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    Northrop, University of Sydney Form Education Partnership; Ian Irving Comments

    Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with University of Sydney to explore common interests related to education, research initiatives and training programs. Northrop Grumman Australia CEO Ian Irving and University of Sydney Dean of Engineering and Information Technologies Archie Johnston signed the agreement in Sydney, the company announced Tuesday. Both parties will work […] More

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    Siemens Named One of Canada’s ‘Greenest Employers’

    Siemens Canada as one of the most environmental friendly employers in the country for the third consecutive year by job-hunting guide publisher Mediacorp Canada, Canada Newswire reported Tuesday. Mediacorp cited Siemens’ in-house recycling and telecommuter programs, as well as the launch of its Sustainability Council as attributes of being a green company. The company has elected to […] More

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    Executive Profile: John Borghard, CA Technologies SVP for Public Sector Sales

    As CA Technologies senior vice president for public sector sales, John Borghard is responsible for the firm’s sales of cloud computing, software as a service, virtualization, on premise solutions and other offerings to federal, state and local government customers. He has held a number of leadership positions within the company and has spent around 20 years with […] More

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    Vernon Wallace: Raytheon to Donate $25K to YMCA Hampton Roads

    Raytheon has awarded the Armed Services YMCA with $25,000 to support the junior-enlisted service members and their families at ASYMCA Hampton Roads. Vernon Wallace, Raytheon U.S. Business Development Director of the Mission Support Team, said the donation is just one way the company contributes to “the quality of life of the military,” ASYMCA announced April 15. […] More

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    ATK to Promote STEM at USA Science & Engineering Festival; Mark DeYoung Comments

      ATK is showcasing its various science, technology, engineering and math offerings at the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival from April 25-27 in Washington DC. ATK scientists and engineers will attend the event to feature five displays related to space exploration and science, the company announced Monday. Specifically, these displays will allow participants to […] More

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    Lockheed, Alliance to Save Energy Announce Winners of Md. Energy Efficiency Competition: Frank Armijo Comments

    Lockheed Martin and the Alliance to Save Energy have selected five schools from Maryland county school districts that have each won $1,000 from a competition intended to inspire students to advocate energy efficiency to friends and family. The winners of the PowerSavers Challenge were chosen from 21 schools and more than 100 students, Lockheed Martin […] More

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    Susan Baxley: Teradata’s University Network Launches Big Data, Analytics Poster Contest

    Teradata University Network has launched a poster-making contest for college students to help show different applications of big data and analytics. Interested students  have until July 1 to submit their abstracts and finalists will be featured at the Teradata PARTNERS User Group Conference and Expo in Nashville Oct. 29 and Oct. 23, the company announced […] More

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    Lyle Probst Named PositiveID President; William Caragol Comments

    Lyle Probst, a 15-year veteran of the bio-detection technology sector, has been promoted to president of PositiveID Corp. Probst joined the company in 2011 as part of its acquisition of Pleasanton, Calif-.-based Microfluidic Systems, the company announced Monday. “Over the past three years, our team has accomplished several significant milestones, including teaming with major government […] More

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    Jitendra Sharma: Magazine Picks KPMG for Operational Risk Consultancy Award

    Operational Risk & Regulation magazine has selected KPMG LLP for the publication’s “Best Overall Consultancy” award, which recognizes companies that work to handle operational risk management challenges in the financial services industry. The magazine will release more details onf KPMG’s award in the May 2014 issue, the partnership said Monday. “Managing operational risk is more important to the […] More

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    Agilent Technologies to Expand Health Research with Thought Leader Award; John Fjeldsted Comments

    Agilent Technologies Inc. has awarded Princeton University professor Joshua Rabinowitz a thought leader award intended to expand the company’s support of quantitative analysis of cellular metabolism. The award will support Rabinowitz’ global cell metabolism and regulation research using Agilent’s 6550 MS-QTOF, a mass spectromertry tool, the company announced Thursday. The partnership’s goal is to ultimately […] More

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    Informatica Names Finalists of Innovation Awards; Marge Breya Comments

    Informatica has named the finalists across 10 categories for the company’s Innovation Awards competition and will announce the winners at Informatica World 2014, scheduled for May 12 through May 15 in Las Vegas. “The 2014 Innovation Award finalists exemplify organizations that are transforming their businesses through data—innovating new offerings, delighting customers and beating the competition,” […] More

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    Battelle to Explore Green Buildings for Schools; Ian MacGregor Comments

    Battelle has signed an agreement with the U.S. Green Building Council to find the “real value” of green building design and construction. The USGBC Central Ohio Chapter has selected Battelle to execute the Green Schools Research Program’s educational component, the company announced Wednesday. Battelle will use statistical modeling techniques to define whether or not there is a […] More