In the News, January 2010

Northrop Grumman has announced plans to move its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to the Washington (D.C.) area by 2011, according to reports in the Washington Post.

Northrop’s chief executive and president, Wes Bush (MA B ’83) said, “We are a global security company, and all of the federal processes are in the Washington area. We think we’ll be able to do a better job for our customers and our company by having our corporate office there.”

The company has not decided on the exact location for the new headquarters, but expects “about 300 employees would move with the headquarters.” Read article

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In a recap of “the most-viewed bits posts of 2009” the technology section of The New York Times detailed the top ten stories of 2009.

Stories include: Google’s ‘Immigration Fixer,’ broadband Internet discussion, and of course the iPhone.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced plans to eliminate the Research in Information Technology program (RIT). The program is known for financing several “high-profile university software projects.”

The Mellon Foundation is not the only foundation undergoing changes for 2010, as the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced “major personnel changes” and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation “is closing its online-education grant program.” Read article for more

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