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ODU professors receive nearly $1M for cybersecurity research projects
Five Old Dominion University professors have been awarded nearly $1 million in Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation (COVA CCI) funding for several cybersecurity research projects, the university announced Monday. Hongyi Wu, Chunsheng Xin, Sachin Shetty, Rafael Diaz and Kevin Moberly are the principal investigators working on the six projects. COVA CCI is led by […]
McLean contractor lands $87M Navy task order
McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. announced Monday it has received an $87 million task order to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center develop a vertical launching system and training equipment for the naval base in Port Hueneme, California. Under the potential five-year task order, Alion will perform research, development, test and evaluation […]
Reston tech company names human resources VP
Reston-based systems integration provider iGov announced last week it has hired Deborah Sutton as vice president of human resources. She replaces Kim Schmitt, who has retired. With more than 25 years of experience, Sutton was most recently an independent executive human resources consultant. In her new role, she will advise senior management and lead the […]
Mitre launches data-driven policy center
McLean-based The Mitre Corp., a not-for-profit organization that manages federally funded research and development centers, announced Tuesday it has established the Center for Data-Driven Policy, which will provide evidence-based, objective and nonpartisan insights for government policymaking. “Our team of experts will take what Mitre has learned through research and experimentation and appl[...]
CIA launches CIA Labs for R&D
The Central Intelligence Agency, based in McLean, announced Monday it has launched CIA Labs, which will see its officers collaborate with private sector professionals, academic professionals and others to develop mission technology. CIA Labs will be part of the Federal Laboratory Consortium and will conduct research, development, testing and engineering for scientific and technological issues. [[...]
Mitre Corp. names VP integration, operations
McLean-based The Mitre Corp. (MITRE) has hired Charles “Pete” Leroy as vice president of integration and operations within its public sector division, the McLean-based nonprofit research and development organization for the federal government announced Tuesday. With more than two decades of experience, Leroy most recently served as chief of staff, military and veterans’ health, for [&hel[...]
