MONTEREY, CA /PRNewswire/ ~ In response to federal government foreign language mandates for limited English proficient (LEP) populations and the need stressed by President Obama to identify solutions that leverage new technology to improve public service and lower operational costs, Language Line Services announced the launch of a Foreign Language Center of Excellence (COE) for government agencies.

“The idea is to provide limited English-speaking populations with efficient and streamlined access to a full complement of language services from the federal Government,” said Louis F. Provenzano, Jr., President & CEO of Language Line Services, the global leader in interpretation and translation services. “The Foreign Language Center of Excellence represents a new way to provide language services in a comprehensive, automated and cost-effective manner. In addition to helping reduce government operating costs, this program will help enable a more consistent and positive customer experience. The options can be tailored to each agency’s unique needs, and all language access activity can be channeled through a central Web-based portal.”

The country’s combined ethnic minorities are projected to become the majority by 2050, according to the Pew Research Center, and the U.S. population is expected to swell to 438 million over the next 40 years with immigrants driving 82 percent of the growth.

An online portal will provide streamlined language service access and offer full integration with existing government systems.

Agencies will be able to manage important tasks such as obtaining:

~  Phone interpretation service;

~  Document translation;

~  Localization (“translating” websites and other online communications);

~  Cultural sensitivity training;

~  Language proficiency testing; and

~  Demographic data analysis services.

The portal offers “anytime, anywhere” flexibility through virtually any device including a smartphone, desktop, laptop or tablet computer. Users will be able to submit requests for reports, metrics, training information and more from virtually any telecommunication system.

The mandates driving the development of the portal include:

~  Executive Order 13571, “Improving Customer Service”;

~  Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency”; and

~  Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5160.41E, “Defense Language Program.”

Read more about the Language Center of Excellence in this newly published white paper: “A Foreign Language Center of Excellence: A New Foreign Language Services Delivery Concept” here http://bit.ly/LLS_Center_of_Excellence (PDF).

About Language Line Services

Language Line Services, the global leader in telephone interpreting and language solutions, serves clients in government, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, utilities, insurance and many other industries by quickly connecting them to their customers, patients and sales prospects in more than 170 spoken languages as well as American Sign Language (ASL) and Mexican Sign Language (LSM). Language Line Services is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of public and private organizations throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, providing easy access to the industry’s fastest language interpreting service at highly competitive rates. For more information about Language Line Services’ suite of telephone, on-site and video interpreting, document translation, interpreter assessment and training programs, please visit http://www.languageline.com.

Contact:

Trent Freeman

Olmstead Williams Communications

tfreeman@olmsteadwilliams.com, www.olmsteadwilliams.com

SOURCE  Language Line Services

Web Site: http://www.languageline.com

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PEO STRI provides the U.S. Army with training devices, simulations, simulators and instrumentation for both training and testing. The OneSAF system is a next generation computer generated forces simulation that can represent a full range of operations, systems, and control process, supporting all modeling and simulation domains. It allows users to configure computer generated force systems exactly as they need to support their simulation requirements. Under the contract, SAIC will help implement OneSAF enhancements by providing services in areas including conceptual modeling, engineering, design, development, production, and test and integration.

“We look forward to working with PEO STRI on the production of OneSAF to support force modernization and transformation from weapons systems to brigade through analysis, experimentation, and training,” said John Gully, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. “This effort will ensure the consistent management of the configuration baseline, controlled integration of externally developed code, consistency and accuracy of released versions, and timely maintenance and response to user needs.”

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(R) scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy & environment, health and cybersecurity. The company’s approximately 41,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of approximately $11 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2011. For more information, visit saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions(R)

Contact:

Melissa Koskovich, koskovichm@saic.com

Vernon Guidry, guidryjrv@saic.com

SOURCE  SAIC

Web Site: http://www.saic.com

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The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) provides foreign military analysis to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners.

