Northrop Grumman will sponsor an unmanned aircraft system challenge, hosted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, for the third consecutive year as part of the company’s global commitment to foster innovative thinking in engineering and technology. Northrop said Thursday student engineers from 22 universities across the U.K. and overseas locations will participate in the competition that […] More

Bill Birkhofer leads the aerospace and defense portfolios of Jacobs Engineering Group as a senior vice president with additional responsibilities over the Pasadena, Calif.-based contractor’s global infrastructure and telecommunications The two-time inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 group holds four decades of experience in the engineering and construction fields and participates in GovCon industry trade associations such as […] More

Harris Corp. has opened a new interactive technology showcase center in Florida as part of the company’s $150 million investment in the region to facilitate idea exchanges between customers, partners and employees. The 23,000-square-foot Harris Global Innovation Center houses technology demonstration stations, multimedia conference rooms, huddle spaces and other areas that aim to drive collaboration, Harris […] More

A new batch of General Atomics summer interns has completed the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship program that the Energy Department‘s office of science has financed as a program sponsor. The company said Friday 10 interns worked at its DIII-D magnetic fusion energy facility and inertial fusion technologies program to support the advancement of fusion as a safe, non-carbon emitting source […] More

Cisco has invested $10 million toward its two-year Global Cybersecurity Scholarship program the company started to address what it estimates as a projected global shortage of 2 million cybersecurity professionals by 2019. The company said Tuesday it will also integrate a new Cyber Ops Certification to its current certification portfolio and update its CCIE security certification to address new skills and education that […] More

The government contracting industry and its agency customers are both grappling with questions as to how they can keep pace with fast technology advancements as requirements and demands of users change with those trends. Coupled with those changes is the work of both public and private sector organizations to hire qualified talent with skills and […] More

Gemalto has released an index showing the global public sector accounted for about 43 percent of data losses due to security breaches that occurred last year. The company said Tuesday its Breach Level Index report indicates the volume of government records that were compromised globally was up 476 percent in 2015 from the previous year. Seventy-seven percent of […] More

Sergio Torres, Edward Jimenez and Ruben Herrera of Lockheed Martin were among those recognized on the sidelines of the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference for their contributions to the engineering community. Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, delivered a speech at the Oct. 3 conference that congratulated the honorees and tackled the significance […] More

Jonna Ward is the founder and CEO of Visionary Integration Professionals, a government contracting firm with more than 700 staff members. She most recently served as a partner at Accenture before starting VIP in 1996 and previously worked for Andersen Consulting. In her conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Ward discussed the beginnings of the firm, the importance of STEM education and […] More