Like all U.S. government defense and security contractors, BAE Systems is required to hire qualified U.S. citizens to work on its projects.
by Site Staff
November 19, 2012
BAE SYSTEMS
In recent years, however, it struggled to attract strong recent graduates in STEM fields. The learning operations and technology team, led by manager John Hovell, viewed this pitfall as an issue affecting the American education system. Therefore, the team decided to collaborate with educators and administrators at Liberty Elementary in Loudoun County, Va., and developed STEMerday, a program that promotes STEM topics such as robotics and forensics to elementary-age students on various Saturdays.