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Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report on Navy Secretary Richard Spencer‘s speech at the Surface Navy Association’s Annual National Symposium. Spencer, a 2019 Wash100 winner, said at the SNA event that the Navy needs a sense of urgency and to ramp up speed and rate of change to address …

Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has issued a report that outlines some of the priorities of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer. Spencer said Thursday during a Center for Strategic and International Studies event that the Navy has begun to work with Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) on a possible two-carrier contract. “We are going to get …

A new McAleese & Associates report says several government and military leaders discussed some of the Pentagon’s technology priorities at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, talked about cybersecurity and the need for strong cyber defenses to counter threats posed by China, including …

On Nov. 14th, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warned the U.S. government of the potential dangers of being too reliant on Chinese technology in its annual report. A congressional advisory panel claims purchasing internet-linked devices manufactured in China is leaving the United States open to possible security breaches. …

Chinese regulators have given United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) the green light to pursue its planned $30B acquisition of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL). UTC said Friday the approval marks the final regulatory clearance the company needed to complete its purchase of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor. Farmington, Conn.-based conglomerate UTC agreed …

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) expects Chinese regulators to approve its planned $30B purchase of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) within weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday. UTC CEO Greg Hayes said Tuesday in a conference call the company does not expect the U.S.-China political issues to have an impact on the deal citing UTC’s …

The Justice Department has given antitrust approval to United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) to pursue its approximately $30B acquisition of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL), Bloomberg reported Tuesday. UTC announced in September 2017 that it agreed to pay approximately $23B in cash and stock and assume $7B in net debt from the Cedar Rapids, …

Weekly Roundup July 2 – July 6, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO Hope everyone’s 4th of July went well. Here are the Top 10 stories for this week. – Jim THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 NEWS STORIES …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 24, 2017 — Intel‘s (Nasdaq: INTC) investment arm has placed more than $60 million in funds to support 15 startups as they work to develop cybersecurity, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday the startups from Canada, China, Israel, Japan …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 22, 2017 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) CEO Roger Krone has expressed his support for the administration’s move to grant the U.S. trade representative authority to call for a possible investigation into China’s trade practices and alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. “Safeguarding our intellectual property …