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    Steve Gaffney: TAPS Foundation to Support Deceased DynCorp Employee Families

    The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors foundation will provide support to families of DynCorp International employees that die while performing their jobs. DynCorp’s Employee Assistance Program will coordinate with TAPS to provide bereavement care and and other services such as case work assistance and grief and trauma resources to families, DynCorp and TAPS said Monday. “We feel incredibly fortunate to […] More

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    World Wide Technology Receives 2014 HP PartnerOne Award; Terry Richardson Comments

    Systems integrator World Wide Technology has been recognized by Hewlett-Packard for achieving growth of more than 80 percent during WWT’s 2013 fiscal year in selling HP converged infrastructure products. WWT and other partners were selected by HP channel executives to receive the 2014 PartnerOne Growth Reseller of the Year U.S. award at the recent HP Global Partner Conference, the company […] More

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    Northrop to Sponsor Australian UAV Outback Rescue Contest; Ian Irving Comments

    Northrop Grumman is pushing to increase interest in engineering and technology among Australian youth by sponsoring the 2014 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Outback Challenge and partnering with Dickson College. The company said Tuesday it will work with Dickson students to develop a UAV for the competition, which requires participants to design, construct and operate a UAV […] More

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    Interior Dept. Names 17 Members of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee; Anne Castle Comments

    Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has named 17 new and continuing members of a committee that provides the Federal Geographic Data Committee with recommendations on geospatial policy and management issues. The recent appointment brings the total members of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee to 30, each will serve three-year terms, the department announced […] More

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    Marty Howard Named Macaulay-Brown VP; Dennis Werth Comments

    Martin “Marty” Howard has been appointed to serve as the next vice president for the C4ISR and Homeland Security division of MacAulay-Brown Inc.‘s Gray Enterprise Solutions department located in Aberdeen, Md. In this role, Howard will lead the division’s growth through its existing customer base in the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, C4ISR, Homeland Security and […] More

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    Northrop Delivers First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to Navy; Todd Watkins Comments

    Northrop Grumman is delivering the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft with an airborne early warning and tactical data system to the U.S. Navy, UPI reported Friday. Richard Tomkins writes that the E-2D will be delivered to the Navy’s Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 at the Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field this week. The delivery is […] More

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    UnitedHealth Group Launches Nurse Advisory Board; Jeannine Rivet Comments

    The UnitedHealth Group has created an external nurse advisory board intended to use best practices to build strong partnerships in the nursing, education and healthcare industries. The UnitedHealth Group Center for Nursing Advancement’s ENAB also aims to influence nursing policies and further the nursing profession in the U.S., UnitedHealth Group announced Friday. In conjunction, UnitedHealth […] More

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    Google Gives DLT Solutions Two Awards for Public Sector Tool Adoption Support; Shaun Gaffrey Comments

    DLT Solutions has received two awards from Google for work to help public sector customers adopt the search giant’s products, including Google Search and Google Maps. “As a Google Maps Enterprise and Google Search partner, DLT Solutions provides public sector customers with increased access to the latest geospatial and search technology,”  Shaun Gaffrey, DLT Solutions […] More

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    Northrop Gives CyberPatriot Winners $50K in Scholarships

    Northrop Grumman on Saturday awarded nearly $50,000 in scholarships to high school students who were members of winning teams in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals Competition. The Air Force Association announced and recognized the teams during the awards banquet at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, the company announced Monday. First place winners each […] More

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    Executive Profile: Bryan Martin, VP, Cyber Security and Privacy, SRA International

    Bryan Martin joined SRA International in April 2013 and serves as the Fairfax, Va.-based technology and services contractor’s vice president for cybersecurity and privacy, where he works to identify innovative technologies and set strategic vision in those areas. The Intelligence National Security Alliance member has more-than-20-years of experience in the federal market providing cybersecurity, systems […] More

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    David McGlade: Intelsat Looks to Bolster Longterm Trajectory with Robert Callahan’s Experience at Intersection of Media & Internet

    Robert Callahan joined the board of directors at satellite services provider Intelsat on April 1 as an independent member and will serve on the firm’s audit committee. Callahan is the chairman of media, technology and internet advisory firm Longueview and brings experience at the convergence and evolution of media and internet delivered services to the role, […] More