This is the Novmeber 2011 issue of 'BDPAToday' distributed by our BDPA Washington DC chapter. ♦ Industry News: The United States Marine Corps celebrates its 236th Birthday; Annual Supercomputing Conference (SC11) held in Seattle, WA... ♦ Chapter News: National BDPA honors BDPA Chapter Veterans who proudly served their country... ♦ GOV 2.0: The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has expanded several programs and hiring incentives for U.S. Veterans via: VA.gov ♦ Careers: Set sail on an exciting career with the United States Marine Corps defending America's Cyber Domain. Other opportunities with JPMorgan Chase and TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) also are featured... ♦ Marketplace: SC11 - Large and small IT firms are offering cloud, virtualization, and cybersecurity solutions for "Big Data". Discover high performance computing (HPC)...

1. November 2011
2011 Supercomputing Conference – Page 7 High Performance Computing Edition
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Jeopardy champ IBM Watson computing system featured at SC11
SEATTLE, WA—Attendees at SC11 will have the opportunity to match wits in a game of
Jeopardy!® with IBM’s Watson computing system. SC11 will take place in the Washington State
Convention and Trade Center in Seattle from Nov. 12-18.
Watson will be featured in a kiosk located on the 6th floor of the convention and trade
center, separate from the main IBM booth.
The kiosk is a version of the full IBM Power
Systems-based Watson system that
competed on the game show. Watson
represents a significant advance in a
computer’s ability to understand context in
human language – a technology with Supercomputing Logo © SC11
potential applications in such domains as SEE OTHER EVENT DETAILS ON PAGE 7
medicine. As has been demonstrated in some well-publicized contests,
man versus computer in a game of Jeopardy is not the mismatch one
might imagine. Understanding the complexities of natural language,
Engineer Ron Kulak stands in front of a visualization of water flowing which comes naturally to humans, is an extraordinary challenge for
around bridge supports. The redder colors represent faster flow
rates. High-performance computing provides engineers with the
computers.
ability to visualize the flow in unique detail.
Photo: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Nonetheless, Watson’s ability to employ hundreds of algorithms
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4. Government 2.0
BDPA Government Relations | Industry & Regional News
"There is only one place for the veterans of America, in
www.va.gov the Cabinet Room, at the table with the President of the
United States of America."
United States Veterans Administration (VA) The VA now needs new employees with a wide variety of
technical skill sets and professions to include:
Washington, D.C. — The establishment of the Veterans
Administration came in 1930 when Congress authorized • Systems Analysts
the President to "consolidate and coordinate Government • Application Developers
activities affecting war veterans." The three component • Electronic Health Record Technicians
agencies became bureaus within the Veterans • Network Service Technicians
Administration. Brigadier General Frank T. Hines, who
directed the Veterans Bureau for seven years, was named If one has the energy, compassion and commitment to
as the first Administrator of Veterans Affairs, a job he held help serve America's veterans, this featured site also will
until 1945. acquaint you with career paths within VA that most
closely matches your expertise, passion, and ambitions.
The VA health care system has grown from 54 hospitals in
1930, to include 171 medical centers; more than 350 Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give
outpatient, community, and outreach clinics; 126 nursing BDPA members a chance to make a meaningful and
home care units; and 35 domiciliaries. VA health care personal contribution to the lives of some truly special
facilities provide a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and deserving people.
and rehabilitative care. The responsibilities and benefits
programs of the Veterans Administration grew Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying
enormously during the following six decades. World War II and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best
resulted in not only a vast increase in the veteran within you to your country's service.
population, but also in large number of new benefits
enacted by the Congress for veterans of the war. The Those who already work at VA feel privileged to assist
World War II GI Bill, signed into law on June 22, 1944, is the men and women who have defended our country.
said to have had more impact on the American way of life Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.
than any law since the Homestead Act more than a
century ago. Further educational assistance acts were The Department of Veterans Affairs is much more than
passed for the benefit of veterans of the Korean Conflict, just another employer. It is an honorable, open and
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as a Cabinet-level position on March 15, 1989. President
Bush hailed the creation of the new Department saying,
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growth and technical development for those in or entering information, communications, or technology
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U.S. Marine Corps Celebrates its 236th Birthday on November 10th
Washington, D.C.–NBDPA Chapters, Corporate Sponsors, entrepreneurs, and BDPA members are invited to join U.S.
