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NASA To Let International Space State Burn Up In Atmosphere

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fl. - NASA is scaling back its presence in low-Earth orbit as the government focuses on sending humans back to the moon and, eventually, to Mars. As part of that transition, the space agency wants to rent out facilities for its astronauts on new space stations run by private companies. When these stations are ready, NASA

By |2022-01-05T08:02:43-05:00January 4th, 2022|Science, Space Exploration, STEM|

A First – Toyota Set To Dethrone GM As Leader In US Auto Sales

NEW YORK - Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century. It's yet another sign that US automakers have lost their dominance in their home market. As recently as 2005, Toyota was No. 4 in

By |2022-01-05T08:03:02-05:00January 4th, 2022|ESD, Featured|

State of Michigan Releases New COVID Quarantine Guidance

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) updated its quarantine guidance for the general public to reflect the recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate) Everyone, regardless of vaccination status. Stay home for 5 days. If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can

By |2022-01-04T08:52:17-05:00January 4th, 2022|Coronavirus, Featured, Science|

FOCO Offers UM Football Coach Harbaugh Coach Of The Year Bobblehead

ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum made an officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead of University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh available for sale. The release comes ahead of Michigan’s College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against Georgia on Friday. Harbaugh was recently named The Associated Press College Football Coach

By |2021-12-31T13:39:38-05:00December 31st, 2021|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Rick Haglund: Will Michigan’s Big Tax Incentive Bet Pay Off In New Auto Jobs?

LANSING - Michigan’s new economic development incentives, mostly designed to help Michigan better compete with other states for new electric vehicle assembly and battery plans, remind me of a hilarious scene in the 1996 hit movie, “Jerry McGuire.” McGuire, a sports agent played by Tom Cruise, is desperate to keep pro football client Rod Tidwell,

By |2022-01-03T13:01:59-05:00December 31st, 2021|Auto Tech, Guest Columns|

Discovery Center of McComb County Training Industry 4.0 Students

ANN ARBOR - Dusty Welsh, executive director for The Discovery Center of McComb County in Mount Clemens, is seeking the help of companies developing Industry 4.0 manufacturing technologies to provide guidance on exactly what types of training The Center needs to provide perspective employees. The Center is a place for children aged 5 to 10

Women In Defense Michigan Chapter Offering STEM Scholarships To Women

ANN ARBOR - Maura Rylander, the scholarship coordinator for the Women in Defense Michigan Chapter, provides details on STEM scholarships available to women in the defense industry or those that want to join the defense industry. More info at WID-MI.Org https://youtu.be/TMIqJB9A7Xo

By |2021-12-30T13:59:30-05:00December 30th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Ford Adds Deere CEO To Board To Harvest Autonomous Vehicle Expertise

DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. has added to its board of directors John May, CEO of Deere & Co., and analysts say that move illustrates the automaker's commitment to new technology in the cutthroat race toward electric and autonomous vehicle dominance. The fact that Deere just resolved a six-week UAW strike, its first in 35 years, is "icing on the cake,"

By |2021-12-30T13:08:05-05:00December 30th, 2021|Auto Tech, ESD|

AWS Penetration Testing Cheat Sheet

DETROIT - AWS offers a number of security features out-of-the-box but it is important to be aware that these mitigations are not impenetrable. There will always be security flaws, especially when your infrastructure grows and the more integrations you have with third-party services. It is essential that you conduct penetration tests on your AWS infrastructure

By |2021-12-30T12:17:45-05:00December 30th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Checklist For Cloud Pentesting – Including Types, Advantages, and Disadvantages

DETROIT - Cloud pentesting is the process of testing a cloud service for vulnerabilities. A pentester can do this by scanning, gathering information about or breaching the target. The goal is to find any security holes before an attacker does and mitigate them so that your data remains safe. This blog post discusses types of

By |2025-08-22T09:22:46-04:00December 30th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|