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  • Vencore's Zalenda Cyrille Receives Leadership Award for STEM Efforts; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore’s Zalenda Cyrille Receives Leadership Award for STEM Efforts; Mac Curtis Comments

    Zalenda Cyrille, a program director at Vencore, has been given the Modern Day Technology Leaders Award for her efforts to foster interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Vencore said Monday the recognition was given at the 2017 Black Engineer of the Year Award conference held Friday in Washington, D.C. The award commends the recipient’s commitment to […] More

  • 16 SAIC Employees Land Awards at 31st BEYA STEM Conference; Tony Moraco Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    16 SAIC Employees Land Awards at 31st BEYA STEM Conference; Tony Moraco Comments

    Sixteen employees of Science Applications International Corp. have received numerous awards at the 31st annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards’ science, technology, engineering and math conference in Washington. SAIC CEO Tony Moraco said in a statement released Friday that he is honored to recognize the company’s employees in their efforts to encourage younger generations to […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Picks 28 Gulf Coast Schools to Receive STEM Grants; Edmond Hughes Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Picks 28 Gulf Coast Schools to Receive STEM Grants; Edmond Hughes Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has provided more than $100,000 in total funds to help finance science, technology, engineering and math projects of 28 schools and educational groups in Alabama and Mississippi. The funds were awarded through a STEM grant program managed by HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, the company said Tuesday. “Ingalls is proud to provide STEM grants to our local schools to help […] More

  • Leidos to Sponsor Air Force Association's Cyber Education Program; Chuck Heflebower Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Sponsor Air Force Association’s Cyber Education Program; Chuck Heflebower Comments

    Leidos will continue to sponsor the Air Force Association’s cyber education program for the eighth consecutive year. AFA said Monday Leidos has supported CyberPatriot as a Cyber Silver sponsor since the program’s inception in 2009 to help develop students’ cyber skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and math careers. “We at Leidos are very proud of our founding […] More

  • Siemens' US CEO Judy Marks to Chair Foundation Board; David Etzwiler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens’ US CEO Judy Marks to Chair Foundation Board; David Etzwiler Comments

    Judy Marks, CEO of Siemens‘ U.S. subsidiary, has been appointed as chair of the board of directors at the company’s philanthropic arm. She will lead the Siemens Foundation board as it works to help develop future scientists and engineers as well as sustain a workforce focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the foundation said Tuesday. “Not only does [Marks] bring vast experience […] More

  • Frank Culbertson: Orbital ATK to Host STEM Students at Dulles HQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Culbertson: Orbital ATK to Host STEM Students at Dulles HQ

    Orbital ATK will host students of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at the company’s Dulles, Virginia-based headquarters in support of Higher Orbits’ Go For Launch! program, Loudon Now reported Thursday. Higher Orbits, a non-profit organization, will hold its three-day program next month at Orbital ATK’s Dulles headquarters for high school students to participate in […] More

  • Northrop Sponsors Int'l Maritime Robotic Tech Devt Competition; Jack Dorsett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Sponsors Int’l Maritime Robotic Tech Devt Competition; Jack Dorsett Comments

    Northrop Grumman has sponsored the 2016 Maritime RobotX Challenge in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of the company’s effort to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International’s charitable organization  organized the competition that began Dec. 11 and runs through 18 to inspire the next generation of robotic technology builders, developers and engineers in the U.S. and Pacific […] More

  • ULA to Sponsor Air Force Association’s STEM Program; Tory Bruno Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA to Sponsor Air Force Association’s STEM Program; Tory Bruno Comments

    United Launch Alliance has agreed to become a sponsor for the Air Force Association’s StellarXplorers science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program. The joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing ULA will sponsor the dinner for the national finalists and also cover travel expenses and funding for the StellarXplorers III winners, the Air Force Association said Monday. “We are […] More

  • ORAU Seeks Applicants for 2017 Air Force Research Lab Internship Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ORAU Seeks Applicants for 2017 Air Force Research Lab Internship Program

    ORAU has started to accept applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2017 Summer Repperger Research Internship Program. The 10-week program will provide mentorship on AFRL projects to science, technology, engineering and math students and applicants can apply for appointments in Dayton, Ohio, or San Antonio, Texas, ORAU said Friday. […] More

  • Orbital ATK Plans Launch Vehicle Business Expansion in Arizona; Rich Straka Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Plans Launch Vehicle Business Expansion in Arizona; Rich Straka Comments

    Orbital ATK has announced plans to expand the operations of its launch vehicles division through the construction of a new facility in Chandler, Arizona. The company said Thursday it will establish a 46,000-square-foot facility at Allred Park Place and aims to create as many as 500 new full-time science, technology, engineering and math positions over a five-year period as part of […] More