Immediate Opportunities: Intelligence Officer, Intelligence Officer (HUMINT-Collection), IT Professionals, Scientists and Engineers, Financial/Fiscal Managers, Accountants and COTRs.

Schedule of Recruiting Events

March 16 – McLean Virginia

March 30 – Augusta, Georgia

May 11 – Tampa, Florida

May 19 – Stuttgart, Germany

You Need to Know

U.S. citizenship is required to be considered.

Most positions require that you already have a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.

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The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) provides foreign military analysis to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners.

Immediate Opportunities: Intelligence Officer, Intelligence Officer (HUMINT-Collection), IT Professionals, Scientists and Engineers, Financial/Fiscal Managers, Accountants and COTRs.

Schedule of Recruiting Events

March 16 – McLean Virginia

March 30 – Augusta, Georgia

May 11 – Tampa, Florida

May 19 – Stuttgart, Germany

You Need to Know

U.S. citizenship is required to be considered.

Most positions require that you already have a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.

USADefenseIndustryJobs.com, aka IntelligenceCareers.com, is offering three recruiting events in March 2012:

~ March 16th: McLean, Virginia

~ March 23rd: San Antonio, Texas

~ March 30th: Augusta, Georgia (Ft Gordon area)

All three events are appropriate for reaching professionals with a wide range of defense industry skillsets and/or security clearances.

Featured Employer at the Georgia and Virginia events: the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which is always good as a draw to bring in many qualified candidates that might not normally attend a career fair.

The cost to recruit at these events:

~ $699 Plan A

~ $999 Plan B

~ $1399 Plan C

Recruiting Plan descriptions:

~ Plan A: Exhibition space, table, 2 chairs, meals and snacks for 2 recruiting staff members. There is a $35 charge for food & drink for each additional staff member. This plan does not include resume search service, job postings or event CDROM with resumes.

~ Plan B: Plan A services + 2 extra food and beverage services (total of 4), and a CDROM of all preregistrants and event attendees.

~ Plan C: Plan A + B services + one week of online banner advertising + an email blast to our newsletter database + 8×11 page ad in the program guide.

More info/Registration

You can register your company to recruit at these events online or contact customer service at 1.800.919.8284 or customerservice@intelligencecareers.com.

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USADefenseIndustryJobs.com, aka IntelligenceCareers.com, is offering three recruiting events in March 2012:

– March 16th: McLean, Virginia

– March 23rd: San Antonio, Texas

– March 30th: Augusta, Georgia (Ft Gordon area)

All three events are appropriate for reaching professionals with a wide range of defense industry skillsets and/or security clearances.

Featured Employer at the Georgia and Virginia events: the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which is always good as a draw to bring in many qualified candidates that might not normally attend a career fair.

The cost to recruit at these events:

– $699 Plan A

– $999 Plan B

– $1399 Plan C

Recruiting Plan descriptions:

– Plan A: Exhibition space, table, 2 chairs, meals and snacks for 2 recruiting staff members. There is a $35 charge for food & drink for each additional staff member. This plan does not include resume search service, job postings or event CDROM with resumes.

– Plan B: Plan A services + 2 extra food and beverage services (total of 4), and a CDROM of all preregistrants and event attendees.

– Plan C: Plan A + B services + one week of online banner advertising + an email blast to our newsletter database + 8×11 page ad in the program guide.

More info/Registration

You can register your company to recruit at these events online or contact customer service at 1.800.919.8284 or customerservice@intelligencecareers.com.

Homeland Security-related Jobs

MENLO PARK, CA /PRNewswire/ ~SRI International and Covia Labs have become strategic partners, working together to develop low-cost and secure communications, network management, and situational awareness systems for the U.S. military, public safety agencies, and commercial clients.  Under the two-year agreement, the two organizations will support contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) to provide enhanced capabilities on communication devices such as smartphones.

“Clients are asking for new capabilities and architectures that enable remote, secure, mission-based communications with and without cloud connectivity,” said Chris Lockett, program manager at SRI.  ”An important need is to be able to deploy commercially developed technology within military and security applications.”

