The Department of Defense has awarded $197.2M in other transaction agreements to four companies to pursue the development of microelectronics technologies.
Read More »Trump Administration, Semiconductor Firms Look to Strengthen US Chip Production
The Trump administration is in discussions with Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and other semiconductor firms to establish new chip factories in the U.S. to strengthen the domestic production of chips as concerns rise over the vulnerability of Asian factories as highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Read More »Navy Selects 6 Companies for SHIP Microelectronics Tech Dev’t Project
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division used its other transaction authority to award multiple contracts to six companies to develop and test digital and radiofrequency microelectronics as part of the initial phase of the State-of-the-art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype project, Naval Sea Systems Command reported Thursday.
Read More »Intel’s Melvin Greer Named Fellow-In-Residence, Senior Adviser at FBI Data Division
Melvin Greer, chief data scientist at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), has been appointed fellow-in-residence and senior adviser to the FBI’s information technology applications and data division.
Read More »Robert Swan Named Intel Interim CEO
Robert “Bob” Swan, chief financial officer at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), has been appointed by the company’s board as interim CEO in a move that takes effect immediately. Intel said Thursday Swan succeeds Brian Krzanich, who resigned after five years at the helm, and will oversee its operations in partnership with the senior leadership …
Read More »Eric Trexler Joins Forcepoint as Global Governments & Critical Infrastructure Sales VP
Eric Trexler, formerly executive director for civilian and national security programs at McAfee, has been named vice president of sales for global governments and critical infrastructure business at Raytheon-led (NYSE: RTN) cyber joint venture Forcepoint. Trexler will directly report to Sean Berg, senior VP and general manager of the business …
Read More »Intel Names Michael Mayberry CTO, Matthew Smith CHRO in Series of Exec Moves
Michael Mayberry, formerly corporate vice president at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), has been promoted by the board of directors to senior VP and chief technology officer as part of a series of leadership changes at the Santa Clara, California-based technology firm. Mayberry will continue to lead global computing and communications research …
Read More »Intel Invests in Computer Science Education Accessibility Initiatives
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 — Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has invested in several computer science education efforts in support of President Barack Obama’s Computer Science for All program and the company’s $300 million Diversity in Technology initiative, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its investments will support the accessibility of …
Read More »Intel’s Neil Green: High-Performance Computing Supports Research, Government Initiatives
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 14, 2016 — Neil Green, president of Intel‘s (Nasdaq: INTC) federal business, has stated that high-performance computing has supported new research and government technology programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. He wrote in an FCW opinion piece published Tuesday that the development and availability of computing technology has allowed HPC …
Read More »Intel Gets FAA Waiver for Nighttime Small UAS Operations
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 6, 2016 — Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has received a certificate of waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration that allows the company to operate up to 1, 000 small unmanned aircraft systems at night within special security notice flight restricted areas, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said …
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