Marines, Department of the Navy personnel, and other veterans this month as America celebrates its rich Sea Service
Heritage. For NBDPA Chapters collocated with Marine Corps installations or NROTC Units, check local calendars for
related commemorative events.
From the Classroom to the Boardroom: The United States Marine Corps and National BDPA will continue their rich
traditions in direct support of community-based CS-STEM programs, research and development (R&D), and Cyber domain
dominance. Ongoing success stories follow.
National BDPA and BDPA chapters have received support for its
CS-STEM programs from the United States Marine Corps and
U.S. Marines throughout its rich history. (Left photo, L-R)
Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin, USMC, Deputy Chairman,
NATO Military Committee and Perry Carter, President, BDPA-DC,
honor Montford Point Marines during recent Montford Point
Marine Association (MPMA) ceremonies in Northern Virginia.
Marines support BDPA Chapters and other local non-profit
organizations (NPOs) within the United States and abroad by
attending STEM and technology conferences (center photo) and
supporting non-military scholarships for minority students who
are CIS or STEM majors.
Next February, the U.S. Marine Corps will host Black Engineer of
the Year (BEYA) 2012 Stars and Stripes Banquet in Philadelphia.
Stars and Stripes is one of the nation’s largest events honoring
both active and retired African American admirals, generals and
members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). Each year the
host of Stars and Stripes alternates between the Air Force,
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Systems Command
(MCSC) in Quantico, Virginia (left photo) are shown serving as
judges during NBDPA’s Regional High School Computer
Competition (HSCC) events at Bowie State University.
Next year, National BDPA will host its National Technology
Conference in Baltimore, Maryland from August 1-4, 2012.
BDPA student members or veterans interested in launching
exciting careers with Marine Forces Cyber Command
(MARFORCYBER) or other offices within the Department of the
Navy in Central Maryland or Washington, D.C. should contact a
local chapter for additional information and points of contact.
Semper Fidelis!
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NBDPA Corporate Relations | NBDPA, BETF, and Local Chapters
Jeopardy Champ IBM Watson Computing System Featured at SC11
SC11 from cover page
simultaneously to process human language and rapidly retrieve answers from its massive database makes it a
formidable competitor as Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter found out earlier this year when
they took on the machine at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Laboratory in Yorktown, New York. Watson won,
earning a grand total of $77,147 in a three-day contest, but not without struggling with some questions.
Highlights are now available on YouTube .
The Watson kiosk will offer four topic areas to explore; allowing attendees to learn more about the technology,
the Watson machine itself and next steps for the Watson system. The fourth of these areas is the Jeopardy
game. Those who choose to compete against the machine will be able to see the probabilities Watson calculated
in formulating answers. Just as in the television version, contestants will be able to choose a question category
and dollar amount, though there will be no host, and contestants will be on their honor for scoring.
“In addition to injecting an element of fun into SC11, Watson will show a dimension of computing that offers
some intriguing future possibilities,” said Scott Lathrop, SC11 General Chair. “In keeping with the theme for
SC11, Watson offers one more way of ‘connecting communities through HPC.’”
Eddie Epstein of IBM will present “The IBM Jeopardy! Challenge” as part of the SC11 technical program. This talk
will give an overview of the IBM Jeopardy! Challenge, including problem challenges, the algorithm approach, the
scale out implementation and the highly iterative development process used to develop the Watson system.
Future uses of the technology will also be touched on. The Masterworks presentation will be held at 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 16, in The Conference Center rooms 301/302 (directly across the street from the Washington
State Convention and Trade Center). Watson is bound to find some worthy challengers at SC11.
