Corporation for Public Broadcasting News

In recent weeks you may have seen spots featuring the President and CEO of the Public Broadcasting System speaking to viewers about the importance of their support to their local public television station and to the long-term future of PBS.

Harris Corp. was awarded a $45 million contract to support tactical communications networks for the U.S Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .

Below is an official synopsis for the series: "When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear." The cast also features Max Martini, Rachael Taylor, Stevie Lynn ... (more)

The Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Mary 4, 2013, at the home of Julie Mangold.

Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has received a $40 million order for FalconA tactical radios from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

MELBOURNE, Fla. & ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- -- Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, was selected by SAVIS Tecnologia e Sistemas S/A to provide an end-to-end tactical communications system for SISFRON, which is the largest border security program in Latin America.

The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience.

The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience.

Harris Corporation reported revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 of $1.20 billion compared with $1.37 billion in the prior year.

TED, the non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and WNET, in partnership with PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting , will co-produce TED's first-ever original television special this spring, featuring content created and curated exclusively for the show.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and the Association of Public Television Stations are jointly opposing a proposal by the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology to use a new software program to analyze television coverage and interference data.

Harris Corporation , a communications and information technology company, on Friday exercised its option to fully redeem the outstanding USD300m principal of its 5% notes due 1 October 2015, as per the terms and the Indenture dated 3 September 2003 between it and the trustee the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company NA, under which these notes were ... (more)

William S. Jasien Member, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Brent F. Nelsen Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting William S. Jasien, Nominee for Member, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board William S. Jasien is currently the CEO and Managing Director of StoneHedge Global Partners, Inc., a position he ... (more)

The Board of Directors of Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 37 cents per share on the common stock, payable June 14, 2013 to shareholders of record May 31, 2013.

President Barack Obama nominated Furman University political science professor Brent Nelson on Thursday to the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.