Booz Allen Wins $419M NSF Tech Modernization Contract
Booz Allen Hamilton secured a 7-year, $419 million contract with the National Science Foundation for IT mission application support. Under this contract, Booz Allen will modernize and manage IT operations for NSF’s merit review and grants management system, which supports scientific research funding. It will develop, operate and maintain over 20 critical NSF applications, ensuring
NSF CIO Dorothy Aronson Challenges the Status Quo — Technologically and Personally
Dorothy Aronson never thought she would pursue a career in IT — or even a career at all. She grew up in Philadelphia with a single mother and two brothers. As a child, Aronson envisioned she would become either a wife, a mother or a professional dancer. Nothing more. “I didn’t grow up thinking of
DHS Senior Advisor Craig Chambers Discusses How the Federal Government is Keeping Up with the Fast Pace of Innovation
As technology continues to evolve and change with an even faster clip, the federal government must find new ways to keep up with this pace of innovation. WashingtonExec spoke with Craig Chambers, the Senior Advisor of Commercialization for the Science & Technology Directorate of the Dept. of Homeland Security on his role at DHS, how the government
US STEM Foundation President Doug Donegan Discusses Local Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Initiatives
WashingtonExec interviewed US STEM Foundation President Doug Donegan about the organization’s mission and how companies and employees alike can support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiatives. Donegan talks about the importance of creating opportunities for students to participate in hands-on experiential learning activities that challenge their intellect and enhance their ability to creatively collaborate.
NSF Study Suggests Parents Valuable Resource for Increasing Adolescent STEM Motivation
High school-aged students whose parents convey to them the importance of mathematics and science courses are more likely to enroll in STEM classes during high school than are their counterparts who do not receive the same encouragement according to a recent study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The study, “Helping Parents to Motivate Adolescents
Q&A with Dr. Suzanne Iacono of NSF: Developing the Road Map for Big Data
Dr. Suzanne Iacono is at the forefront of Big Data research at the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. She believes that all the national priorities the United States is facing would benefit from Big Data research and helps lead a team developing a Big Data plan for the federal
NSF Celebrates First Successful Year of I-Corps Program
The National Science Foundation is celebrating the first year of its entrepreneurial I-Corps program with a special event today, showcasing some of the technologies that participating teams have developed. By the end of this week, the program will have trained 100 teams of scientists to create businesses from the innovations they created in a university
Office of Science and Technology Policy and The National Science Foundation Plan To Start U.S. Ignite
According to the White House Blog, The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation are planning to start a new program called US Ignite designed to promote U.S. leadership in applications and services for high-speed broadband networks. The initiative will promote the development of new applications that have the capability to
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Partners With Virginia Tech
Lou Von Thaer, President of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems will collaborate with Virginia Tech as an affiliate of the newest Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC), founded with assistance from the National Science Foundation (NSF). General Dynamics is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to the U.S.
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