If They Build It, They Will Learn- May 29, 2008 Neelsville Middle School sixth-grader Vrinda Sabharwal watched intently as a small robot cruised along the bottom of a 140-foot basin at the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in West Bethesda.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/306065021/A... Democrats' Convention Pool: Is It All Wet- May 27, 2008 Forget the row over RFK, the latest superdelegate tally or Saturday's sure-to-be contentious meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/299223033/A... U.S. Medical Research Gets $600 Million From Institute- May 27, 2008 One of the world's largest private philanthropies will announce today a $600 million initiative to fund risky but potentially lifesaving medical research by 56 of America's top scientists.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/299223034/A... XM Is Seeking $120 Million In Financing- May 26, 2008 XM Satellite Radio Holdings warned in a regulatory filing last week that its financial position may be threatened if it cannot find $120 million worth of financing to adhere to the terms of its high-profile contract with Major League Baseball.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/299223035/A... MedImmune Settles Patent Lawsuit With Genentech- May 23, 2008 Biotechnology firms MedImmune and Genentech settled a lawsuit over a patented component of Synagis, MedImmune's best-selling drug, which is aimed at preventing respiratory infections in infants.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/299223036/A... Payments To Firm Deemed Improper- May 22, 2008 A consultant for the District Office of Tax and Revenue has been paid more than $2 million in improper charges, including airfare to Puerto Rico, cable television bills, $3,000 apartment rentals and management retreats, Auditor Deborah K. Nichols said yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/295822477/A... Lockheed Wins GPS Satellite Contract- May 16, 2008 The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.5 billion contract to build the military's next generation of navigation satellites, crucial for the growing demand by the military, companies and consumers for technology that pinpoints and tracks location.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/291567312/A... Connolly's Job With Contractor Complicates Race- May 16, 2008 In his bid for Congress from Northern Virginia's 11th District, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly recently mailed a campaign flier demonstrating his opposition to U.S. involvement in Iraq. Among other things, the piece accuses the "Bush-Cheney Defense Department" of...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/291567313/A... The Survivors- May 12, 2008 For more than 20 years, ManTech International experienced steady growth satisfying the government's seemingly insatiable appetite for technology and services to support intelligence collection and national security.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/287586960/A... At D.C.'s Phelps High, A Return to the Future- May 11, 2008 The greenhouse at Phelps High School is a shell of exterior brick walls and exposed steel beams. But by August, when a $63.8 million renovation of the school in Northeast Washington is finished, the space will have computer-controlled window shades and watering systems.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/288118640/A... |