2006 Noblis in the News Archive

Fall 2006, AARP magazine article, “Four Employers Rank Among Best for Over-50s,” featured Mitretek as one of this year’s best employers for older workers.

October/November 2006, Women of Color Magazine, featured Mitretek Fellow Patsy Ryberg as a recipient of the 2006 National Women of Color Special Recognition Technology Award.

September/October 2006, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare magazine article, “Heart Safe or Heart Break: What Every Clinician Needs to Know About AEDS,” was authored by Healthcare’s Marketing and Interface Designer Laury Sendek.

October 20, 2006, Bisnow ‘n Business Oxymoron Weekly – Top Personalities in Federal IT, featured an interview with Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Thomas.

October 11, 2006, Washington Business Journal advertisement featured Mitretek as a company that supports healthy workplace policies in Northern Virginia.

September

September 2006, AARP Bulletin, featured Mitretek Systems as one of 50 U.S. employers named the best.

September 2006, Science Spectrum magazine, featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia W. Thomas, Ph.D. as a Science Spectrum Trailblazers – Top Minorities in Research Science 2006.

September 12, 2006 article, “AHRA Imaging Conference … Wants You!” featured Healthcare consultant Amy MacNulty who will be speaking on “Being the Benchmark Organization.”

September 8, 2006 news release, “Emergency preparedness since 9/11: Illinois a national leader in mutual aid, special response teams,” featured the Illinois Terrorism Task Force as the first national winner of the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

September 7, 2006 article, “Expert says fight taking toll on al-Qaeda – Ex-FBI agent in town for Bluecoats meeting,” featured Mitretek’s Steven Pomerantz.

August

August 11, 2006, The Kennebec (Maine) Journal article, “Hospitals Looking into Consolidation,” featured Healthcare of Massachusetts. http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/3018247.shtml

August 8, 2006, States News Service byline, “Illinois’ State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team Demonstrates Capability to Take Down Terrorist Groups During Final Day of Metro East Exercise,” mentioned the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

August 8, 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch “People in Business” featured Wendy Wells, senior consultant hired by Healthcare.

August 7, 2006, AHANewsNow – The Daily Report for Health Care Executives article, “Clear, Consistent Standards Can Help Hospitals Keep Tabs on Recall Alerts,” was authored by Mitretek’s President and CEO Dr. Lydia W. Thomas.

August 7, 2006, Modern Healthcare article, “Physicians, Executives Must Converse: Study,” featured Robert McGowan, senior principal at Healthcare.

August 1, 2006, CQ Homeland Security article, “Alabama Regional Emergency Response Group Wins Homeland Security Award,” featured featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

July

July 26, 2006, USA Today announcement of the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security winner.

July 26, 2006, WTVM9.com story, “Officials Plan Statewide Ambulance Dispatching,” featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security. http://www.wtvm.com/global/story.asp?s=5200101&ClientType

July 26, 2006, Times Daily article, “Health, ER Officials Plan Statewide Ambulance Dispatching,” featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security. http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060726/APN/ 607260722&cachetime=5

July 26, 2006, The Huntsville Times article, “Regional Trauma System Takes Shape,” featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security. http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1153905581247080.xml&coll=1

July 25, 2006 Fox 6 (Birmingham, Al.), news segment, “Birmingham Medical Emergency System Gets National Award,” featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security. http://www.myfoxal.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=277370&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1

July 25, 2006, NBC13.com story, “Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services Systems Honored,” featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

July 25, 2006, Birmingham Business Journal article, “Routing System for Emergency Vehicles Wins National Recognition,” featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security. http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2006/07/24/daily9.html?jst=m_ln_hl&surround=lfn

July 25, 2006, “Governor Riley Accepts National Homeland Security Award for Regional Emergency System,” press release featured the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security. http://www.governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/pr-2006-07-25-02-security_award_photo.asp

CNN Money.com, article "Best small companies to work for," featured Mitretek Systems as one of 25 best medium-sized companies to work for in America.  http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/26/smbusiness/best_companies/index.htm

July 2006, HR Magazine article, "50 Best Small and Medium Places to Work," featured Mitretek Systems as one of 25 best medium-sized companies to work for in America. http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best/list-sme.htm

May

May 2006, Healthcare Purchasing News article, "Automated product recall management service ensures Inova Health System has the ‘right answers’," features Mitretek's Risk and Safety Management Alert System (RASMAS). http://www.hpnonline.com/inside/2006-05/HPNonline.com-%20What%20Works%20-%200605.html

May 4, 2006, Space Daily article, "Mitretek Joins Alliance for Earth Observations," Mitretek Systems, a nonprofit scientific research and engineering corporation, has joined the Alliance for Earth Observations as its newest member, the alliance announced Wednesday. "Mitretek brings a specific point of view and a unique perspective to the alliance," Nancy Colleton, the group's executive director, told SpaceDaily.com.

