South Carolina National Guard, UofSC Aiken take next step toward enhancing cyber initiatives in South Carolina Photo By Sgt. Tim Andrews | U.S. Army Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, the adjutant general for South Carolina, and Dr... read moreread more Photo By Sgt. Tim Andrews | U.S. Army Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, the adjutant general for South Carolina, and Dr. Sandra J. Jordan, University of South Carolina Aiken (UofSC Aiken) chancellor, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the UofSC Aiken campus Feb. 1, 2021, in support of the development of a new South Carolina National Guard readiness center with a focus on enhancing cyber initiatives in the state. The readiness center, referred to as a cyber-security DreamPort, is expected to be the home of the South Carolina National Guard’s 125th Cyber Battalion, currently headquartered at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carol
DVIDS – News – South Carolina National Guard, UofSC Aiken take next step toward enhancing cyber
News Highlights: DVIDS – News – South Carolina National Guard, UofSC Aiken take next step toward enhancing cyber. Aiken, SC – Representatives from the South Carolina National Guard and University of South Carolina Aiken (UofSC Aiken) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the UofSC Aiken campus on February 1, 2021, in support of the development of a new South Carolina National Guard Preparedness Center with a focus on improving cyber initiatives in the state.
Major General R. van McCarty of the United States Army, the Adjutant General for South Carolina, and Dr. Sandra J. Jordan, Chancellor of UofSC Aiken, signed the Memorandum of Understanding in recognition of the South Carolina Construction Agreement National Guard Preparedness Center. the UofSC Aiken campus. Also referred to as a cybersecurity DreamPort, the preparedness center is expected to be home to the South
TechSource Providing Expertise Through Newly Awarded Savannah River National Laboratory M&O Contract
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TechSource, Inc., headquartered in Los Alamos, is part of the Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA) team to which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Management and Operations contract (M&O).
The $3.8 billion cost plus award fee contract scope includes operations and maintenance of SRNL’s nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. The contract also entails DOE missions support in environmental management, national security, science discovery, energy security and legacy management activities.
The SRNL M&O contract consists of a five year base period with option periods to five-years. BSRA is led by and wholly owned by Battelle.
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Auburn University wildlife professor wins major award for book on invasive wild pig research
Published: January 14, 2021
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An Auburn University faculty member is among a group of experts recognized by a major scientific organization for a groundbreaking book about invasive wild pigs.
Steve Ditchkoff, the William R. and Fay Ireland Distinguished Professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, along with his co-editors, won The Wildlife Society’s 2020 Wildlife Publication Award in the “edited book” category for the book, “Invasive Wild Pigs in North America: Ecology, Impacts, and Management,” published by CRC Press in January 2020.