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Greg Beason, a more than 30-year aerospace industry veteran, has been appointed president and CEO of military aircraft sustainment services provider AllClear.
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Honeywell Buys UAS Fuel Cell Provider Ballard Unmanned Systems; Mike Madsen Quoted
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has purchased Ballard Unmanned Systems for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its portfolio of unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility platforms.
Read More »Report: Civilian Agency Spending Reached $228B in FY 2020
Contract spending across civilian government agencies increased to $228B during fiscal year 2020, Bloomberg Government reported Tuesday. BGOV data shows the amount represents a 17 percent rise from approximately $194B in FY 2019.
Read More »Northrop Gets $13.3B Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent ICBM Dev’t Contract; Kathy Warden Quoted
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) a potential $13.3B contract to build the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile system.
Read More »Todd Probert Joins CACI as National Security Sector Head
Todd Probert, a veteran GovCon industry leader, has joined CACI International (NYSE: CACI) as president of the company's national security and innovative solutions sector, GovCon Wire has learned.
Read More »James Taiclet Takes Helm of Lockheed; Marillyn Hewson Quoted
James Taiclet, a board member at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) since 2018, on Monday officially assumed his duties as president and CEO of the company. He succeeds Marillyn Hewson, who now serves as executive chairman of the board and continues to support the leadership transition.
Read More »Air Force Picks 27 Firms for $950M Joint All Domain C2 Support IDIQ
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 27 companies spots on a potential five-year, $950M contract to develop and operate systems across ground, air, maritime, space, electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domains in support of the Joint All Domain Command and Control program.
Read More »3M, Honeywell, O&M Halyward Awarded $133M in DoD Contracts for N95 Mask Production
The Department of Defense has awarded contracts worth $133M combined to 3M (NYSE: MMM), O&M Halyward and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) to increase local production of N95 masks by over 39M in the next three months as part of the Defense Production Act Title 3 COVID-19 project.
Read More »Ann Ackerson to Become BAE US Chief Procurement Officer in May; Tom Arseneault Quoted
Ann Ackerson, a more than three-decade supply chain management and procurement professional, will assume the role of global chief procurement officer at BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary on May 4.
Read More »John Riordan Joins Parsons as Business Development SVP for Space Business
John “J.R.” Riordan, former professional staff member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been appointed senior vice president of business development for Parsons’ (NYSE: PSN) space and geospatial business, SpaceNews reported Monday.
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