Raytheon BBN helps lay groundwork for White House US Ignite science initiative

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The White House has launched US Ignite, a national innovation ecosystem for developing and deploying public sector applications and services on ultra-fast, software-defined networks. This initiative leverages important contributions from researchers across the nation, including Raytheon BBN Technologies, who have participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Global Environment for Networking Innovation (GENI). Continue reading…

Manhattan glitterati event marks study in contrasts for Obama

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Talk about a venue change.

Fresh from giving an economic speech in the heart of the industrial Rust Belt, President Barack Obama headed to Manhattan’s Greenwich Village on Thursday to hold a big-dollar campaign fundraiser with rich donors at the home of “Sex in the City” actress Sarah Jessica Parker. Continue reading…