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Booz Allen Hamilton and Hogan Assessment Group have conducted a job analysis survey to evaluate the traits of data scientists. Booz Allen received almost 200 responses that indicate “the most important attribute to emerge was a data scientist’s flexibility and problem solving capabilities,†the company said Monday. “Data scientists are inherent problem solvers who thrive […] More
Mike Denning, vice president of global security at Verizon‘s enterprise solutions unit, and Ed Powers, national managing principal of Deloitte‘s cyber risk services practice, have said organizations need to consider technical and business factors when they plan for response to security incidents. Denning observed that privileged users have become an attractive target for hackers who […] More
Engineering Research and Consulting has won a five-year, $82 million contract to carry out research and development efforts for the U.S. Air Force’s Propulsion Sciences III program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded through a competitive procurement process and covers support for the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense Department said Monday. The Alabama-based contractor will […] More
Industry and government need to keep high school and college students interested in science, technology, engineering and math for them to pursue STEM as a career, Stephanie Hill of Lockheed Martin said in May. The Oakridger reported Monday that Hill told a Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit audience more action is needed to energize students and address a potential shortage of […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has been awarded a six-year, $20 million contract extension to continue to provide integration and management services related to the implementation of its emergency communications platform across Tennessee. Tennessee residents will continue to use TCS’ Next Generation 9-1-1 system to place calls and send emergency texts, videos and photos to communication dispatchers via […] More
Jacobs Engineering Group will provide construction inspection services for the New Jersey Department of Transportation‘s $79 million Route 37 Mathis Bridge rehabilitation project under a $7.7 million contract. The company said Tuesday it will supervise the structural, mechanical and electrical rehabilitation of the bridge’s bascule section and the construction of exothermic deck units. “Both the Mathis Bridge and the […] More
Robert Nag, center leader at the University of Montreal Healthcare Training Center, has highlighted a number of practices that he says could aid in healthcare simulation programs. Nag, a former visual database engineer at CAE, said in an interview published Sunday that educators need to establish fundamentals such as personnel scheduling, simulation logistics management and […] More
Kevin Niblock, formerly a vice president at Tibco Software, has joined Software AG as president and chief operations officer for the North American region and member of the company’s group executive board. Software AG said Monday Niblock will report to Chief Customer Officer Eric Duffaut and lead growth initiatives and efforts to accelerate adoption of […] More
Eric Hutto, vice president and general manager of the U.S. and Canada region for Unisys Corp., has been named senior VP and president of Unisys’ enterprise solutions segment. Hutto will succeed Ronald Frankenfield, who will retire on Aug. 31, and oversee the company’s services, technology products and software to build up client relationships, Unisys said […] More
Intel’s global investment arm has selected eight startups to receive up to $100,000 each in funds to further develop their educational technology platforms under an accelerator program. The Intel Education Accelerator is a four-month initiative that seeks to provide mentorship to companies and allow them to carry out pilot testing of their educational tools in schools, Intel […] More
Deborah “Deb” Dunie and Thomas O’Toole, formerly executives at CACI International and United Continental Holdings respectively, have joined the board and directors at Alliant Energy as directors. Alliant said July 27 Dunie will serve on the compensation and personnel committee and the safety, environmental, policy and operations committee. O’Toole will be part of the audit committee and the […] More
QTS Realty Trust has updated the company’s managed security services intended to help clients address network threats. The Alert Logic-powered cloud-based services work with hybrid information technology ecosystems for customers to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities in the network, QTS said Friday. “QTS managed security is built to help customers rapidly respond to and mitigate threats […] More