“SRI International’s long history developing innovative solutions for the U.S. military and public safety agencies makes it an ideal partner for Covia as we develop a wider array of services for these markets,” said David Kahn, chief executive officer of Covia Labs. “A longer-term objective of this relationship is to develop a low-cost solution that enables the seamless formation of secure teams across different military and public safety agencies.”

Covia Labs and SRI will deliver solutions that combine the strengths of each organization, such as SRI’s DynaMesh networking technology and Covia Labs’ secure systems integration and interoperability products. DynaMesh is a secure, mobile, independent network that leverages customers’ existing communications infrastructure to maximize public safety, security, and command and control resources, even during disconnected operations and emergency situations. It is instant and wireless, allowing improved response times and extended communication capabilities.

Covia’s patented software platform merges the data and functionality found on multiple, diverse devices and equipment into one, fully integrated system. Regardless of hardware, OS or platform, Covia can create a single interoperable system that integrates commercial devices (cell phones, laptops, etc.) to mission-specific equipment (security cameras, sensors, weapons systems).  A designated administrator or multiple users can manage and utilize the resources of all devices on the platform.

For DARPA’s Transformative Apps Program, SRI will evaluate and deliver Covia Labs’ software platform coupled with SRI’s DynaMesh “coreless” and secure computing technologies to provide warfighters with the right mobile software applications.  It is currently anticipated that the SRI-Covia system will be delivered in late 2011.

For DHS and the public safety market, Covia Labs will extend its communication interoperability solution to enable mission-critical voice communication over emerging Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular networks that enhance communication of high-speed data.  SRI will analyze the requirements for LTE deployments and assess its use for mission critical applications for public safety operations.

This document was cleared by DARPA on December 9, 2011. All copies should carry the Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited).  If you have any questions, please contact the Public Release Center.

SRI International

Silicon Valley-based SRI International, a nonprofit research and development organization, performs sponsored R&D for governments, businesses, and foundations. SRI brings its innovations to the marketplace through technology licensing, new products, and spin-off ventures. Commemorating its 65th anniversary in 2011, SRI is known for world-changing innovations in computing, health and pharmaceuticals, chemistry and materials, sensing, energy, education, national defense, and more.

For more information about SRI and Aware Mobile Networks, visit www.direct.sri.com.

Covia Labs, Inc.

Covia Labs, Inc. is the developer of the only software platform that enables secure interoperable communications across an unlimited number of diverse devices, from smart phones to proprietary police and fire department radios to weapons systems. Striving to improve communication in an increasingly insecure world, Covia’s technology enables diverse entities to work as a united team in order to accomplish a singular mission. By empowering personnel from different organizations with real-time information regardless of infrastructure or equipment, first responders and military personnel can improve operational capabilities and save lives. The company was named a “Top Performing Technology” at the U.S. Military’s 2010 CWID (Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration) events.

SOURCE  SRI International

CONTACT: Dina Basin, SRI International, dina.basin@sri.com ; or Ellie Javadi, SRI International, ellie.javadi@sri.com ; or David Fonkalsrud, K/F, dave@kfcomm.com for Covia Labs

Web Site: http://www.sri.com

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ARLINGTON, VA /PRNewswire/ ~ Cyber security company, Lunarline, Inc., has teamed up with University of Maryland University College (UMUC) to provide higher education to its employees at a discounted rate. Through this educational alliance, all Lunarline employees, spouses, and dependants are eligible for a 25% discount on out-of-state tuition at the university.

Lunarline’s team is made up of highly motivated individuals who see value in higher education. 98% of its employees carry a post-secondary education degree and/or field-related certification.

“Our employees are driven to further their education in order to advance their careers. We, as a company, are responsive to their needs,” said Lunarline’s VP of Cyber Security, Dr. Julie Mehan. “We are pleased to be working with such a recognized university to provide this opportunity for education to our team.”

