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AT&T’s Jill Singer Delivers Commencement Speech at University of West Florida

Jill Singer, vice president of national security forÂ AT&T‘s global public sector business, spoke at the University of West Florida’sÂ fall 2018 commencement ceremony held Saturday. She earned both her bachelorâ€™s degree in computer science and masterâ€™s degree in systems analysis from the university, UWFÂ said Friday. Singer also serves as a trustee there. â€œUWFâ€™s ongoing commitment to […] More

by Nichols Martin December 17, 2018, 3:32 am
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ULA, Ball Aerospace Seek Participants for 2019 Student Payload Development Program; Tory Bruno Quoted

A partnership betweenÂ United Launch AllianceÂ and Ball AerospaceÂ will select more than 20 K-12 teams to design and build payloads through theÂ 2019 Student Rocket Launch competition. Participants will aim toÂ guide payload systems to a designated ground-based target for a chance to win as much as $5K and use the prize money to support a nonprofit organization or […] More

by Nichols Martin December 14, 2018, 12:03 am
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George Mason University Opens GovCon-Focused Academic Center; Jerry McGinn Quoted

George Mason University’s School of Business has opened an academic facility dedicated to government contracting research, training and collaborative efforts. The Center for Government Contracting will host courses, activities and programs meant to help students, companies and agencies build GovCon competencies, the university said. The center will conduct its inaugural public event on Dec. 11 […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 7, 2018, 2:45 am
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Lockheed Invests in Orlando Advanced Manufacturing Training Program

Lockheed Martin has provided three-year, $300K grant to support the establishment of a second advanced manufacturing training center atÂ ValenciaÂ College in Orlando. The company said Friday it made the investment as part of efforts to help grow the city’s pipeline of high-technology professionals. “With major contract wins over the past several years, we’ve been able to […] More

by Nichols Martin December 3, 2018, 12:08 am
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AT&T, Learfield Partner to Extend Tech Innovations to Higher Education Institutions

AT&T and Learfield Communicationsâ€™ Campus+ division have partnered to develop and deliver new educational technologies and career opportunities for students in higher education institutions. AT&T said Monday it will coordinate with administrators and other campus stakeholders to address various challenges in on-campus learning, as well as customize academic resources for students, faculty and alumni. Chris […] More

by Monica Jackson November 8, 2018, 8:16 am
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Northrop Partners With Academe to Support STEM College Students

Northrop Grumman has partnered with George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College in an effort to increase graduation rates and boost the workforce for science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas. The company said Tuesday it is working with the schools’ ADVANCE partnership program aiming to help community college students graduate with a four-year degree […] More

by Nichols Martin November 7, 2018, 5:35 am
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Leidos-Managed Federally Funded Research Lab Enters STEM Education Partnership

AÂ Leidos-managed federally funded laboratory has partnered with the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology in an effort to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs atÂ higher education institutions within Frederick County, Md. The centerÂ said Monday it will useÂ the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research’s facilities toÂ administer biological, biochemical and […] More

by Monica Jackson November 6, 2018, 7:01 am
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Leidos Announces Education Support Efforts; Roger Krone Quoted

Leidos is providing education and training services to help students and workers develop their skills and empower the country’s workforce in support of the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers program. The company said Wednesday it will develop learning programs encompassing apprenticeships, continuing education, reskilling, on-the-job training and work-based education for more than 2.1K recipients […] More

by Nichols Martin November 1, 2018, 4:00 am
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Raytheon’s Barbara Borgonovi Calls for New Talent Mgmt Approach to Address STEM Employment Gap

A Raytheon vice president has urged defense companies and agencies to modify their approaches to recruit, identify and retain employees who possess science, technology, engineering and math skills, Signal Magazine reported Wednesday. â€œFor years, we’ve heard about the challenge that we don’t have enough college students that are going to study … STEM,â€ said Barbara […] More

by Peter Graham November 1, 2018, 12:21 am
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DoD Awards Four Grants for Manufacturing Engineering Education Support

Battelle Education, Clemson University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining have received grants with a combined total of $5.7M under a Defense Department engineering education effort. The recipients will use the funds to administer educational programs in the manufacturing engineering area under the three-year Manufacturing Engineering Education […] More

by Nichols Martin October 30, 2018, 10:47 am
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DOE, General Motors, MathWorks Sponsor Eco-Friendly Vehicle Competition

Twelve universities will work to develop an eco-friendly road vehicle for a Department of Energy-supported competition with General Motors and software firm MathWorks serving as co-sponsors. The four-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge tasks teams to each modify a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer into an an energy-efficient vehicle geared for carsharing uses, EcoCAR said Friday. Participants will employ […] More

by Nichols Martin October 29, 2018, 10:21 am
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SAIC Lands CMS Comms Campaign Support Subcontract; Bob Genter Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. will support national education campaign and outreach efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of aÂ Ketchum-led industry team that won a spot onÂ a potential $900M contract. SAICÂ said Monday it can vie for task orders to help the CMS develop, implement and evaluate integrated communications campaigns via theÂ indefinite-delivery, […] More

by Peter Graham October 2, 2018, 1:27 am