Northrop Wins $51M For Global Hawk Radar Development
Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) has won a $51,284,530 contract to develop radar systems for a U.S. Air Force technology insertion program, the Defense Department announced Friday. The company’s system sector will develop the systems for the branch’s multi-platform program and support the company’s Global Hawk Block 40 aircraft. Work will occur in Norwalk, Conn. [...]
Raytheon Wins $85M For AF Griffin Missiles
Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) has won an $85.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with short-range air-to-surface missiles, the Defense Department announced Friday. The company will deliver the first order of 22 Griffin all-up-rounds and 43 telemetry rounds on the firm-fixed-price award. Work will occur in Tucson, Ariz. and the Pentagon expects delivery to complete [...]
Aon Hewitt Names Robert Buggs Federal Client Manager; Cecelia Evans Comments
Aon Hewitt has appointed 25-year federal government veteran Robert Buggs federal client manager, effective May 7. The Lincolnshire, Ill.-based human resource solutions firm said he swill support human capital and employee engagement in the federal sector. Cecelia Evans, partner and federal practice leader at Aon Hewitt, said Buggs he has led federal organizations through human [...]
MarkLogic Names Symantec, Oracle Vet Gary Bloom CEO
MarkLogic Corp. has appointed 20-year software industry veteran Gary Bloom president and CEO, the company announced Thursday. In a release, he said the company will continue to hone its focus on big data, adding that leveraging it is the industry’s biggest challenge. Prior to joining MarkLogic, Bloom served as president and CEO at smart grid [...]
ASRC Federal Names Northrop Vet Leif Heneke CIO
ASRC Federal Holding Co. has appointed Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) veteran Leif Henecke chief information officer, the company announced Thursday The Greenbelt, Md.-based company said he will manage federal information technology solutions and business strategy. He brings executive experience in IT strategy, operations and optimization, according to President Ken Asbury. Henecke previously served as deputy [...]
Raytheon Wins $57M For Anti-Ship Missile Defense Systems; Rick Nelson Comments
Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) has won a $57,859,585 U.S. Navy contract modification to provide the branch with two anti-ship missile defense systems and upgrades to nine other ship defense systems. The company announced Thursday that it will also deliver 20 kits for upgrading radars. Phalanx and SeaRAM close-in weapons systems use scalable technology, said Rick [...]
AF Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan Updates Boeing $51B Tanker Progress
Boeing is develop a new refueling tanker for the Air Force under a $51.7 billion program. In February 2011, the Chicago-based aerospace and defense firm won the program over EADS to build tankers that will replace the Air Force’s 49-year-old KC-135 refueling planes. Major Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the Air Force’s manager for the program, recently [...]
TAPE Names 26-Year Army Vet Michael Kelliher Army Accounts Head
TAPE has appointed Michael P. Kelliher vice president of U.S. Army accounts, the company announced Wednesday. The company said he will work to expand logistics and force development and modernization. He will provide the company with expertise regarding the Army G3 Training Directorate, said Jim Bradley, a senior vice president. Prior to entering the private [...]
ATK Wins $58M For Army Spider Munitions
ATK (NYSE: ATK) has won a $58,272,447 U.S. Army contract modification to provide the branch with networked munitions systems, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. The company will provide the Army its Spider XM-7 munitions and the Pentagon expects contract work to finish by April 30, 2013. Work will occur in Plymouth, Minn.; Wilmington, Mass.; and [...]
URS Wins Spot On $100M Army Environment Services Contract
URS Corp. (NYSE: URS) has won a position on a $100 million U.S. Army contract to provide the branch with environmental services inside the U.S., the Defense Department announced Wednesday. The Army received 13 bids through an Internet solicitation and will determine work locations based on each individual task order. The Pentagon expects work under [...]
