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Two upstate projects get $5 million from DMCS program
Two upstate New York–based projects will use $5 million each through the federal Defense Manufacturing Community Support (DMCS) program. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) had selected the two projects as finalists for funding, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced back on Sept. 8. DoD awarded the funding to the NYS Microelectronics Defense […]
Kabari Wellness Institute opens new location in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Seneca Falls–based Kabari Wellness Institute has recently opened a second location at 214 W. Liberty St. in Rome. The business celebrated a ribbon cutting on Aug. 31 with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce and Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Kabari Wellness Institute provides integrated health and wellness services with a holistic
Utica University invests in growing cybersecurity program
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University is taking its cyber-education program to the next level with a new cyber range it will build in Bull Hall. The range will open up new education and training methods and opportunities for the university beyond the programs and products it uses now to train the next-generation cyber workforce, says
VICEROY program seeks to meet U.S. DoD cyber-workforce demands
“Through the latest round of the VICEROY Program, we are advancing the mission of preparing a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce for the Department of Defense. These virtual institutes, in collaboration with esteemed academic partners, augment traditional curricula, providing hands-on, experiential learning, and internships tailored to meet the demands of the Armed Services, DoD, and Defense
VIEWPOINT: Cybersecure Your IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) technologies employ embedded devices to sense, and sometimes control, the physical world around us. They offer several benefits that range from general awareness to improved operational efficiency, or just plain convenience. IoT solutions have supported all of this nation’s critical-infrastructure sectors, from commercial facilities and transportation to food and agriculture, while
Clarkson professors awarded $400,000 NSF cyber grant
POTSDAM — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly $400,000 grant to four professors at Clarkson University to incorporate cybersecurity into their computing classes. The funding will help them “create and integrate” identity and access management (IAM)-themed, project-based learning (PBL) curriculum into existing computer-science and software engineering-related curricula, the university said in its
PAR Government awarded almost $15 million Air Force contract modification
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. recently won a nearly $14.9 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for directional airborne networks for contested environments software. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to nearly $24.8 million, according to a Sept. 13 contract announcement
SUNY Poly professor’s research focuses on improving security
MARCY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute professor is leading a research project to boost cybersecurity after being awarded the largest single-investigator contract award in SUNY Poly’s Marcy campus history. Hisham A. Kholidy, an associate professor and chair of the Network and Computer Security (Cybersecurity) Department, was awarded a nearly $1.1 million contract from the
Oneida County proposed budget holds the line on property taxes
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr.’s 2024 proposed $529 million budget keeps the property-tax levy steady for the 11th consecutive year.
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center unveils new PET/CT scanner
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) says it’s now using a new PET/CT scanner, which it says will “enhance the care of patients
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