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NBDPA Corporate Relations | NBDPA, BETF, and Local Chapters
High Performance Computing HPCMP Objectives
Lorton, VA - The High Performance Computing Modernization • Establish a world class capability, within the DoD, to
Program (HPCMP) was initiated in 1992 in response to apply high performance computation to solve DoD
congressional direction to modernize the Department of problems
Defense (DoD) laboratories' high performance computing • Ensure military advantage and warfighting superiority
(HPC) capabilities. The HPCMP was assembled out of a on the 21st century battlefield through the use of high
collection of small high performance computing departments, performance information technologies
each with a rich history of supercomputing experience that
had independently evolved within the Army, Air Force, and • Strengthen national prominence and preeminence by
Navy laboratories and test centers. advancing critical technologies and expertise in high
performance computing
Our military gains strength through technology. The DoD • Support the HPC needs of the defense science &
HPCMP team, under the leadership of Mr. Cray Henry, technology (S&T) and test and evaluation (T&E)
provides the supercomputer technology and know-how the communities
Department’s scientists and engineers use every day to
preserve our nation’s resources and develop new technologies HPCMP Goals
to keep America strong.
Commitment to support the Warfighter and protect our nation
drives the HPCMP mission. To accomplish this mission, the
HPC tools solve complicated and time-consuming HPCMP focuses on three goals:
problems. Researchers expand their toolkit to solve modern
military and security problems using HPC hardware and • Enable warfighting solutions by architecting, deploying
software applications. Through HPC solutions, projects gain and sustaining advanced high performance
knowledge to protect our military through new weapons computational and network capabilities for DoD
systems for overseas deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq and
assist long-term weather predictions to plan humanitarian and • Advance DoD mission effectiveness through
development and deployment of innovative practices
military operations throughout the world.
in high performance computing and communications
hardware, software, algorithms, services, education
Dedicated to and inspired by the technical community it and technical expertise
supports, the HPCMP promotes collaborative relationships
among scientists and engineers and mentors and • Contribute as visionaries and thought leaders to the
students. The HPCMP shifts the paradigm of science and HPC community-advance computational science and
technology with HPC advancements in simulation now equal to its application to DoD needs
developmental live experimentation. To prepare Americans
for these innovations, the HPCMP conducts outreach programs The DoD HPCMP also created the Joint Educational
on a national scale. Opportunities for Minorities (JEOM) Program for students
from underrepresented groups, who are pursuing studies in
the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
Collectively, HPCMP training and career development offers
disciplines.
opportunities for young people to work with seasoned and
well-respected scientists and engineers, located at DoD
Every component in the HPCMP organization supports one or
laboratories and test centers across the country. With
more of the above listed goals. At annual joint meetings
guidance and exposure to HPC resources, these young
consisting of Configuration Steering Board (CSB)/Overarching
Americans can become skilled professionals in the federal
Integrated Product Team (OIPT)/High Performance Computing
workforce.
Advisory Panel (HPCAP) members, the HPCMP reports
successes and sets new goals and priorities for the upcoming
The HPCMP’s mentorship and collaboration foster the DoD
year. Visit their web site for related career, internships, and
HPC community to advance technology and improve the
contracting opportunities: http://www.hpcmo.hpc.mil. bt
capabilities and effectiveness of the Warfighter and the DoD.
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13. NBDPA Chapter & Career Events
BDPA Community Relations | NBDPA, BETF, and Local Chapters
AMERICA’S TOP JOB$
CNBC.com recently listed “The Best Jobs in America 2011”
and also posted their “Jobs Outlook” for 2011. Both are
listed below to assist career planning with corporate
research and due diligence prior to attending this fall’s
BDPA members and BDPA student members regional or local chapter fundraisers, career fairs, and
interested in IT careers in New York or Washington professional networking events. Blue = Best outlook.
D.C. with SiriusXM Satellite Radio are invited to
2011 Job Outlook Best JOB$ in America 2011
review current openings now available online.
