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People news: Herkimer College hires Maddox as PR assistant
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has hired Kira Maddox, of Whitesboro, as a public relations assistant. She will be responsible for

New York manufacturing index turns positive in July
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 13 points to 4.3 to emerge from negative territory in July. The general business-conditions index had

Crouse Health to donate cord blood to Upstate Medical’s cord-blood bank
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Syracuse Police Department names new deputy chief for uniform bureau
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department announced it has promoted Capt. Richard Trudell to deputy chief to oversee the department’s uniform bureau. Lynette DelFavero,

FuzeHub announces Millennials in Manufacturing Awards
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Oneida man arrested for home burglary
LINCOLN, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced it has charged Timothy A. Christman, Jr. of Oneida with 2nd degree burglary and four counts

Greater Syracuse Business Development Corp. appoints new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC) has a new executive director. Bob Ellis has been on the job since April when

Hillside Family of Agencies names Peterson new CFO
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA) announced Christopher Peterson will soon join the organization as CFO. His new position with the health, education,

New York AG James announces grant funding to address zombie homes
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica, Syracuse, and Binghamton are among more than 45 communities that will use a total of $9 million in grant funding to

Virginia firm wins $35M contract for tech work at AFRL in Rome
ROME — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded CACI Technologies Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, a more than $34.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop and test software agility and resiliency software/hardware for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome. CACI will be tasked with developing technology and methods to test and evaluate the effectiveness
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ROME — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded CACI Technologies Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, a more than $34.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop and test software agility and resiliency software/hardware for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome.
CACI will be tasked with developing technology and methods to test and evaluate the effectiveness of virtual infrastructure for “malware analysis and mission assurance and web-based mission management functionality integration with current operational systems,” according to a contract announcement from the Defense Department.
The Virginia company will perform the work in Rome, and it is expected to be completed by June 30, 2024. The AFRL is the contracting activity.
CACI won the contract in a competitive process over one other unnamed company that bid for the work. Fiscal-year 2019 research, development, test, and evaluation funds totaling $1.15 million are being obligated at the time of award, the Defense Department said.
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