Month: March 2016
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DOD STEM Leads in Technology and Innovation
WASHINGTON—The Department of Defense (DoD) STEM mission is to attract, inspire, and develop exceptional STEM talent across the education continuum to enrich our current and future DoD workforce to meet defense technological challenges. In alignment with the Federal plan, the Department’s strategy collectively addresses critical STEM challenges as a national priority through communication, talent inspiration…
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Washington D.C. Commission Approves Exelon’s Merger with Pepco
$7 Billion deal creates the nation’s top power distributor WASHINGTON—Washington D.C. regulators on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, approved power company Exelon Corporation‘s merger with Pepco Holdings Inc., a decision that clears the last regulatory hurdle facing the $6.8 billion deal to create the country’s top power distributor. The D.C. Public Service Commission, which regulates power,…
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DOT Secretary Foxx Announces Smart City Challenge Finalists @ SXSW
AUSTIN, TX —Urban Land Institute (ULI) reports seven (7) cities—Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; and San Francisco, California—have been named finalists for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge by DOT. The department has pledged up to $40 million (subject to future appropriations) to one city…
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Like Tinder For Jobs: BDPA HSCC Alumna Launches ‘Job Match’ App @ SXSW
NBC NEWS | Marissa Evans AUSTIN, TX—Stephanie Lampkin has a photo of Ursula Burns, the CEO of Xerox, up in her office. Oprah, Maya Angelou and Melanie Hobson have a special place in her office too, but Lampkin says she draws a lot of inspiration from Burns’ corporate career path. “It takes a lot of…
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The Dirty Dozen: 12 Cloud Security Threats
Introducing the ‘Treacherous 12,’ the top security threats organizations face when using cloud services by Fahmida Y. Rashid, InfoWorld SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Enterprises are no longer sitting on their hands, wondering if they should risk migrating applications and data to the cloud. They’re doing it — but security remains a serious concern. The first step in minimizing…
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Is the Future of (Cable) TV Still in a Box?
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s hard to get excited about a cable box. It’s basically a boring oblong you put on a shelf near your TV and never think of again unless your cable service goes out. But it’s at the center of a battle pitting technology companies and the government against the TV industry.…
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Privacy vs. Security – Tech Giants and Feds Weigh In
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Back Apple in Court Fight Over Encryption SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RE/Code reports some of Apple’s fiercest technology rivals have sided with the Cupertino company in its court fight over encryption. A Who’s Who of the tech sector — 15 companies that include Amazon, Cisco, Facebook, Google and Microsoft — filed…