From hack-a-thons inside a new cyber range to hands-on projects with industry experts to science activities for elementary students, Fort Meade schools will soon offer expanded STEM and cyber education thanks to two new grants. A $1 million grant from Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will enable Meade High…...
From DoD patent to corporate success: DefTech commercialization program expands to Fort Meade
With the expansion of DefTech to the Fort Meade Region, government and industry officials are striving to help entrepreneurs license patented technologies from Department of Defense laboratories and transform them into commercial products. DefTech started as a pilot program at Aberdeen Proving Grounds barely 18 months ago. Initiated by the…...
Cyber Warrior program opens doors for HBCU students
Hunkered down in computer labs on Friday nights and Saturdays for 10 weeks straight, groups of college students worked through courses that wouldn’t earn them a single academic credit but could foster a larger, more diverse workforce for the cyber industry. The students at four Maryland Historically Black Colleges and…...
Agencies try new contracting practices while searching for innovation
New contracting vehicles, a quest for innovation and increasingly busy contracting schedules were key topics of discussion when senior acquisition officials from the National Security Agency, the Defense Information Systems Agency and U.S. Cyber Command spoke at the FMA’s 7th Annual Industry Day. Participants in the Government Agency Panel described…...
Hazardous conditions fuel talks about state takeover of B-W Parkway
Six-inch-deep potholes, emergency repairs, a reduced speed limit and an accelerated repaving program have rekindled the debate about transferring ownership of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway to the State of Maryland. “This year, the condition of the roadway deteriorated so rapidly that it became a national security issue,” said Stuart Title, Chair…...