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Vice President, Government Sales, Schneider Electric IT Business Jay Owen is currently Vice President, Government Sales for Schneider Electric’s IT Business (formerly APC). Since joining APC in 1994, Owen has held positions in sales, sales…
October 02, 2012 -
Our sensing and radar innovations do more than deliver superior performance. Innovations like the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite and the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System enable more accurate and timely weather forecasting, helping to save lives and reduce the costs of severe storms.
October 01, 2012 -
In 2011, the world generated 1.8 trillion gigabytes of data. Securing, processing and making use of it takes real innovation. Whether it's securing data transfer at tomorrow's speeds with High-Speed Guard or protecting against the most dangerous attacks, Raytheon cyber solutions perform.
October 01, 2012 -
Raytheon innovations tackle the toughest challenges space has to offer - from tracking space debris with our Space Fence to setting new standards of performance in ground stations or driving superior intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
October 01, 2012 -
Hear attackers in surround sound, peer through dust storms, see through the floor of an aircraft, take key intel with you at all times: these are the advantages Raytheon provides with the Aviation Warrior wearable computer, the Advanced Distributed Aperture System imaging system, and other avionics and communications systems.
October 01, 2012 -
Whether it's improving older aircraft with solutions like the RACR radar and Center Display Unit upgrade, expanding the capacity of the world's air traffic management systems or modernizing navigation with GPS OCX, Raytheon takes technology and prepares it for the future.
October 01, 2012 -
Reuters is reporting, the United States and its Gulf partners are looking to deepen cooperation on missile defense as tensions rise with Iran, and announcements could come soon on new purchases. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) officials in New York as Washington seeks to boost regional defenses against perceived Iranian threats. "Our aim is to help our Gulf partners with their defense needs ... there is a missile threat that they face, we want to help them face that threat as best they can," one senior U.S. official said.
October 01, 2012 -
The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says it is clear that terrorists were behind the deadly attack, but he said at a Pentagon news conference, it is not yet clear what specific group was involved. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that prior to the attack there was some intelligence about security threats in Libya, but it was not specific to the U.S. Consulate.
September 28, 2012 -
Mr. Werfel is responsible coordinating OMB's efforts to initiate government-wide improvements in all areas of financial management.
September 27, 2012 -
Soldiers are spending today on suicide prevention training. This military "stand down" comes as the Pentagon struggles with a spike in the number of self-inflicted deaths this year. The Army's top enlisted soldier, Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler, says the day will focus on making sure that troops and their families know what programs are available to them and helping them get over the embarrassment that keeps many from seeking help.
September 27, 2012 -
This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" a congressional roundtable featuring Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Reps. Brad Miller of North Carolina, Tim Ryan of Ohio and Judy Chu of California discusses the state of middle class America and the public service sector. Former Obama White House communications advisor Corey Ealons also appears.
September 26, 2012 -
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force to improve the quality of sexual assault prevention training for their prospective commanders and senior enlisted leaders. DoD press secretary George Little said the goal is to make training better and more uniform among the services. The services also will review policies on all military training of enlisted personnel and commissioned officers.
September 26, 2012 -
Mr. Michael C. Theis (pronounced Tice) uses his 25+ years as a Counterintelligence Supervisory Special Agent supporting the US Intelligence Community along with his 30+ years of concurrent computer systems engineering experience to aid the…
September 25, 2012 -
Principal Security Strategist, Global Security Strategy and Diplomacy, Microsoft Ms. Angela McKay is a Principal Security Strategist in the Global Security Strategy and Diplomacy (GSSD) team at Microsoft. As part of GSSD, she focuses on…
September 25, 2012 -
Vice President of Cyber Security, Trend Micro Within this role Tom Kellermann is a trusted advisor for Cybersecurity. Tom is responsible for analysis of emerging cybersecurity threats and relevant defensive technologies, strategic partnerships, and government…
September 25, 2012