For more information on benefits for Lunarline employees, visit  http://www.lunarline.com/Careers/Benefits.aspx. To view the latest career openings at Lunarline, visit http://careers.lunarline.com/.

About UMUC

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is the largest public university in the United States. As one of the 11 degree-granting institutions of the University System of Maryland, this global university specializes in high-quality academic programs tailored to working adults.

UMUC has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence as a comprehensive virtual university and, through a combination of classroom and distance-learning formats, provides educational opportunities to 90,000 students. The university is proud to offer highly acclaimed faculty and world-class student services to educate students online, throughout Maryland, across the United States, and in 27 countries and territories around the world.

About Lunarline

Lunarline is a leading provider of cyber security solutions, specialized IA services, and certified security training to all US Federal Government (Civilian, DoD, and IC), as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. Lunarline is a VA Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that has been appraised at CMMI® Level 2, certified in ISO 9001: 2008, has a DCAA approved accounting system, ranks in the top 2% of D&B Rating, and has an approved Earned Value Management (EVM) system. Lunarline offers certificate programs with CNSS (NSTISSI 4011, 4015 and CNSSI 4012) certified cyber security and privacy training courseware. Lunarline is a recipient of the DOT Cyber Security Excellence Award, the Cyber Warfare Forum Initiative 5-Start Training Award, and was named as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Inc. 5000.

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WICHITA, KS /PRNewswire/ ~ The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced that the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) facility in Wichita will close by the end of 2013. The Wichita facility currently employs more than 2,160 employees.

“The decision to close our Wichita facility was difficult but ultimately was based on a thorough study of the current and future market environment and our ability to remain competitive while meeting our customers’ needs with the best and most affordable solutions,” said Mark Bass, vice president and general manager for BDS’ Maintenance, Modifications & Upgrades division. “We recognize how this will affect the lives of the highly skilled men and women who work here, so we will do everything possible to assist our employees, their families and our community through this difficult transition.”

Boeing Wichita is the base for the company’s Global Transport & Executive Systems business and its B-52 and 767 International Tanker programs. The facility also provides support for flight mission planning and integrated logistics.

Over the past five years, contracts in Wichita have matured, programs have come to a close or are winding down, and the site does not have enough sustainable business on the horizon to create an affordable cost structure to maintain and win new business.

“In this time of defense budget reductions, as well as shifting customer priorities, Boeing has decided to close its operations in Wichita to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive competitiveness,” said Bass. “We will begin program transitions in the coming months, with the complete closure of the site scheduled for the end of 2013. We do not anticipate job reductions as a result of this decision until early in the third quarter of 2012.”

Bass said that Boeing will continue to have a significant impact on the Kansas economy and the health of the state’s aerospace industry.

“The company spent more than $3.2 billion with approximately 475 Kansas suppliers in 2011, spanning its commercial and defense businesses, making it the fourth largest state in Boeing’s supplier network,” said Bass. “Based on Boeing Commercial Airplanes growth projections for the next few years, Boeing anticipates even more growth for suppliers in Kansas. Boeing values its long-term partnership with Kansas, and we will continue to work with all of our stakeholders in Kansas in support of a robust aerospace industry in the state.”

Future aircraft maintenance, modification and support work will be placed at the Boeing facility in San Antonio. Engineering work will be placed at the Boeing facility in Oklahoma City. Although work on the KC-46 tanker will now be performed in Puget Sound, Wash., the 24 Kansas suppliers on the program will be providing vital elements of the aircraft as originally planned.

Boeing is providing employee assistance including retirement seminars, job search resources, and financial counseling, as well as help finding jobs inside or out of Boeing.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 63,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

Related photos and site backgrounders are available to media through the contacts below.