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satellite radio company delivering to subscribers Customer Service Software Engineer | avg. $87,140
commercial-free music channels, premier sports, news, Engineering Meteorologist | avg. $85,210
talk, entertainment, and traffic and weather. Technology Systems Analyst | avg. $77,153
Administrative Biologist | avg. $74,238
SIRIUS XM Radio has content relationships with an array Business Development Statistician | avg. $73,208
of personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Martha Marketing Dental Hygienist |avg. $67,107
Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Jamie Foxx, Accounting & Finance Historian | avg. $63,208
Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bubba the Love Research & Development Audiologist | avg. $63,144
Sponge®, Bob Edwards, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Jimmy
Buffett, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and
Tom Petty. Chapter Announcements and Events
NBDPA, Participating BDPA Chapters, and Affiliate CIGs
SIRIUS XM Radio is the leader in sports programming as th th
Friday, November 4 – 5 2011
the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major
National BDPA Board of Directors and HSCC Coordinators Meetings
League Baseball®, NASCAR®, NBA, NHL®, and PGA
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TOUR® and major college sports. th
Monday, November 7 2011
Local BDPA Chapter Program Meeting
SIRIUS XM Radio has arrangements with every major
automaker. SIRIUS XM Radio products are available at BDPA iRadio Talk-Show (Powered by BETF via the Internet)
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Tuesday, November 8 2011
shop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com, and at retail
NBDPA’s Power networking Industry Talk Show hosted by Franne McNeal
locations nationwide, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Wal- th
Mart and independent retailers. BDPA Chicago, IL | 11 Annual Diversity Career Fair
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Wednesday, November 9 2011
SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first Annual Career and Internship Expo
ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring BDPA Washington, DC | Annual Scholarship &Awards Banquet
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Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network; XM Wednesday, November 9 2011
Annual Scholarship & Fundraiser
NavTraffic® service for GPS navigation systems delivers
BDPA Los Angeles, CA | NAACP Diversity Career Fair
real-time traffic information, including accidents and road th
Tuesday, November 15 2011
construction, for more than 80 North American markets.
Annual Career and Internship Expo
BDPA Atlanta, GA | Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet
Immediate IT opportunities for BDPA members are Wednesday, November 16 2011
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available online at bdpatoday.org. Members also may Annual Scholarship & Fundraiser
update their resumes with NBDPA at bdpa.org in advance BDPA St. Louis, MO | Meet the CIO
of upcoming career fair and open house announcements. st
Monday, November 21 2011
A BDPA Open House and an IT Career Invitational with Local BDPA Chapter Program Meeting
SiriusXM Satellite Radio featuring Washington, D.C. area December 2011 | IT Careers & Internships
IT positions was held this past summer during the annual Advertising Deadline & Closing Date
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Diverse Professionals
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We’re looking for talented individuals to bring their insights to our many lines of business.
A number of positions relative to your expertise as a guest or member of BDPA are available.
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16. SC11 Communities Program Bolsters Global Fellowships
and Broader Engagement (BE)
Seattle, WA – Sponsored by ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and
IEEE Computer Society, this year’s SC conference series offers a complete
technical education program and exhibition showcasing High Performance
Native American Heritage Month Computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis and advances in scientific
discovery, research, education and industry. Hosted annually, SC is a premier
Washington, D.C. – What started at the turn of
international conference and technical program featuring workshops, tutorials, a
the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition
world class exhibit area, demonstrations and opportunities for hands-on learning.
for the significant contributions the first Americans
made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.,
BDPA student members, educators, emerging and experienced practitioners
has resulted in a whole month being designated for
that purpose. interested in discovering the vast opportunities within HPC are encouraged to
explore the range of programs offered in conjunction with the SC11 conference
One of the very proponents of an American Indian taking place November 12-18 at Seattle’s Washington State Convention and Trade
Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who Center.
was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in
Rochester, N.Y. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of Extended grants and sponsorships will be provided by the Communities Program,
America to set aside a day for the "First Americans" including travel and housing, as well as discounted technical program registrations
and for three years they adopted such a day. In 1915, for participants within the Broader Engagement (BE), Education and Student
the annual Congress of the American Indian Volunteer Programs. “The SC Communities Program champions leadership and
Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally creates lifelong collaborations that are the cornerstone to our community’s longevity
approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It and success,” says Communities Program Chair, Satoshi Matsuoka. “Our initiatives
directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an nurture the individual through programs that are aligned with the critical interactions,
Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a education, expertise and skills needed within the HPC community now and into the
day. Coolidge issued a proclamation on Sept. 28, future.”
