thursday it will support the CyberPatriot program in an effort to promote science, technology, engineering, mathematics and cybersecurity education to students. The 2015-2016 CyberPatriot National Defense Competition aims to develop …
Read More »Oracle to Invest $200M Into White House’s Computer Science Education Initiative
Oracle seeks to pump $200 million for the next 18 months into a White House initiative meant to support computer science education in the U.S. The investment on the Computer Science for All program is intended to provide computer science education to more than 200,000 students through the Oracle Academy educational program, Oracle …
Read More »Report: San Bernardino Police Used Thomson Reuters Tool to Track Suspects; Steve Rubley Comments
Police officers in San Bernardino County in California used a Thomson Reuters-built investigative platform to locate the suspects involved in a terrorist attack at a county training seminar on Dec. 2, the San Bernardino Sun reported Wednesday. Doug Saunders writes the police officers used Clear, an online database that works …
Read More »Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility Recognized in ‘Military Friendly Employers’ List
Victory Media has selected Engility for its annual list of the top 100 “military-friendly employers” in the U.S. to acknowledge the technology company’s recruitment and employment programs for former service members. Tony Smeraglinolo, Engility president and CEO, said in a statement issued Wednesday that military veterans account for almost 23 …
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