April

April 17, 2006, Birmingham Business Journal article “LifeTrac is finalist for prestigious award for homeland security applications,” featured the Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services Systems ‘LifeTrac’ program as a finalist in the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

April 18, 2006, Birmingham News article in “Around Your Corner” featured the Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services Systems ‘LifeTrac’ program as a finalist in the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security.

April 5, 2006, Congress Daily article featured Mitretek ... "CBP has contracted with Mitretek Systems, a private consulting firm, to independently review the system, Yoon added. She said the company completed a review last year, but she did not know the agency's timeline for implementing the review's recommendations." http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0406/040506cdam3.htm

March

April 2006, Black Enterprise article, “Mission (Being) Accomplished,” featured Mitretek’s President and CEO Lydia Thomas, “Technology CEO helps fight terrorism on many fronts.”

March 15, 2006, Traffic World article, “RFID Open to Viruses,” featured Mitretek’s Michael A. Caloyannides, a senior fellow at Mitretek Systems Center for Information Systems, told government security executives at a recent conference in Washington, D.C., "There are lots of wireless security vendors (for computers), but how many RFID security vendors?"

March, 9, 2006, Times Community Newspaper article, Robotics Team Competition, featured Mitretek Systems as a sponsor of the Chantilly High School Academy’s Robotics Team. http://www.timescommunity.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=16270038&BRD=2553 &PAG=461&dept_id=511686&rfi=6

March 2006, HR Magazine article, “Bearing Fruit: Usage rates for tradition al tuition assistance programs are low, so employers are tempting employees with free tuition and bonuses,” featured Mitretek’s professional development principal Audrey Kremer. http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/articles/0306/0306bolch.asp

American Magazine article, “Class Notables” featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Thomas’ accomplishments since earning a master’s degree in microbiology from American University in 1971. 

March 2006 HR Magazine article, "Bearing Fruit - Usage rates for traditional tuition assistance programs are low, so employers are tempting employees with free tuition and bonuses," featured Professional Development Principal Audrey Kremer. http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/articles/0306/0306bolch.asp

February/March issue of USBE Information Technology, featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Thomas remarks on “Tracking Stem Students,” and Patrick Gerdes was featured as recipient of the 2006 Black Engineer of the Year Special Recognition Awards.

January/February issue of Birth Defects Research (Part B): Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology, Vol. 77, pp. 53-68 paper, “Monomethylarsonic Acid and Dimethylarsinic Acid: Developmental Toxicity Studies with Risk Assessment,” was co-authored by Mitretek staff Drs. Ivan Boyer and John DeSesso along with Lorraine Irvine of toXcel. The results from this study are being used by the Environmental Protection Agency in its determination of potential risk to humans of pesticides containing dimethyl arsenic acid (DMA). 

February

US Black Engineer Information Technology, article, “Black Engineer of the Year Alumni, Strength From Within,” featured Mitretek’s President and CEO Lydia Waters Thomas remarks on tracking science, technology, engineering, and math students.

Business Wire press release, “Women in Technology Announces Nomination Deadline for Seventeenth Leadership Awards,” featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Waters Thomas as the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

January

C-SPAN2, January 10, 2006, program “Homeland Security Recommendations,”featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Thomas presentation to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

Secretary Chertoff held a meeting to hear recommendations from the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Among the topics discussed were border security, private sector file sharing, and critical infrastructures. They also talked about responses to terrorist attacks and damage from natural disasters. http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=192032779

CQ Homeland Security, January 10, 2006, article "WMD Defense Requires Risk-Based Approach, Panel Says," featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Thomas' remarks at Homeland Security Advisory Council meeting.  

CNN.com, January 10, 2006, article "Nuclear Terror" featured Mitretek President and CEO Lydia Thomas' remarks at Homeland Security Advisory Council meeting. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/10/sr.tues/index.html