NCS News Desk

The National Center for Simulation, in partnership with the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, will host a breakfast meeting with Industry to introduce the GrowFL program.  Thursday, 12-August-2010 7:30am -9:30am Stoneybrook East Golf Course, 2900 Northampton Avenue, Orlando, FL 32828    Background on GrowFL: To assist with supporting growth businesses the Florida Legislature funded the Economic Gardening […]

Mayor Richard T. Crotty and the National Center for Simulation will host a Medical Modeling & Simulation Breakfast Event with Industry and other Stakeholders on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Stoneybrook East Golf Club, 2900 Northampton Avenue, Orlando, FL 32828 beginning at 7:30 a.m.  The theme of this Breakfast Event is “Simulation in Healthcare, Positioning Central Florida for the […]

On 23-24 Jun, Dr. Lee Lacy, Chairman NCS Board of Directors and Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste + more than 60 other civic leaders participated in the Baker Hostetler Central Florida Partnership “Trip to Washington, D.C.”.  The purpose of the trip was to educate and inform our elected officials of the importance of MS&T to the economy […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. said Wednesday it has won a big special-operations support contract, potentially worth $5 billion, that will be overseen by its newly expanded high-tech training division in Orlando. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-lockheed-special-operations-deal-20100623,0,6826228.story Visit OrlandoSentinel.com at http://www.orlandosentinel.com By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel June 23 2010, 4:32 PM EDT

The United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has commissioned an independent study with Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center (VMASC) and the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) (not for profit organizations) to conduct data collection and independent analysis necessary to develop an actionable roadmap of events […]

Attached for your review is the 2010 Modeling and Simulation Leadership Summit Report produced by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA).

Florida has received a boost in representation on the Congressional Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Leadership Caucus.  Congressman Adam Putnam (FL-12), Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-08), Congressman Bill Posey (FL-15) and Congressman Vern Buchanan have joined Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) and Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01) on the Caucus.  The M&S Leadership Caucus showcases M&S initiatives, promotes the M&S Industry […]

A new commanding officer took the helm Friday of the Navy’s high-tech training-contract agency in east Orange County near the University of Central Florida. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-navy-new-training-commander-20100618,0,6038650.story By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel June 18 2010, 1:27 PM EDT Visit OrlandoSentinel.com at http://www.orlandosentinel.com

On Friday, 18 Jun 10, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was featured as the keynote speaker at a Community Breakfast hosted by Dr. John Hitt, President UCF.  The Theme of the presentation was the Economic Impact of the Modeling, Simulation and Training (MS&T) Industry in Florida.  In addition to outreach and education to a wider audience, the […]

Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s Orlando operations have landed new business worth nearly $14 million to perform maintenance and equipment support services to the Army and Navy, the Department of Defense said this week. The Army awarded Lockheed Missiles & Fire Control Orlando a contract worth $7.9 million for inspection, refurbishment and other high-tech maintenance work related […]

To all NCS Members: Below is a request from RADM (Ret) Fred Lewis, President NTSA, for all NCS Member companies to write to the OMB, Executive Office of the President and protest a decision by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) to reject the NTSA-led and NCS endorsed effort to establish NAICS codes for the M&S Industry.  […]

By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel Defense simulation contractor Saab Training USA has expanded its east Orange County operation and plans to add nearly three dozen jobs over several years, a local economic development agency said Tuesday. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-saab-training-expansion-20100608,0,2536469.story Visit OrlandoSentinel.com at http://www.orlandosentinel.com

On 3 Jun 10, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste briefed the Young Professionals Advisory Council of the Central Florida Partnership on the Economic Impact of MS&T on Florida.  For reactions to the brief, click on the attachment.

Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste and the Modeling and Simulation Industry are featured in an Article by Corey Gehrold, “Leading East Orlando Forward”.  To read more click on the attached link.   http://insighteastorlando.com/index.php/rollingfeatured/leading-east-orlando-forward

Job Title: NATIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR – NATIONAL CENTER FOR SIMULATION TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Job Announcement Number: VHA-NATIONAL-01-10-DR     Salary Range: SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED BY COMPENSATION PANEL Series & Grade: VM-0602-15/15 Open Period: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 to Friday, June 25, 2010 Position […]

NCS Scholarship Fundraising Golf Tournament had a great turnout and raised over $ 4,000 for the Vince Amico and Hank Okraski scholarships!  Thank you participants and sponsors for your generous contributions.

The Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 10) Defense Appropriations Act provides approximately $8.5M to fund two to three Clinical Trial Award applications focused on Cognitive Rehabilitative Therapy for members and former members of the armed forces. These trials will be funded through the FY 10 Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program, administered through the US […]

Mission: To provide pro bono legal representation to troops who are deployed in hostile fire zones.  See their first newsletter attached.

KSC TRANSITION EVENTS What is KSC Transition? Kennedy Space Center, in partnership with Brevard Workforce, are sponsoring transition events to assist the impacted contractor workforce as a result of the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program. We are currently seeking local employers in both the private and public sectors as well as employers from within […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. wants to spend $2.4 million to renovate and equip a 64,000-square-foot industrial building in the city of West Melbourne and create 100 jobs. View full article