Contact:

Jarrod Bartlett Boeing Wichita jarrod.s.bartlett@boeing.com

Ellen Buhr Boeing Global Services & Support ellen.j.buhr@boeing.com

Forrest Gossett Boeing Global Services & Support forrest.s.gossett@boeing.com

SOURCE  Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Web Site: http://www.boeing.com/bds

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VIENNA, VA /PRNewswire/ ~ Leading Technology and Systems Integrator MicroTech has been selected as one of only four awardees of the Army Private Cloud (APC2) Mobile Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS). The $250 Million Army Private Cloud contract will allow the Army to reduce costs through server consolidation and updating and optimizing IT with fixed and containerized data centers. This is the Army’s first cloud computing contract.

MicroTech provides Cloud Computing Solutions, Technology Services, Systems Integration, Product Solutions, Unified Communications & Collaboration, and Innovation & Integration to the public sector, as well as Fortune 500 Companies – managing more than half-a-million tech users daily. A prime contractor on more than 100 Federal projects and 28 procurement vehicles, MicroTech offers access to over 2500 vendors and over a million tech products and services across the government.

“Winning the Army Private Cloud contract is proof that MicroTech’s cloud computing solutions and mobile data centers are cutting edge and provide the best of breed solutions the Army needs to get to the next level,” said Tony Jimenez, MicroTech President & CEO. “With the grand opening of our Innovation and Integration Center [I2C] this past July, we have fully committed ourselves to creating and providing cutting edge cloud and data center solutions and our customers have noticed!”

In partnership with the Army, MicroTech will provide, maintain, operate and support mobile data centers. This will include hosting services for applications within container based facilities as well as providing Cloud based Software as a Service (SAAS), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and data and application migration services.

MicroTech technology products cover a vast array of leading-edge solutions that include private cloud computing, mobile and portable data centers. The MicroTech MicroKloud product line features an efficient, effective one-stop-solution for creating, operating and managing private cloud computing services. This product line also includes the MicroPodd which is an energy-efficient cost-effective solution for creating highly portable cloud-based data centers in a ruggedized, man-transportable transit case or as a standalone rack. These award winning Cloud Computing Solutions will enable MicroTech to provide reliable green solutions that are 60% more efficient than their competitors. MicroTech’s Cloud Computing Solutions are product agnostic and can use a number of different hardware solutions to create the best solution for their customer.

MicroTech is a 2011 Red Herring Global Top 100 award winner for Technology Innovation. And SmartCEO Magazine chose MicroTech as the 2011 GovStar “Technical Trailblazer” winner – the top government contractor that has developed an innovative technological product or breakthrough.

About MicroTech

MicroTech is a certified and verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a certified 8(a) Small Business, and delivers robust process-driven performance for mission success. MicroTech applies its regimented process, enterprise IT experience, and state-of-the-art engineering solutions to integrate different technologies and create proven results that can respond to your strategic needs. MicroTech is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, EMC Velocity Partner, Cisco Gold Partner, HP Sector Elite Business Partner, Dell Certified Partner, Symantec Managed Services Partner, VMware Enterprise Partner, Autonomy Value Added Partner, Adobe Solutions Partner, Citrix Silver Solution Advisor, Oracle Silver Partner, and IBM Business Partner. MicroTech is the Hispanic Business Magazine No. 1 Fastest-Growing Hispanic-Owned Business (2009-2011); CRN Magazine No. 1 Fastest Growing Solutions Provider in the U.S., and the National “Public Sector Integrator of the Year;” a 2011 Red Herring Global Top 100 Technology Innovator, and on the Deloitte 2011 Tech Fast 500, the No. 1 Fastest Growing Private Communications / Networking Company in the Washington DC Metro area. ISO 20000 and ISO 9001:2008 certified, CMMI Maturity Level 3 rated, and ITIL management qualified, MicroTech is headquartered just outside the Nation’s Capital in Vienna, Virginia, with key offices in Richmond, Virginia; Greensboro, North Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. To learn more, visit www.MicroTech.net

Media Contact Michael Jordan Sr. Marketing Manager Mjordan@microtech.net

SOURCE  MicroTech

Web Site: http://www.microtech.net

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