Valerie Hunter is the vice president of human resources at BAE Systems. She is experienced in strategy, project management, employee relations and change management. At BAE, she develops and executes human resource strategies in support of the company’s overall business plan and strategic direction. Some of the focus areas she operates in are talent acquisition […]
President Joe Biden said during a recent factory tour in Ohio that 3D printing technology will help the U.S. mitigate the effects of inflation and support the return of jobs to factories. According to Biden, the coronavirus pandemic and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have exposed the United States’ vulnerability when it relies too […]
President Joe Biden has signed into law a piece of legislation that is designed to improve the collection of data related to cybercrime. The new law, titled “Better Cybercrimes Metrics Act,” requires the Department of Justice to lay down actions to allow law enforcement agencies to improve their data collection capabilities. One of the measures […]
NASA plans to perform a countdown rehearsal for the Space Launch System in early June as it delays the vehicle’s first launch to August. According to NASA officials, engineers were able to replace a helium check valve in the rocket’s upper stage that caused a delay in the SLS wet dress rehearsal. Technicians found a […]
The U.S. government has re-established a security group to ensure that the 2022 U.S. midterm elections will not be hit by adversarial offensives. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the director of the National Security Agency and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said during a Vanderbilt University event that the election security team will be ready to protect votes […]
Department of Defense officials are calling for stronger digital defenses to ensure that warfighters are well-equipped to meet future demands. Speaking at the AFCEA Small Business Enterprise IT Day event, Kelly Fletcher, the principal deputy at the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, said defense networks, systems and hardware must have enhanced cybersecurity architectures. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, has launched a new public information series that will allow individuals, health professionals and communities to protect their health from climate events. The program, called “Climate and Health Outlook,” connects weather forecasts to health resources to create data that […]
NASA and aerospace company Boeing said they are ready for another test flight attempt for the CST-100 Starliner after fixing an issue that delayed the mission. On Aug. 3, 2021, Starliner was supposed to launch for the Orbital Flight Test 2 mission but the launch was scrubbed because of problems with a propellant valve in […]
Rob Joyce, the director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency and a 2022 Wash100 winner, has urged people not to resort to vigilante hacking against Russia. Speaking at a Vanderbilt University security summit, Joyce said it is not ideal for civilian vigilantes to join a nation-state attack because it is illegal and because it […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Teledyne FLIR Defense a five-year, $500.2 million contract for advanced thermal imaging systems for the service’s Family of Weapons Sights-Individual program. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will require Teledyne FLIR to provide hardware at the Army’s facilities in Billerica, Massachusetts, and Goleta, California. Weapons systems manufacturer Maztech Industries will serve as […]
