Paul Stein, director of research and technology at Rolls-Royce, has been named chief technology officer of the power and propulsion systems manufacturing firm. Rolls-Royce said Thursday that Stein will report directly to CEO Warren East and will help align the company’s technology investments with its business strategy in his ne...
Vern Kuehn, formerly a senior vice president at Omaha, Nebraska-based construction, mining and engineering services contractor Kiewit, has been appointed executive VP and general manager of AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) newly created federal construction business. He will be based at AECOM’s office in Arlington, Virginia, and lead the ne...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index turned in better than 1 percent gain on the day as advancing stocks closed 29 to 1 versus decliners. With the European markets closed the U.S. markets all closed strongly as investors geopolitical concerns dampened. At market close WTI was down $0.57 to $ 52.61 per barrel as the shale drilling increased...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2017 ” BAE Systems will bid on task orders to provide prototype design, test and integration support to the U.S. Army‘s Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Forces Strategic Command under a potential $3 billion multi-award contract awarded in February, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The compa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2017 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received recognition from the 2020 Women on Boards organization for its effort to establish gender diversity in the composition of its board of directors, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday this is the second year that 2020 Women on B...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2017 ” The Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-16 fighter jet has received clearance from the U.S. Air Force for an extended service life from an equivalent 8,000 to 12,000 flight hours, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it worked with the Air Force to cut projected service li...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2017 ” An Orbital ATK-built (NYSE: OA) Cygnus spacecraft nicknamed S.S. John Glenn will launch to the International Space Station on April 18 as part of the company’s seventh cargo resupply mission with NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The space agency said Wednesday an Atlas V rocket will&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2017 ” Engility (NYSE: EGL) plans to submit a bid on NASA‘s upcoming Advanced Computing Services contract and build on its high-performance computing portfolio as part of its proposal, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Lynn Dugle, CEO of Engility and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 fo...
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) has wrapped up its purchase of airline cabin equipment provider B/E Aerospace (Nasdaq: BEAV) for approximately $8.6 billion in a push to diversify and expand its product portfolio and accelerate its global growth initiatives. The companies originally disclosed the $6.4 billion cash-and-stock transaction in Octo...
Rolls-Royce has won a five-year, $372.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide depot-level repair for the AE21000D3 engines of KC-130J aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps and Kuwait. The Defense Department said Thursday the Naval Air Systems Command received three offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefin...
