AFSC

2023 Winners of the Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 22, 2024
Family, Drink, Dementia, University, Research, Health, Policy, SAN, Cape Cod, Face, 900 Rosalinde, Stroke, Disease, Family Caregiver Alliance, The Movies, Environment, Quality of life, Education, Investment, Culture, Caregiver, Deficit spending, FCA, AFSC, Bader Philanthropies, Parkinson's disease, Residential care

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the 16th year of the Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, Bader Philanthropies, Inc., and Family Caregiver Alliance are pleased to celebrate three organizations—each delivering a state-of-the-art program that addresses the needs of caregivers and those they care for living with Alzheimer's disease or a related condition.

Key Points: 
  • One of the AFSC's programs is the Alzheimer's Family Community Center at the Cape Cod Mall.
  • This unique site offers a multi-service resource within a local shopping mall setting, potentially the first one in the nation.
  • Join us in honoring the 2023 Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Award winners with program presentations, conversation, hors d'oeuvres, and beverages.
  • The mission of FCA is to improve the quality of life for family caregivers and the people who receive their care.

Accenture Federal Services Wins $25 Million Award to Help the U.S. Air Force Build a First-of-its-Kind “Digital Depot”

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Data Management, White House, Federal Government, Public Policy, Government, Technology, Software, Networks, OT, Industrial internet of things, Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia, Operational technology, AFSC, Multimedia, Automation, Robins Air Force Base, NYSE, Air Force Materiel Command, Atmosphere of Earth, Machine learning, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Air force, Hill Air Force Base, Ecosystem, Industrial, Tinker Air Force Base, Accenture

Accenture Federal Services has won a $25 million digital transformation prime contract to modernize operations for the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) including each of the three Air Logistics Complexes (ALCs) at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, and Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

Key Points: 
  • Accenture Federal Services has won a $25 million digital transformation prime contract to modernize operations for the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) including each of the three Air Logistics Complexes (ALCs) at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, and Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
  • ATHENA is central to the Air Force’s plan to create a first-of-its-kind “digital depot”, and ultimately, modernize AFSC operations.
  • “Accenture Federal Services looks forward to using state-of-the-art technologies to create a resilient and secure digital depot ecosystem.
  • Accenture Federal Services is a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

Marotta Controls Delivers 30,000th CoRe Valve to SpaceX

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Oxygen, AFSC, Core, McCauley Propeller Systems, Marotta, SSL (company), Space Operations Command, Methane, SpaceX, Helium, Nitrogen, SMC

The supplier delivered its 30,000th CoRe® valve to SpaceX at its rocket development site in McGregor, Texas.

Key Points: 
  • The supplier delivered its 30,000th CoRe® valve to SpaceX at its rocket development site in McGregor, Texas.
  • The milestone marks a 50 percent increase in demand for the high performance, reusable solenoid valves in less than 18 months, underscoring Marotta Controls’ deepening footprint in the spaceflight market.
  • The CoRe Flow Controls series includes 10 of the company’s most versatile solenoid valves capable of supporting various industrial flow control applications.
  • Our CoRe valves satisfy all of those requirements and more.”
    The CoRe series’ popularity is largely driven by its quality and flexibility along with product accessibility.

Atlas Global Provides Update on Liquidation of Subsidiaries Pursuant to Organizational Restructure to Accelerate Growth

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Personal Property Security Act (Canada), Bankruptcy, CSE, Atlas, AFSC, ATL, O'Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., ABL, Court, News, Personal property, Holding company

The Atlas Subsidiaries’ senior lender, the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (the “AFSC”), obtained the receivership order from the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”) with the consent of the Atlas Subsidiaries.

