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Top executives at World Wide Technology plan to attend the upcoming 2014 Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas to learn more about Cisco’s future plans for its partnership program, WWT announced in a recent blog post. Sarah Clark writes that the company expects that Cisco will discuss the development of its TrustSec model, the Hybrid IT and InterCloud technology during […] More
Taylor WIlkerson, LMI program manager, has been named the new chairman of the technical advisory committee of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems. The appointment of Wilkerson, a supply chain and risk analysis and assessment veteran, supports the fact that LMI is one of CCALS’ first backers in the industry, the company said in […] More
Robert Zapfel has been named the president of Xerox‘s services business and the corporate executive vice president, effective April 1. Zapfel will replace Lynn Blodgett, who will retire at the end of 2014, the company announced Monday. Blodgett, who joined the company in 2010 after the acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, will assist in Zapfel’s transition […] More
An Engility Holdings subsidiary has been awarded a position on a $10 million systems engineering support contract with the U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center. Dynamics Research Corp. will provide systems analysis and architecting, product data acquisition and management, model-based systems engineering and other related services to the center’s systems engineering directorate, the company said Monday. Tony Smeraglinolo, […] More
National Strategic Protective Services, a joint venture of Triple Canopy and Securiguard, has completed its first year of a security contract with the Department of Energy‘s Oak Ridge, Tenn. facility. During the past year, NSPS received a “very good” rating and a 96 performance score from the DoE for its work on the Oak Ridge facilities, the company announced Monday. […] More
Fulcrum has been chosen as a finalist in the Tessera category for the 2014 Helios Apollo Awards, which recognize companies in the Washington metropolitan area that work to promote employee development. The finalists were selected out of 200 nominations, the company announced Thursday. “We are extremely proud to be recognized on the commitment to our […] More
Steven Miller, a retired U.S. Navy commander, has joined The SPECTRUM Group to utilize his experience in the private and public sectors for the company’s customers. Retired Navy Vice Admiral Stephen Loftus, TSG chairman and CEO, said that the company will rely on Miller’s experience in the geographic information systems within the U.S. intelligence community, he […] More
Spectrum Health has opened a new facility in Michigan to support its clinical trial efforts, research programs and academic opportunities, Grand Rapids Business Journal reported Friday. Rachel Weick writes that the Spectrum Health Basic and Translational Research Laboratories is a 9,000-square-foot renovated laboratory at the Cooper’s Landing building. The company’s employees will have access to […] More
Newport News Shipbuilding has won an economic impact award from the Economics Club of Hampton for its $5.5 billion economic contribution in the Norfolk, Va. area. The Huntington Ingalls Industries business unit was given the award at a March 21 luncheon at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott, the company announced Friday. “We are fortunate to live […] More
Thales has been selected by Paris-based transport operator RATP to equip 1,000 buses and trams with the company’s video technology. The new contract brings the total number of RATP-owned buses and trams with Thales’ On Board Video 8000 tool to 5,000 since 2002, the company announced Friday. On Board Video 8000 products are built to help buses […] More
Paula Hammond, a Parsons Brinckerhoff senior vice president based in its Seattle office, has been elected to serve on the board of directors at WTS International, a global organization representing women in the transportation industry. The WTS has more than 5,000 members and works to help women find career opportunities and be recognized in the transportation industry, […] More
Siemens has given a $79 million in-kind software grant to a technology and engineering school in India to help students build a digital design, validation and digital manufacturing center of excellence, The Times of India reported Thursday. Siemens’ plan with the Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering would be the first of its kind in […] More
