Thursday, June 21, 2012
McLean Business News
Welcome to the weekly McLean BizBuzz column. We’ll keep you up-to-date on news, and comings and goings of McLean’s business neighbors. Let us hear from you. Cyber-security Education Northrop Grumman announced last week its funding assistance and partnership with University of Maryland for a new cyber-security education program, Advanced Cyber-security Experience for Students (ACES). Northrop Grumman’s Chairman and CEO, Wes Bush, serves as Vice Chair of the Regional Workforce Project of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF). The ACES program will be the first under the BHEF initiative. Northrop Grumman is providing $1.1 million to launch the new program, which will commence in Fall 2013. University of Maryland is matching that …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
McLean Business News
Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Information Systems headquarters, located in McLean, was presented last week with the Small Business Partner of the Year Award from the Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum. The company was given the award based on its “ongoing commitment and support of small businesses,” according to a press release issued by Northrop Grumman. The award is presented each year to a Washington-area company that has “established and actively supported mentorships, teaming, partnerships and other beneficial programs for small and emerging contractors,” according to the press release. Small businesses make up nearly half of Northrop Grumman’s information systems subcontractors. And according to its press release…
Friday, December 30, 2011
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Friday, December 30, 2011
The New York Post is covering the McLean social scene. The paper reported that ex-vice president Dick Cheney, who suffered five heart attacks, attended a pre-Christmas party to welcome Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush* to Virginia. Site of party: The stunning home of popular McLean hostess Bobbie Kilberg. She's a former adviser to President Gerald R. Ford and President George Bush (the dad) so she has quite a phone book. Kilberg, now president of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, also hosted Virginia Sen. Mark Warner. The Post reported that Cheney was seen using an oxygen mask to aid his breathing. Kilberg denied Cheney wore a mask, The Post said. A Cheney rep added, “Not true. He’s doing fine." Our neighbors the Cheney's are …
Buck
12:29 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011
Really impressive amount of basic grammatical mistakes in this article. Keep up the great, interesting work! more ›