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Lockheed’s Jennifer Warren: Space Sustainability Requires Multistakeholder Approach

Jennifer Warren, a vice president at Lockheed Martin, said that global partnerships among government, commercial and academic organizations will be key to sustaining operations in the space domain, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. Warren noted at an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics-hosted online event Tuesday that while both the public and private sectors are pursuing space […] More

by Carol Collins July 21, 2021, 12:10 pm
in Government Technology, News

AWS’ Teresa Carlson on Four Must-Have Conditions to Address Digital Skills Gap

Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector and industries at Amazon Web Services and a six-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in an article published Wednesday on the World Economic Forum website that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated technology adoption and organizations seeking to benefit from technologies should “support the development of a workforce with digital skills.“ She said there are four “must-have conditions“ to help meet the need around skills development and build a future-ready workforce and one is equal access to skills training and education.

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by Jane Edwards January 28, 2021, 3:57 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Fortinet Announces Extension of Free Network Security Expert Training Catalogue

Fortinet will continue to offer its catalogue of self-paced Network Security Expert Training Institute courses for free in a bid to meet the demand for cybersecurity professionals and bridge skills gap.

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by Matthew Nelson January 7, 2021, 8:13 am
in News

Rick Ambrose: Lockheed to Submit Satellites to Space Sustainability Rating Scheme

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president for space business at Lockheed Martin, said the company has volunteered its satellites for World Economic Forum's “space sustainability“ rating system, Breaking Defense reported Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards June 20, 2019, 10:59 pm
in News, Videos

Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Helps NASA Prepare for Return to Lunar Surface

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's space business and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said in a video interview aired Tuesday he predicts NASA will send humans back to the moon via a lunar gateway within the next decade.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers January 30, 2019, 6:07 am
in News

Microsoft's Brad Smith Calls on White House to Endorse “˜Paris Call' for Cybersecurity

Microsoft President Brad Smith has urged the Trump administration to back a nonbinding statement of principles setting acceptable behavior in cyber space, The Washington Post reported Friday. The Paris Call advances a set of principles such as the application of international law in cyber space, information sharing between companies about cyber threats and condemnation of large-scale cyber attacks and election hacking activities.

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by Jane Edwards January 28, 2019, 1:38 am
in Biometrics News, News

Unisys“™ Tom Patterson on How Emerging Tech Could Help “˜Global Society“™

Tom Patterson, a vice president and chief trust officer of Unisys, will join the Cyber Future Dialogue 2019 on Tuesday to discuss how citizens and governments can utilize emerging technology such as artificial intelligence in efforts to ensure privacy and increase security.

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by Darwin McDaniel January 22, 2019, 5:17 am
in Industry News, News

Fortinet Named Founding Partner of WEF Center for Cybersecurity; Ken Xie Quoted

Fortinet has joined the World Economic Forum's Center for Cybersecurity as a founding partner in a move to help deter cyber crime. WEF established the center to encourage collaboration among members of industry, government, international organizations, academia and civil society to address global cybersecurity challenges, Fortinet said Wednesday. Ken Xie, CEO and chairman of the board […] More

by Darwin McDaniel January 3, 2019, 1:25 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Industry News, News

World Economic Forum Seeks to Help Address IT Skills Gap Through Professional Training Program

The World Economic Forum has introduced a program that seeks to address a global skills gap and job displacement challenge in the information technology sector. PwC said Tuesday the IT Industry Skills Initiative seeks to train and provide resources for 1 million people via the SkillSET portal by January 2021. The portal will offer a PwC-developed […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 24, 2018, 9:53 am
in Education

BMC-Sponsored Program Aims to Help Military Vets Explore Tech Careers

BMC Software has teamed with Andreessen Horowitz, LifeLock and PayPal to launch a program that seeks to educate former U.S. military personnel about digital skills required for potential careers in the technology sector. All four sponsors of the BreakLine Tech program will hold educational sessions on culture, organizational design, talent management and expected future trends to guide participants on their technology career […] More

by Elizabeth de la Cruz February 16, 2017, 12:00 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

Lockheed Develops Disaster Response Portal Based on DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery

Volunteers from Lockheed Martin's space systems business have developed an online portal that works to provide post-disaster information from the ground with the use of DigitalGlobe satellite imagery, Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. Greg Avery writes that the HelpNowMap.com website is currently in beta version and uses open source software code. The service works with various computers and mobile […] More

by Jay Clemens May 5, 2016, 7:20 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Samuel Visner: CSC Adds New Cloud-Based Cyber Services

Computer Sciences Corp. will offer three new services to enterprise and public sector customers as part of the company’s work to expand its cloud cybersecurity portfolio, CSC said Tuesday. CSC’s Cloud Cybersecurity Services program works to offer tools from vendors in an effort to help customers migrate into cloud environments and the company will help manage […] More

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