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Sterling Global Operations has launched a program that aims to find retirement homes for dogs that have performed explosive detection and search-and-rescue functions for military troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. “We’ve so far found homes for 18 dogs sent back to the U.S. from Afghanistan,†Paul Lane, director of operations at SGO, said Thursday. “There […] More
Hewlett-Packard will sponsor the 35th National Veterans Wheelchair Games conducted by Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Paralyzed Veterans of America said Tuesday nearly 600 veterans are competing in the 2015 games that kicked off on Monday through Friday in Dallas, Texas. HP also sponsors the Kids Day event where children with […] More
Leidos has donated $200,000 to the University of Virginia to support cybersecurity, healthcare informatics and sustainable energy research efforts at the university’s Data Science Institute, UVA Today reported Friday. Josie Pipkin writes Leidos also agreed to provide its DigitalEdge cloud-based analytics technology for student capstone projects. “Data science and analytics has the potential to transform […] More
A Northrop Grumman business unit has received a Commissioner’s Business Recognition Award from the Orange County School District, Florida Education Foundation and Florida Department of Education for the company’s partnerships with local schools. Northrop said Wednesday its laser systems business has worked on programs such as the Wekiva High School Laser Photonics Career Academy and the High School Involvement […] More
Maximus has donated at least $29,000 to Project Hope to aid the non-profit organization in its health relief efforts in Nepal after the recent two earthquakes that struck the country. Richard A. Montoni, Maximus CEO and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, said Tuesday the company aims to “support Project Hope’s efforts to send […] More
Raytheon has chosen 25 elementary school teachers in Maryland’s Calvert County Public Schools district to receive a $37,000 grant in an effort to promote engineering concepts and activities to students. The award is part of Raytheon’s $2 million scholarship program with Boston’s Museum of Science that aims to advance science, technology, engineering and math education in schools through the Engineering is […] More
Parsons expects to raise more than $15,000 for the Institute of Veterans Education and Training organization in a golf tournament set to take place on June 17. The company said Thursday it would host the eighth annual Golf Classic tournament at the Augustine Golf Club in Stafford, Virginia. “We are glad to help support IVET’s […] More
Northrop Grumman has agreed to invest $750,000 in Virginia Tech’s scholarship and faculty fellowship programs. The donation will go toward the university’s senior faculty fellowship in advanced intelligence systems and scholarship program in military leadership for the students of Corps of Cadets and College of Engineering, Virginia Tech said Thursday. “We expect that this initiative will contribute […] More
IAP Worldwide Services has received recognition for being among the top 25 contributors on the United Way of Brevard’s campaign to raise more than $6 million to fund the needs of the Brevard County community. IAP said Thursday it raised $46,162 following a four-week campaign with the theme “It’s About People” at its Florida headquarters in Cape Canaveral. “We take our […] More
NS2 Serves, a nonprofit organization established by SAP National Security Services, has added a new group of military service veterans to its technology training and employment program. NS2 Serves will train the veterans on how to use SAP software applied in government and business operations under the three-month residential course, NS2 Serves said Friday. The trainees will […] More
Robert Silverman, a senior vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., is supporting a new slate of fund raising campaigns of ALS Association’s Washington chapter, Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. Jeremy Beale writes ALSA plans to roll out the Dine to Defeat ALS, Walk to Defeat ALS and the ALS Challenge in August with the […] More
Lockheed Martin, Orange County, Fla.’s public school district and a nonprofit organization have partnered to launch a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education program, Orlando Business Journal reported Monday. Matthew Richardson writes Lockheed is scheduled to announce the program on Thursday at Walker Middle School, Orlando, in partnership with Project Lead the Way. Project Lead the […] More
