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Operation Homefront Promotes Karen Smithhart to Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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SAN ANTONIO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Operation Homefront's Board of Directors announced that Karen Smithhart has been promoted to Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer. In this capacity, Smithhart oversees recruitment, hiring and retention, organizational policy, professional development, volunteer management, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative. She will leverage her extensive nonprofit experience background and 15+ years of experience at Operation Homefront to build the exceptionally talented, diverse teams across the organization needed to support its mission to build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive, not simply struggle to get by, in the communities they have worked so hard to protect.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Operation Homefront's Board of Directors announced that Karen Smithhart has been promoted to Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer.
  • In this capacity, Smithhart oversees recruitment, hiring and retention, organizational policy, professional development, volunteer management, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative.
  • Karen began her career with Operation Homefront in 2008 serving as Director of Operations for Texas.
  • Karen has over 37 years in the nonprofit sector with the Girl Scouts, American Red Cross, and Operation Homefront.

Seniors Helping Seniors® In-Home Care Services Expands to North Houston

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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HOUSTON, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home care services, a franchisor with over 125 franchise partners and more than 200 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years by building a workforce of talented caregivers who create meaningful relationships with their senior care clients. Now, local resident Roderick Woodworth III has opened a new location to serve the north Houston community.

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  • HOUSTON, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home care services, a franchisor with over 125 franchise partners and more than 200 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years by building a workforce of talented caregivers who create meaningful relationships with their senior care clients.
  • When he found himself in a position to seek a new career opportunity, he decided to venture into franchising with Seniors Helping Seniors to serve in his North Houston community.
  • Seniors Helping Seniors® services is expanding in Texas with its unique care services and approach to caregiver-client matching.
  • This new location in North Houston will mark the fourteenth in the state and will focus on serving the communities within North Houston.

Shield AI Conducts AI-Piloted Flights on Sixth Aircraft, the Kratos MQM-178 Firejet

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI, Inc., a defense technology company building the world's best AI pilot, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets and an industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems (UAS), today announced the successful completion of the first phase of Shield's AI-piloted flight-testing on-board Kratos platforms as the two companies move toward productizing Shield AI's pilot for the XQ-58 Valkyrie.

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  • Having successfully flown AI pilots on five aircraft — three classes of quadcopters, the MQ-35A V-BAT, and the F-16 in fully autonomous air combat training — Shield AI's Hivemind AI pilot has now successfully flown on and controlled the Kratos MQM-178 Firejet.
  • These successful flights are a major milestone in the comprehensive integration project as Shield AI and Kratos look to ultimately productize another configuration of the Valkyrie, in this case with Shield AI's Hivemind AI pilot.
  • The vision of portable autonomy software for military hardware has been realized, flown, and deployed by Shield AI," said Ryan Tseng, Shield AI's CEO and Co-Founder.
  • The MQM-178 Firejet marks the sixth type of aircraft that our AI pilot Hivemind has flown.

Leidos Partnership deploys electronic health record system to joint DOD-VA federal health care site

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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RESTON, Va., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) today announced it successfully deployed the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system – which the Department of Defense calls MHS GENESIS – at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC) as part of a first-of-its-kind joint Department of Defense (DOD)-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR implementation. After nearly two dozen wave deployments over the last five years, the Lovell FHCC deployment achieves 100% deployment to all DOD garrison facilities worldwide. Additionally, the Lovell FHCC deployment is the first time DOD and VA deployed the Federal EHR together at the same site.

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  • RESTON, Va., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) today announced it successfully deployed the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system – which the Department of Defense calls MHS GENESIS – at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC) as part of a first-of-its-kind joint Department of Defense (DOD)-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR implementation.
  • Additionally, the Lovell FHCC deployment is the first time DOD and VA deployed the Federal EHR together at the same site.
  • "We're proud to lead with our partners to successfully deploy the Federal EHR at Lovell FHCC," said Liz Porter, Leidos Health & Civil sector president.
  • "The Federal EHR deployment at Lovell FHCC is a landmark collaboration between the site, DOD, VA, FEHRM, the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health, and Oracle Health," said Mr. Bill Tinston, FEHRM Director.

An outcast girl looking to belong discovers a secret doorway to other realms in a thrilling portal fantasy novel for middle-grade readers

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Author Stephanie Brick masterfully creates a story of belonging, self-discovery, and survival with her new middle-grade portal fantasy, The Secret Doors of Cannondale, the debut installment in a trilogy.

