NJVC announced Wednesday it raised $26,300 to benefit the USO Metropolitan Washington and USO of Missouri, Inc. The money was generated through its 10th annual golf tournament on May 7 at Belmont Country Club in Ashburn, Va. The Vienna, Va.-based firm said the event attracted more than 140 participants ranging from service men and women [...]
George Mason University‘s received a $1 million grant from Northrop Grumman Corp in support of the Virginia initiative for science teaching and achievements program. The Falls Church, Va.-based firm announced Monday the program benefits high-need schools in the science disciplines. Linda Mills, corporate vice president and president of Northrop’s information systems unit said the program [...]
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Friday it awarded a $50 thousand grant to the Great Minds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics technology program. The Falls Church, Va.-based firm said the award will fund two Viva Technology programs this fall coordinated by its Hispanic employee resource group, One Adelante. Sandra Evers-Manly, president of the Northrop Grumman Foundation [...]
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Friday it will provide hands on activities to show the engineering and science behind NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope at an upcoming science seminar. The company said the the USA Science & Engineering Festival will occur at the Washington Convention Center Saturday and Sunday. Northrop, designer of the telescope, and ATK [...]
John Boyer, the chairman of Maximus‘ federal services unit board of directors, will receive a leadership award from the National Hispanic Medical Association. The Reston, Va.-based health and human services contractor said the award will be presented at the NHMA’s conference, held between Thursday and Sunday in Washington. Boyer also leads the company’s charitable foundation. [...]
Booz Allen Hamilton is sponsoring 400 volunteers who will perform home and community center repairs for low-income residents in Washington, the company announced Sunday. The McLean, Va.-based consulting and contracting firm said volunteers will report to a four-block area Saturday in the city’s Ward 7 Lincoln Heights Neighborhood. The team will provide repairs to more [...]
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently sponsored an international robotics competition for secondary school and college students, the company announced Monday. Ten thousand students and educators from nearly 20 countries competed in the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship between Thursday and Saturday at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.. The competition challenged students in mathematics, applied physics, [...]
SAIC Inc. is a presenting sponsor at a gala for honoring soldiers, civilians and government contractors who lost their lives in service to the U.S., the company announced Tuesday. The 2012 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors’ honor guard gala will occur April 17 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington. The company donated $100,000 to [...]
CenturyLink has teamed with Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. to educate Colorado youth about the importance of financial literacy. The telecommunications provider said it plans to send around 250 employee volunteers to 125 classrooms in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Wellington. Volunteers will spend one day in the classrooms using JA’s lesson plans as guidelines to [...]
Raytheon Co. is supporting Mathematics Awareness Month, the company announced Monday. The defense contractor has teamed with educational facilities and centers to promote educational and processional careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The company said its MathMovesU initiative will travel around the country to engage students in interactive hands-on activities throughout 2012. The company [...]