1915, which declared the second Saturday of each
May as an American Indian Day and contained the Designed to connect a diverse pool of talent with the SC community and enrich the
first formal appeal for recognition of Indians as educational experience, the BE Program will host a Mentor/Protégé program, the
citizens. Student Job Fair and offer a limited number of sponsored tutorial registrations. The
International Ambassadors program will help new attendees, from all over the world,
The first American Indian Day in a state was declared become immersed in the conference and community activities. The Student
on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor Volunteer Program will host 200 students this year who will provide hands-on
of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth support for various conference elements and take part in the technical program.
Friday in September. In Illinois, for example,
legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, Geared primarily toward undergraduate
several states have designated Columbus Day as and secondary-level educators, this
Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we year’s Education Program and
observe without any recognition as a national legal curriculum will provide introductory
holiday. workshops on HPC and Computational
and Data Enabled Science and
In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint Engineering (CDESE) techniques and
resolution designating November 1990 "National technologies including hands-on system
American Indian Heritage Month." Similar
time through the “LittleFe project,” SC’s
proclamations, under variants on the name (including
first ever multiple node mini-cluster
"Native American Heritage Month" and "National
whose primary focus is on turnkey
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month")
classroom demonstrations and
have been issued each year since 1994.
exercises. Experts across a broad
spectrum of disciplines will be on-hand to support these activities and to
Information courtesy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
provide their own insights around the many opportunities available throughout this
U.S. Department of the Interior. bt diverse ecosystem. Additional information for students and volunteers are found at:
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BDPA Corporate Relations | ICT and Green Industry Sectors
PTTV Program Promotes Industry and Community
Washington, DC—With the 2012 and 2013 National BDPA
Technology Conferences arriving in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
respectively, industry executives are invited to participate with
local chapters in presenting IT forecasts, CS-STEM oriented
documentaries and conducting technical interviews with the public
through the lens of local BDPA Chapters on the air with Popular
Technology TV (PTTV).
PTTV is produced by bdpatoday for executives to share their
experiences, challenges, forecasts and emerging technical
requirements for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 with their community
across vertical or industry market sectors for entrepreneurs and
Interns.
The PTTV pilot episode, featuring National BDPA Co-Founder and
CompTIA IT Hall of Fame 2011 Inductee, Earl A. Pace, Jr.
PTTV currently is available via the Internet for participating local
cable television or university channels. bt
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19. TCS OS-IRIS
Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) on Intelsat 14
OS-IRIS OS-IRIS – Converging Satellite and IP Networks
Key Benefits
There is an exploding growth in connected devices, smart apps, video, and
ƒƒ True IP end-to-end network bandwidth. Operators are investing in network expansion and the satellite industry
ƒƒ Single hop architecture for reduced latency
is no different. Government and commercial clients know networks will grow but
and improved application performance
ƒƒ Four continents simultaneously through a have to do so across multiple satellites, transponders, and frequencies. How can
single connection they address this while maintaining and controlling costs, and ensure continuity and
ƒƒ Single physical access network - all sites improving performance? TCS OS-IRIS.
half a hop
ƒƒ Allows creation of private shared services
models – Common bandwidth pool
TCS OS-IRIS is the world’s first commercial service offering of a Cisco enabled
across multiple virtual networks Internet Routing In Space (IRIS) managed satellite service. The combination of
ƒƒ Single monthly fee for the entire network Cisco IRIS satellite and terminal architecture, in addition to TCS global network
ƒƒ Allows independent scaling of terminals and implementation and support capabilities, bring a new era of true IP end-to-end
bandwidth
communications to the satellite industry and our clients.
ƒƒ Add a terminal without the need to purchase
additional bandwidth
ƒƒ Purchase more bandwidth to share across Now your satellite network can deliver the services you need anywhere, anytime,
the pool on demand.
ƒƒ Customer chooses allocation of bandwidth
across their sites
ƒƒ All links are full-duplex, same as terrestrial
networks

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