Key Points: 
  • The Atlas Subsidiaries’ senior lender, the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (the “AFSC”), obtained the receivership order from the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”) with the consent of the Atlas Subsidiaries.
  • The order follows on the Company’s decision to cease operations at its facility in Gunn, Alberta and liquidate the assets of the Atlas Subsidiaries in an orderly manner as it focuses on cost reductions, savings and production efficiencies across its operations and the cannabis value chain.
  • A copy of the order is or soon will be available on the Receiver’s website which can be accessed at https://documentcentre.ey.com/ .
  • The Company and the AFSC are in discussions concerning payment plan of the parental guarantee in the event the proceeds from the liquidation of the Atlas Subsidiaries’ assets are not sufficient to satisfy amounts due to the AFSC.

Corsha Announces $1.8 Million AFWERX TACFI Grant Award

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Monochorionic twins, Intelligence, Communication, Small business, Machine, Defense, Operational technology, SBIR, Data aggregation, 2020 United States federal government data breach, Warner Robins, Georgia, AFSC, Trust, Hope, GA, Movement, DE, Federation, NPES, Air Force Materiel Command, Zero trust security model, Digital, AFWERX, Online shopping

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corsha, a Washington D.C. -based cybersecurity company that provides an innovative approach to securing machine-to-machine communication, today announced it has received an $1.8 million grant award from the AFWERX program that extends its Direct-to-Phase-II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. This initiative works to solve a critical Operational Technology (OT) challenge of securely moving data across shop floor networks and into Digital Engineering platforms running in IT networks.

Key Points: 
  • Corsha provides a Zero Trust Platform for service-to-service communication across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
  • WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corsha, a Washington D.C. -based cybersecurity company that provides an innovative approach to securing machine-to-machine communication, today announced it has received an $1.8 million grant award from the AFWERX program that extends its Direct-to-Phase-II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract.
  • Sponsored by the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), their Technical Director, Mr. Roger Jones and an extensive AFSC team at Warner Robins, GA, the grant will allow Corsha to extend its Phase II AFWERX SBIR D2P2 efforts.
  • The TACFI effort aims to provide an expansion opportunity to scale out the work that Corsha has been doing with AFSC Warner Robins across more use cases and machine enclaves.

IDG, Inc. Appoints Steve Corrick to Senior Vice President of Events

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 13, 2023
IDG, IDC, Food, Senior, B2B, Financial services, Agriculture, AFSC, UBM, CMP, Congress, Growth, SVP, UBM Canon, Cryptocurrency, Risk management, Foundry

Boston, MA, April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IDG, Inc., announced today the appointment of Steve Corrick to Senior Vice President of Events for IDC and Foundry.

Key Points: 
  • Boston, MA, April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IDG, Inc., announced today the appointment of Steve Corrick to Senior Vice President of Events for IDC and Foundry.
  • Corrick is a highly experienced international event leader, having run large event portfolios for UBM, CMP, Canon Communications, and Andry Montgomery.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Steve Corrick to our events team to continue our syndicated and custom event expansion in the 35 markets that we operate in," said Danny Phillips, COO of Foundry.
  • "I'm excited to join the talented team at Foundry and IDC to help drive the continued growth and success of the events business," said Corrick.

Marotta Controls’ Oxygen-Compatible Solenoid Valves Deliver Versatility While Minimizing Part Numbers

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Aerospace, Technology, Manufacturing, Other Transport, Maritime, Air, Transport, Other Technology, Other Manufacturing, Engineering, Hardware, SMC, Marotta, Alloy, Multimedia, Helium, Motion, Pressure, View, Nitrogen, ATSM, A36, Twitter, Intention, Air Force Space Command, AFSC, Hydraulic machinery, Video game console, Atmosphere of Earth

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220405005489/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220405005489/en/
    Offering the same performance advantages, Marotta Controls also produces an inline model the MV405.
  • And we understand the importance of simplifying that process any way possible to speed manufacturing without compromising quality, said Brian Ippolitto , Director, Aerospace Systems Engineering, Marotta Controls.
  • With over 200 patents, Marotta Controls continues to build on its legacy as a highly respected, family-owned small business based in the state of New Jersey.
  • Twitter: @marottacontrols LinkedIn: Marotta Controls, Inc.
    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220405005489/en/

L3Harris Names Five NATO Teammates for Airborne Warning and Control System Solution

Retrieved on: 
Monday, September 13, 2021
Technology, Contracts, Maritime, Security, Air, Transport, Other Technology, Aerospace, Hardware, Defense, LHX, General Dynamics, Heart, HLTC, Atmosphere, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, NATO, Intention, Technology, Control, Control System (album), L3Harris Technologies, NYSE, AFSC, Securities Act of 1933, Intelligence, CAE, Weapon

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has announced its five team members to bid on the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program, designed to help NATO replace its Airborne Warning and Control System by 2035.