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  • Author Stephanie Brick masterfully creates a story of belonging, self-discovery, and survival with her new middle-grade portal fantasy, The Secret Doors of Cannondale, the debut installment in a trilogy.
  • In Brick's intriguing story, Adeline's mother's Navy job had them moving every three years, making the girl a constant outsider and forging friendships difficult.
  • Adeline feels promise when their final move is to a house called Cannondale, an old and creaky place with hidden rooms, invisible wall panels, and secret doors.
  • She's exploring when she comes upon a camouflaged door that reveals a secret room with a curious box.

AFA Crowns CyberPatriot XVI Champions

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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The finals began March 16, when 28 teams representing middle schools, high schools, JROTCs, and other educational organizations from around the world were put to the ultimate CyberPatriot test.

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  • The finals began March 16, when 28 teams representing middle schools, high schools, JROTCs, and other educational organizations from around the world were put to the ultimate CyberPatriot test.
  • After a challenging weekend, the 28 teams attended a banquet on March 18 where the National Champions from each division were announced.
  • Four new Cyber All American Awards were given to the CyberPatriot competitors who qualified for the National Finals for four consecutive seasons while in high school.
  • To learn more about CyberPatriot and register your team, please visit www.uscyberpatriot.org .

K9s For Warriors Celebrates Milestone Achievement: 1,000 Veterans Paired with Life-Saving Service Dogs

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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This achievement highlights the incredible impact Service Dogs have on the lives of our nation's heroes and their families.

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  • This achievement highlights the incredible impact Service Dogs have on the lives of our nation's heroes and their families.
  • Through their collective efforts, the organization has made great strides in its mission set forth by K9s For Warriors founder, the late Shari Duval.
  • 28-year Navy Veteran Charlie was one of the first Warriors to get a Service Dog from K9s For Warriors back in 2011.
  • "This month marks an extraordinary milestone for K9s For Warriors as we celebrate the graduation of our 1,000th Warrior paired with a life-saving Service Dog –1,000 unique Warrior lives saved," says K9s For Warriors Chief Program Officer Kevin Steele.

Covanta Welcomes Alex Pease to its Board of Directors

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Covanta, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, announces the addition of Alex Pease to its Board of Directors.

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  • MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Covanta, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, announces the addition of Alex Pease to its Board of Directors.
  • "Alex has an impressive history of championing sustainability and servicing a diverse range of industries," stated Howard Lance, Chair of the Covanta Board of Directors.
  • "His experience will provide valuable perspective to our Board and help Covanta continue to innovate and lead in sustainable waste management."
  • Alex Pease shared, "It's an honor to join the Board of Directors at Covanta, a company whose dedication to environmental stewardship and innovation I have long admired.

Former NASA Astronaut Wendy Lawrence to Serve as Keynote Speaker at Paralyzed Veterans of America's 2024 Igniting Change Gala

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America today announced retired NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence as the keynote speaker at PVA's Igniting Change Gala on April 12 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America today announced retired NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence as the keynote speaker at PVA's Igniting Change Gala on April 12 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
  • In addition to her inspiring career with NASA, she is also a retired U.S. Navy Captain, engineer, and helicopter pilot.
  • During the program, Lawrence will share memories of her time in space and highlights from her career with the Navy and NASA.
  • "As a veteran and former NASA astronaut, Wendy Lawrence is a trailblazing inspiration to us all," said Carl Blake, Chief Executive Officer for Paralyzed Veterans of America.

PDW Adds Two Members to Strategic Advisory Board

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PDW, a drone technology company revolutionizing small robotics for military and government operations, today announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Hugh Wyman Howard III (ret.) and Colonel Jay Wisham (ret.) to the company's Strategic Advisory Board.

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  • to the company's Strategic Advisory Board.
  • "Admiral Howard will bring a new way of thinking to our strategic growth plans due to his significant experience within the DoD and passion for providing service members with necessary technology in a digital-first battlefield," said Ryan Gury, CEO of PDW.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome both of them to the team and know they will offer invaluable insight as we plan and execute our strategic initiatives."
  • For more information about PDW or its Guiness World Record winning C100 drone, please visit www.pdw.ai .