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Informatica Corp. has selected 11 companies and individuals to receive the company’s 2013 Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards are for partners that use Informatica products such as PowerCenter and Informatica Vibe Virtual Data Machine, the company announced Monday. Awardees were recognized during a recent ceremony at the company’s Sales Kickoff/Partner Summit in […] More

Matthew Rose will join Fluor Corp.’s board of directors on April 30, when the company will look to his gain from his experience in transportation, logistics and at the “vital intersection” of governmental policy and business development, chairman and CEO David Seaton said Tuesday. “Matt’s perspectives, gained from his leadership of BNSF Railway, are a […] More

Four customer contact centers run by MAXIMUS in Georgia, Texas and Massachusetts have been recognized as Certified Centers of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal. BenchmarkPortal used best practice metrics to choose the recipients of Center of Excellence among thousands of contact centers, MAXIMUS announced Thursday. The contact centers work with the Texas Eligibility Support Services, Texas Enrollment Broker, Georgia […] More

Hilarie Koplow-McAdams, chief revenue officer for software analytics company New Relic, has joined the board of directors at Informatica. “Hilarie’s perspective on the evolving technology business models – from on-premise software to cloud services to modern hybrid IT solutions – will be invaluable as we expand Informatica offerings,” Sohaib Abbasi, chairman and CEO, said Wednesday. Koplow-McAdams has […] More

NTT DATA has partnered with the U.S. Army as part of the Army Partnership for Youth Success program, where private U.S. companies work to train and hire qualified young Army veterans for future careers in the civilian workforce. “The PaYS Program is an integral part of our recruiting strategy as it introduces highly motivated and exceptional candidates to […] More

Raytheon will sponsor National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and its regional qualifiers over the next three years in a drive to build cyber awareness and interest in science, technology, engineering and math careers. “Our nation’s military, government and commercial sectors are in dire need of cyber talent as we rely ever more on the cyber domain […] More

Linda Howard, senior vice president and deputy chief information officer at Science Applications International Corp., has been selected for a 2014 “CIO Ones to Watch Award” by International Data Group‘s CIO magazine and CIO Executive Council. The awards are for information technology leaders that are potential future CIOs and contribute leadership to their organizations, SAIC said Wednesday. “This award is […] More

Leidos will work with LSB Industries under three contracts worth $82.7 million combined to manage construction of nitric acid and nitric acid concentrator plants, as well as to operate outside battery limits utilities. Engineering, procurement and construction support work will occur at the El Dorado Chemical Company facility in Arkansas until mid-2015, Leidos said Wednesday. James […] More

URS Corp. has won two separate environmental remediation contracts to help clean U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities in Utah and Kansas. For the Kansas-based McConnell Air Force Base, URS will use in-situ remediation technologies to treat chlorinated and petroleum-related contaminants, the company announced Feb. 20. URS will also provide the Utah Test and Training Range and […] More

Northrop Grumman ended a 12-week engineering competition Friday by picking one team from six Los Angeles-area high schools that worked together to solve an engineering problem. A panel of judges for the 2014 Northrop Grumman High School Innovation Challenge picked Lennox Math, Science and Technology Academy for the competition, the company announced Monday. Hawthorne Math […] More

Cisco has been selected to receive an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership for work to help reduce carbon pollution. The company was picked for the Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management-Goal Achievement for the Climate Leadership Award that is given also by the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center […] More

Jedd Narsavage, a site manager and senior master planner for Louis Berger Group based at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, has been selected to receive NATO’s Non-Article 5 International Security Force Medal for Service to Peace and Freedom. Narsavage was recognized for his role in helping to carry out the drawdown of the base as NATO forces work toward […] More