Key Points: 
  • L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has announced its five team members to bid on the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program, designed to help NATO replace its Airborne Warning and Control System by 2035.
  • The team is developing system-of-systems options for surveillance and control capabilities across all domains for NATOs AFSC program.
  • These options provide better intelligence and more responsive control by enabling sensors and systems to share information in air, ground, maritime or space.
  • L3Harris and teammates delivered a High Level Technical Concept (HLTC) study to NATO in 2020.

Marotta Controls Commemorates Production of 20,000th CoRe Valve with Firefly Aerospace

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Technology, Engineering, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Air, Defense, Transport, Other Technology, Other Defense, Software, Contracts, Hardware, Other Manufacturing, Satellite, Marotta, Air Force Space Command, Oxygen, Twitter, Growth, LEO, Pressure, Nitrogen, AFSC, Methane, Core, Catalog, SMC, Alpha, Firefly Aerospace, Multimedia, Motion, SSL (company), Solution, CEO, SSO, Helium, View, Hydraulic machinery, Communications satellite

Marotta Controls , a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier, announces the delivery of its 20,000th CoRe valve to its customer Firefly Aerospace at the 36th Space Symposium this week.

Key Points: 
  • Marotta Controls , a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier, announces the delivery of its 20,000th CoRe valve to its customer Firefly Aerospace at the 36th Space Symposium this week.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210825005232/en/
    Marotta Controls CEO Patrick Marotta (L) hand delivers the aerospace and defense suppliers 20,000th CoRe valve to Firefly Aerospace CEO Thomas E. Markusic (R) at the 36th Space Symposium.
  • Our CoRe engineers occupy a 2,750-square-foot state-of-the-art production facility, and we continue to ramp production volume.
  • Marottas CoRe Flow Controls series serves as one of the only valve catalogs available for spaceflight, modernizing that purchasing process for todays market.

Adasina Updates Racial Justice Impact Data to Include Publicly-Traded Companies that Own Prison Bonds

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 12, 2021
People, Violence, Index, American Friends Service Committee, Quakers, JUSTICE, AFSC, NAV, Social justice, Prospectus, Climate, CEO, Social capital, Movement, Education, Lovell Minnick Partners, Partnership, GLOBE, LLC, Risk, SEC, Research, Investment, Color, JSTC, Growth, Woman, Online gambling, Cryptocurrency, Sex industry, Financial adviser, Online shopping, Insurance, Life insurance, Security (finance), Antibiotics

All of the companies included on Adasinas Racial Justice Impact Data Set are believed to contribute to systemic racism through practices identified by social justice movements, such as prison involvement, money bail, surveillance, and other practices.

Key Points: 
  • All of the companies included on Adasinas Racial Justice Impact Data Set are believed to contribute to systemic racism through practices identified by social justice movements, such as prison involvement, money bail, surveillance, and other practices.
  • We believe that community-sourced impact data should set the standards for how publicly traded companies participate in racial, gender, economic, and climate justice.
  • How investors and advisors can use the Adasina Racial Justice Impact Data Set:
    Invest with Adasina: This data set, as well as all of Adasinas Impact Data Sets, are
    Talk to your financial advisor about how youre invested: Investors should consider
    engagement to urge companies to end racially unjust practices.
  • Adasina uses four interlocking levers to enact large-scale, systemic change:
    traded companies participate in racial, gender, economic, and climate justice.