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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Auburn University: National Cyber Director Part of Special Livestreamed Event Hosted Wednesday by McCrary Institute
AUBURN, Alabama, May 18 -- Auburn University issued the following news: By Joe McAdory White House National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., will discuss the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan on a special livestreamed event Wednesday, May 22, 9:30 a.m. CDT, presented by Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. Coker, who was confirmed as national cyber director Dec. 23, 2023, is a 20-year Navy veteran, retired Central Intelligence   more

U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756 Million Hypersonic Weapon System Contract
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 18 -- Lockheed Martin issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Today the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $756 million contract to deliver additional capability for the nation's ground-based hypersonic weapon system, the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). Under the new contract, Lockheed Martin will provide additional LRHW battery equipment, systems and software engineering support, and logistics solutions to the Army. LRHW will introduce a   more