On Wednesday, Bechtel Corporation honored three employees by naming them Bechtel Fellows, a select group of experts in science and technology who have made outstanding contributions to the company and their professions. They also advise senior management on questions related to their areas of expertise, participate in strategic planning, and …
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GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: A Guide for Emerging Technologies Impacting Government in 2021 and Beyond
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks has published his latest feature as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Friday exploring the various categories of the emerging technologies that are heavily influencing the federal marketplace and government heading into 2021 and beyond. You can read Chuck Brooks’ latest GovCon Expert article on GovConWire.
Read More »Kathy Warden Named AIA Board Chair, Mike Petters to Serve as Vice Chair
Kathy Warden – chairman, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and a 2020 Wash100 winner -- has been appointed to succeed Kelly Ortberg as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association's board of governors. AIA named Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a previous Wash100 awardee, as vice chairman.
Read More »State Dept OKs Potential $350M Airlifter Equipment Sale to France
The State Department has cleared France's request to procure four AE-2100D turboprop engines, two updated Multifunctional, Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals and other C-130 transport aircraft support equipment from the U.S. government through a potential $350M foreign military sales agreement.
Read More »Thoma Bravo to Acquire Cloud-Based Collaboration Tech Provider Exostar; Carl Press Quoted
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Exostar, a Herndon, Va.-based provider of cloud-based business collaboration platforms for aerospace and defense, health care and life sciences industries, for an undisclosed sum.
Read More »Air Force Solicits Proposals for B-52 Bomber Engine Replacement Program
The U.S. Air Force has issued a solicitation for a contract to replace the engines of its fleet of 76 Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) B-52 Stratofortress bombers.
Read More »Former SPA CEO Kirkland Donald Elected Huntington Ingalls Board Chair
Kirkland Donald, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, has been elected as chairman of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) board of directors in a move that takes effect April 28.
Read More »40 Firms Win Spots on Potential $982M Navy Unmanned Surface Vessel Support IDIQ
Forty companies have won spots on a potential 10-year, $982.1M contract to provide support services for the U.S. Navy’s unmanned surface vehicle family of systems at various locations within the contiguous U.S.
Read More »Dynetics-Led Team to Build Army Laser Weapon Demonstrator Under $130M Contract
The U.S. Army has awarded a Dynetics-led industry team a potential $130M contract to build and demonstrate a 100-kilowatt-class laser weapons system. Dynetics said Wednesday its partners for the High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator program are Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Rolls-Royce and MZA Associates. “High energy laser weapons have been …
Read More »Honeywell to Develop Turbine Tech Under Potential $150M Air Force Contract
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has won a potential eight-year, $150M contract to develop an aircraft technology under the first phase of the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capability program. The Department of Defense said Thursday the company’s aerospace business will perform work in Phoenix, Ariz., and is expected to finish by Feb. 20, …
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