A shipbuilding division of Huntington Indalls Industries has introduced a program to offer startup funds for nonprofit organizations that aim to address key community needs in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. HII said Friday its Newport News Shipbuilding business will support projects in the areas of education and workforce development, environmental stewardship, inclusion and diversity, and health, wellness, safety and human services […] More

AECOM has secured one of six contracts worth up to $970 million in total to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency manage a partnership effort to reduce potential risks from weapons of mass destruction and related technology. John Vollmer, president of AECOM’S management services group and a three-time Wash100 recipient, said in a statement released Wednesday […] More

Mitre placed 51st among 59 in the large organizations category of Computerworld’s 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology list for 2018. The list describes large organizations as those with at least 5,000 U.S. employees. The company said Monday it has been named to the list nine times, the most recent being 2016. Joel […] More

Three companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $48.8 million contract to provide engineering,  architectural and environmental services to the Air Force Reserve Command’s headquarters. The Defense Department said Thursday contractors will perform work at Robins Air Force Base, AFRC host bases, other active bases and rented locations through June 13, 2023. AFRC received seven proposals for the indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity […] More

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Joint Polar Satellite System, designed to support weather forecasting, has achieved operational status after completing a series of tests. Known as JPSS-1 before it reached orbit, the NOAA-20 satellite features multiple instruments built to gather data on Earth’s atmosphere, land and waters, the agency said Wednesday. The Ball Aerospace-built satellite was launched in […] More

Executive Biz spoke with Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer, about HP Federal’s role driving information technology modernization and cybersecurity enhancements. “One of the largest (and often overlooked) risks facing the federal government is an unsecured printer … From a security perspective, whether it’s documents left in the printer tray or a default password that has […] More

James Turgal, former executive assistant director of the FBI‘s information and technology branch, has been appointed as a managing director within the cyber risk services practice at  Deloitte‘s risk and financial advisory segment. He will advise clients on cyber incident response, cyber war-gaming and cyber resilience, Deloitte said Tuesday. In his previous role, Turgal oversaw all applications, […] More

The Professional Services Council has appointed new members and re-elected several executives to its 2018 executive committee and board of directors. Carey Smith, president of Parsons’ federal business unit, was re-elected secretary of the board of directors during the trade group’s annual meeting held Thursday, PSC said Monday. Smith will join Ken Asbury, president and […] More

CH2M has pledged a donation of $1 million to create an endowed professorship within the Oregon State University’s College of Engineering. The company said Thursday an endowed professor will be appointed to teach at the college for a term of up to five years through the CH2M Hill Professorship in Civil Engineering Fund. Scott Ashford, dean of OSU […] More

An industry team led by Boeing‘s Tapestry Solutions subsidiary has received a potential four-year, $26 million contract to update a software platform the U.S. Air Force  uses to plan airdrop missions. Tapestry said Wednesday it will collaborate with Jacobs Engineering and Mission Oriented Rapid Solution Engineering to produce versions 6.x through 8.x. of the Air Force’s Consolidated Airdrop Tool. The team […] More

Charles River Analytics has secured a potential $2 million contract to develop an automated platform for the U.S. Navy to understand skills and manage training of the military branch’s personnel. The Crowdsourced Acquisition of Models of Learning Transfer Strategies project is part of Charles River’s efforts to address instructional needs and individual differences through intelligent tutoring, the company said Tuesday. […] More

AWE has selected digital technology firm Atos to support the installation of a supercomputer designed to validate nuclear warheads as part of a nuclear deterrence program in the U.K. Atos said Monday its Bull Sequana supercomputer will work to help AWE assess the safety and reliability of Trident nuclear warheads through a science-based computational program. AWE […] More